Word: strains
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...fabulously good movie, is another in the biographical series on U.S. musicmakers (Till the Clouds Roll By, Night & Day, The Jolson Story, etc.). As the Dorsey parents, Sara Allgood and Arthur Shields turn empty roles into sincere performances, and brothers Jimmy and Tommy manage to impersonate themselves without noticeable strain. But there is no mention of the expensive Frank Sinatra, who once sang for Tommy (1939-42). And the famed Dorsey feud, which absorbs a good deal of the story, finally becomes as tedious to sit in on as any other family quarrel. Moreover, the picture is not as distinguished...
...muscular lovelies, winners of an amazing upset victory over an informal Crimson crew two years ago, had hoped to revice the rivalry this spring; but College authorities damped their aspirations several weeks ago with news that the treasury would not stand the strain...
...only has a background to convince anyone of "the well-bred strain," but his good looks and personality, plus a superb vocabulary, would do a great deal to influence our American "bobby-soxers...
...Well-Bred Strain...
...once dominant and self-confident liberalism speaks a different language today. Horton and Van Dusen, Tillich and Niebuhr, Fosdick and Morrison-it scarcely makes a difference to whom you turn. All speak in the same apologetic strain, even though a few try to cover their retreat...