Word: partnered
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...calls a cabaret a night club, omits the maxixes and bunny-hugs of the period in favor of jazz steps and a fan dance by Sally Rand. A Belgian-born coal miner named Raoul (George Raft) becomes a dancer. As he rises in the world, he casts off partner after partner because they try to mix pleasure and business. He acquires an able partner in Helen (Carole Lombard), but loses her when he talks of going to war as a good publicity stunt. When Raoul returns with a bad heart, Helen has married another man. She rejoins Raoul long enough...
...Bobby Manziel, sparring partner of William Harrison ("Jack") Dempsey, drifted into the rich East Texas oil fields. He had $1.80 in his pocket. He promoted prizefights between oil field roustabouts for two months. Then with $700 from Jack Dempsey he started drilling a well. Soon he owned a major interest in ten. He gave Jack Dempsey a half interest in a lease in Gladewater. When he struck oil last autumn he summoned his partner to Gladewater. The townspeople celebrated by staging a parade...
...Good Dame" tells the story of a young crook in the carnival business who takes money from unsuspecting fools in the game of Ace, King, Queen. His name is Mace, and he falls in love with a girl who has been filched of all her money by his partner in crime. The girl is Sylvia Sidney, and you are mistaken, she does not weep, and pity herself for twenty minutes. I have been wary in the past of placing any superlatives on Miss Sideny's ability, but she shows in "Good Dame" that she is as capable an actress...
...murder of her step-mother. "He's innocent. Step-mother ran around lots, but pa did not mind. . . . He's an old and innocent man." When Otto Kruger sees the picture of the lady in question, he gurgles rudely, and then orders the girl and his junior partner to leave. "My love, ahhh, ooo." And he crushes the picture and frame and glass as gracefully as he would squeeze a rancid orange...
...just as Gleason was developing into a real defense man, injuries eliminated him from play. There is Fran Lane, of course, but Coach Stubbs can use him only as a substitute, sparingly and for short intervals at a time, on account of his still unhealed leg. Bill Watt's partner at the points will be Dick Dow, who will be used to stand off the brunt of the opponent's rushes and relieved by Lane only during the pinches...