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Word: sirens (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...those qualities which are said to adorn the true gentlewoman. It is some time before Ian Hunter, after waking up to find himself the husband of Bette Davis, realizes that he has a jewel. Old friends seek to draw him away, and there is the lure of the gilded siren, whose marriage to another has not, it appears, diminished her affection for him. Excellent direction and acting give the whole a pleasing effect. As the shop-girl, Bette Davis is so attractive that the indecision of her spouse at times becomes a reproach to his intelligence...

Author: By W. L. W., | Title: CRIMSON PLAYGOER | 5/29/1935 | See Source »

...both coming and going, the bombers dropping a part of their load on the way out and dumping the remainder on their way back. They did considerable property damage and killed a few civilians, but, aside from keeping the Frenchmen running from bed to dugout every time the siren sounded, their effects were negligible...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, May 13, 1935 | 5/13/1935 | See Source »

...Straus & Co. is in receivership. Claire Dodd's husband is actually Richard Straus, a Los Angeles realtor of moderate means. She likes large dogs and owns a Pomeranian. In her screen career, prior to The Case of the Curious Bride, she has always been cast as a siren. In private life, she teaches Sunday School once a week, dislikes siren roles. She is one of the best dressed, most personable actresses in Hollywood. She has no trouble dieting since she dislikes eating. She can drive her Packard but seldom does. Her next picture will be The Glass...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures: Apr. 15, 1935 | 4/15/1935 | See Source »

...coast of Spain. On the yardarm of the flagship, the enormous battle cruiser Hood, appeared a flag signal for the squadron to form single line of battle. H. M. S. Renown, leading the second column, swung sharply inward. The Hood continued stubbornly on her course. Amid warning siren hoots, the two ships crashed together. No one was injured but Renown limped to Gibraltar for temporary repairs. The heavier Hood suffered $40,000 damages. Who was to blame...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Two Hilts, One Point | 3/11/1935 | See Source »

...belle wins the prize and her creators are eating high off the hog until the nation's Press demands a look at the original. In desperation they dust off and beautify a love-loving chambermaid to fill their need. As the chambermaid happens to be impersonated by that sultry siren, Dorothy Hall, their task is not as difficult as it sounds. By the time the curtain falls, Messrs. Dunning and Schrank have ruthlessly kidded every metropolitan institution from the Brooklyn Eagle to Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theatre: New Plays in Manhattan: Dec. 10, 1934 | 12/10/1934 | See Source »

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