Word: trumanism
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...rationale behind this rigid administration of justice is Public Law 414--passed in the closing days of the 82d Congress, over President's Truman's veto--better known as the McCarran-Walter Immigration and Nationality Act. And, it was not narrow interpretation of a broad provision of the law, but explicit instruction that forced immigration officials to make the girl return to the Philippines...
...British." Colonel G. F. McGuire, deputy commander of the Britain-based U.S. Third Air Force, ordered airmen of his command to modify their off-duty garb "in accordance with local custom." The only exception: attendance at such ail-American affairs as ball games. There, zoot suits, Harry Truman shirts and other native costumes may still be worn without penalty...
Beat the Devil. John Huston and Truman Capote tell a completely wacky shaggy-dog story; with Humphrey Bogart, Jennifer Jones. Gina Lollobrigida, Robert Morley, Peter Lorre (TIME, March...
...realism." But the effort never moved very smoothly: De Sica, who likes to use nonprofessionals in his films and speaks poor English, frequently found his American stars hard to deal with. The original Italian script was worked over successively by American Authors Carson McCullers, Paul Gallico and Truman Capote. For U.S. distribution, Selznick cut the picture by nearly a third (90 to 64 minutes). He took out a lot of local sidelights, e.g., a boisterous Italian wedding party and some realistic lovemaking. Says Director De Sica: "I cannot pass judgment . . . Perhaps Selznick cut a little too much. But one kiss...
Beat the Devil. John Huston and Truman Capote tell a completely wacky shaggy-dog story; with Humphrey Bogart, Jennifer Jones. Gina Lollobrigida, Robert Morley, Peter Lorre (TIME, March...