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...value to the picture than the superfluous padding imparted by the camera. Jack Oakie reveals himself as a fine comedian in the part of George Lewis, the stupid vaudeville trooper who becomes the idel of Hollywood, and Miss Aline MacMahon in the part of May Daniels shows a dramatic talent which is seldom found in the movies, and seldom left unspoiled when found. The other roles, particularly that of Laurence Vail, the playwright marooned in a movie studio, are well cast...
...which can be found in this cinema may be placed on the doorstep of the director alone. A capable group of actors struggles manfully through an unconvincing, poorly motivated, carelessly photographed production. But the effort is vain: Dietrich remains the beautiful woman who has yet to prove her histrionic talent; Herbert Marshall, able English stage veteran, grinds out an unsympathetic thankless supporting role; Dickie Moore unfortunately remains Dickie Moore; and only to Cary Grant may credit be given for breaking the Teutonic spell of wooden, unimaginative direction...
...ends of an exiled Austrian aristocracy who hope to spend their last pennies laughing and weeping in their beloved Vienna, before braving another decade of hardworking exile in a cruel post-war world. On the stage there is a reunion of some of the best dramatic talent, moving lightly about in a play written by Robert Sherwood in his happiest vein...
...shares of its own stock at allegedly excessive prices. Some of the stock was purchased from a pool operated by several of the directors. Since then each director except the late King Camp Gillette has returned his profits to the company. With best Boston legal talent engaged in the fray, the suit dragged on for two years. Last month the court approved a settlement by which the directors agreed to pay the company $525,000 in cash and notes. Last week Judge William M. Prest found that the plaintiffs' counsel were entitled to $307,880 more for legal fees...
...went to Princeton University between 1921 and 1925 has forgotten a hard-muscled youth who came down from Alaska with shaggy black hair, shy grey eyes, a fighter's chin, a wolfskin coat, a rich baritone voice and much musical talent. Robert M. ("Bob") Crawford entered Princeton with a little money he had earned as a surveyor in Alaska. He worked his way in a bicycle shop and a Ford service station. He led the University Orchestra. He became president of the Glee Club. He composed for and sang in the Triangle Club's shows, including The Scarlet...