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...Mielziner's one set effectively catches the mood of a hot, sultry Cairo. His lighting is also skillfully designed to dimly illuminate a squalid flat and, at the same time, to shine brightly on the street outside...
...people's hearts in the only way left to majesty, which no longer can stir by bold decisions or amaze by feats of derring-do. He made ordinariness shine. Exhausting himself by faithful performance of the tedious ceremonial rounds, exemplifying in his family life a warm blending of affection and rectitude, he gave his people a standard of conduct to rally to. Winston Churchill, paying a last tribute to his sovereign friend, acclaimed a King "so strong in his devotion to the enduring honor of our country, so self-restrained in his judgments of men and affairs; so uplifted...
...scientists were busy perfecting an accurate little gadget that will warn the high-altitude flyer when the oxygen in his bloodstream is dropping toward the danger point. Clamped on the translucent cartilage of a pilot's ear, a tiny light bulb emitting red and infra-red rays will shine through the ear lobe to illuminate a small photoelectric cell. As the oxygen saturation of the pilot's blood drops below its normal 98%, it will turn a darker, heavier red. Less light will filter through his ear lobe and less current will be given off by the photoelectric...
...home the hunters bagged 14 birds-a fair day. "If the sun had been brighter," explained one of the men, "the ducks would have caught a better reflection from the dogs' tails. But with dogs like these you can toll ducks any day of the week, rain or shine...
...most of the dialogue is more literate than the Hollywood average; some of it, evidently contributed by Co-Scripter S. N. Behrman, helps Actor Leo Genn to shine as Petronius, the Roman satirist, whose dry wit enables him to needle Nero even while flattering him. As Nero, Britain's Actor-Playwright-Director Peter Ustinov is allowed to hog too much screen time, but he does some expert hamming to create the deliciously malign figure of a spoiled, sensual madman. Finlay (Great Expectations) Currie plays St. Peter with eloquent dignity, though his long speeches are marred by the camera...