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A rough, hulking brute of a man is married to a woman who believes it her duty to keep him happy and prosperous. He is impetuous, likes to do things for himself, and whenever she gets in his way, he knocks hell out of her. After three scenes of abuse...

Author: By Herbert S. Meyers, | Title: THE PLAYGOER | 1/26/1950 | See Source »

The chef-d'oeuvre of the evening in Roland Petit's much-discussed "Carmen." This ballet returns to the sensual, impetuous spirit of the Merimee novel, although its score uses excerpts from Bizet's opera. Rence Jeanmaire is a seductive and fiery Carmen. When she is on the stage the...

Author: By Stephen O. Saxe, | Title: THE BALLET | 1/18/1950 | See Source »

He argued that Airman Crommelin was famous as a flyer and fighting man, and that Crommelin's impetuous and reckless revolt against civilian control had made him the darling of half the officers in the service. It seemed quite possible that a court-martial might make him both a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARMED FORCES: Reprimand | 11/21/1949 | See Source »

When rapture No. 1 comes along, Maureen O'Hara, an impetuous young woman of the 1880s, defies her respectable family to marry an impoverished painter (Dana Andrews with a beard). Soon after he takes her off to live in a picturesque London slum, Dana turns out to be just...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures, May 30, 1949 | 5/30/1949 | See Source »

TIME, in its impetuous desire to display satirical muscles, neglected to note McCoy's adroit use of symbolism, the uncanny fluency and nearness of his dialogue, and the influence (for good or bad) of Henry Miller upon his writing. I predict that TIME will shortly be forced to eat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, May 31, 1948 | 5/31/1948 | See Source »

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