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Wings of all sizes and varieties, wings from nearly every unit of Uncle Sam's naval forces, wings with insignia and wings without-forming the background of almost every scene, they add the only element of color to an insipid "Wings of the Navy," currently at the Metropolitan. Built around a trite story of two brothers in a naval flying school, the picture contains little acting, a dull script, and slowly paced direction. Olivia DeHavilland, apex of the now-winged eternal triangle, has nothing to do except be ornamental; John Payne, who wins the girl from George Brent and sells...
...display of "workshop material" is arranged to emphasize the continuity and development of ideas leading up to the filming of a Disney feature. Beginning with rough sketches of story ideas, the exhibit traces the growth of a film through more elaborate character development and various sketch-experiments in background design fixing the mood of the production...
While the Teachers' Oath became once more a potent issue in State politics yesterday, Harvard slipped into the background in the annual fight for the measure's repeal...
...agree with you. Anyone who takes a course in "The Intellectual Background of Chinese Literature" where, as is boldly admitted, "a reading knowledge of Chinese, is not required" is just a plain sissy, that's all. Why, it would be as bad as taking a course in Plato without a knowledge of Greek...
...work of Louis Brandeis. For this man throughout his career has been a fighter for the democratic ideal. Never content with a single triumph, he realized that the only safeguard of democracy was eternal vigilance. And this idea prompted his unceasing opposition to the forces of reaction, as his background so well illustrates...