Word: pats
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...From Kron stadt, the sailors are determinedly glorified as immortal heroes of the working class. This reverent attitude and the genuine historical excitement of the film leave little time for cinematic frivolity. Nevertheless, familiar to U. S. followers of the cinematic hostility between cocky James Cagney and dogged Pat O'Brien is the antipathy which the sailor Balashov (G. Bushuyev) holds for the soldier Burmistrov, originating, as is always the case with Cagney v. O'Brien, over the disputed favors of a lady. Only strictly Soviet contribution to this aged Hollywood situation is the prim Communist conclusion...
...atmosphere is handled with rare skill; the minor characters have an individuality all their own. As Carol, Josephine Hutchinson is delightful, save for a certain thrilled ecstasy introduced in irrelevant scenes. The doctor is done by Pat O'Brien, with a stupid tenderness that is positively intelligent, but Ross Alexander as Eric is quite uncalled-for; since his last role he has managed to put still another hot potato in his mouth...
...Detroit for a summer of long arguments and resurrected rancor, Judge Patrick Thomas Stone brings a reputation for wit, geniality, and broad interpretation of the law. Now 47, big, baldish, he insists on being called "Pat," has long been a popular toastmaster in his home State. First Federal judge appointed by President Roosevelt, he was strongly supported by both Wisconsin labor organizations and local bar associations...
...four Seniors from Winthrop House took one Sunday morning off to write the creator of the strip, protesting against Pat's immunity to the bewitching Burma. "We are beginning to doubt his virility," they wrote. "We want action!" They signed the letter "The Winthrop House Burma Club," mailed it, and forgot all about...
...perhaps Pat, who knew of all these sad goings-on ... was practising restraint and was working slowly...