Word: franticness
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...director Michael Harwood must take a good deal of the responsibility for a comparative failure. In trying to show the demented quality of the goings-on in a Russian bank near the turn of the century, Harwood subjects his actors to a break-neck pace that is much more frantic than funny. Martin Mintz, as a clerk, and John Fenn, as the bank manager, do get some laughs, but they constantly give the impression of trying too hard, with too little material. Yet the defects of the curtain-raiser matter very little, since the over-all quality of the Sartre...
...however insipid thrilling but incredible compelling heart warming absurd captivating headlong insulting uplifting perhaps bosomy driving money-maker for a dollar skilled Oscar candidate a woman in the back row insight for Broadway one eyed cameraman grandeur bad translation not since the Outlaw depth heavy a wounded swan real frantic a lead baloon disturbing stiff go over big in Boston gripping obscure simple guts pity posterior firey good try shifty smashing mother laughed Liberace smile tense inconsistent if I had a date climactic good music but Mr. Magoo genius even with Marilyn townies applauded
...first he defended his acts. "This has been going on since the earliest recorded history, among both savage and civilized peoples, and it will always go on," he said. "I developed a great respect for the women I served. Many are unwed, of good family, and frantic to save their reputations and those of others they hold dear. If they can't be cared for under favorable circumstances, they will seek operations [from unlicensed practitioners] at great danger to their health...
...Rebellion Tree stood for open defiance during the nineteenth Century. The spirit it engendered in the undergraduate becomes clear in an excerpt from a poem entitled "The Rebellion," written by a student in memory of the Riot of 1819: "But Oh! the Sophs! their frantic yells Were louder far than lecture bells They form'd a ring about the Tree, And to this solemn oath agree: 'By This Almighty Plant, we swear. 'We will not flinch a single hair 'Until the laws of College rot, 'And government is sent...
...should not be left to the discretion of a policeman whether to make an arrest or let the child go. Such power in the hands of a policeman may lead to serious abuses. Suppose a boy steals. His parents manage to make restitution. Or the frantic mother goes to any length to persuade the officer to overlook the offense. Or the case is dealt with by voluntary agencies. That couldn't happen in England. There, if a boy is caught, he must come before the court. That is bet ter, both for society and for the boy. Juvenile delinquency...