Word: good
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Party." Thus, says Author Struthers Burt, the children of Philadelphia's rich once closed their bedtime prayers. Ever since ex-Mayor Benjamin W. Richards helped found the Girard in 1835 (naming it after Philanthropist Stephen Girard), the bank has been one of Philadelphia's strongest pillars of good business and decorum. It was the first trust company in its district to join the Federal Reserve System; it thought it should, "from the standpoint of patriotism." In its vaults lie the securities that make up some of the city's oldest fortunes...
...clerks. They were not permitted to smoke during banking hours, nor did they work in shirtsleeves. They seldom wanted to. The correct young men behind the counters were usually the same cool young bloods who danced at the Assemblies. "Joining Girard," as one employee said, "was like joining a good club...
...Harrison gives a sly, buoyant performance in a tough, wordy role. And some of Writer-Director-Producer Sturges' whimsy and brisk dialogue are worth the wait through the dull spots. In a cast heavy with "characters," Edgar Kennedy, Lionel Stander and Rudy Vallee stand out. Vallee is especially good as a stuffed-shirt multimillionaire...
...River. A rattling good western with John Wayne and Montgomery Clift (TIME, Oct.11...
...After a steady diet of this type of novel, I find the very mention of 'historical romance' leaves me cold and uninterested. I believe that even a good thing can be overdone." Did the million and more members of the Literary Guild feel the way Miss Mussi did? A year ago, when guild editors polled their members, 75% said they were eager for most costume-built novels. Now, the Guild confessed nervously, a good many members seem to be agreeing with Miss Mussi...