Word: pleasant
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Weary River. Richard Barthelmess has just the kind of pleasant tenor voice that you would expect from his face. "Weary River," the theme-song of his first sound-picture, is good enough to be fairly popular. Other films about crooks, however, have had far more interesting heroes than the gangster who develops such musical talent in the prison orchestra that his girl gives him up to let him have his chance in vaudeville. Other talkies have had better dialog than Betty Compson's repetitive "Ah, Jerry," and Barthelmess's "All right, baby." Best shot: close-up of convicts...
...first of these year books in point of time is "The Picture of New York or the Traveller's Guide," dated 1907. This gives a full description of the situation and harbor, history, geography, and geology, government and institutions and amusements of New York, and of the various pleasant excursions which could be made in that vicinity. The gazette states that although "the streets of the ancient or lower part; at the south end of the island, were irregular, many of them are narrow and crooked, with little adaptation to the ground, or to the convenience or elegance...
...comedy that witnesses a complete victory of manner over matter, "The Command To Love" provides a pleasant evening's entertainment with a minimum of mental effort...
...interesting tale, even though the race for the King's cup turned out to be, for the larger schooners at any rate, merely a protracted cruise in pleasant weather. Charts, the ship's log complete, diagrams, lists of provisions, in fact every aspect of the race is related, with one notable exception...
...members who have said they wanted our friendly relationship to continue. One of the members states it thusly: "We have not, do not, and will not support any action against COLLEGE HUMOR as passed by the convention of the MidWest Association. We have never had any but pleasant relations with COLLEGE HUMOR; we feel that you render us valuable service in opening up the college field to national advertisers; your pay checks for material used are a welcome addition to our income, and we appreciate the publicity which our magazine receives through COLLEGE HUMOR. We are ready to resign from...