Word: worley
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...WORLEY Scottsboro...
...Britain's plight increased the apprehension over sagging exports. Alarmists like Texas' Representative Eugene Worley, former chairman of a congressional subcommittee on foreign trade, suggested banning British films in the U.S. Said Worley: "Today it is films, tomorrow it might be wheat, cotton or beef...
Boomerang? At least part of Hollywood's movie community was not nearly so angry as Representative Worley. There were many, particularly among independent producers, who considered the Johnston Office's action too rash. A prolonged dearth of U.S. films, they thought, might give the British industry an opportunity to cop the home market for good...
...Worley, contributor of two short stories, is clearly at home in the form of writing in which the central characters' thoughts take the place of dialogue and the awkward conversation of most amateur pieces is neatly side-stepped. Immediately noticeable is Miss Worley's economical and effective use of words. Only an unnecessary first paragraph mars here technical effort. "The Enigma," her heavyweight contribution dealing with love on idealistic and physical levels, has many fine observations and insights. The sensitive theme is handled maturely and whether or not the psychology of the story rings true probably depends to a large...
...TIME admits that Congressman Worley should know his own age, is not so sure he knows his own face...