Word: tsars
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Moon (Warner). Apparently harmless and unoriginal, no more than an old-fashioned "western" elaborated with a theme song, technicolor and a comedian cast in a serious role as an amorous bandit, this picture is important for being a direct violation of the Code of Cinemorality proclaimed last week by Tsar Will Hays. One of the principal articles of the Hays code was directed against the cinematic practice of glorifying criminals. In Under a Texas Moon a scapegrace who steals the property of decent people, lies to women, makes love irresponsibly and carries a pistol, is shown succeeding in life...
...their dealings with the U. S. Golf Association, which exercises jurisdiction over all amateur and open tournaments and has been suspected of deciding debated points in favor of amateurs, the P G. A. has lacked funds, direction. Last week the P. G. A. chose a new head to be tsar of professional golf- Albert R. Gates of Chicago. His powers are comparable to those of Tsars Kenesaw Mountain Landis in baseball and Will H. Hays in the cinema. His functions: 1) to use the money of the organization to promote business for its 2,202 members, most of them golf...
...fair trial, repudiated the idea that they were invested with magic qualities which would make a good golfer out of a bad one, defended their use in tournaments against the U. S. G. A. and the Royal & Ancient Club of St. Andrews. He announced that his first acts as Tsar of the P. G. A. would be to raise the membership fees, so as to get some money in the treasury; to give a $1,000 insurance policy with each membership; to guarantee larger discounts on supplies; to send out "field representatives" to' help pros with their problems...
According to the Government's estimate, half a million peasants, most of whom had never in their lives seen a gas jet, much less an incandescent lamp, sat wrapt in curiosity while they saw what Little Tsar Boris thought it good for them to see. Well known is the fact that His Majesty takes an active, personal interest in this casting of light and knowledge into minds naive, amazed...
Still on closest, friendliest terms with Italy is Bulgaria, despite the fact that II Duce's plan of marrying Princess Giovanna to Tsar Boris of Bulgaria was blocked at the very last minute (when His Majesty was actually en route to Rome) by Pope Pius XI (TIME, April...