Word: wrestlers
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...procession of the Lord was marching through Sheffield, England. At its head was a brass band blaring hymns from atop a wagon; next, on a white horse, came the onetime champion wrestler of Northumberland, now a convert to God. After him in a carriage rode the Generals William and Catherine Booth, and behind marched the uniformed soldiers of their Salvation Army. Then the Devil attacked...
Clotted along the route of the procession, the citizens of Sheffield began hurling stones and brickbats. Hooligans rushed out to beat God's ex-wrestler with clubs and try to pull him off his horse. He did not retaliate. "Anything for Jesus," he called out hoarsely, and rode on, bleeding and battered, supported in his saddle by white-faced fellow soldiers. Although pelted with mud, the bandsmen continued to blow bravely on their instruments. General William Booth stood up in the carriage, beard flying and beak nose pointing to heaven, to direct his soldiers of the gospel and lead...
...some data on wealthy Robert Young, who is in on the conspiracy to discourage her. The drawing room dither that follows shows everyone falling for Claudette, but nobody very happy about it. Claudette, who appears to be slumming in her farce role, allows herself to be photographed catching a wrestler in her lap, getting belabored with mackerel and judoing Robert Young over her shoulder...
...only other Crimson wrestler who did not see some action last year is Charlie Keith. He looked promising as a freshman two years ago but threw the javelin in winter track last season...
Another sizzling hot rock is Kirk Douglas, who began his theatrical career as a carnival wrestler, moved on to Broadway before he went to Hollywood in 1945. In his eighth picture, Champion, Douglas was poisonously perfect in the cobra-cold title role. Warner promptly signed him to a seven-year contract for nine pictures at about $125,000 a picture...