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Fancy Pants (Paramount) bills its star as "Mr. Robert Hope (formerly Bob)" and interrupts its opening credits with his disdainful appearance as a 19th Century English dandy. Says Mr. Hope to the audience with a sneer: "No popcorn during my performance, peasants...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures, Sep. 4, 1950 | 9/4/1950 | See Source »

...Secretary General Trygve Lie air-hopped from Lake Success to Oslo and back on an "Atlantic weekend trip." Mrs. Lie, planning to stay over for a five-week visit, took along three 10?bags of popcorn for her three-year-old grandson, who, she said, "just loves...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: People, Aug. 21, 1950 | 8/21/1950 | See Source »

Segregation. In Milwaukee, Manager Arnold Brumm of the Ritz theater announced that on Monday evenings, to be known henceforth as "Dignity Nights," people who insist on eating peanuts, popcorn or candy during the show will be asked to sit in a special section...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Jul. 10, 1950 | 7/10/1950 | See Source »

...Bourbon whisky. 2. Zoot suits. 3. Coca-Cola. 4. Popcorn. 5. Ice cream...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PERSONALITIES IN THE NEWS, Jun. 19, 1950 | 6/19/1950 | See Source »

...ball game. Showing off his ambidexterity, he looped out one ball with his right and another with his left hand and the game was on. He had predicted beforehand that the Senators would beat the Philadelphia Athletics, 5-3, sat with Bess and Margaret -drinking soda pop and munching popcorn-until they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: Man of the World | 5/1/1950 | See Source »

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