Word: successful
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...poisoned pellets scattered around by the Maintenance Department would seem to have had but slight success in alleviating the condition, the rodents continuing to wander freely in the upper stories...
When questioned about university dramatics, Welles said, "It seems that a good proportion of the members of both the American and English stage have served their apprenticeship in college and school dramatics. As a matter of fact, college dramatics seem to be almost a stepping-stone to success in the theatre. As for myself, I guess I am the exception to the rule; for I have had only four years of schooling in my life...
When the Judge Hardy series started out as minor second features, they had captured an ideal combination of humor and sentiment; now, as was probably inevitable, their success has prompted Hollywood to less care in their making, and they have become stereotyped. This is partly due, of course, to the fact that the audience knows perfectly well what is going to happen. They know that the Judge will become heavily involved in a deal and nearly lose everything; that Marion will fall in love with the wrong man, and have quite a time until her exasperatingly benevolent father straightens things...
...problem arises from an over-specialized and high-pressure civilization, and its solution would be more political and economical than medical, it is the problem which a great many men are trying to solve, without much success...
...simple plot--which deals merely with the day to day experiences of a World War British Flying Corps. It is because the men and the happenings are made so very real, and because the drama is brought to a simple but powerful conclusion, that "Dawn Patrol" is a success...