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William Mendrek mugs his way into a pretty respectable rendition of a drunken newspaper editor, but Robert Perry is unconvincing as the male lead. A few catchy lines help to liven up the show, but they are too rare to compensate wholly for a comparatively poor plot and rather poor acting...
...story went that the famous Nannie, recently made an honorary editor of the "Advocate," would be here for the game, and would liven up the magazine's brawl after the fray. In fact, the report was so persistent that a young man, not more than 10 years old, waited for over two hours outside of the "Advocate's" offices on Mount Auburn Street on the chance of getting a look at the famous profile...
Consensus was that new Editor Barrington-Ward would liven up the editorial page, might even print news instead of ads on the front page, that his new first assistant, blue-eyed, white-haired W. F. Casey, will have a chance to write editorials for readers under 40. The Times has lately plumped for social and economic reforms, exorcised the Red bogey, almost earned title to "Thunderer on the Left...
...last week gaining a nationwide reputation. It is the Hattiesburg (Miss.) American, now known to 40,000 new soldiers from a dozen States stationed nearby at Camp Shelby. Owner and entire editorial works of the American is Charles Green Andrews Harmon, explantation overseer, who six years ago decided to liven it up. With 4,000 new readers at Camp Shelby, Editor Harmon works hard to amuse and enlighten them...
...bugler with General Pershing's 1916 expedition to Mexico (where he says he developed his barrel chest), flew with the Lafayette Escadrille in France. After that he modeled for Arrow Collars, worked on Broadway. Donlevy likes fishing, prospecting for gold, has a family fondness for whiskey. To liven his cinema slugfests, he sometimes tries to anger his opponents, then let them have it. Otherwise his dis position is peaceful. But he is never joshed on two subjects: his middle name (Waldo) and the toupee he wears professionally...