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When they feel like it, the British do a remarkable job of making fun of themselves. And, of course, they have a lot to work with. In Green is for Danger, a re-release, Alastair Sim does more damage to Scotland Yard than did scores of Sherlock Holmes stories...
...bumbling Yard Inspector, Sim is called in to investigate two hospital deaths. Up to the point where Sim first places his grimy handkerchief on the scalpel, all the actors have been scurrying around in deadly seriousness. After this, their poker faces are only foils for Sim's bluffing and frothing. Trevor Howard in particular, the master of the restrained emotions, tries to keep the mystery suitably sinister; but he is no match for Sim's buffoonery...
...matter of fact, Sim's huge talent has been kept hidden too long by the even larger reputation of Alec Guinness. There is no need for any rivalry here. While Guinness is the acknowledged master of underplayed comedy, no one should dispute Sim's title as the king of the hams. Especially in a situation where everyone else plays it straight, Sim is tremendously funny...
Although North Americans revere Simón Bolívar as South America's great Liberator, not many are aware how far to the right his political views veered in his last years. Last week those authoritarian views were again a hot political issue in Colombia...
...five years," said Oliphant. "I make no effort to minimize our friendship. Our relations were essentially social. I visited him at his apartment [in Washington], at his places in Florida and New Jersey." They often had lunch together, and Grunewald always picked up the check. Yes, Grunewald lent Sim money-$1,300 some time last year. Furthermore, Oliphant had given jobs in his bureau to people suggested by Grunewald...