Word: demillian
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...initial chapter, ragged men, broad-shouldered and deep-chested, strain every muscle to drag along the heavy Volga barges. As they trudge along they sing, and the Wurlitzer accompanies them with most sombre effect. In the final chapter, we have the same music, the same words, but with true DeMillian touch, the characters have changed. The prince, in his emaculate uniform, the princess, in her satin slippers and glittering evening gown, and others in like garb, have replaced the ragged horde that formerly stumbled along the narrow tow-path...
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