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Doubtless all this comes under the headings of Spectacle and Epic Drama, and loud and thunderous background music does nothing to detract from this conception. But to the less impressionable moviegoer it will probably seem little more than a glaring example of Hollywood gone hog-wild on the road to nowhere...
Cast with Australian players, the level of acting falls below the high standard generally set in English pictures, yet the slight amateurism does not detract greatly from the overall effect of the picture. Chips Rafferty as the tall, gaunt trail boss, can both act and ride, giving an excellent picture of a single-minded bush rider. "The Overlanders" admirably combines simple historical fact with a feasible amount of action to become one of the few examples of a vivid and unprocessed documentary film. The only annoying moment during the picture is the indignant attempt of the Boston Censors to seratch...
...liquid life saver when it is needed most, PBH has once more started solicitations for donors to lend the use of a vein for a little while when the Red Cross mobile unit pays a visit on April 10, 11, and 12. The nurses with the needles don't detract from anyone's pocketbook, and the operations leave no harmful after-effects. A few minutes of quiet blood-letting on the part of 300 students and teachers will satisfy the University's responsibility toward meeting a community quotient, which, if reached, will assure every temporary and permanent Cambridge inhabitant...
...press has carried little news of this Russian purge. On the other hand, it has carried too much news about the alleged Nazi resurgence. These exaggerated reports tend to detract attention from the real issue, which today is not Naziism, but current ideological, economic and diplomatic competition between East and West...
Although the play is well written and bristles with important ideas, it falls short of the mark in its production. Missed cues and German accents heavy to the point of double talk give the play a certain ineptitude that has alienated critics and audiences alike, but does not detract from the great moral issues portrayed. Despite the lack of technique on the part of the cast, "Temper the Wind" brings the significant problems of today to the American stage for the first time since the end of the war. The authors have something important to say, something that greatly concerns...