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After dinner, Rank buries himself in a pile of papers and a box of chocolates until 2 a.m. Nell keeps him company; she sits beside him and knits. "Hollywood has 30 years on us," he explains. "We must do three days' work in one to catch...
...house lights come up, and above the hubbub in the aisles one can hear a spectral voice pronounced in awe-filled tones, "The overture...Duel in the Sun..." And thus begins David O. Selznick's nine-million dollar horse opera. Of this pile of cash a very substantial share has been invested in what has been perhaps the most immense hoopla campaign since Thomas A. Edison invented the motion picture. Such an unparalelled barrage of publicity has been such a long stretch of time that quite a sizable fraction of the population already is intent upon seeing the picture...
...genuine character portrayal. To cap off this two-hour-plus marathon there is perhaps the bloodiest climax in a long, long time-heroine and hero shoot each other full of holes, only to suddenly find that they are madly in love. Bathed in Technicolor gore, they crawl across a pile of rocks to die in each others arms...
...rummy, had overlooked a blaze in the bedroom. The visiting fireman (in dinner jacket, black tie) fell to "with a will for five minutes," it was reported, helped hotel employees drag a hose to the conflagration. Too late: the Baroness' $2,000 mink was just a pile of singed hair...
...Saturday's triangular tusale, the hardwork of the weight men went un-rewarded as they just could not pile up enough points to overcome the head start Rhode Island State gained in the running events...