Word: heroince
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...foibles of the press, and from there to the proxy system of stock-voting. Meanwhile, they have thrown in such diverse gimmicks as a recorded narration, fairly-tale style, by Fred Allen; a slapstick routine of an executive doing his morning exercises; and a pantomime scene in which the heroinc, moving out of her office, spends about five minutes transferring such articles as girdles and galoshes from filing cabinets to a brief-case...
...picture's frantic and continued pitch is actually the only factor that at times edges Beauty beyond the point of excellence into the realm of excess. Josette Day's performance as Beauty scores the danger larking in an overdose of horror. The plot demands that the heroinc ignore self-opening doors, living statuary and arms that project through the wall to hold candelabra. Furthermore, she must recognize the pure soul of the Beast shining through a hair-matted body and lighting a vaguely feline and totally grotesque face (superb make-up, this). Well, the actress does not live...
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