Word: hell
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Dates: during 1940-1940
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...famous columnist, a noted author, or even an Editor. But mostly he grew old at 45. And when he saw a new youngster in the City Room he figured the best thing he could do was to take him accoss the street and say to him: "Kid, what the hell are you doing around here? Get out of it. It's a lousy business...
Joan Bennett has moved from "Green Hell" to "The House Across the Bay," but she still can't do much more than present a very pleasant appearance and some rather poor acting. This latest production of husband Walter Wanger finds her pining away for George "The Mug With a Good Heart" Raft, whom the FBI has sent away for an Alcatraz vacation. Love is present in the form of a quadrangle, but Joan stays loyal to her George; he shows his appreciation by letting himself be shot. Lloyd Nolan, menacing as every, tries to worm his way into Miss Bennett...
...Weber, 72, and Lew ("Meyer") Fields, 73, promptly went into their 63-year-old act at Grand Central Terminal: Meyer cuffed Mike, shook him like an apple tree. When they paused for breath, Weber growled: "All people ever wanted to see us for is to watch Lew knock the hell out of me." Mourned
...letter instructing his aides how to act while on duty, Hollister says, "If you see any other marshals ask them what the hell this is all about, and they won't know either...
...sort of Oriental Decameron, Chin P'ing Mei tells the story of a rich young rakehell named Hsi Men, of whom it was said that "unless they are concubines of the Prince of Hell himself, they belong to the harem of wealthy Hsi Men." Fretful because he is not ten men, something of a sadist (though a pleasant fellow at times), Hsi is figuratively said to enjoy "spending his nights among blossoms and willows." The details are put much more plainly...