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...common man harassed by truly gigantic economic forces, King Vidor has an obvious sincerity. Because of this notable sincerity and the courage of the theme itself, one is loathe to level the criticism of triteness against "Our Daily Bread." But sympathetic as one may be to such a sudden nobility in movie subjects, and we do believe this to be genuinely sincere, it is hard to see any symptoms of masterpiece in this effort...
...float, pushed the log into the middle of the stream, untied the Leviathan, and pushed off just as the enemy swarmed over the fence and advanced in skirmish formation. Paddling vigorously with his hands, he was soon in midstream, and was nearing his prize when of a sudden his progress was stopped, for unhappily he had forgotten to untie the stern of the boat...
...Serbian rulers, only three, including King Alexander's senile father, Peter I, died natural deaths while reigning. Spectacled Alexander never expected to share his father's luck. At his country estate in Bled last January he drew up his will and decreed that in case of his sudden death, three regents should rule the country until little Peter became...
...abilities for cinema were so pronounced, it seemed strange that no Hollywood spy had detected them before in her performances as Teresa in The Cradle Song, Mrs. Elvsted in Hedda Gabler, Wendy in Peter Pen, Anya in The Cherry Orchard or 30 other rôles. Somewhat startled by sudden recognition, Cinemactress Hutchinson was treated to a thorough series of camera tests designed to find out the most effective means of photographing her angular, expressive face. Meanwhile Hollywood gossip writers pigeonholed information to use in case the tests turned out as well as Warner Brothers hoped: Josephine Hutchinson...
During the first week of October, some sixty-odd millions were pumped from the public reservoir into private pockets against fourteen millions for the comparable period in September. With election day only a month away, the meretriciously minded may suspect an ulterior motive for this sudden increase in the blood transfusion. Retail trade and the consumer goods industry in general will respond favorably to this infusion. The obverse side of the picture is less heartening with an impending decline in oil prices, as well as restricted motor production until stock in the hands of the dealer has been moved. Commodity...