Word: muscularly
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Gilbert MacDonald of platoon five nearly succeeded in single-handedly stealing the evening's honors for his platoon with an original satire on radio wave propagation. Platoon six's "The Harlem Revolts" or "The Shiek Shirks" was reminiscent of Harvard's Hasty Pudding productions, as muscular males cavorted about as scantily clad harem beauties...
There are some fine flying scenes in Bombardier, and its generally muscular tone compares favorably with that of such weak, routine productions as Aerial Gunner. But Bombardier must compete with no less beautiful flying sequences in at least a half-dozen other U.S. films, and with the British minor masterpiece Target for Tonight (TIME, Nov. 3, 1941), which makes most flying films before and since seem superfluous. Bombardier has, further, to clear Anne Shirley every time it leaves the ground, and from time to time it crashes into insurmountable dialogue. Sample lulu: "Go ahead, Buck-make tomorrow's headlines...
...have landed and have the situation well in hand. One of them picked up a hot lead in the lab the other day and let go of the situaiton in a hurry. Lieutenant Bullock, who happened to be nearby, took notes. He is making a survey of the electrical muscular sensitivity of humans in inches per volt. Volunteers to be subjects for his experiments, please see Lieutenant Bullock in his office...
...involuntary volunteer myself last Wednesday, and my muscular sensitivity is pretty good. I've only tried four hundred so far, but I figure that with 4000 volts, I could beat the world's high jump record...
...General insisted that the reporter go first. They argued politely. MacArthur finally broke it up by projecting Van Atta into the lobby with a muscular shove...