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Sunset Boulevard. How a faded movie star (Gloria Swanson) attempts a comeback with the help of her kept man (William Holden); a sardonic commentary on Hollywood (TIME, Aug. 14).

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Current & Choice, Oct. 30, 1950 | 10/30/1950 | See Source »

The prospect of the annual carnage prompted Reporter Jack Mohler of Denver's Rocky Mountain News to write an open letter. Instead of the customary "Be Careful" warnings, Mohler switched to the sardonic, listed nine bits of inviting-the-undertaker advice. Samples:

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Ready, Aim, Fire! | 10/30/1950 | See Source »

Sunset Boulevard. How a faded silent-movie star (Gloria Swanson) attempts a comeback with the help of her kept man (William Holden); a sardonic commentary on Hollywood manners & morals (TIME, Aug. 14).

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Current & Choice, Oct. 23, 1950 | 10/23/1950 | See Source »

*Six years later, in 1802, Napoleon decided to provide Paris with another ornament: a colossal statue of himself done in classical style. Paris, as it turned out, had only a relatively short time to admire it. After Waterloo, the statue caught the sardonic eye of the Duke of Wellington. Presently...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: NAPOLEON'S MEMOIRS | 10/23/1950 | See Source »

Sunset Boulevard. How a faded movie star (Gloria Swanson) attempts a comeback with the help of her kept man (William Holden); a sardonic commentary on Hollywood manners & morals (TIME, Aug. 14).

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Current & Choice, Oct. 16, 1950 | 10/16/1950 | See Source »

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