Word: flagged
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Dates: during 1950-1950
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...omen . . . That is not true. We know from our own bitter experience that appeasement does not pay." Then he spoke the one emotion-charged passage in his speech: "You may be certain that in fair weather or foul, where the Stars & Stripes fly in Korea, the British flag will fly beside them. We stand by our duty. We stand by our friends...
...amusement. In France the attitude toward the theatre has always been quite different. The sage is the battleground of new ideas, the arena where literary and philosophical notions are presented to the public who witness the struggle and cheer the winner. The playwright becomes the carrier of the flag, being in and being the amker of his epoch. Most plays deal with controversial issues. Spectators go to the theatre to become acquainted with the problems, to take part in the discussions...
...starter, Connie Hilton last week planted the flag of his empire firmly atop Monte Mario, one of the seven hills of ancient Rome. There, financed by the Italian government with an assist from ECA, a new $6,000,000 hotel with 400 rooms will be built. When it is finished in the spring of 1953, Hilton will put between $300,000 and $400,000 in as working capital, and operate it under a 20-year lease. He will turn over 70% of the profits to the Italian owners, keep a tidy 30% for himself. In similar deals, Hilton intends...
...West Point Story (Warner) crossbreeds two thin Hollywood strains: the backstage musical and the plot that glorifies the U.S. Military Academy. The result is a little monster of a flag-waving, hip-wagging movie combining the misshapen features of both. In a fine burst of freakishness, the Warners have even stuffed overage (46) James Cagney into the uniform of a West Point plebe...
...keep him on a leash-and, of course, to teach him to love West Point the hard way. From there on, the film drags in Flirtation Walk, the honor system, the show-must-go-on, a pretentious cantata celebrating the Academy and such production-number props as the U.S. flag. Through it all, breathing hard and never able to obey the cadets' admonitions to "suck in that gut," Cagney struts, mugs and rampages with the embarrassing insistence of a pugnacious drunk whom no one quite dares to lead to the door. For its best moments, The West Point Story...