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Word: qualthrop (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1954-1954
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...first assignment as a World War II entertainment officer, a British army camp. The troops, he soon discovers, would rather have a pint at the village pub than enjoy the weekly entertainment provided for them by a group of patriotic ladies known as the May Savitt Qualthrop String Quartet. The daring chaplain decides to compromise and give the boys a local talent quiz show...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures, Jan. 18, 1954 | 1/18/1954 | See Source »

...start by disagreeing about marriage in general, end by discussing their own particular situations in front of the enlisted personnel. Everything ends in a good, low brawl. Final shot: the chastened chaplain, a week later, seated primly in his empty auditorium, listening to the efforts of the May Savitt Qualthrop String Quartet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures, Jan. 18, 1954 | 1/18/1954 | See Source »

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