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...frontier times--composed of the amusing savagery of the Indians, their reaction to "civilization," the lives of the railroad workers, and the machinations of big financiers behind the scenes in Washington--is vividly portrayed. Technical superiority, shown particularly in the handling of minor characters, has produced an authentic background; Akim Tamiroff, as a virile plug-ugly, is outstanding. To be sure, as much cannot be said for Joel McCrea and Barbara Stanwyck, who are pleasant but unnecessary; nevertheless, by virtue of the skill with which a worthwhile tlicme has been handled, a convincing and certainly entertaining motion picture has been...
...Spencer's play, unusual in plot, and construction, deals with an investigation into the lives of long-dead citizens by the government of the United States. It will employ music partially synchronized with the meter of the verse, and a chorus in the background...
With the French Revolution and the battle of Waterloo rumbling in the background, "He Was Born Gay" is a fantasy woven about the legend of the Last Dauphin. Written by Emlyn Williams, staged by the Harvard Dramatic Club under the leadership of Jock Munroe, the play shows thought and skill on the part of the writer, director, and cast. Rough edges were smothed, the surface polished, and the performance was well-rounded and unified...
...Cecil Scott Forester's three novels (the first two, Beat to Quarters and Ship of the Line already published) of an English naval genius in Napoleonic times. More imaginative than Mutiny on the Bounty, it is that rare book, adventure romance treated realistically, lively entertainment with sound historical background, fast narrative with subtle characterization. Captain Horatio Hornblower stacks up with the most exciting and best written adventure stories in the language...
...Harvard Guardian have chosen for their April issue a remarkably wide range of articles on current questions. For those who prefer foreign affairs for their monthly reading, the Guardian offers a defense of Japan, a study of a contemporary German village, and a paper on the diplomatic background of the World War. For those who would save America first, the Guardian presents a discussion of public spending, a consideration of careers in the public service, and a resume of the recent United States Housing Authority report...