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...With a Good Heart" Raft, whom the FBI has sent away for an Alcatraz vacation. Love is present in the form of a quadrangle, but Joan stays loyal to her George; he shows his appreciation by letting himself be shot. Lloyd Nolan, menacing as every, tries to worm his way into Miss Bennett's heart, but gets only two Raft slugs for his efforts. And Walter Pidgeon, after years of being a tall and rugged forgotten man, gets the Indiana farm-girl on the first bounce. George Raft has been just as tough in many another picture, Joan every...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Moviegoer | 5/21/1940 | See Source »

...poor Belgium' or 'poor Holland,' " wrote anonymous Commentator "Blackshirt" in Bologna's Resto del Carlino the day after Germany's new invasion began last week (see p. 22). "It is not for Fascist Italy to lament the fate that has overtaken two sanctionist countries, worm-eaten by democracy and anti-Fascism...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: POWER POLITICS: Fascists & Facts | 5/20/1940 | See Source »

...country correspondent for a string of six Northwest papers, James once did a piece about Carroll Kjellman, Rochester citizen who said he had seen a robin tugging at a worm in the ground. The worm stretched until it snapped out of the earth, knocked the robin cold. Wrote Dave James: "Faced by a committee of angleworm lovers, Carroll Kjellman ... admitted he planted strips of rubber in the soil. . . . 'I'm sorry I caused the robin to be knocked out . . .' Kjellman said...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Taleteller | 5/20/1940 | See Source »

Between these extremes are friendlier Republics (like Colombia), which recognize the need of settling the bond question in a way that will make new U. S. loans respectable. In the middle too is the State Department, patiently trying to worm token payments out of defaulters to justify new credits and get the trade ball rolling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FOREIGN TRADE: Latin American Bonds | 4/29/1940 | See Source »

TAMPA, Florida--The worm finally turned. Casper Milquetoast rose up and smacked down his tormentor. In other words, the much-maligned National League, playing with verve and precision triumphed over the swaggering American Leaguers today in the first spring all-star game for the benefit of the Finnish Relief Fund...

Author: By The ASSOCIATED Press, | Title: Over the Wire | 3/18/1940 | See Source »

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