Goin' To Town Savory Snippets Then and Now
A column mixes humor and light film notes from 1934. It recalls Paul Revere style mischief, a speed trap blonde joke, a clumsy drunk, hoboes planning futures, a courtroom quip, and a Coney Island cartoon preview with stars like Edward Arnold Mae West Bing Crosby Gary Cooper Marlene Dietrich Boris Karloff and Donald Meek plus a praise for the film On Borrowed Time with Lionel Barrymore Cedric Hardwicke Beulah Bondi Boris Watson and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Osborn
Lionel Barrymore
Cedric Hardwicke
Beulah Bondi
Boris Watson
Not Peace But A Sword And Other Cultural Picks
A brisk catalog of 1939 entertainment and sports notes highlights reviews of Not Peace But A Sword by Vincent Sheean and Hopkins Manuscript by R C Sherriff. It praises Second Fiddle with Sonja Henie Tyron Power and Rudy Vallee, plus Hudson and other media, with odds on boxing and tennis futures and a glimpse of daily life in Officer Dickens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irving Berlin
Sonja Henie
Tyrone Power
Rudy Vallee
Vincent Sheean
Sheean
Abcord
H. G. Wells
Hopkins
R. C. Sherriff
The
Hudson
Carl Carmel
Fred Apostoli
Cefering Garcia
Fred
Fordham
Tennessee
California
Wakzeforest
Mark Hi
Dennis
Pitts
Dickens
Ets
Tnland
Jeanite
Initiation Pranks End as Officer Breaks Up Scene
Officer Dickens intervenes in a Brooklyn street crowd where dormitory pranksters parade a youth in long drawers with snowshoes and a top hat reciting Shakespeare from a telephone directory. A taxi driver challenges the display as Dickens scolds both sides, noting the mischief while the students boast of stealing wallets during the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dickens
Kent
College Kirke
Tiennia
Dennis
Anly
Trish
Hig Hide
Flo
Brooklyn
Maoh Hellinger
King Features Syndicace
New York Cavalcade Delights and Dining Discourse
A columnist muses on New York dining scenes and legendary guests like Crosby Gaige and EL Ray Goels while noting the mismatch between fancy menus and plain fare. He recalls banquets with French courses and elaborate wines, then champions simple dishes at Benny's Grill as the truest taste of hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luenthis
Crosby Gaige
EL Ray
Goels
Herbert Bayard
Gaige
Goetz
Restaurents
New York
Bernkastler
Chater Marogaux
Charles Seidsieck
Thorphy
Benny's Grill
Witen
Coova da Colerl
Kgl
Also Mentioned on This Page
San Antonio
Mark Hellinger
Paul Revere
Revere
Ermal
Hammy Hils
jHe
Daffy
Coney Island
Hollywood
Edward Arnold
Foat Crawford
Aliss Crawford
Mae West
Bing Crosby
Bing
Gary Cooper
Cary
Marlene Dietrich
Luna Park
Marlene
Sally Rand
Boris Karloff
Donald Meek
Maur Bellingen
Deulam Rokml
Odds and Ends
Spencer Tracy
Tracy
Patsy
Jack Teagarden
Grover Miraten
Caney
Graver
Anne
Densis
Reoadwry
Dickenn
Othova
Cavalcade
Lovts Sonp
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