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...Crimson Pirate (Norma Production; Warner) is a jaunty take-off on just about every pirate picture ever made. Burt Lancaster, swinging from a ship's mast during the credit titles, gets matters off to a gay start by advising the audience to "ask no questions-believe what you see," and then, with a wink: "No-believe only half of what...
...went on leave to be navigator as far as Australia for Amelia Earhart on her proposed flight around the world. In Honolulu, the plane skidded on a take-off and cracked up. No one was hurt, but Manning had to return to his ship before the plane could be repaired and the flight resumed. This was the flight on which Amelia Earhart lost her life...
...London time one misty afternoon last week, exactly on schedule, the commercial jet air age began. The dolphin-bodied de Havilland jet liner Comet got the take-off signal, swept down the runway at London Airport, its four turbines whistling a high pitch, and climbed seven miles into the air carrying a full load of 36 passengers, six crewmen and 30 bags of mail. The next day, as thousands watched at Johannesburg's Palmietfontein Airport, the silver and blue BOAC jet streaked down, ending its 6,724-mile trip. Total elapsed time: 23 hours, 38 minutes. This...
Another feature, not on the movie subject, is a bright take-off by Arlen on Funny Coincidences columns. It almost makes up for his other story. The cartoons and sketches by John Updike, Charles Robinson and Lewis Gifford hold a pretty high level. Gifford's cover, again, is colorful and eye-catching...
...reprieved; his marriage license had expired. But this week the most unthinkable is happening. Man of Honor. As all Al Capp's "slobbering fans" know, Abner is a man of honor. When he joined a club honoring his comic-strip idol Detective Fearless Fosdick (Capp's take-off on Dick Tracy), he swore to follow Fosdick's example in every way. Fosdick soon posed a terrible problem to Abner. During an economy drive on the police force, Fosdick was told by his chief that unless he married, he would be axed along with all the other bachelors...