Word: lightheartedness
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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In Mr. Toad Disney is back where he belongs-in the world of inspired fauna and improbable flora. J. Thaddeus Toad, madcap scion of an ancient family of landed British amphibians and a passionate gadgeteer, comes near being one of his liveliest, most lovable creations. Narrated with crisp anonymity by...
At the East Orange High School during the '208, Margaret fought the Scopes trial with her friends (she was on Clarence Darrow's side, in favor of teaching evolution) and secretly read The Sheik. By the time she got to Wellesley, she was writing poetry, soon turned to...
Come to the Stable (20th Century-ox) is a lighthearted parable of faith which shows innocence and piety triumphing over worldliness and greed. Without being either preachy or selfconscious, the picture turns a religious situation into good entertainment, at the same time mixing its chuckles with a few well-timed...
The Wizard of Oz (M-G-M), dusted off and reissued, proves that true wizardry, whether in books or on the screen, is ageless. In the magical land of Oz, nothing changes. As wide-eyed Dorothy, Judy Garland still wanders through an enchanted Technicolored landscape with the Tin Woodsman (Jack...
To readers who enjoy that peculiarly English grace of being lighthearted about the deadly serious, Charles Williams will be a discovery indeed. Novelist Dorothy L. Sayers, who regards him as more important than either of such Christian authors as T. S. Eliot or C. S. Lewis, has spoken of Williams...