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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...earlier portrayal of the old Bourbon if he had been led to recant his bigotry. But one failing more irksome on reflection than apparent on sight, is perhaps a symptom of the in growth of prejudice, in this instance to the very actors, or the director. A strained match between Howard and Alice seems to be justification enough for several chilly kisses, while the warm and central love between Nevvy and Brett finds itself in words only, even in proposing marriage...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: "Deep Are the Roots" | 2/1/1946 | See Source »

...alternately caressing and cuffing it. On the soft side, Britain's Lieut. General Sir Philip Christison attended an Indonesian art show with Premier Sjahrir (the Premier's eye was blackened from a beating administered by Dutch troops); British and Indonesian teams played a soccer match (scoreless tie). In sterner mood, the British skirmished with Indonesian guerrillas, and jailed as "undesirables" a good many members of Premier Sjahrir's Peace Preservation Corps; showing no favoritism, they also cracked down on trigger-happy Netherlands forces, sending back as unwanted 1,200 of 2,000 Dutch Marines newly arrived from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INDONESIA: Muddle | 1/21/1946 | See Source »

...that Spanish-speaking movie audiences will get the impression that Gary Cooper, Shirley Temple, et al. are speaking idiomatic Spanish. U.S. cinemaddicts will not be surprised to hear Maria's heroine (Delores Del Rio) speaking English, but they will note that the sound track doesn't quite match the Del Rio lips-or even the Del Rio voice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures, Jan. 21, 1946 | 1/21/1946 | See Source »

Eaton, who has just returned from duty with the Ninth Air Force, has lost none of the experience gained as a member of the Freshman team in 1941. He assisted Ayres in the second score of the match and sparkled throughout on the first line in left wing position...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: First Big Foe, Holy Cross, Falls, 10-5, to Hockey Men | 1/18/1946 | See Source »

More confident now than after their two disastrous practice meets previous to the official opening of the season, the skaters play a return match with the Boston Athletic Association in the Boston Skating Rink on January...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: First Big Foe, Holy Cross, Falls, 10-5, to Hockey Men | 1/18/1946 | See Source »

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