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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Gunga Din (Gary Grant, Victor McLaglen, Douglas Fairbanks Jr.; TIME...
...entire power program and held that any loss they suffered from TVA competition was damnum absque injuria (loss without a legal comeback). In moderate Justice Roberts' decision, the Supreme Court dismissed the appeal of the companies because "neither their charters nor their local franchises involve the grant of a monopoly or render competition illegal." Thus without directly affirming the constitutionality of TVA, the decision appeared to leave utility lawyers without any visible means of attacking...
...first part of the picture he wobbles about carrying a goatskin water bag. In the last part, he inspires a scared-looking Rudyard Kipling to produce a commemorative poem. The rest of the time Gunga Din's doings are eclipsed by those of three agile young sergeants-Gary Grant, Victor McLaglen and Douglas Fairbanks...
...period of service expires. This entails much hand-to-hand fighting against a band of Thugs, a few barrack-room practical jokes and frequent athletic tricks of the sort popularized by Master Fairbanks' father. Funny, spectacular, and exciting, Gunga Din reaches its climax when the liveliest sergeant (Grant) gets trapped by Thug Guru (Eduardo Ciannelli) and is almost thrown into a pit full of hungry cobras. Typical sequence: battle between a regiment of Scots Highlanders and Thug cavalry, filmed on the slopes of Mt. Whitney last summer, with a cast of 900 extras...
Following the June graduation of Marian from Bennington and Ellsworth from Harvard, the pair plan to marry as soon as a job is found. Last summer Grant worked as an assistant director and messenger boy in a Hollywood studio, but prefers teaching or journalism as a future vocation...