Word: obviousness
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...activities to London in the current features at the R.K.O. Boston, entitled "Charlie Chan in London." In murder mysteries the important feature is the story and this time it is only a fair one, suffering from a superabundance of trite tricks of the trade such as too-obvious attempts to make everybody seem to be the criminal. Having just finished the famous (?) Barstow case the philosophic Mr. Chan is preparing to return to China and the numerous little Chans when he receives an impassioned plea from Pamela Gray to come to the aid of her brother...
...inconsistency is surely obvious of granting licenses for the wounding and killing for mere amusement of such high forms as birds and mammals, which almost certainly do suffer pain comparable to that suffered by human beings . . . and then violating the rights of property and entering premises to interfere with the natural activities of quite low forms of life in which the owner of said premises had taken no part whatever...
...When crass news cameramen pushed Prince George aside the better to photograph blonde, blue-eyed Princess Marina and when someone shouted "Oh well, Prince, the bridegroom is always neglected!" he grinned with obvious pleasure at the novelty...
...James: It is obvious that the country which called a halt to scientific progress would soon fall behind in every other respect as well...
First question newshawks popped at ALL's president was: "Is the League against the New Deal?" The obvious and truthful...