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...unhappy gangsters. It is a straight forward story of regeneration by fresh air and pure love. Johnnie (John Garfield), a middleweight prize fighter suspected of murder, of which he is innocent rather by good luck than good management, runs away to an Arizona date farm, where he encounters Gloria Dickson and the Dead End kids. Result: he is transformed from a mean-tempered hooligan into a model of good behavior...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures: Jan. 30, 1939 | 1/30/1939 | See Source »

...CROOKED HINGE - John Dickson Carr - Harper ($2). Extremely neat puzzle involving mixed identity, murder and witchcraft in an English village. Dr. Fell provides a surprising, ultra-tricky solution...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Mysteries of the Month: Oct. 31, 1938 | 10/31/1938 | See Source »

...Engene Dickson Keith was yesterday names as Chairman of the Freshman Red Book by a Student Council Committee composed of Douglas Mercer '40 and Langdon P. Marvin...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: KEITH APPOINTED RED BOOK CHIEF FOR CLASS OF '42 | 10/18/1938 | See Source »

DEATH IN FIVE BOXES-Carter Dickson -Morrow ($2). Grumpy, engaging Sir Henry Merrivale solves a labyrinthine puzzle involving poisoning and a stabbing. Ingenuity and humor offset a tricky, confused plot and far-fetched solution...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Mysteries of the Month: Sep. 26, 1938 | 9/26/1938 | See Source »

...Eugene Dickson Keith, Richmond, Kentucky--Wellington College, Berks, England...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 243 Freshmen From Everywhere Win Scholarships | 9/23/1938 | See Source »

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