Word: journey
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Coolidge. Away, away to Rio de Janeiro Mrs. Harold J. Coolidge, Boston social registerite is shortly sailing. It so happens that Edwin Vernon Morgan, the 65-year-old U. S. Ambassador to Brazil is a bachelor. After her 5493-mile journey, which will take three weeks, Mrs. Coolidge (no relation) will act as "official hostess'' for one night at a U. S. Embassy ball which, it is hoped, will be attended by Edward of Wales...
Trader Horn (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer). The longest, bitterest journey of Trader Horn ended last week at Hollywood's Chinese Theatre. In 1928, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer sent two actresses, two actors, Director W. S. Van Dyke and some technicians on an eight-month junket into Africa to shoot the most capricious game of all?an idea. Alfred Aloysius Horn, 75, all-talking hero of Ethelreda Lewis' book, was their theme. Jungle hardships were ameliorated by an ice plant, good food-&-drink, comfortable housing. The real difficulties developed when the film arrived back in California. It would not jell; the script...
...story of the film is a fantastic combinations of the adventures of Prince Achmed and the fairy, Peri Banou, the adventures of Aladdin, the African magician, Princess Dinarzade and the wonderful lamp. They journey through the heavens, under the ocean, to lands east of the sun and west of the moon, where the spirits dwell. Hoards of black and white spirits battle in the air and are swallowed up by mountains, and cast forth later in clouds of fire. It is considered one of the most imaginative and artistic films produced in recent years...
...four triads, each designated by a wing-color (red, black, green, white) and each plane manned by a crew of four, the fleet was to take off with the full moon of New Year week. From Natal they may fly on to Bahia and Rio de Janeiro. The journey from Orbetello to Bolama consumed one week. Six of the flying boats (including General Balbo's) were forced down by storm on the first day, and held for three days on one of the Balearic islands. Later three others were downed by engine trouble, but all 14 made the last...
...last stage of their journey to Bessarabia was guarded by six volunteer White Russians. Marie called them in to the car to thank them and say goodbye. "I wanted to say something significant to them so that they too would remember me for ever, but I could not utter a word; only tears, bitter tears and comfortless, rolled down my cheeks. Thus I said good-bye to Russia." When rumors that Marie intended to apply for U. S. citizenship lately reached Grand Duke Cyril, pretender to the Russian throne, he threatened to revoke her title and rights. The rumor...