Word: reel
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...individual traits make themselves felt--the matriarchal acerbity of "gran", the quiet strength and friendliness of Ronny, and the weakness and temperament of young Eden. Before you know it they are all old friends, and their affairs have become important and interesting. To achieve this effect within the first reel or two of a film is quite an extraordinary feat, and one rarely achieved. Not since The Royal Family has it been done so well--in our humble opinion...
...remainder of the program, news reel and educational (?) short, is rather better than usual. The current show at the Fine Arts may not be outstanding from a strictly artistic viewpoint, but it does not lack interest, and real beauty of production...
...rival steamboat captain against whom Rogers has a frantic last-reel race with their boats the stake, Cobb is completely relaxed, spending all his time on the bridge leaning on the rail, squatting, lying down, bibbing mint juleps, funneling smoke from long black cigars. When, finally, he believes the race won, he decides to take a nap. Stretching out on the bridge's settee, he closes his eyes, murmurs to the mate: "When I fall asleep, take this cigar out of my mouth. I've burned up four boats already...
Item 4-Another ad in TIME, damfino what it was advertising, a fisherman with a fly rod equipped with a two-handled casting reel and the reel seated above the hand grip...
...last week, fishing. Among the 186,000 acres in various parts of the British Isles that he owns is that part of the river, Lismore Castle high above it, and the fishing rights. It is reported that His Grace was enjoying himself mightily, listening to the whine of the reel, the swish of line and leader, when from the willows on the bank rose a strange figure wearing a mask...