Word: distressed
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...bloodshed, I renounced the throne of my ancestors. Since you wished to entrust the destiny of the country to new rulers, I decided to withdraw. Now in spite of the dictatorship which forbids freedom of speech, you have revealed to me the whole picture of your miseries. In your distress you came to me. Answering your appeal, I accept the mission which you entrust to me and I am ready to contact the French authorities. I shall exert the full weight of my authority to mediate in the conflict which has put you one against the other...
Cynthia (MGM) is a timid smalltown girl (Elizabeth Taylor) in distress. Born delicate, she is kept sickly by her own unhappiness, her frustrated, overanxious parents (George Murphy, Mary Astor) and her pompous doctor-uncle (Gene Lockhart), who bullies the whole family. Music (S. Z. Sakall) and Young Love (James Lydon) arouse in Cynthia a desire to live-and to live like other girls...
...search and rescue unit of the Hawaiian Sea Frontier picked up the distress signal. A converted Army B17, Honolulu-bound from Kwajalein, was running out of fuel 100 miles west of Barbers Point. In the control tower on Oahu, controlmen listened to the calm voice of disaster: "Number Three Engine is out at 2,200 feet. . . . Two and Three Engines dead at 1,400 feet . . . losing altitude. ... I'd better go ahead and set down while I have two engines. . . ." There was a pause. Then, "Now ditching." At 11:46, the radio went...
...make friends with the man who is carrying on with his wife, though he coldly hints his awareness of what's up. Coast Guardsman Ryan slowly comes to realize 1) that the painter is holding Joan trapped in a sadistic relationship, 2) that Joan is no lady in distress but a bone-bred tramp, 3) that the pair of them are exploiting him for ugly, mysterious reasons of their...
...medical schools last year turned out a record-breaking 5,800 graduates. The effort almost knocked them flat on their backs. Last week many of the schools, admitting that they were in serious financial distress, issued an urgent S.O.S. The presidents of 19 universities embracing the nation's top medical schools* solemnly declared: "We warn our fellow citizens that without their prompt and generous aid, our medical schools . . . cannot be expected to safeguard the future health of American citizens and their children...