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Alfred Hitchcock once said that it would be an interesting experiment to make a Keystone Cop sequence--the regular stuff, with the cops running around batting one another and everyone else on the head; and then suddenly, without any warning, to shift the mood--have one of the cops thrown out on the street, blood pouring from his face, his body writhing in agony. Hitchcock was interested in seeing what the audience's reaction would be. Though Preston Sturges undoubtedly had different motives, it is precisely this sort of thing that he does in "Sullivan's Travels." If at times...
...them proceed out together on Sullivan's travels. At first it is pure comedy, and excellent comedy at that. But then, in a long, silent sequence, Mr. Sturges inserts a serious documentary account of the hobo's life. This in itself is beautifully done, but the sudden shift leaves the audience wondering for a short time just what is going on. Then comes more comedy, until again there is a sudden change of scene and mood, and the action is in a chain-gang prison camp, thoroughly brutal and realistic, without the slightest trace of comedy. Then back...
...successful first year, when Austie Harding captained the Crimson there followed two drab years in which a Harvard team failed to win a single League game. This year's squad was shaping up as a much better aggregation, but how much its development will be retarded by this shift is as yet uncertain...
...riveting angle bars through the wing tank and deck. They didn't have the size rivets I wanted, and there was a new bucker on the other end of them. I never knew when New Year's came. Down in the locker room when we went off shift everyone said 'Happy New Year.' I didn't go out and celebrate. I went home and went to bed. These days I usually sleep from about two o'clock till noon...
...arms manufacturers began to step up their operations to Franklin Roosevelt's 168-hour week, they ran into the most discouraging shortage of all: skilled labor. A spotty reality for months, it became serious when key industries like machine tool manufacture tried to add a third and fourth shift. In many cases foremen, lead men and supervisors have had to work 70 hours a week to keep things going...