Word: successful
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...perpetually wistful expression and querulous British accents that marked McDowall's success in "Lassie Comes Home" hardly blend into a background of ranch life. In spite of his undeniable ability, his unable to act convincingly as a rugged and rural American youth. A Swedish hired hand, left over from Mary O'Hara's book, seems equally out of place. The best characterization of the entire movie was turned in by a horse, whose name we do not remember seeing in the cast of players but whose role was nevertheless the longest and most complex...
...advisory council spearheaded a campus blitzkrieg. For their key officers they were frankly looking for the best products of the colleges. "We had to," Miss Reynard explains. "We had to have the best to set the tone." That selectivity, they are convinced, was another factor in the success of the WAVES...
...initial assault phases Lt. Seaman efficiently co-ordinated action of his command with those of Naval Combat Demolition Units, Pontoon Causeway Units, and the off-shore traffic control unit to provide for the prompt clearing, organization and efficient operation of his beach areas . . . (Lt. Seaman) contributed materially to the success of the invasion and to proper maintenance of the Allied Armies in Southern France...
...obvious to all who attended, the Pre-commissioning Banquet was, in the vernacular, a howling success. Several promising dramatic artists were discovered in the audience (either under the influence of the famed Currie School or other influences of the moment), and many of the faculty members surprised all with their well-chosen but informal bits of advice...
Formula for Success. The current spectacular revival of Confessin' is a personal triumph for the nation's top-ranking woman plugger: Chicago's slim, blonde, big-eyed Harriette Smith. One of six pluggers assigned to Confessin' (one in Holly wood, four in Manhattan), 24-year-old Harriette has worked the Midwest mainly...