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Lumps in the Throat. Arguing that diamond production should be held back during the Depression rather than let their value, in price and prestige, depreciate in a cheap market, he outtalked opposition directors, was elected chairman. De Beers became his. He still had to argue, cajole, charm, browbeat rivals, but he survived all challengers. At his direction, the cartel held diamonds off the market to keep prices up; it forced dealers to take lots (up to $50,000) or get none at all. But Oppenheimer successfully fought off a U.S. Government antitrust suit in 1945 on the ground that...
...given and he does, of course, sing very well. He is quite effective as a night-club singer who substitutes his conquests over women for a financially prosperous existence. When Sinatra tells an unwilling chorus girl, "If you knew what you were throwing away, you'd cut your throat," hundreds of middle-age matrons nod silent agreement...
Gerald Medearis, in the starring role, forced high-flown gestures and hyperdramatic postures down the throat of his role whenever possible. His obvious creativity and talent were buried under overacting. He often seemed a high-school Hamlet...
...character, but then he plays the part with complete conviction and a transcendent vulgarity. Outstanding example: When a woman turns him down, he gives her a long, level look that would boil ice, and says: "If you knew what you was throwin' away, you'd cut your throat...
...would be chaotic with labor raids and wide-spread strikes. The real victim would then be the national economy. Meany and the leaders of the AFL must decide then, either to take these risks and expel the Teamsters or play a waiting game and let Hoffa cut his own throat...