Word: murders
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Bruce: "That is not so. There is no uprising against the punishment for forgery or false pretenses, and above all there is none against punishment for murder, rape or arson...
...does not alter matters. If a film does not prosper they can say it was far too subtle for the masses; if it does they can say it was Art. All of which is a preliminary to saying that The Blind Goddess does accomplish its purpose. It is a murder melodrama with the guilty one convicted via dictaphone. This sounds like any cinema; the film is however one in which purpose and execution match...
...formula of mystery is known to everyone. From the boy who tingles at the mention of murder to those rogues of the book world who are weary of the sameness of sudden death, the novel involving crime and courtship, homicide, and happiness, is familiar. Since its plot departs from this head-scratching standard set up by the writers of dectective fiction. "The Blind Goddess" may amuse even experienced cynics Instead of attempting to mystify, the amiable author has Richard Devens, a rich contractor, accidentally shot by Daniel Shay, his friend and business associate, before the eyes of the reader. This...
Farinacci. Jurists who opined that nothing could surpass in lefthandedness the defense just quoted, blinked wide-eyed as the chief defense barrister, Deputy Farinacci, the personal friend of Mussolini and Secretary General to the Fascist party, boldly cast aside all pretense that this was a murder trial and not a mere political whitewashing. He shouted: "Why was Matteotti kidnaped? For personal reasons or for private vengeance? No. Matteotti was kidnaped because he gravely offended Italy's collective sentiment of patriotism, because he undermined our national solidarity, because he was outspoken in his praise of the enemy of the State...
...other gods before Me. 2) Thou shalt not make to thyself any graven image. . . . 3) Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain. . . . 4) Remember the Sabbath Day, to keep it holy. . . . 5) Honor thy father and thy mother. . . . 6) Thou shalt do no murder. 7) Thou shalt not commit adultery 8) Thou shalt not steal. 9) Thou shalt not bear false witness. . . . 10) Thou shalt not covet. . . . Even after this present rereading, how many people can repeat all the Ten Commandments? Few, very few, witty Walter B. Pitkin, Associate Professor of Journalism of Columbia...