Word: straight
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Richard Burton plays Jimmy perfectly straight, without the bitter elan and charm of Kenneth Haigh's stage performance. His approach to Jimmy's tirades is a bit too far on the heavy-breathing side for complete conviction, but he has a craggy, intense, remarkably expressive face. Mary Ure's Alison--a role which she created--is fragile, appealing, slightly vapid, and very, very blonde...
...eight races in the 20½-ft. Corinthian class sloops, but finished no worse than fourth in six to edge Warner Willcox of New Rochelle, N.Y., 45½-45¼, take the eighth Mallory Cup, symbol of the North American sailing championship. Said Sailor Melges: "I played it straight. No gambling. No chances...
Miguel Antonio Enrique Francisco Estrada (John Saxon), a first-generation Puerto Rican-New Yorker, is just out of stir and determined to go straight; he is a solid, workmanlike thug, though, and the old gang wants him back. They tempt him with a sex moll (Linda Cristal), "just up from Puerto Rico and full of sugar cane." Will he have one lump or two? He hesitates-then takes the whole bowl...
...powerful (100 h.p.) of the Big Three's compact cars. Styled with a sports-car slope, the Valiant seats six, gets 30 miles per gallon, has a top speed of 100 m.p.h. Among its features: a new six-cylinder engine mounted at a 30° angle, instead of straight, to give the car a lower center of gravity, and an alternator* instead of a direct-current generator. Chief advantages over a DC generator: more electrical energy at idling and low speeds, longer battery life. Initially, the Valiant (priced at about $2,000 plus taxes, but no extras) will...
After employing a straight running attack for a while, Ravenel opened up the game with two passes--the first to Captain Hank Keohane (nullified by a penalty) and the second to Cullen who caught the ball on the run and didn't stop until the 3-yard line. Fullback Glenn Haughie cut through a hole at left guard and the onslaught had begun...