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...other half of the U.T. program isn't its better half, either. Texans aren't going to like "Men of Texas," and everybody else is going to hate it. A lot of business about "those hot-blooded Texans gettin' rid of those damyankees" winds up, ironically enough, with Sam Houston appearing out of the clouds, and orating wildly with a lush New England accent. That'll give you a rough idea of what goes on for an hour and a quarter, Texas Standard Time. Broderick Crawford manages to portray a refreshingly different sort of villain, but aside from that--well...

Author: By J. H. K., | Title: MOVIEGOER | 10/13/1942 | See Source »

...usual election-night whoops & hollers from the Atlanta headquarters of old vote-gettin' Eugene Talmadge were strangely absent. Ol' Gene sat glumly by the radio, staring suspiciously through his horn-rimmed glasses at the voice which told him his days as Georgia Governor were numbered. A news photographer entered, asked for a big smile in case the trend changed by the morning editions. Ol' Gene snapped: "Git yore pictures and hurry...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: U.S. At War: Exit Gene Talmadge | 9/21/1942 | See Source »

Warned that Harvard undergraduates may resent his forthcoming impersonation, the ex-pug replied: "If dat is a insult to dose gents ... let 'em sulk. I'm gettin' a tousan' a week, and what are they gettin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Rosenbloom at Harvard | 9/29/1941 | See Source »

...iron-grey hair, an engaging grin and keen brown eyes, Phoneman Frank Dees fought back with a counter-complaint. He asked for permission to raise his rates, discontinue the exchange at nearby Livingston, force subscribers to pay their phone bills. Snapped he: "The kind of service they're gettin' is the kind they're payin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mr. Dees Goes to Town | 7/14/1941 | See Source »

...Wilson, Lester Young, Jo Jones, Buck Clayton, Cozy Cole, Frankie Newton, Elmond Hall, and many others. These dates produced some of the purest and most uninhibited jazz over recorded... Two noteworthy albums have been released this week. First is a collection of Dersey Brothers reissues which includes the original Gettin' Sentimental Over You, a much prettier job than the more recent version (COLUMBIA). The other is a Count Basie album, particularly valuable due to the inclusion of Swinging On the Dalsy Chain, one of the Count's first jobs with the full band. Execution is rather rough...

Author: By Charies Miller, | Title: SWING | 4/18/1941 | See Source »

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