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Word: eustasia (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...favorite pastime of interrupting elopements to make sure that the participants are well matched. Leonard (Reginald Owen) is a gruff and ignorant milord running off with a charming lady named Anne (Diana Wynyard). Under Mr. Latimer's hospitable roof he is surprised to meet his wife Eustasia (Billie Burke) eloping with a toothy young bachelor named Nicholas (Alan Mowbray). By the time Mr. Latimer has given both his male guests colds in the head, stolen their razors and ruined their clothes to make them ridiculous, the two couples have been reshuffled. Leonard and Nicholas have sneaked away together. Fussy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Where Sinners Meet (RKO). | 6/4/1934 | See Source »

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