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...tyrants, Tenintius (Stuart Beck). The King is trying to auction off his daughter, Atalanta (George Denny), to any one of a number of suitors, and right now the smart money's on a wealthy young Spartan, Hippomenes (Rich Hammond), who's so good looking that even the Vestals paw his tunic...

Author: By Timothy S. Mayer, | Title: A Hit and A Myth | 3/10/1967 | See Source »

...reared there and in Missouri-and stubbornly adhered to the idea that wickedness was no subject for entertainment. In his work, children and animals were naturally good; nature, at least in his animated films, was not so red in tooth and claw as it was cuddly in fur and paw...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WALT DISNEY: Images of Innocence | 12/23/1966 | See Source »

Penelope. "Whe-ere can I find the la-adies room?" quavers a dear little old lady who smiles like Grandma Moses as her palsied little paw presents a pistol that is possibly somewhat larger than the little old lady herself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Bank Chick | 11/18/1966 | See Source »

...extra-fast tonight," Clay said later. He was so fast that the Cat hardly laid a paw on him. "I used the Ali Shuffle before each knock-down, and it really confused him," the heavyweight champ said...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Clay Skins 'Cat' By TKO in 3rd | 11/15/1966 | See Source »

...being touted for All-America this year. To open holes for the ground game, or hold off enemy blitzes on pass plays, he has an offensive forward wall that averages 225 Ibs. per man and takes it as a personal insult whenever anybody so much as lays a grimy paw on Terry Hanratty's blue jersey. "After the Army game," recalls Terry, "I was talking to Paul Seiler, the tackle, and I said, 'Gee, Paul, I've been hit three times in three games this year.' I was just joking, but he said seriously, 'That...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: College Football: Babes in Wonderland | 10/28/1966 | See Source »

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