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Word: doug (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...resourceful young hobo to prove for the first time that the promise he showed in "Dawn Patrol" justified his promotion to stardom. "Union Depot", which, as the name implies, takes as its setting the terminal of a great metropolis, affords him a part for which he is well suited. Doug starts the day with his pal as a well-bearded young vagrant recently released from "the jug". By discovering a travelling salesman's suitcase, which provides him with a clean suit and a "wad", he becomes a gentleman for a day. He meets Joan Blondell, a stage dancer (or chorus...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CRIMSON PLAYGOER | 3/15/1932 | See Source »

Three young burglars with handkerchiefs over their faces and guns in their hands entered a dark house in Santa Monica, Calif. A man came down the stairway. The burglars held him up, then one ejaculated: "Oh, gee, it's Doug Fairbanks! I hate to do this but I need the money." Fairbanks chatted with him, gave him $100 cash, ushered him out. Upstairs, Mary Pickford Fairbanks listened silently, hid her expensive jewels...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Aug. 11, 1930 | 8/11/1930 | See Source »

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