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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Monty Woolley-Alexander Woolcott with a beard-fits his part as perfectly as he does the wheelchair in which he spends most of the film. Better Davis, while she might seem somewhat wasted as the ingenue lead, is pert and smooth as his long-suffering secretary. Reginald Gardner plays Noel Coward better than Coward himself could...

Author: By J. H. K., | Title: THE MOVIEGOER | 2/26/1942 | See Source »

...reading which Mr. Fadiman has liked is interesting in itself and as a revelation of his critical intelligence. He has curious likings--all well justifiable--and he is not a Woolcott to pull Hiltons out of a hat. His book is an anthology which lifts the curse from anthologies...

Author: By M. C., | Title: ON THE SHELF | 10/1/1941 | See Source »

...trials and tribulations of the family include water-supply, insects in all shapes and sizes, equally troublesome relatives, and a summer theatre. "Mix all these things up," you can imagine Moss telling co-author George, "and we just can't miss. After all, look what we did with Woolcott last year...

Author: By R. T. S., | Title: THE PLAYGOER | 9/28/1940 | See Source »

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