Word: lavishes
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Sudan, the other disputed point (Egypt covets it; the British have promised the Sudanese eventual independence), Britain still intends to let the Sudanese decide their own future. But if King Farouk insists on calling himself "King of Egypt and the Sudan" (as he signed himself with the lavish flowers he sent to George VI's funeral), Britain would probably agree-at least to the title. "He may call himself what he likes," is the British attitude...
Carter is lavish with words because he is lavish with everything. For nearly half a century, he has been building a glittering legend of showmanship, generosity, boisterousness and buffoonery. The legend lives and grows in a typhoon of frantic activity that sweeps everything before it - including Carter himself. This pays off for both Carter and Fort Worth. But his old friends know a deeper reason. Whether he is giving away hats, tracts of land, scholarships, or popcorn & peanuts at his 900-acre Shady Oak Farm, his friends see a poor boy acting out his dreams...
...They were married, and fortified by the Wright millions, Cobina threw a succession of parties that made her the busiest hostess on the Sands Point-Palm Beach-Café Society circuit. At the same time, she dazzled Manhattan concert audiences with a recital mixture of popular soprano numbers and lavish costumes...
Hollywood, spurred by its success in luring moviegoers away from their TV sets, considered a new idea: take any old film story that has proved its box-office pull and i) reproduce it in gorgeous Technicolor, 2) throw in some songs and dances, and 3) make it look lavish, regardless of budget. Old favorites slated for the music and color treatment: Huckleberry Finn and Goodbye, Mr. Chips at MGM; Brother Rat and The Male Animal at Warner, What Price Glory? at 20th Century...
...Dreams" is unique in a couple of ways. It is not in Technicolor, nor does it have a parade of lavish production numbers to dazzle the audience. But pleasant and tuneful songs and a warm, if nostalgic story, make this picture easy to enjoy...