Word: finest
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Sources close to the Yale police said that they were quite angry towards the Yalie Daily for having made Yale's finest look foolish. All in all, it was thought by Harvardmen a bright spot in an otherwise uneventful...
...must congratulate TIME, Oct. 14, on "A Masterpiece Come Home." It is refreshing to read such articles about the finer things of life; and the triptych of the famed Cracow Altar by Wit Stwosz, or Veit Stoss if you prefer, is certainly one of the finest. The beautiful illustration that accompanied the article clearly proves this. However the article refers to the sculptor as a German while Stoss was definitely a Pole...
Marblehead goes to disastrous lengths to prove the point. He whips up a Hollywood-type talent search for "the typical Navyman," whom he personally selects, sight unseen, because he likes the fellow's name: Farragut Jones. It represents the finest in Navy tradition, but from the first word uttered by Boatswain's Mate Jones (Mickey Shaughnessy)-a short, unpleasant sound that is blotted from the sound track by a stentorian beep-it is apparent that he represents one of the worst mistakes a recruiting officer ever made. Lieut. Siegel (Glenn Ford), Marblehead's chief whipping...
...Tedesco's victory saved one of Bridgeport's pride, the gracious old Wheeler mansion, regard by architects as one of the finest American examples of Gothic revival (TIME, Oct. 21), McLevy had ordered it torn down to make way for a new city hall, but Winner Tedesco was all for its preservation...
...finest thing about the movie remains in its mastery of the crafts of acting and skillful directing. Actors Huston and Bogart turn in classic performances always given with tongue in cheek and that sense of humor that only a great actor can get away with. The direction and photography give focus to their performance...