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Word: facials (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Danny Thomas makes the best use of a wide range of facial expressions, playing the lead with refreshing honesty and straightforwardness. Doris Day is around to sing some of the songs as his wife and helps keep things moving through the inevitable cycle of an obscure writer who goes to the top of the music world, then down again, and achieves new success in time for a happy ending...

Author: By Stephen Stamatopulos, | Title: I'll See You in My Dreams | 1/19/1952 | See Source »

...best Gabin manner as he adroitly maneuvers young leading lady Blanchette Brunoy into his parlour and onto his couch. However, Miss Brunoy's acting ability does not rate her a place on the same couch with Gabin. She is attractive in face and figure, but her facial expression is limited to three looks--sex, innocence, and disdain. Unfortunately, they are not enough...

Author: By Michael Maccosy, | Title: The Moviegoer | 1/8/1952 | See Source »

Reporters were thrown back on guesses, suspicions and plain washroom rumors. They cruised around picking up hitchhiking G.I.s ("the floating interview") or collaring construction workers in bars. Some crawled to the conclusion that the first blast was a fizzle, because of the facial expressions of scientists returning to Las Vegas' El Cortez Hotel. The few and scanty press releases given out by public-relations officers were virtually useless. One picture showed G.I.s in the area unloading cans of fruit cocktail...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: ABC v. the Reporters | 11/12/1951 | See Source »

With the nomination of Ruiz Cortínez, the solid citizens of PRI's leadership swung away from the flashy playboyism of handsome Miguel Alemán. Greying, frail and 58, with a strong facial resemblance to Boris Karloff (his nickname is Cara de Calavera-Skullface), Ruiz Cortínez is a far cry from the magnetic type traditionally admired by Mexicans. Said a political reporter last week, "Mexico is now going to get a Coolidge...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MEXICO: The Next President | 10/22/1951 | See Source »

...scenes at Court, while by no means bad, were the least engaging. John Kerr, who recently played Billy Budd, unfortunately hasn't yet unlearned any of the motions and facial expressions he learned for that play. Hermia was supposed to have two men chasing her but she wouldn't have had me interested for a minute...

Author: By Rudolph Kase, | Title: The Playgoer | 10/5/1951 | See Source »

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