Word: oomph
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Hollywood has coined and adapted words (It, Oomph) to illustrate some of its byproducts, but until lately it had never found a suitable synonym for its basic commodity, which is not movies, not stars, not the California sun, but a souped-up state of mind accompanied by delusions of grandeur and prestige. Such a word has now gained currency in Hollywood: izzat (pronounced...
...necessary vitamin is B-a group of at least half a dozen different chemicals. Most radio listeners, said Vice President Wallace last week, know B as the "oomph vitamin, that puts the sparkle in your eye, the spring in your step, the zip in your soul!" Vitamin B is found abundantly in whole wheat and coarse grains, is appreciably reduced in the milling process, when the rough coat is "scalped"' from wheat kernel...
...daughter-in-law. Susan Hayward looks, as well as plays, the part of the scheming minx who loves her in-law a little more than the legal requirements, thus producing a temporary hexagon rather than the standard eternal triangle. Without the zip of double-entendre dialogue or the oomph of a Lampy "wham" girl, the show is straight drama-a welcome relief from Hollywood's recent obsession with boudoir repartee...
...Victory," the second feature, successfully rounds out an unusually balanced billing. After an overdose of glamour, sweater, and oomph girls, it's quite refreshing to see a bit of actual acting on the part of the Hollywood female. This time it's quite refreshing to see a bit of actual acting on the part of the Hollywood female. This time it's Betty Field, who will be remembered for her work in "Of Mice and Men," a consummate performance which gave evidence of a new set of acting standards in the movies...
Bach: Concerto in C Major for Three Harpsichords and Strings (Manuel and Williamson Harpsichord Ensemble; Musicraft; 5 sides; $5). Top-drawer Bach recorded with harpsichords for the first time. But, as on earlier discs, these exquisitely cultivated Chicago harpsichordists leave out the oomph which was Bach...