Word: weak
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...result that some of the minor roles, notably that of Kate, are neglected. Exceedingly competent acting on the part of James Gleason, who plays Lefty, Thomas' assistant, and on the part of Una Merkel, who portrays the fickle femininity of the story, is enough to save the rather weak plot and the overemphasis on Mr. Tracy. The photography contains nothing unusual, except for the introduction of a former Pathe News version of Soviets parading. In general, the picture leaves an impression of a rather taut young man who talks unendingly, and of a succession of pretty girls. It is entertaining...
Dillon's two goals against Toronto, bringing his total to seven in the play-off series, set a record which was the more unusual in that he is a member of a second-string forward line that was supposed to be weak. In the preliminary series against the Montreal Canadiens and the Detroit Red Wings, he had helped eclipse the Rangers famed first-string forwards (Frank Boucher and the Cook brothers. Bill & Bun). Almost as surprising as the performance of Dillon last week was the work of the Rangers' youthful, mop-haired, talkative goaltender, Andy Aitkenhead. A recruit...
...value insurance company assets on market prices, found that fire and marine insurance companies were in good shape with a large margin of safety, a number of casualty companies with much smaller margins of safety. Alert insurance brokers were busy last week shifting their clients from weak companies to strong ones...
...Boston Red Sox under their new owner Thomas Yawkey and the St. Louis Browns, with some new outfielders and pitchers, still look weak...
...White Sox may be the surprise team in the league, though Simmons has suffered from a torn hand, tooth-pullings, weak ankles and rheumatism since the team went into training...