Word: hollywood
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...flying lessons and then for his own plane; his painfully ineffectual efforts to become a transport pilot; finally, the well-planned exploit which brought him fame, his failings as an actor become the virtues of realism. Thus, The Flying Irishman is raised from the level of a routine Hollywood quickie to that of a sincere and curiously effective cinematic document...
...book for this year's production, which satirizes Hollywood from a bucolic angle, was written by Richard G. Door 3L, Charles G. Hutter '38, erstwhile star of the swimming team, and James H. Legendre...
...good script and a good supporting cast, the MacDonald - Eddy team can put on a fine show. Of course there're the customary shots of Nelson Eddy in a soldier's uniform and Jeanette MacDonald's exotic larynx, but underneath it all is a subdued smirk. At last Hollywood is beginning to realize that the Great American Public can't live on molasses all the time, even with Miss MacDonald and Mr. Eddy...
...While New York Sleeps" (and the audience takes a few cat-naps too)--is a tawdry murder story hot off the Hollywood assembly line. Ford can do it but Hollywood...
Most of the so-called newsreel theatres have sooner or later added a full length feature to their programs, but that in itself is no indication of the limited possibilities of short features. As soon as Hollywood stops sending out grade "e" concoctions and produces some well done athletic, scientific, or humorous features, the newsreel theatres may find themselves very popular. Walt Disney, Robert Benchley, and Time Magazine have already demonstrated the possibilities of the fifteen minute film, but the ghastly fillers must be removed before theatres like the new Telepix can be sure of success...