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...Vegas; reservations for her show were running ahead of the records set by such semidraped past performers as Marlene Dietrich and Terry Moore. Never breathless except when stirred by her own emotions, Mae explained why she is still in tiptop shape: "I walked five miles a day with two men for three months before coming up here...
...chamber type of appliance plug used with many vacuum cleaners, toasters, coffeepots and most irons. Even when the appliance is disconnected, the other end of the cord is often left plugged into the wall outlet. In eight years at Childrens Hospital in Los Angeles, he and Dr. Sanford R. Dietrich have seen 16 children, mostly under three, with severe electrical burns of the mouth. These, said Dr. Kiskadden, "are almost always caused by putting a live plug in a wet and drooling mouth ... It does not stay in the mouth long, but it can do a lot of damage...
...plot alone is at least a bare indication of how well her talent can be utilized. Miss Dietrich takes the part of a vagrant cafe-singer with an ability to incite admirers to riot. Because of this, she is deported from one East Indian island to another, even though her position with cafe society and the Navy remains secure. Her main task in Seven Sinners is to flirt with sailors, look sultry, and sing some of Frank Lesser's best lyrics. When breathing "I'm in the Mood for Love," Miss Dietrich's performance is especially provocative...
...well known fourteen years ago, but whose performances were accurate prevues of the future. Broderick Crawford, as a fellow derelict, is a slob not so far removed from his role in All the king's Men. Unfortunately he has little to do but yell "gangway" while ushering Dietrich through crowds of unrestrained worshippers. And John Wayne, playing a wholesome young lieutenant, has not strayed much from the clean-cut but two-fisted type...
...film's few serious moments, Lieutenant Wayne and siren Dietrich fall in love. The Navy objects, making at least one moral quite clear; goodies and evil just don't blend well. Otherwise, Seven Sinners emphasizes the lighter side with some funny lines ("Why don't you come up to my apartment for a snack . . . that's food") and plenty of slapstick. Aside from a few serious scenes which seem clumsy, the film is more than good...