Word: dog
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...first hangover cure that Clayton and Langdon actually recommend: sauerkraut juice. "Every icebox," they say, "should have this Universal." They also recommend "the Spirit of '76" (spirits of ammonia), and an international array of pick-me-ups. These usually contain at least one hair of the dog in the form of Pernod, curacao, cognac, absinthe, Fernet Branca, or just plain white wine...
...moments are in Danny Kaye's performance in the title role. Looking a little like a Danish Walter Mitty, Comedian Kaye foregoes his familiar scat type of clowning to give a gentle, appealing and restrained characterization. Whether he flies a kite, sings to an inchworm, talks to a dog or transforms his thumb into a little girl, Kaye succeeds in conjuring up something of the charm of a child's storybook world: that magical realm of slippered kings, pouting princesses, dragons and serpents, flowers that waltz, and porcelain figures that fall in love...
Bloodhounds of Broadway has some fast Runyonesque patter and a couple of spry tunes. Mitzi Gaynor brings a pert personality and youthful sparkle to her singing, dancing and acting, while the dog stars, Mister and Blondie, a pair of bloodhounds cast in the title roles of Nip & Tuck, are a howl with their own particular brand of doleful dramatics...
...EVERY DOG SHOULD HAVE A MAN (40 pp.)-Corey Ford-Holt...
There is strong internal evidence that one of these books, And I Learn About People, was actually written by a cocker spaniel named Delmar W. Beman Sr. The author writes as a dog, in the first person, sometimes even breaks into doggerel. Sample verses to a watchdog: Watching o'er one's mind and soul, / Watching o'er one's kin and friend, / Make time and living worth the while, / Breed strength and sureness / And warmness of smile...