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This sentimental hullabaloo was heavensent for a prizefight buildup, and Builder-Upper Jack Miley, sportswriter of the old school, made the most of it. On the night of the fight 55,000 fans crammed into Manhattan's Polo Grounds...
...similarities between himself and Citizen Kane, was acute. In any case, R. K. O. lawyers decided that Hearst had no case. More probably, it was rumored, Director Welles would give Publisher Hearst a private preview, make necessary adjustments. Seldom in Hollywood history had there been such a prospective buildup. Wiseacres shook their heads in wonder. Was it inspiration or luck? Orson Welles might not be the Junius Brutus Booth of his generation, but some thought he had a jumbo streak of the old Barnum...
...this was buildup. The main attraction was stocky, bob-haired Carl Milles himself. He had come from Detroit to make a personal appearance at the biggest Carl Milles sculpture show ever held anywhere. Looking like one of his own rugged-faced Tritons, Swedish-born Sculptor Milles (amid cries of "louder") quietly addressed the crowd in his own Scandinavian brand of English, expressed pleasure at all the exhibitionism ("It is the first time an exhibit of my work shows all the steps what we have to do"), spoke feelingly of the problems of outdoor sculpture. Often, said he, when a sculptor...
...Cleveland events followed the now-familiar Willkie pattern: terrific buildup, hysterical ovation, a solid, sound, sensible but not stirring speech. Crowds were huge, friendly, happy, excited. To the Public Auditorium they came, to sit with the stage partitions opened up, so that two enormous audiences faced each other across a great divide...
...general and not much of a strong man. Mexicans say he would probably be a stooge for Cárdenas, which Cárdenas refused to be for Strong Man Plutarco Elias Calles. Backed by Lombardo Toledano, the John L. Lewis of Mexico, General Avila is getting a big buildup. His stenciled name and face are on every available wall and sidewalk. Supported mostly by the Left, Candidate Avila talks Right...