Word: victimization
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...central principle in all true con [confidence] rackets is to show a sucker how he can make some money by dishonest methods and then beat him in his attempted dishonesty." Standard forms: helping the victim ("prospect") to find a pocketbook, whose grateful owner, another thief, persuades him to invest money of his own in a fake gambling or brokerage office; arranging with the victim to cheat another member of the gang at cards or dice; selling counterfeit pawn tickets for supposedly stolen articles; selling shares in smuggled property; selling complicated but useless counterfeiting machines. Confidence men also practice such sidelines...
...these teeth are triangular in shape and sharp at the points. There is only one way to escape a man-eating shark if a person is thrown into the water beside him. Kick the right and left legs alternately and move the arms in a windmill fashion; the prospective victim should also call for help in a sharp tone. If this does not work, go back for further instructions. The man-eating shark can often be seen following the wake of boats in southern waters in hopes of garbage, and whaling ships used to vary the monotony of long voyages...
...aforesaid two brothers and sister-in-law, and several lesser figures. John Garrison runs the family business, a factory producing various tools and machinery. On the income from this Robert Garrison runs his unprofitable liberal newspaper; and Sara Garrison, onetime actress and widow of Paul Garrison, World War victim, runs the old family mansion...
...sick of seeing lies enthroned and ruling the world." A novelized biography of Henry Ford, The Flivver King contains no startling new facts, presents several little-known, lively anecdotes. Sample: When Automan Ford was in the midst of his Jew-baiting campaign, he selected Cineman William Fox as a victim. Cineman Fox promptly ordered his innumerable, widespread newsreel photographers to photograph all wrecks in which Ford autos were involved, record the grisly details, get from experts affidavits stating that Ford defects were responsible for the accidents. The best of hundreds received were to go into newsreels every week. Automan Ford...
...being just a little uneasy, but then the explanation always suggests itself that the embarrassment belongs to the character, and not to the actress. Richard Kendrick makes an excellent Keith Burgess, the Communist who thought better of it when he made some money, and Douglas Gilmore is a dignified victim of Hollywood's rapacity. The cast, however, is a huge one, and no small part of the interest comes from studying the various members of the Footlight Club. Having only two hours in which to work, Mr. Kaufman and Miss Ferber have made an amazing number of young women stand...