Word: dog
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Barrymore, as the old sea-dog, is no different from the old doctors, judges, mayors, and philosophers of his earlier vehicles. Needless to say, he is fish food before the movie ends. Young Stockwell spends most of his time gaping at the adults, his eyes brimming with tears. Next to Margaret O'Brien, he is undoubtedly the most disgusting child to appear on the screen. If Dean and Margaret ever get into the same picture, God help us--everyone. Richard Widmark plays the first mate competently, but without much interest. "Down to the Sea in Ships" is this week...
...batch of their best players in order to stay solvent. The chief trouble, it seemed, was that St. Louis was a one-team town and the flashy St. Louis Cardinals were that team. The Browns were caricatured on sport pages as a bearded hillbilly leading a forlorn hound dog. Except for special occasions, the attendance followed the pattern of the pre-World War I days, which a mournful St. Louis sportwriter once characterized by saying solemnly that "the fans were staying away in large numbers...
Leading among the spectator sports are Sled Dog Races (mush!) and Horse Racing on Ice, a terrifying pastime that apparently takes place every Sunday at Beaver Lake, Derry...
...accident occurred while Halloway was crossing the street with his seeing eye dog. A witness pulled a nearby fire alarm switch, summoning the fire department...
...Bribe (MGM) puts Robert Taylor to work at one of Hollywood's most dog-eared formulas: U.S. Government agent falls for girl, finds she is innocent wife (or sister) of crook he is out to get. It always winds up with the hero facing both guns and a moral dilemma...