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...offscreen, as it did offstage. In the play, the impossibly haughty barrister who wins the case was a rich treat of tasteful theatrical ham. But the grand-mannered role is so patently written to be played across footlights that, before the lifelike intimacy of the camera, even a technically flawless performance by Robert Donat fails to inspire belief. Usually an adept dramatic craftsman, Scripter Rattigan also runs up a debt to his audience that he never pays. The Winslow boy is finally cleared, but the movie fails to clear up the mystery of how such a volume of seemingly damning...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures, Apr. 10, 1950 | 4/10/1950 | See Source »

...Norwegian farmer, Hans Björnstad, who made jumps of 224 and 223 ft. Sixth place went to former U.S. Amateur Champion Artie Devlin of Lake Placid. His jumps of 220 and 219 ft. were second only to Björnstad's for distance, but they lacked the flawless style of the best of the Scandinavians...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Scandinavian Field Day | 2/13/1950 | See Source »

...superstitions (he insists on being last to leave the dining room when his men are eating, last to leave the clubhouse, last out of the bus), lies a vast store of football know-how. He knew the kind of T-football he wanted: a combination of great power and flawless execution. In nine seasons with the Eagles, that is the kind he has developed-the prettiest and most deadly T-formation in the business...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Eagles at Work | 12/12/1949 | See Source »

Drake was perhaps the outstanding man on the field. From a slow start he became the hardest-charging man in the game. Batchelder, in his last game as captain, was flawless in the goal, making upwards of 20 saves...

Author: By Charles W. Bailey, | Title: Crimson Booters Shut Out Eli, 2-0 | 11/19/1949 | See Source »

From this it should be clear that Schneider and Kirkpatrick are unassailable interpreters of eighteenth century music. Baroque and classical sonatas for violin and piano have become virtually their property, and their flawless technique and honesty to the medium have scared away any competition. Judging by Wednesday night's concert, there is little reason to dispute that ownership...

Author: By Herbert P. Gleason, | Title: The Music Box | 4/22/1949 | See Source »

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