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...Fleet Street editors) wrote a stiff request for transfer. The Beaver read the note, muttered cozily: "My frightful temper," and ordered a dozen bottles of champagne, a dozen bottles of brandy, a dozen bottles of whiskey and (in case he didn't drink) a dozen bottles of ginger beer sent to the offended secretary. With them went a note: "From a bad Minister to a fine Under Secretary." Since he became so busy, Lord Beaverbrook has stopped giving big dinners, now has a few aircraft men to dinner once or twice a week. When he tells them they have...
...Quiz Kids. Selected from the ranks of Chicago's brightest school children, they face their grueling weekly questionnaire like the senior masterminds of Information Please, with no preparation. The Quiz Kids' resemblance to the Canada Dry show has not been altogether helpful. Afraid of offending the ginger-ale sponsors, NBC hedged the Chicago program with all kinds of restrictions. It forbade the Quiz Kids to maintain a permanent board of experts, banned the use of the word "unrehearsed" in connection with the show, tried to induce the Quiz Kids' directors to aim their scripts at children rather...
...Hollywood attempting a classic of character and turning out a turgid Grade B pot-boiler is now on view for the second week at the Keith Memorial in "Primrose Path." Unoriginal in conception, dull--often interminable--in pace and direction, it tells the story of a sweet young thing (Ginger Rogers) caught in the sordid atmosphere created by a prostitute-mother, a constantly drunken father, and an incredibly cruel grandmother. Falling in love with Joel McCrea because he nearly kills her by reckless driving, she conceals her true identity, has the usual misunderstandings, and emerges happy ever after...
...Hays office have toned it down to a certain extent, but this is not its principal fault. Failure lies in the dialogue, which is often incredibly dull and obvious, and in the mediocrity of acting by Joel McCrea, Queenie Vassar (the grandmother), and Marjorie Rambeau (the mother). Ginger Rogers does well, and adds pictorial value, but trite situations, leading to a particularly obvious conclusion, constantly shine through the veneer and contribute to a dull and disappointing film...
...dislodging Chamberlain. An energetic show of confidence by the Prime Minister might have staved off a vote by the House. Labor and Liberals have only 197 seats to 418 for the Conservatives and their supporters, and Chief Party Whip Captain David Margesson has been able to keep many disgruntled "ginger group" Conservatives in line. But as the second day's debate began, it became plain that the Opposition sensed its advantage, would push it for all it was worth...