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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Said Britain's lion-maned, pernickety old David Lloyd George: "Perhaps after all Chamberlain was responsible for the Munich bomb outrage; the explosion was 15 minutes late...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Dec. 4, 1939 | 12/4/1939 | See Source »

...radio listeners have learned for the first time of stubborn old Sam Small, who held up the Battle of Waterloo until the Duke of Wellington, no less, soft-soaped him into picking up his musket. They know, too. of young Albert Ramsbottom who got et by a lion at Blackpool zoo, moving his outraged parents to lament...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Templeton Time | 12/4/1939 | See Source »

...shame and a sin For a Lion to go and eat Albert, And after we've paid to come...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Templeton Time | 12/4/1939 | See Source »

...scene is shot several times. Each take requires a different interpretation by the comedian, and the best of these is selected for release by the cutter. Although the hours are long and the work hard, Lahr has enjoyed his work in motion pictures--especially the part of the cowardly lion in the "Wizard...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lahr considers Crimson Students Equal to Average Broadway Audience | 11/21/1939 | See Source »

Last fortnight the British Lion, which since World War II began has been trying to roar like an airplane engine, took off with a movie glorifying Britain's air defenses. It was called The Lion Has Wings. Conceived by Ian Dalrymple, who scripted The Citadel, edited by American William Hornbeck, produced by Alexander Korda at his Denham lot in twelve crowded days and nights, Britain's first propaganda film of World War II was shown first to the Ministry of Information and the censors. Fearful of disclosing war secrets, they slashed out vast footage, mostly shots of balloon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: Air Lion | 11/20/1939 | See Source »

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