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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Sonja Henie contradicts not only the law of gravity but also the rule that women athletes are physically unsuited for roles as romantic heroines. A trim-figured blonde with brown eyes, plump cheeks, a dimpled smile, she fits with assurance into an anecdote-about a U. S. theatrical manager (Adolphe Menjou) on the lookout for new talent while touring the Alps with his own troupe-of which the chief virtue is the fact that it is not much impaired by interruptions. In addition to Sonja Henie's skating, these include harmonica-tooting by Borrah Minnevitch & band, singing by Leah...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures: Jan. 11, 1937 | 1/11/1937 | See Source »

...River, from The Flower Song by Dr. Hugo Reisenfeld to Rainbow on the River by Paul Webster & Louis Alter. When not adroitly playing his own accompaniments on an adult size banjo. Soprano Breen shows himself past master of vaudeville song-plugging technique, including clenched fists, rolling eyes and trembling smile...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Christmas Waifs | 12/28/1936 | See Source »

...Roosevelt might greet him with the same sort of bunny hug lately practiced on President Gabriel Terra of Uruguay (see cut) and other non-British notables, his fears were quickly dissipated. The President shook hands at arm's length, charmed Sir Murchison with nothing more embarrassing than a smile...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: Ploughing Home | 12/21/1936 | See Source »

...prejudiced by the liberal policies of Princeton and other colleges with which we are acquainted, but it is pretty hard to understand the grounds on which morality can thus be split up and classified. In fact we can hardly be blamed for indulging in a slightly self-satisfied smile because they stopped "legislating morals" on that subject here quite some time ago. -Daily Princetonian

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE PRESS | 12/16/1936 | See Source »

...chauffeur to say that she has framed on her mantel in London the Chicago Tribune's famed Cinderella Simpson cartoon: in a shoe store Empire Salesman Edward VIII with the Imperial State Crown on his head kneels and offers a diamond-studded slipper to customer Mrs. Simpson whose smile is somewhat condescending (TIME...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: Edvardus Rex | 12/14/1936 | See Source »

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