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...seekers who complain that the newsreel outfits aren't taking advantage of their chance to photograph history as it gallops past, haven't any more kick coming. For what the newsreels haven't done, Hollywood has-in no uncertain manner. "A Yank in the R. A. F." packs enough wallop in its action shots to satisfy the appetite of the most thrill-hungry customer. And when it comes to making a graphic account of the events of Europe today, scenes like the British evacuation from Dunkirk, and the night raid over Berlin tops, for sheer punch, anything that...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE MOVIEGOER | 10/4/1941 | See Source »

...repaired. And now North Carolina was out to prove the hard way that she could take a slug many times heavier. Neither so fast nor so heavily protected as such new-day beauties as the 15-in.-gunned German Tirpitz and the unhappy Bismarck, she carries a more powerful wallop* than any foreign ship afloat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NAVY: Biggest Roar Afloat | 9/8/1941 | See Source »

...Here's your chance to pack a little of the romantic wallop from 'Down Argentine Way' into your own personality! Remember those dashing Gauchos free-riding o'er the Argentine pampas? DOBBS has copied their broad-brimmed hats...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: National Shopper | 9/8/1941 | See Source »

...tough guy who thinks that might makes right. Director Lang (M. Fury), thrice-wounded Austrian veteran of World War I and a fugitive from Nazidom, knows that conflict intimately. Because he also knows how to tell a story with a camera, Man Hunt has the kind of polished wallop that Hollywood likes to talk about but not so often achieves...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The New Pictures, Jun. 30, 1941 | 6/30/1941 | See Source »

...bottom two slots and win most of their points. Davis is probably the best man on the team when the chips are down, and his remarkable recovery shots have pulled him out of many a tough spot. Allis has a well rounded game and packs a real wallop for his size. He should continue to improve as the season progresses...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lining Them Up | 4/30/1941 | See Source »

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