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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...consoles herself with a plateful of cinnamon buns -make Seed at times a convincing as well as mildly entertaining homily. John Boles, whose previous roles have included opportunities for barytone singing, maintains a placid demeanor as Bart Carter. Genevieve Tobin, who has become recognized as the most civilized home-wrecker of the talkies, sparkles pleasantly as Mildred. It's a Wise Child (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer). One of the minor stage contributions of the late David Belasco (see p. 28) was this obstetrical little farce, fragile and inoffensive, which deals glibly with a complicated case of mistaken pregnancy. As cinema...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures: May 25, 1931 | 5/25/1931 | See Source »

Campagna. Potent Manhattan Builder & Wrecker Anthony Campagna (he wrecked the $6,000,000 Clark Mansion on Fifth Avenue) was created a count by Italy's King Yittorio Emanuele...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Swank | 2/2/1931 | See Source »

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