Word: similarly
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...formation of a School Scholarship Service for America's private secondary schools similar to the present College Scholarship Service will be officially announced in the May issue of the Independent School Bulletin, the CRIMSON learned yesterday...
...chief peasant, Edward Chamberlain is sometimes interesting, and Royall Tyler, as his son, is similar but a bit more awkward. On the other hand, Lillian Aylward, as Chamberlain's God-fearing wife, uses forth-right gestures and voice to create a strong characterization. As Oona, Cathleen's foster-mother, Gail Kepner shows perfectly adequate control of a dull part, but her attention, understandably, often wanders away from it. Liam Clancy, who looks like a feckless young Irish poet, plays one, but with mere wistful lyricism; his voice lacks distinction as much as his spirit lacks life. Finally, the two devils...
...Twelve Angry Men the vehicle is changed from a cross-country bus to a court of law, but the idea is similar. An adolescent from the slums is charged with murdering his father: all the evidence is against him, and there has been a strong prosecution and a weak defense. When the stage is set around the jury-room table, an immediate vote shows eleven for Guilty and one for Not Guilty. The dissenter, Henry Fonda, begins a long haul against the prejudices, inhibitions and smug certainty of the other jurors to bring out the actualities of the murder night...
...unprecedented complaint to Secretary of State Dulles, tartly announced that they will shortly renew this demand. Less than 24 hours after the department's announcement, the Senate also noted its displeasure ; it voted to restrict presidential authority over international airline agreements in protest against the grant. (A similar Senate proposal died in the House last year...
Hurrah for Them! Other movie folk also thought they detected a familiar ring in The Brave One. Director Fred Zinnemann recalled that the late documentary pioneer Robert Flaherty (Nanook of the North) had told him in 1931 of a similar story he wanted to shoot. Flaherty later sold the idea to Orson Welles, who produced an unfinished version of the story for RKO called My Friend Bonito. In her Vermont home, Mrs. Frances Flaherty has no thought of suing anyone. "I wouldn't think about protesting that award," she says, "but I'm highly amused by the whole...