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Word: humorously (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Since Edward Hopper came to the Huntington Hartford Foundation recently, I've had an opportunity to learn that this reticent fellow has a good sense of humor, and is not always silent. He broke his silence in facing himself on your cover. To quote him on your article-"damn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jan. 14, 1957 | 1/14/1957 | See Source »

...exile, Kadar conveyed to Rajk the promise of Party Boss Matyas Rakosi that, if he made a confession of Titoist tendencies in court, his life would be spared. Rajk confessed-only to be shot anyway. When Kadar protested the betrayal, Rakosi, who is credited with a macabre sense of humor, reportedly played back a tape recording of the conversations between Kadar and his executed friend, to show that it incriminated both. Some time later Kadar himself was arrested by Rakosi (in the grounds of whose luxurious villa, rebels recently uncovered a set of torture cells and a small crematory...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HUNGARY: The Strange Case of Kadar | 1/14/1957 | See Source »

...those skeptics who really think that movies aren't like life, the Keith Memorial is showing Bundle of Joy, which features Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher in their first co-starring picture. There is humor, too, with Adolph Menjou as Daddy Fisher...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WEEKEND EVENTS | 1/11/1957 | See Source »

Kazan's most important contribution to the film, apart from getting remarkable performances from his actors, was to turn Williams' sweaty study of degeneracy into a comedy. Always searching for humor among the dirt, Kazan has his principals--Carroll Baker, as Baby Doll, Karl Malden, as Meighan, and Eli Wallach, as Vacarro--explore the comic sides of their characters. His direction is brilliant and the three performers, who give unanimously superb performances, prove once and for all that Kazan's rather nervous brand of naturalistic acting is quite suitable for comedy. The director's interpretation unquestionably improves the script, even...

Author: By Thomas K. Schwabacher, | Title: Baby Doll | 1/9/1957 | See Source »

Vitelloni, directed with tenderness and humor by Federico Fellini, is technically superb in every respect. The actors, led by Franco Fabrizi, manage to separate themselves from the crowd and yet show how each contributes to the crowd. Each seems to develop a point of view. Leonora Ruffo matures from a squealing dumb Italian to a sympathetic character of real stature. And Nina Rota's music is excellent...

Author: By Gavin Scott, | Title: The Young and The Passionate | 1/8/1957 | See Source »

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