Word: squadrons
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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When civic leaders called on the Governor to ask if he had really sent for a British warship, Sir John ripped out this reply (according to indignant members of the committee): "No, I have not ordered a warship, but it is my prerogative to order a squadron if necessary and order them to blow you all to hell...
...humble portrayal. Max Steiner's musical score is particularly interesting when it blends with and loses itself in the murmuring of the streets. Symphony of Six Million is the second output from RKO since young David Selznick took charge of its production (TIME, Nov. 16). Like "The Lost Squadron," it indicates that he well knows what he is about...
...many a citizen has suspected that the concentration of U. S. sea power in the Pacific was in some way related to rumblings of war in the Far East. The impression that the exercises were at least being ominously protracted was fertilized two months ago when the Special Service Squadron pulled out of the Caribbean under orders to proceed to the Philippines. Fact is. the Navy's training schedule was made public last autumn, has not deviated from schedule...
Captain Adolphus Watson, Commander-in-Chief of the Cruiser Squadron of the Pacific Battle Fleet of the United States Navy, will arrive in Cambridge today to replace Captain Wygant who has been instructing in the most advanced Naval Science course...
...Lost Squadron is the first picture manufactured by RKO since young David Selznick became production head of RKO-Radio and RKO-Pathe. It will be to the advantage of all concerned if the picture is typical of forthcoming RKO products. Good shot: a group of assistant directors, script writers, prop boys and cameramen waiting to start work, with Von Stroheim standing above them, on a pedestal beside the camera, bawling orders...