Word: thin
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...details and idiosyncrasies of their private lives, the researchers, being naturally discreet, had this to say about themselves: Not too thin, not too fat, most of them are "just about right." Half declared that they dress well; the rest "so-so." Asked to decide whether they considered themselves "feminine," "sporty," or "brainy," some claimed the prerogative of being all; the others chose one or another category, dividing themselves about evenly among the three. One said she couldn't decide right now because she was "frightfully frustrated...
...winner would face problems that could hardly be handled from an easy chair. Chile had become the international Thin Man. The cost of living had doubled since 1939. A dozen eggs cost 60?, an ordinary shirt $6 and the average worker earning about $1 a day was out of luck. Even Chile's famed social laws, which insured him against practically everything, were powerless to buy him shirt or eggs. From his predicament spiraled massive social problems: poor public health (devastating tuberculosis and infant mortality rates), declining industrial output, alcoholism...
...quite a figure, standing there, leaning on the mantel, holding a tall glass of his favorite liqueur and blowing thin streams of smoke into the musty air of his digs. It was a satisfying sight, thought Vag, as he contemplated himself. Almost completely pre-war, normal times, and all of that. His clothes were good: of a fine cut and hanging firmly from his broad shoulders. His white, but toned-down collar curled softly around the proper knot of his knitted tie. His feet rested comfortably in the plush soles of his thick wool seeks, which, in turn, fitted smoothly...
Tragic Destiny was not likely to upset any literary reputations. The story of the demimondaine who sparked the Paraguayan Napoleon to dreams of empire and simultaneous war with Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil had been better and more fully told in English (William E. Barrett: Woman on Horseback). But Hildas thin volume was good reading and it might sell to Mexican movies. If it did, Hilda the actress would undoubtedly want to go with...
Through the Transom. This month, by way of not celebrating two decades of pioneering, Warner's offerings include an undistinguished musical-biography (Night and Day), a couple of tired remakes (Of Human Bondage, One More Tomorrow), two thin little comedies (Janie Gets Married, Two Guys from Milwaukee). Gone to other studios are Warner's oldtime skilled craftsmen Darryl Zanuck, Hal Wallis, Ernest Lubitsch, William Dieterle, Mervyn...