Word: motioned
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...development of the motion picture has, curiously enough, been tied up with the evolution of its etymology. In the realm of entertainment, its first love, it has commonly been designated as "movie", "the silent screen" and finally as "talkie." As a dubious participator on the outer fringe of Art it bore somewhat proudly the name "cinema", with French embellishments. Happily harmonious in its simplicity, the word "film" has always distinguished the offspring of Edison in its cursory invasion of the laboratory...
...comedy, a war picture of the hommes 40 chevaux 8 type, was above the average. Even the slapstick seemed funnier than usual. Another feature was an excellent display of football scrimmages in slow motion interspersed with explanations by Knute Rockre...
...Motion Pictures...
...Perkins, who is a member of the Board of Governors of the School, is one of the leading male actors of the day, and has used his talent both in the motion pictures and on the stage...
...however, is that it belongs to what might be termed thought provocative drama. The legitimate theatre has been indulging in long laments on the fact that the talkies are seducing the public from them. In this picture the reason for that phenomenon becomes obvious. It is not that the motion picture has an insidious hold on the public, but that they are presenting better plays...