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...formal white, reflecting Andersen's change of mood. The story is sometimes read as a revenge play, but Van Nutt makes it clear that he regards the duckling's progress as a happy tale of growing up, giving the protagonist (and the young reader) the enviable role of Everyduck...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Enchantments For | 1/5/1987 | See Source »

...drag (a spectacle that always drives Elmer to embarrassments of lust), is Cagney plus Groucho. Pepe is a Charles Boyer with negative sex appeal. And whether in basic black or in period parts such as Robin Hood, Doorlock Holmes and the Scarlet Pumpernickel, Daffy is Everyman--well, Everyduck--on the worst day of his life. He is also the subtlest farceur in pictures...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: For Heaven's Sake! Grown Men! | 9/9/1985 | See Source »

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