Word: merriments
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Governor Bricker also had friends around him in his chambers in Ohio's capital. Honest John kept shaking hands all around, passed out cigars. But as the night faded so did the merriment. When Dewey's statement came over the radio, Bricker sat staring at the wall, his teeth clamped hard on his pipe. Twenty-five minutes later, he too conceded defeat. When his term as governor expires Jan. 8, friends expect that John Bricker will go into private law practice...
...bright idea for semirealistic comedy that could be human and likable as well as ludicrous, Snafu bounces instead into slapdash farce. Character is crushed and credibility outraged in a hurly-burly of ringing phones, trussed-up detectives, sud den disappearances and mistaken identity. Nor is there enough merriment in such madness. Some of Snafu's gags are funny and one or two of its scenes are fun; but too much of it is rambling, rickety and pretty desperately contrived...
...Norfolk, one of the largest naval bases in the world, the war brought a daily flood of 7,000 to 40,000 bluejackets fresh from the sea, well-heeled and full of beans. The town, already crowded, was a nightmare of uproar, ranging from innocent merriment to saloon and bawdy-house brawls where tars and civilians got hurt. Vice blossomed everywhere. The Navy, as alarmed as the civilians, got busy...
...Iowa village on their way to Hollywood, are properly hornswoggled over a flock of turkeys, get dangerously involved in several murders and a hidden hoard of stolen gold pieces. A local sheriff does the major sleuthing. No deductive masterpiece but well stocked with action, odd characters and merriment...
Because the bait was still fresh on the second showing, the house was packed with hopeful sailors and tired businessmen. Numerous Harvard students were also looking for not-so-innocent merriment. Actually, the show is a must for members of the Film-Society and the Verein Turmwaechter and nothing but an expensive ($0.75) disillusionment for lusty minded Harvardians and sailors on shore leave...