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Best bit: Hutton, as chief of the island's intelligence section, arrests an ancient is lander suspected of consorting with the enemy, waggles a thin Rathboney finger, and grimly begins to interrogate the dear old gentleman. The islander seems willing to talk but he can't talk English. Hutton summons an interpreter who speaks Eng lish and Japanese. The old man can't speak Japanese. Hutton summons an interpreter who speaks Japanese and Carolinian. The old man can't speak Carolinian. Hutton summons an interpreter who speaks Carolinian and a dialect called Charono...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Bumper Crop of Nuts | 4/13/1962 | See Source »

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