Word: ponds
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...interesting war with Joan Blondell and William Gargan cutting each other's throats. Hugh Robert continues his excellent screen career as an inventor. This time he makes "Cocktall Toothpaste," an ides which has an insidious resemblance to Maurice Chevalier's liquorized chewing gum in "The Big Pond." The ides theft can be condoned, however by the magnificence of Mr. Herbert's acting...
...Nero for the throne, was apparently content to sit back and let the downward rush of history take its course. But there was method in his cynicism. Hoping that Rome would eventually tire of tyranny if it became too outrageous, he played King Log to the Roman frog-pond. He knew his successor Nero would be a terror, trusted that the people would rise against him and restore the Republic. His part played, when he knew that his wife was planning to have him killed it was hardly a surprise, almost a relief...
...live here in Martigues, a small and ancient fishing village on the Etang de Berre, a saltwater pond that is the centre of aviation for Southern France. On its shores lie Istres, the base from which many of the long distance flights for South America are prepared, and which, because of climate and topography is well-adapted for breaking records; Berre, the naval air base; and Marignane, the commercial airport for Marseille...
...body and soul comfortably together but also to exemplify the Golden Rule. The violinist gives lessons to a street cleaner whose life ambition is to learn to play "Macushla" on the fiddle. The furniture dealer rescues a despondent banker who is trying to commit suicide by plunging into a pond. The actress keeps house for them and is dejected only when the furniture dealer wears a shirt she has not had time to iron. By the time the picture ends, the violinist has a job, the street cleaner knows his tune, the banker is about to reward the other...
Gonzalez (A) defeated Dorson (L), by default; Bascom (A) defeated Birkhoff (L), 3-1; Pond (L) defeated Sherwin (A), 3-2; Shapira (L) defeated McCarthy (A), 3-2; Cobb (A) defeated Sohn...