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Word: slather (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...story is less novel. Mario (Ricardo Montalban), son of a famed Mexican ex-matador (Fortunio Bonanova), has talent in the bull ring, but his heart is in his music. When all Mexico accuses him of cowardice, his twin sister Maria (Esther Williams) doubles for him and, in a slather of veronicas, saves his reputation. He returns the compliment by saving her life. After that he proceeds to the conservatory with father's blessing. Sister is happy with her young man (John Carroll), and everything ends in a fiesta. Blonde, blooming Esther Williams is about as Mexican as Harry Truman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures, Jun. 30, 1947 | 6/30/1947 | See Source »

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