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...publisher of nautical books, asked him to revise Moore, Bowditch said yes. By the time Bowditch finished, there was little left of Moore's book but its title. Bowditch revised most of Moore in his cabin: "The sounds of the moving ship provided a musical background for the slow and tedious work of preparing a guide for other ships." Carefully, he kept a record of every error he found in Moore, then added them up. There were more than 8,000. "When he was through," says Author Berry, "he had produced a book a man could trust in navigating...
This is M.G.M.'s idea of modernizing Garbo. Perhaps M.G.M. thought that, because Garbo played a captivating brand of comedy in Ninotchka two years ago, she ought to go on to slapstick. But Ninotchka was played against a dramatic background. Two-Faced Woman is neither dramatic nor funny (except for some hilarious stunt-skiing sequences); it is a trick played on a beautiful, shy, profoundly feminine actress...
These men will initiate the round table discussion by outlining the subject as a whole in 15 minute speeches. Howe will talk on the historical background to the war, Professor Reischauer on the economic stakes in the conflict, and Professor Holcombe on the political setup that will make a lasting peace possible...
Without the aid of weird musical effects and somber, "arty" camera angles, "Ladies in Retirement" packs as much terror and suspense as a dozen of Hollywood's more pretentious spinetinglers. There are a couple of shots of mist-covered marshes to lend atmosphere at the beginning, and the musical background does furnish a few minor chords at the right moments; otherwise the story moves along--with its train of sinister over-tones--of its own weight. The effect lies in the story itself, and in some excellent direction, not in the well-aimed camera that has made so many films...
Keep 'Em Flying winds Abbott & Costello round & round with a silly plot about a barnstorming stunt flier (Dick Foran), his rival (William Gargan) and a girl (Carol Bruce). The picture uses a civilian pilot training school for background, some poor songs for vocal relief, and makes noisy, big-mouthed Martha Raye play twins, which is too much of a loud thing...