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...McGuffin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Letters, Jan. 15, 1945 | 1/15/1945 | See Source »

...story of the McGuffin attributed to the British in TIME, Dec. 18, is an extreme example of a good story gone wrong...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Letters, Jan. 15, 1945 | 1/15/1945 | See Source »

...McGuffin v. Wenie...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jan. 1, 1945 | 1/1/1945 | See Source »

DIRECTOR ALFRED HITCHCOCK IS A BRITISH UPSTART WITH NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE HOLLYWOOD LANGUAGE [TIME, DEC. 18]. THE THING THE HERO CHASES IS NOT A MCGUFFIN, BUT A WENIE AND HAS BEEN EVER SINCE THE DAYS OF MACK SENNETT. THE STOLEN PEARLS WERE PLACED IN A WENIE. THE WENIE WAS STOLEN BY A DOG. AND THE DOG WAS CHASED BY EVERYONE INCLUDING THE KEYSTONE COPS. THEY ARE STILL CHASING...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jan. 1, 1945 | 1/1/1945 | See Source »

...this isn't a real McGuffin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: People, Dec. 18, 1944 | 12/18/1944 | See Source »

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