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...sizes and stages of neurotic disintegration, and the shadow of one man. The man is Stephen Haines. The most important women are his wife Mary (Norma Shearer), her cattish friend Sylvia Fowler (Rosalind Russell), who makes sure that Mary knows about Stephen's carrying on with a perfume salesgirl, and the girl, Crystal Allen (Joan Crawford). Mary's consequent trip to Reno introduces her to many another specimen of her sex, notably a fat U. S. countess (Mary Boland) with a crush on a cowboy named Buck, and Sylvia Fowler's own marital Nemesis, gay but tenacious...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures: Sep. 11, 1939 | 9/11/1939 | See Source »

Youth Takes a Fling (Universal) is a mildly pleasant comedy about the Kansas youth (Joel McCrea) who thinks he wants to be a sailor and the New York salesgirl (Andrea Leeds) who knows he doesn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Also Showing | 10/17/1938 | See Source »

...just ordered some merchandise to be sent to his home. "There will be a slight mailing charge outside of New England," the salesgirl announced. "Oh, I live outside of New England all right," replied the proud son of the Empire State. But he had scarcely progressed beyond the 'Park Avenue' part of his address before he was interrupted by derisive female chuckles. "To the Coop," the salesgirl informed him, "New York is in New England...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Crime | 1/7/1938 | See Source »

When Mary Haines discovers through gossipy friends that her husband has become involved with a perfume salesgirl, her sage mother advises her to ignore the whole matter (as she did 30 years before) and keep her husband and her home at the cost of her pride. But the gossipy friends push Mary remorselessly along the Reno trail with all its bitterness...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theatre: New Plays in Manhattan: Jan. 4, 1937 | 1/4/1937 | See Source »

...biggest department stores. John Wanamaker's was exempted because it came to union terms after a strike last spring. With an enthusiasm which reminded observers of Philadelphia's election night spree and subsequent victory parade, thousands of clerks, teamsters, chauffeurs, bookkeepers and many an unorganized salesgirl, buyer, janitor and elevator operator walked out with the warehousemen. Around Gimbel's, Strawbridge & Clothier's, Lit's, N. Snellenburg's and Frank & Seder's marched mass picket lines with placards demanding more pay, better working conditions, union recognition. Read one placard: "Salesgirls on strike. Could...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LABOR: Miniature Revolution | 11/30/1936 | See Source »

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