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...order to carry out the principles of my religious faith, which is Hedonism, I am obliged to observe certain distary restrictions. For example, my religion requires me to cat filet mignon and devil's food cake with fudge frosting on Friday; to consume cocktails before and after each evening meal, and to abstain entirely from certain uninteresting foods, such as fish...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Orthodox Hedonist | 3/19/1949 | See Source »

...imagine "Faust" and "The Devil and Daniel Webster" sloppily clad in a 20th Century plot, with Ray Milland as Beelzebub, and you get some idea of what "Alias Nick Beal" is about. And if you've heard the voice on that certain local radio station warning you "never make a dealllll with Nick Bealllll," you have the complete picture...

Author: By E. PARKER Hayden jr., | Title: The Moviegoer | 3/19/1949 | See Source »

...years, the Dilowa Hutukhtu lived at Naribanchin, absolute ruler of 900 lamas, and lord of miles of farm and pasture lands. Dressed in silken robes of yellow and red, he spent his days in study and prayer. Only for the year's great festivals, such as the bemasked Devil Dance, did he vary his happy and quiet routine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Refugee from the East | 3/14/1949 | See Source »

...delivering himself for shipment to hell, but his better nature triumphs in the end. The happy ending is scarcely a surprise, but Director John Farrow leads up to it with a series of small shocks, and neat twists. He appears to have the exhilarating conviction that man-meets-devil can be as interesting as boy-meets-girl. The fine sardonic dialogue of Jonathan Latimer's screen play is a great help, and so are devilish good performances by Milland and Mitchell...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The New Pictures, Mar. 14, 1949 | 3/14/1949 | See Source »

...Workshop unanimously voted to present "The Tempest" at a general meeting held on Friday. Webster's "The White Devil" and Shakespeare's "Measure For Measure" were the other serious contenders for production...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HTW Plans 'The Tempest,' Turns Professional Next Fall | 3/9/1949 | See Source »

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