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...since the fall of 1946, when Harry Truman hardly dared utter a word in public for fear that his own unpopularity would rub off on exposed Democratic candidates, had a President remained so sequestered from a national election campaign. Lyndon Johnson had not exactly planned it that way. Early in July the President hinted that he would visit all 50 states on behalf of Democratic candidates, but the sharp summer slump in his popularity caused the program to be scuttled. Last week he joined the battle for the first time since Labor Day, traditional kickoff date for formal electioneering. Instead...
...were over-dressed to the point of utter psychological nakedness, and they handled themselves in the wise-cracking, vaguely bullying way men have always reserved for that condition. Their comments on the officials and the hawkers were full of logic so well whittled that its point disappeared; when they came to a bit of merchandise they had heard of they often bought it with a grand flourish, thus recommending its advantages and their expertise to friends. Most of them were feeling the gorge of possessive passion that comes when one is first deeply convinced that he is going to Harvard...
...basis for confidence in our system of government has not been able to stand the test of time," he said. "The basis for unity is not there. I therefore feel that we should review our national standing and see if we can help stop the country from drifting into utter destruction...
Though their playing has exquisite style, Caine and Newman merely provide teatime treats in this slice of Victorian gingerbread adapted from the classic story by Robert Louis Stevenson and his stepson, Lloyd Osbourne. Director Bryan Forbes (King Rat) reveals an unexpected gift for utter nonsense, using every period cliché and corny camera trick that might imaginably be fermented into vintage black comedy. Some of the gags crumble on impact, others are stretched out like taffy, but there is enough fun left over to leave most moviegoers happily wallowing in greed, sex, homicide, body snatching and other nefarious diversions...
...little dough," and had graced the cover of Harper's Bazaar by the time she went to Hollywood at 18. In her very first film, To Have and Have Not (1945), she added a classic come-on line to U.S. cinema legend, and anyone who heard her utter it the first time around fully qualifies as middleaged: "If you want anything, just whistle." Humphrey Bogart wanted...