Word: cleverly
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...inability to make further concessions plus his obvious need to advocate some bold policy for election, makes him turn to some idea better called 'state Capitalism' than Fascism," cried Marley. "This way out came natural to a man of Bennett's mental equipment, which, though clever, completely refuses to face the real cause of the crisis and the real way out. Bennett and the forces he represents are obviously making Capitalism's last stand...
...Bank of France, thus getting funds with which to appear to balance the budget without having, to ask the Chamber to vote higher taxes. By this fascinating maneuver the State also avoids another long-term Government bond issue which would badly clog the Paris bond market. "It's clever," Frenchmen agreed, "but is it inflation...
Public response to Author Thornton Wilder has been chequered. His first book (The Cabala) was too clever to be popular. His second (The Bridge of San Luis Rey) was the best-selling phenomenon of 1927. Since then he has published a distinguished tour de force (The Woman of Andros), two collections of inconsiderable, unactable playlets (The Angel That Troubled the Waters, The Long Christmas Dinner). Carpers have accused him of being a literary showoff, say he once struck a lucky posture, will never repeat it. Communist Litterateur Mike Gold started the liveliest row the staid New Republic...
...EYES OF DEATH-John Bentley- Crime Club ($2). Introducing Sophisticate Richard Herrivell Bart, antiquarian, who suavely guides blunt Chief Inspector Barton through the psychological maze left by a brutal, clever murderer...
Although it has the usual corps of continental villains, replete with monocles, saber scars, and slouch hats, "I Am a Thief," the mystery melodrama at the Fenway, is fairly successful. The plot, which involves a clever jewelry theft, may be old, but it works, to the complete mystification of the audience. Mary Aster, as the heroine torn between two loyalties, manages to look dyspeptically emotional, and Ricardo Cortez, the suave and charming cad, smiles toothily but shrewdly at his rather capable supporting cast. The photography is frequently excellent, and portrays the swift passage of the Istanbul Express across Europe with...