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Word: pollyannish (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Just the usual hoke," says an actor in "Holiday Inn" playing a Hollywood director. His comment, applied to the entire motion picture, in almost, but not quite, in order. The "hoke" in "Holiday Inn" is the old-fashioned, pollyannish product that Hollywood continues to turn out year after year. The only qualification that must be made is that "Holiday Inn" has a lot more to offer...

Author: By Stephen O. Saxe, | Title: THE MOVIEGOER | 12/19/1949 | See Source »

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