Word: failed
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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When coat has tail, Then Labor will fail...
...year-long plagiarism suit over The Bird of Paradise dogged most of his career, and in 1923 he was neck deep (though later cleared) in a $2½ million stock swindle involving his vast theater holdings. About that time, his shrewd judgment of box-office began to fail him. After passing up an option on Abie's Irish Rose, he went bankrupt in 1926. Assets: $200. Liabilities...
...those who believe in God, no explanation of this story is necessary; for those who do not, no explanation will suffice." Franz Werfel's remark notwithstanding, even those who fall into the second group cannot fail to be moved by the powerful screen presentation of "The Song of Bernadette...
...often the movie makers fail to leave well enough alone. One of their favorite tricks is to buy up a good novel-at a fancy price-and with the aid of bad acting, poor casting, and insipid directing, turn out a sixth rate flop. Happily, "The Song of Bernadette" seems to be a sign of better times...
Japanese (and U.S.) emphasis on the atomic bomb as a decisive surrender factor did not help matters. There was danger that the Japanese would attribute defeat to a single scientific advance, fail to realize that they were beaten before Hiroshima dissolved. The occupation authorities, or a future Japanese government, would have to tell the people that Tokyo in July had secretly asked Moscow to mediate for peace...