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...lieutenant in the Haitian Garde he was put in command of a squad of native troops on La Gonave, a sparsely settled, primitive island (35 mi. by 3 mi.) three-and-one-half hours by motorboat from Port-au-Prince out in the bay. The black islanders swarmed down to greet Lieut. Wirkus, for Timemenne, their queen, had told them of his great goodness. Later tom-toms tommed. Clarine† flowed down black throats. Ebony girls danced soberly. And upon the unruly yellow hair of the white man was put a tall crown of silk, glass bits, sea shells...
...Schmeling, world's champion heavyweight fighter, driving a fast motorboat alone on Scharmützelsee (large lake 18½ mi. from Berlin) dove off just before the boat sank, shed his overcoat, leather jacket and boots while swimming, was rescued, exhausted, after...
...Santa Monica, Calif., yanked his line to free it from a kelp bed. fell to the deck in agony. The line had whipped back over his head, embedded the three-inch fishhook in the base of his skull. Asa Yoelson ("Al Jolson"), mammy singer, stood by in his fast motorboat, sped Ince ashore to a hospital...
Died. Major Sir Henry O'Neal Dehane Segrave, 34, British Wartime airman, world's record automobile speedster; when his motorboat, Miss England II, after establishing a new water speed record of 98.76 m. p. h. on Lake Windermere, England, struck a submerged tree branch, overturned...
...getters of this country. Maurice, of course, becomes an outstanding success in the world of finance, makes speeches at banquets, gives sales-talks, and does everything to lose the girl, who fell in love with him only because he was different. But all you need in Romance, a motorboat, a girl, an overcoat, and the story ends happily. This picture with Intelligent and restrained direction could have been made into the smartest satire on Big Business in some years, but the introduction of the obvious goes a long way toward making it a boring and dissatisfying film. Claudette Colbert deserves...