Word: humored
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...with the grandeur of its well-chosen locations and the flashing charm of Mexico's Actress Marques, who looks something like a brunette Faye Emerson. And it gains vigor now & then from the hairy-chested direction of William (The Oxbow Incident) Wellman, notably in the roisterous humor of a drunken free-for-all, shots of horses charging and churning through mountain snowdrifts, and the unsqueamish thunk of arrows hitting human hide...
American students will have the opportunity to study the humor of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden through a $4,500 donation by radio humorist Edgar Bergen to the American-Scandinavian Foundation, it was announced yesterday. Three scholarships have been established...
...Bergen awards will be granted to students of literature, psychology, or any related liberal arts field. Bergen believes that the study of Scandinavian humor will create a better understanding in America of the Northern European countries...
Radio script writer Carl Leo's first attempt at writing Broadway, comedy has resulted in a clever and, at times, very funny play. But it falls down where most comedies of its sort usually to--when the inherent humor of the original situation wears thin and the action sinks to meaningless dialogue. The plot of "Never Say Never" is reminiscent of the "Voice of the Turtle"; a young couple named Coralie and Alex live together in a New York apartment without the formality of marriage because the girl wishes to retain her independence. Complications set in when a former hometown...
...Never Say Never" has been condemned in certain quarters as immoral and indecent, but it deserves no such label. It is an adult comedy obviously intended to be a farce and nothing more. The situation of an unmarried couple living together has been used may times before, and the humor is innocuous enough. Indeed, some New Yorkers may find the whole thing a trifle naive...