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...womb of privilege." His luncheon companions, each a member of the House of Lords, raise their glasses in solemn salute. Later, at home, his manservant Tucker (Arthur Lowe) offers the earl (Harry Andrews) his evening whisky and a selection of nooses on a silver salver. "May I suggest the silk, sir?" Tucker says respectfully. The earl accepts, and begins his evening ritual, first stripping to his long underwear, then donning a regimental uniform jacket and a white ballet skirt, and finally stringing himself up for a harmless little swing. The earl, however, mucks up on this particular occasion, and Tucker...
...chintzy blue polyester tie, thick glasses and a gold expansion watch band. In that garb, he was able to get only twelve secretaries out of 50 to go to the files for him. Later, in an "upper-middle-class" outfit-styled hair, expensive blue suit, beige shirt, silk polka-dot tie and brown cordovan shoes-he visited 50 more secretaries. This time, 42 of the 50 did as they were bade...
...question of how Martindale-Hubbell compiles its ratings. According to his complaint, the firm sends out confidential questionnaires from its headquarters in Summit, N.J., to already-rated attorneys in an applicant's area. Belli argues that this system creates "a self-perpetuating trust" that favors "a small, silk-stocking, knickerbocker, split-fee club of inept commercial lawyers," and discriminates against "far more capable young lawyers who are not yet involved with the Establishment." To support his contention, Belli cites the fact that although the A.B.A. canons of ethics forbid lawyers to advertise, the A.B.A. has permitted firms and individual...
Amfac was not always a globetrotter. The company was formed in 1849 by a German sea captain, Heinrich Hackfeld, to sell parasols, silk waistcoats, bird cages and window glass to the Hawaiians. Later, changing its name to American Factors, Ltd., the company became one of Hawaii's celebrated "Big Five" factoring agencies that grew to power by handling financing, shipping, insurance and other services for the sugar plantations. Walker's father, whose own father had been Chancellor of the Exchequer under Hawaii's King Kalakaua, became president of the company in 1933 and ran it until...
...that time, Kaufman was a rich, famous author-collaborator of more than two dozen comedies and musicals, including You Can't Take It With You, Of Thee I Sing and Silk Stockings. His career as a critic, playwright and director spanned nearly 40 years, and his influence was enormous. Brooks Atkinson credited Kaufman with making the wisecrack part of our language. Groucho Marx claimed that "Kaufman gave me the walk and the talk...