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This picture concerns an elderly plutocrat (Heggie); his attractive second wife (Damita); and his son, an amorous prodigal (Lester Vail) who returns from abroad to become sexually interested in his stepmother. Finally, the scion goes away by himself and Damita embraces Heggie, who leers in a manner reminiscent of Daddy Browning...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures: Nov. 2, 1931 | 11/2/1931 | See Source »

...Boston with some books that morning. Mr. Jones agreed and four hours later alighted at Piping Rock Country Club where Mr. Ryan handed him books addressed to Mrs. Ryan, to Mrs. Charles Hamilton Sabin, Cardinal O'Connell and Eleonora Sears. The books were copies of Verses by Barry Vail. "Barry Vail" is John Barry Ryan. Sample Ryan verses...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Aug. 3, 1931 | 8/3/1931 | See Source »

...priest by his beard, dragged him from the pulpit, flung him screaming on the flagstones. Lash after lash, lash after lash, lash after lash. . . . The priest at length ceased to scream, fainted, lay as though dead. To the faithful His Majesty then stated that Her Majesty never lifts her vail in public, thereupon strode from the mosque with clinking spurs while fellow priests revived the flogged zealot...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PERSIA: Shah of Action | 6/8/1931 | See Source »

Singles--Davenport (H) defeated Noble (D) 6-0, 6-1; G. H. Hartsford (H) won from Belknapp (D), 6-2, 4-6, 6-2; Lawrence Freeburn (H) defeated Hall (D), 6-4, 8-6, 6-3; W. K. Porter (H) efeated Vail (D), 6-2, 6-4; W. S. Emmett (H) won from Rigby, 10-8, 8-6; R. E. Metz (H) defeated Mann...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WEEK-END SPORTS | 5/4/1931 | See Source »

HARVARD SYRACUSE Carter, f.b. f.b., Vail Lawler, r.w. r.f., Defurio Pugh, r.c. r.c., Devlin Whitney, l.c. l.c., Stern Earling, l.w. l.w., Kennedy Sherman, s.o.h. s.o.h., Boylie Boyd, h.b., h.b., Guy Straus, 1f. 1f., Hogben White, 1f. 1f., Elowits Morre, 1f. 1f., Hyatt Wheeler, 2f. 2f., Hollis Elmore, 2f. 2f., Hordines Carter, 3f. 3f., Morton Farris, 3f. 3f., Ludi Potter, 3f. 3f., Gardner...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD RUGBY XV TO MEET SYRACUSE TODAY | 5/2/1931 | See Source »

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