Word: wolfed
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Imagine a wolf, a lamb and a shepherd. The lamb decides to remain neutral between the wolf, which threatens him, and the shepherd, who protects him. He hopes that by doing this the wolf, instead of eating him, will busy himself first of all with the shepherd, or perhaps the shepherd will attack the wolf. By this means the lamb, who still feels that he is not strong enough to act, will gain time. It is a defensible policy...
...Patty O'Neill, Moon's naive and unpredictable ingenue, who surprises a middle-aged lecher into an offer of marriage and an amiable young wolf into a promise of chastity, Barbara Bel Geddes shines and twinkles with an authentic radiance. Her give & take with Co-Stars Donald Cook and Barry Nelson is sharp, sure, and exquisitely timed. Her poise is unshakable. In 1941, when she first appeared on Broadway, critics had called Barbara a "plump" and "promising" ingenue. Now, trimmer, slimmer, and thoroughly resourceful on the stage, she is an accomplished, soundly competent performer...
...Papa was no killjoy. He was often in the mood for pranks. "Once we were all going bathing, and we girls and Papa hurried on ahead and hid in the hollow, and when Mamma, Auntie and Strakhov were passing Papa set up a howl like a wolf, to frighten them, but spoiled it all because he said,'Now all howl,' so loudly...
Whoops & Whistles. Last week Patti was proving her drawing power in the nation's capital. When the master of ceremonies introduced her ("the singing rage, Miss Patti Page"), Washington's big Capitol Theater rocked with wolf cries, whistles and cheers. In the wings, pretty, 23-year-old Patti, radiant in an orchid-colored strapless gown, sidetracked her gum back in her jaw, took a deep breath, switched on a neon smile and glided onstage...
...Wolf. Oldtimers at San Quentin still remember the surgery The Croaker did on "Wolf" Blaisdell, a snarling, point-eared dope peddler whose viciously lupine features were matched only by his surly character. One day, shortly before his release, the Wolf came to Dr. Stanley and with unwonted meekness begged that something be done about his face. He was tired, said the Wolf, of having people slink away whenever they saw him. Dr. Stanley smoothed out his gash-like wrinkles, trimmed down his ears, sent the rejuvenated Wolf back into the world personable enough to date Red Riding Hood. Since then...