Word: hamming
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Gloria Swanson, David Niven and Alan Webb are starred in this production, and they all have their moments. Miss Swanson, fresh from being batted around by Jose Ferrer in "Twentieth Century," confirms the fact that she is a terrific ham. After a slow first act, she adjusts to the requirements of the "bon mot" dialogue, tossing off her lines with graceful aplomb. But she lags badly in the serious moments, gesturing wildly, striking majestic poses, and trying to act. Fortunately, there aren't many serious moments...
...shorter. But the characters score their points like polished duelists, flash their rhetoric like master showmen, make ideas hiss and coil and spring like creatures of melodrama. There are drawbacks to the performers, too: Charles Boyer's decided French accent and Charles Laughton's occasional tendency to ham. But in general, the quartet offers fine ensemble playing, with Boyer a magnetic Juan, Laughton a suavely smiling Devil...
...with sincere gratitude that we take this opportunity to honor Mr. Bing- ham. Through his long term at the head of Harvard's athletic program, Mr. Bingham has built a vast intramural system which allows each student a chance to participate in a team sport. This, in our opinion, is the most important phase of athletics, and for its success we can thank one man, William J. Bingham...
Ridiculous military efficiency and continuous ham acting take it from there. At times, it is difficult to tell who is talking, the ducks or Mrs. Drake. Unless you have an interest in outdated weapons or ducks, leave this atomic dud alone...
...Twin Weapons. Sam Morison writes with grace-and without ham-handed politeness. Interservice etiquette bothers him not at all. The soldiers at Makin were "miserably slow," and their fellows from the same division (the 27th) at Eniwetok were "all right but their training and leadership alike were poor." On the other hand, the 7th Division profited from Attu and was smart in the Marshalls...