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...85th birthday, Elder Statesman Bernard Baruch was nearly buried by congratulations, including a two-page frappé of well-wishes whipped up by the New York Herald Tribune. Sample message (from Heavyweight Champion Rocky Marciano): "My humble toast to the greatest strength, Wisdom." Baruch himself was patiently holding off newsmen, seeking gems of sagacity. Said he: "To me, old age is always 15 years older than I am." One reporter insistently pressed Baruch for the lowdown on where the world is headed. Grinned the sage of Hobcaw Barony: "I don't know." The reporter expressed amazement. Advised Veteran Pundit...
Together Again (Columbia) is a title which presumably refers to the fact that Irene Dunne and Charles Boyer once made a successful romance called Love Affair (1939), and are now at it once more. It can hardly refer to the present picture. Its story is a skittish, moderately ribald frappé about a small-town mayoress (Miss Dunne), her father-in-law (Charles Coburn), and a sculptor (Mr. Boyer) who remodels her career...
...plays last week, with Coward starring in both of them. If the audiences hoped for something with the drama of Coward's cinema tribute to the Royal Navy, In Which We Serve (TIME, Dec. 28), they were disappointed. Present Laughter is another of Coward's smooth, neatly frappéed cocktails, and This Happy Breed is a wholesome and slightly doughy shepherd...
...these ingredients are churned together like a frapp...