Word: solids
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Solid Hope. The pressure of time, David Lilienthal admitted, is enormous. But what little time men still have must be well and wisely used. It must be used not to spread fear, but to spread understanding...
...says Robertson, add a dimension. Take a deep breath and consider spheres instead of circles. In freshman solid geometry (which deals with ordinary "flat" space), a two-inch sphere has eight times the volume of a one-inch sphere. But if space is curved (a la Einstein), the two-inch sphere (curling in upon itself in space) will have less than eight times the volume of the one-inch sphere...
This is one of MGM's English Specials, and the studio's British stable (Dame May Whitty, Reginald Owen, Rhys Williams), accomplished actors all, help it out a good deal. Walter Pidgeon is not very happily cast as Sabre, but he succeeds in making a solid character of him. Britain's Deborah Kerr by now seems thoroughly at home in Hollywood, both as a beauty and an actress; but she is wasted in such a role. Angela Lansbury does a good, straight job in her "unpleasant" role. Janet Leigh deserves much better parts...
...Center Theater has revived this fine relic of the last decade, giving evidence that the musicals of that time will stand the wear and tear of twelve years change in tastes. The frequent dance numbers are always solid stuff, especially one called "I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket," a comedy routine that is supposed to be unrehearsed. Berlin's music does not always shine so brilliantly as one would expect, but there's plenty of it, and it includes some excellent tunes. Best is the memorable "We Joined the Navy," which is perhaps replayed one time...
...nation," said he, "cannot long survive as a mere citadel of self-indulging privilege, surrounded by massed human misery." But he proposed as a parallel to continuing U.S. aid "some sort of a customs and monetary union . . . [and] sufficient political unity so that these states will present a solid front to any aggressor...