Word: semi
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...seems to me that Lewis' portrayal of the "semi-civilized barbarian" does not justify the term "period piece" in these days, when the only faith we have is in materialism -only we have gone Babbitt one better and put our hopes in militaristic materialism. Possibly a re-examination of the Babbitts which Sinclair Lewis portrayed so well will teach us to put our faith in something better during...
...Most all of the teams in the nationals are definitely strong," Barnaby continued, "but if they are about the same quality as last year we stand a chance; if we can get to the semi-finals our condition may help us out." The finals will be played Sunday afternoon...
...Blue Lamp (Ealing Studios; Eagle Lion Classics), a touted import, is a bland, semi-documentary melodrama in praise of the London police. The picture's excitement runs thin compared with the better Hollywood cops & robbers product, and its humor is as heavy as plum pudding, but U.S. moviegoers may be diverted by its foreign flavor...
Seven Days to Noon. A semi-documentary thriller that pictures the evacuation of London under the threat of an atomic bomb (TIME...
...other divisions, Dave Smith placed second at 155 and Pete Hathaway was a runner-up at 175. Smith sustained a slight knee injury in the semi-finals and ceded first place to the winner of the other semi-final round...