The greatest of all musicals, a joyful, fast-moving romp of a romantic comedy, which looks both nostalgically and satirically at the earlier days of Hollywood.
After The Wizard of Oz MGM came up with another musical that unlike the Judy Garland movie is for the grown-ups. They asked Screenwriters Adolph Green and Betty Comden to [...]
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Singin’ In The Rain-1952
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Gladstone and Disraeli
Posted in anecdotes, tagged politics, Victorian Age, personalities on May 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It would hardly be conceivable in British Parliamentary history that two personalities so diametrically opposed to one another as Disraeli and Gladstone could also represent two opposing ideologies at the same time. William Ewart Gladstone was the leader of opposition when Disraeli represented the Tories. Gladstone who changed opinions whenever it suited him came to [...]
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