Word: standardizer
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...perhaps quibbling to pick at "Tragic Hunt" in the face of our Hollywood output: it is only the recent Italian standard of excellence that justifies this. At any rate, it shouldn't be missed by the connoisseur...
...piece avoided the standard amateur musical fault of relying on a lot of individual hamming. The dances, directed by James Venable, were exceptional, especially in view of the miniscule proportions of the Clubhouse stage. Robert Purinton and Roger Butler, the solo dancers, managed to mix extreme competence and gentle burlesque with a delicacy and enthusiasm that made the ballet sections much more than mere time-fillers...
...been an active campaigner for Henry Wallace; his wife, an Oregon State student, was the firebrand of the campus Young Progressives organization. La Vallee, too, was a Wallaceite. Some students thought he was "pretty radical" in his economics classes, but he still taught his subject from standard texts. As for Spitzer, he had stuck pretty close to chemistry...
Scophony plans to make four standard models and expand production within the next few months. Next step: an invasion of the U.S. and Canadian markets...
Loretta Young is a Park Avenue widow who finds herself temporarily broke. She gets a scholarship to Pointer College, where she joins her pretty daughter (Betty Lynn) in pursuit of higher education and a youngish English professor (Van Johnson). With the help of the "Kissing Oak" and other standard campus props, Mother gets her man, and Betty gets compensation in the form of a stripling...