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Word: mimic (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1950
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Gloria Swanson, in a role which, at first blush, seems to hew ticklishly close to her own lifeline, gets a chance to mimic a parasol-twirling Mack Sennett bathing beauty, to impersonate Charlie Chaplin (as she did in 1924's Manhandled) and to burst into dazzling emotional pyrotechnics. It is as juicy a part as any actress could hope for, and Actress Swanson squeezes the last drop from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures, Aug. 14, 1950 | 8/14/1950 | See Source »

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