Word: experts
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...presidency. The Republicans have not seriously considered any other candidates for this office. Therefore, I believe that Eisenhower and Nixon should continue to be a team . . . Nixon should run for President, and Eisenhower, Vice President. Nixon is familiar with Eisenhower's policies, and would have his expert advice when and if it was needed...
...Resigned to the impossibility of reaching Bhutan, Charlie valiantly battles a Mississippi flood. Although this episode is almost a separate story in itself, Goodman's skill in developing the ludicrous drama of the situation compensates for any looseness in the plot. One realizes that the role of "flood-control expert" is for Charlie a substitute Bhutan. After working himself to the point of collapse on a levee, and nearly drowning in the process, he cheerfully announces: "It was the best time I've ever had." An element of charm here is undeniable. The same is true of The Bubble Makers...
...hoarse whisper, and just the right mixture of cowardice and heroism. Joyce Grenfell is almost as funny in her role of a policewoman who looks very much like a horse but walks like an ape. As for the dozen or so of the Bells themselves, they are less expert, but on the whole quite monstrous enough. All of these characters are, of course, caricatures--and that is only appropriate...
...amazed to discover that when the natives drink milk, they do not flavor it with salt and sugar ... I predict that the next North American newspaperman who writes an expert's opinion of Cuba will know less about Cuba than I know about the States...
...Blondes. Diana is tireless at publicizing Diana. She posed almost nude for a bestselling booklet called Diana Dors in Three D. Clad in a mink bikini, she skimmed down Venice's Grand Canal on the prow of a gondola. Meanwhile, she worked hard to prove herself an expert mimic. She can skillfully play Cockneys, Scotsmen, Irishmen and Americans. Critics like her ("Her main gift is impertinence. Not only does she stimulate the libido, she also transmits charm . . . and is about as neurotic as an ice-cream cornet*"). The public takes...