Word: erring
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...When the dead twin's secretary (Kay Francis) comes into the room, she expects the live one to start dictating "where we left off yesterday." He finds himself harassed by blackmailers without knowing who they are and has no one to help him but a blubbering ne'er-do-well (Stuart Erwin), whose mere presence is almost sufficient to reveal the twin's true identity. It becomes the duty of this ne'er-do-well to recover a check from the blackmailers and Erwin does it with such a comical combination of timidity and guile that...
Child of Manhattan. There is a curious phonetic trait, found in certain parts of Brooklyn, which causes people to substitute the sound er for the sound oi. It is with one of these etymological freaks, a very pretty one called Madeleine McGonegal (Dorothy Hall), that Child of Manhattan by Preston Sturges (Strictly Dishonorable) is concerned. Miss McGonegal comes from a disadvantaged home in a neighborhood which she calls "Greenpernt." She is a dance hall hostess in a "jernt" named Loveland. At Loveland she meets a rich, self-contained young man who has come to see to what uses his property...
Briefly summarized, the story is that Handy returns to his family incognito after years of wandering. Considered a ne'er de well before his departure, he made a fortune in oil during his wanderings, left it to his wife and two daughters and faded out of the scene, reputedly dead. He returns on the eve of an elaborate soiree by which the two daughters and the husband of one of them, Helford by name, hope to crash the local 400. Much to their alarm their mother, who makes no pretense of her humble origin, engages the genial old wanderer, unaware...
...they are imposing. The authorities have indicated that some modification of the rules, enabling a student to sign his own name on a table check at another House, is feasible. In order to insure that a nonresident diner is not abusing the privileges of inter-House hospitality the count er-signature of his check by another member of the House might well be required. The financial relief for students who frequently entertain friends from other Houses is undeniable and would be welcome. The great freedom of social contact among students would enhance the advantages of the House Plan...
Enlightened Selfishness. Wall Street was secretive about details of its share ? rates of interest, maturity dates, etc., etc. ? except to say that it would not be passed on to the public. The French were frank er. The French credit will run for a year and the Paris bankers are anxious to con vert it on maturity into a 20-year long term loan. At least $100,000,000 of their share will be sold to the public immediately...