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Today's probable starters are: Jim Bacon, Mug Mugaseth, Austin Flagg, Wister Wood, and Captain Sam Hoar...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Grads Trim 'B' Squash Team, 3-2 | 1/6/1949 | See Source »

...Osbert remembers it, he did demean his noble station-when his butler, whose wages were overdue, politely requested an accounting. Shocked to the core by this impudence, Sir George stalked the shrinking varlet slowly across the room, finally whispered in his ear the terrible words: "Shut your ugly mug...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Father Rides Again | 10/11/1948 | See Source »

There is nothing in this show that cannot be found in most tough-mug movies-and nothing that isn't passably entertaining, watched through half-closed eyes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The New Pictures, Sep. 27, 1948 | 9/27/1948 | See Source »

...players try to be as true to life as the living city, and many of them come very close to it. James Stewart manages to mug a little now & then, but by & large his performance is exceptionally modest, and as good as his best. The Polish actress, Kasia Orzazewski, and the Dutch actress, Joanne de Bergh (as Conte's ex-wife), do particularly well in minor roles. Radio Actress Betty Garde is hair-raising in her biggest scene; and Jane Crowley makes her bit as a middle-aged tramp as memorable as a well-aimed mule's kick...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: New Picture, Feb. 16, 1948 | 2/16/1948 | See Source »

...their own comp was, editors often try to sabotage the candidates by making it easier for them. The candidates often fight back in increased effort and hard work, making for occasional jovial tension. But tension draws the wire finer, according to an old CRIMSON proverb on the Great Beer Mug, and makes for finer editors...

Author: By Richard W. Wallach, | Title: Tough Crimson Competition Chisels Candidate into Experienced Editor | 1/30/1948 | See Source »

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