Word: helpful
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...widely-heralded war picture, "Wings", which opened Monday evening at the Tremont Theatre, lives up to its reputation. There are plenty of thrills, and there is plenty of "realism" and an element of tragedy, all of which help to make the picture successful in being what is purports to be. But even though war in the air is a subject that has not been worn out, there is much to the picture that recalls the "Big Parade" and "What Price Glory" too strongly to be effective. And unfortunately "Wings" outdoes either of the other two in the amount of slush...
...cannot but regret that the producers were not content with this much. To weave an elaborate plot and a large measure of what passes for "heart interest" into a spectacular subject of this sort does not help the picture, but destroys its balance. "Wings" is a picture that is well worth seeing, but one is sorry that the excellent material of it is highly diluted...
...President thought, however, that a Federal board might be set up, provided with a revolving loan fund and empowered to help farmers sell their crops profitably...
Senator Reed of Pennsylvania, haggard but sharp, defended Mr. Vare as best he could politically, as he had to. He got little help from thicklensed Senator Deneen, the stuffy and ineffectual Smith colleague...
...slope of Capitol Hill, in neat position to help the U. S. government function, lives the Anti-Saloon League of America. Its building is of humble brick, painted a bellicose red. Upon its windows in large gold letters is painted the name: "Wayne B. Wheeler...