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Dates: during 1931-1931
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Principal audacities in The Greek: mak-ing himself (under his own name) the hero; showing a "seduction scene" by means of dialog. The story: Hero Thayer, vacationing with his wife in Europe, encounters a handsome young Greek, by name Paros. Mrs. Thayer flirts with Paros, falls in love with him. Meantime Thayer has discovered that Paros is a pretender to the Greek throne, the idolized head of a world-wide Society which is gradually getting Greece under its control. Thayer becomes Paros' henchman, surrenders his wife, sinks himself in the Society's work. Eventually, a mere devil...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Bally hooey | 12/21/1931 | See Source »

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