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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...trip to the Fogg Museum where this work, in the raw, is currently being displayed, will well repay the effort. Both from a technical or purely artistic viewpoint the display is extremely interesting. There the visitor may trace the product from its almost comic-strip beginning, through the intricate build-up of background, atmosphere, and action to the final stage when it is ready for photographing. It is in this exhibit that the startling simplicity and clarity of the work is best brought out, the infinite and delicate use of detail, and the extraordinarily expressive quality of the animals...

Author: By H. C., | Title: Collections & Critiques | 2/25/1939 | See Source »

...Dawn Patrol," for it is pure isolationist propaganda, but there can be no one to say that it is not well done. Not one whit less real than the trenches of "All's Quiet," the headquarters of Squadron 39 reeks with atmosphere; and the men, down to the last raw, eager replacement, are vividly portrayed. David Niven as Scottie, the happy-go-lucky fight leader, steals acting honors even from Basil Rathbone, who gives a profound interpretation of the nerve-ridden squadron commander. Errol Flynn is of course a dashing, handsome hero, but even his acting is at times excellent...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Moviegoer | 2/20/1939 | See Source »

...world every year, Hollywood's annual 600 account for 73% of the playing time on the world's screens. U. S. domination of the world's cinema market gravely disturbs countries like Italy, where Mussolini has for years struggled to develop an industry which requires few raw materials besides talent and imagination. All Mussolini's efforts have been a flop. Italy has 2,700 theatres, which show 350 films a year. Through 1938, about 200 high-grade films were imported from the U. S. and about 50 low-grade films were made at home...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Italian Enlightenment | 2/13/1939 | See Source »

...tumble was proof of how heavy industry has lagged in the recovery from Depression II. Caterpillar Tractor's drop reflected the slump in farm income. Conversely, Continental Baking's rise shows how industry's more rigid prices make for profits when highly elastic farm or other raw-material prices fall...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: STATE OF BUSINESS: Evidence and Opinion | 2/13/1939 | See Source »

Reason for the 17-year record: Depression II cut imports, notably raw materials for manufacture, 36% to $1,960,528,000, while steadier business conditions abroad, plus demand for armaments and food, held U. S. exports at $3,094,095,000, a drop of only...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TRADE: Record Surplus | 2/6/1939 | See Source »

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