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The plot has weaknesses, mainly in its inability to give the whys and wherefores for such inhuman antics, but Sanders' performance stands aloof from these frailties. He dominates the picture from the first signs of the impending storm through his emotional typhoon, through the human wreckage that he leaves behind...

Author: By J. H. S., | Title: MOVIEGOER | 12/10/1942 | See Source »

The stake of the impending battle was the excellent Bizarre navel base, dominating the vital Sicilian straits, and Adolph Hitler was believ ed gambling every man and machine he could spare in an effort to hold one strong point on his crumbling Mediterranean flank

Author: By United Press, | Title: Over the Wire | 11/13/1942 | See Source »

When that danger was past, Gort was sent to Gibraltar, where attack again appeared to be impending. It was from Gibraltar that he was moved to beleaguered Malta. A nonsmoker, an austere man, Gort is nevertheless a sherry connoisseur. Regretfully he left behind him at Gib a decorated sherry cask...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Battlefronts: Bulwark of Christendom | 10/26/1942 | See Source »

Is it asking too much of civilians to give up a little of their comfort so that some one else might win security for them? The President speaks of more & more sacrifices. Sacrifices-hell! Is it a sacrifice to defend one's self against impending disaster? What a ludicrous...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Oct. 12, 1942 | 10/12/1942 | See Source »

Good Morning, Suckers. To White House newsmen, who had written dope stories about impending drastic moves President Roosevelt gave another hint-less dignified, and likely to live longer in the history books. It came through Presidential Secretary Stephen Early, who greeted them with a Presidential message: "Good morning, suckers."

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mr. Roosevelt Makes a Promise | 9/14/1942 | See Source »

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