Word: superbness
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Mary Philbin), loves him and does not laugh at him; she is blind. Another old girl, Duchess Josiana, lusts for him because of his strange disfiguration. Queen Anne hates the duchess and tries to humiliate her by restoring Gwynplaine to his place in the peerage. There follows a superb scene: Gwynplaine appears in the House of Lords, first infuriating the members, then causing them to slap their gouty limbs in merriment. Disgusted, Gwynplaine returns to the lovely, blind Dea. They are blessed by their foster-father, a philosopher who calls himself "Dog" and his dog "Man"-a Hugonian touch...
...voices, the click of heels in corridors, the clink of beer mugs, the faint scratch of a pen. These German actors have a serious, slow, almost stubborn way of performing which is utterly convincing. The shooting of the scenes from striking angles, the sudden change of-tempo and the superb lighting effects make Primanerliebe another reason why U. S. producers should take some more hints from Germanv...
Royal Ride. Fairytalewise the State Coach of gold and glass drew up at the portal of Buckingham Palace. The eight superb, matched horses champed their eight matched bits. In another instant the King-Emperor would venture out, alone. Suddenly came an impudent diversion...
...Delhi. From Bombay, whither sped the Seven Wise Men, plunging 700 miles into the interior, on a special, troop-guarded train? Naturally their objective was New Delhi, the superb Viceregal Capital of British India, on which some $150,000,000 has already been spent, so that the more important of its sumptuous white stone buildings already tower and glisten in the Indian...
...timely and deciding, if not a really serious, factor. He arrived late, after other bidders had tried to outdo Mr. Jones. Balloting was just about to start when in he burst?34 years old, red haired, grinning unofficially. Mr. Jones brought the committeemen to their feet with a superb gesture and Governor Dan Moody cried, "It is not only the people of Houston who invite you but also the people of Texas...