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...high-powered talent agency of Myron Selznick & Co., which claimed that it got Producer Brown his $2,250-a-week-and-up contract with 20th Century-Fox. Ordinarily for a talent agent to sue a producer would be comparable to a camp follower giving a general the hotfoot. Last week's suit was one more proof that the hotfoot is Agent Myron Selznick's specialty...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Hotfoot Man | 9/4/1939 | See Source »

...Manasquan, N. J., Assistant Fire Chief John Black of North Arlington was in swimming when a fire alarm sounded. In his bathing suit Chief Black dashed to the fire, climbed a ladder, entered the blazing building barefoot. Few minutes later he was carried out suffering from cuts and hotfoot...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Aug. 22, 1938 | 8/22/1938 | See Source »

Whenever weary Congress adjourns, most of its members will hotfoot for home not only for vacation but also to stump their bailiwicks for reelection. With Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt as vocal as ever, wives of Congressmen have apparently begun to feel they should follow her example. This week, despite elaborate attempts at secrecy, it leaked out that a number of them have been taking elocution lessons so they will be ready when asked to say a few words "back home." Conducted by Mrs. Hugh Butler, long a teacher of public speaking at George Washington University, the classes have been held weekly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Back Home | 5/16/1938 | See Source »

...Hotfoot...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Nov. 8, 1937 | 11/8/1937 | See Source »

After a cautious approach the hotfoot huskies of the Yard Police were relieved to find it was only a real body, and tossed it into a passing laundry truck. Having assured themselves that there was no more beer in the pump, they left...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Beer Flows From Old Pump, But Not Enough to Quench Everybody's Thirst | 1/20/1937 | See Source »

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