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Thickly frosted in the frigid air of Moonlight Valley, S. Dak., start of the two previous failures, the great rubbery bag grew like a mushroom in the night as 300 soldiers labored beneath floodlights to pump in 300,000 cu. ft. of helium. By dawn all was ready. The balloonists climbed aboard, shouted: "Up, balloon!" Released, it floated gently away, cleared the rim of the woodsy valley, drifted out of sight as the 20,000 chilled spectators trekked back to Rapid City. Six hours later, Capt. Stevens radioed that Explorer II had touched 74,000 ft., well above both...
...that the acting is undistinguished would be to miss the point of the film--the chief feature of which is the superb photography. Bali is, of course, a paradise for workers in color, and the cameraman for Legong made the most of his opportunities. Maidens bathing at dawn in pale green pools, beats putting out to sea at dusk, cockfights, dances and gaudy funerals appear in all their natural beauty of color and action...
...your nickels is to be had at Radio City, "Peter Ibbetson". There's the Auto Show at Grand Central Palace; there's the Horse Show at the Garden; then again "Three Men on a Horse" will be found romping at the Playhouse. But there's always the dawn. And there's the tunnel and there's the highway and there's the game. And all over again. Times Square . . . one holiday . . . one journey . . . one high Tower...
Happily the old fellow tumbled from his four-poster at dawn this morning. There's much to be lived today; and, anyway, there's the sunrise to be seen. That reminds the Vagabond that some of his friends have advised him now that winter is coming he had better move from his old Tower to warmer quarters. The Vagabond is told that one of the Masters has kindly offered him the Tower in his House...
...contract. She is a collector of first editions of children's books, reasonably good at fashionable sports and lives in the smallest house (living room, bedroom, bath) in Beverly Hills. Afflicted by chronic insomnia and aware that she will not be able to sleep until dawn, she employs every decorous reason she can invent to detain guests. In Rendezvous, she had three duplicates of all dresses and shoes to avoid delays for wardrobe replacements. Transatlantic Tunnel (Gaumont-British) exhibits the British cinema industry, long noted for its delvings into history, hopefully examining the future. Suggested by the speech...