Word: devil
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Dates: during 1950-1950
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...write-up of The Devil's Disciple [TIME, Feb. 6], featuring a picture of Maurice...
...Bicycle Thief" and "Devil in the Flesh" are tied as the best foreign films of 1949, according to the results of a poll released last night by Ivy Films. "Fallen Idol" was cited as the best English speaking film, and "The Heiress" as the best American film the opinion of its 160 members...
...devil is active in Châtellerault, in Chinon and in Domfront, but above all he is active in Loudun...
...told the reporters: "You can say [I am] dee-lighted, if you want to." And when they questioned him on U.S. dealings with the dubious Admiral Darlan, he retorted with "an old Balkan proverb": "My children, you are permitted in time of great danger to walk with the Devil until you have crossed the bridge...
...devil is active in Chatellerault, in Chinon and in Domfront, but above all he is active in Loudun." So said Rabelais four centuries ago; at least, that's what the people of Loudun say he said. Some people suspect that Loudun, a town of 5,313 in western France, is still a little proud of its reputation for casual wickedness. "I think," said a bookseller of Loudun last week, "it is because of our fine white wines. One can drink liters, like water, but suddenly it hits like a coup de fusil and even the old feel young...