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Epoch Times
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Epoch Times
‘The Inside Story': Money Must Keep Moving
NR | 1h 27m | Drama | 1948 Money is like blood: It's no good unless it's circulating. That's the point of producer-director Allan Dwan's lighthearted film about a quiet town in Vermont. The less lighthearted backdrop is the Great Depression: Nearly everyone's indebted and struggling to repay. A stranger in town, Eustace Peabody (Roscoe Karns) arrives at Silver Creek Inn with $1,000 meant for Ab Follansbee (Tom Fadden). But Follansbee's not back until later that day. So, while Peabody waits, inn manager Uncle Ed (Charles Winninger, who is also the narrator) stores the dough in the inn's vault, but absentmindedly doesn't alert inn proprietor Horace Taylor (Gene Lockhart). Horace, imagining the money's his, pays off a pressing debt to grocer Johnson. But Johnson had pressured Horace to repay his debt to him only because businesswoman Geraldine Atherton (Florence Bates) had pressured Johnson to repay his debt to her. Never mind that she'd wanted that money to help Horace out. Anyway, now that her money's back, she thoughtfully gives it to unemployed lawyer Tom O'Connor (Robert Shayne), under the guise of paying for his services. He'd been depressed because his wife Audrey's (Gail Patrick) salary, not his, was paying the bills. Thrilled, he promptly gifts the money to Audrey. Amid the smiles, the inside story unravels. Horrified, Horace wants to make up for his unintentional error but, reputationally, can't risk being exposed. So, his daughter Francine (Marsha Hunt) and Uncle Ed distract Peabody from reclaiming the money, while Horace tries to recover it before either of two things happen: Follansbee returns or Peabody's patience runs out. But is the nerve-wracking money trail suggesting that his hope is misplaced? Born in 1885, Dwan knew of fragile prosperity before and between two world wars. When the Depression hit, he appreciated just how fortunate everyone was to get by. Here, he centers the enforced deprivation that millions endured, playfully weighing the fearful tactic of hoarding against the freeing strategy of investing or spending. Related Stories 7/8/2024 2/4/2024 The film opens with Uncle Ed and his friend Mason (Hobart Cavanaugh) at a bank. Like nearly everyone, Mason's hoarding cash. He, too, fears the financial forecast: inflation, disappearing credit, recession. Ed, however, is investing in bonds to help the federal government keep the economy running. To Mason, hoarding is justified because a dollar won't do much for a person these days. To Ed, that's because a person won't do much for a dollar these days; if people stay honest and hardworking, they deserve to be rewarded. To Ed, hoarding is 'mammon making monkeys out of men.' He reminisces, through a flashback, how it was the freeing, not the freezing, of money flow that helped him and his boss years ago. Poster for "The Inside Story." Republic Pictures What Goes Around Dwan's characters hold a range of jobs including advertising model, proprietress-in-waiting-turned-waitress, and collection agent. They appear unconnected, but as long as one's buying what the other's selling, it could be a service, product or skill, it doesn't matter who has money. Trouble starts when money is withheld out of fear, greed, or ignorance. Dwan likens money to oxygenation that keeps a person alive. It is through moving, not motionless, blood that the heart pumps life-giving oxygen into (and lethal carbon dioxide out of) the body. Yes, some parts seem less useful. Only, they aren't. Here, the artist, Francine's boyfriend (William Lundigan), whom Horace first dismisses as a loafer, is first to suffer, but his one failed art deal in New York sets off a chain reaction that nearly chokes far-off Vermont. (L–R) Uncle Ed (Charles Winninger), Francine (Marsha Hunt), and Bill Williams (William Lundigan), in 'The Inside Story.' Republic Pictures That said, the movement of money must have meaning and purpose. So, Dwan pits Vermont's warm simplicity against New York's cold sophistication. He's saying, with a wink, that the heart should rule the head. Only when people start thinking also about others that they stop thinking only about themselves. Francine and Audrey ponder how their men, so used to protecting and providing for their women, suddenly find themselves without jobs or contracts. Francine doesn't agree with those who think it's a tough time for women alone. In some ways, it's probably worse for men, especially 'sensitive, proud men.' Geraldine reminds a troubled Tom that this isn't the first time America has scraped the bottom of the barrel. Economic or financial upheavals aren't new, she says, 'The bottom fell clear out in '29. But Uncle Sam always manages to patch up the barrel and refill it.' For good-hearted people, she hints, it isn't only money that makes their eyes light up, but what they can do with it: making others feel better because it makes them feel better. You can watch 'The Inside Story' on YouTube, Dailymotion, and DVD. 'The Inside Story' Director: Allan Dwan Starring: Marsha Hunt, Charles Winninger, Gene Lockhart Not Rated Running Time: 1 hour, 27 minutes Release Date: March 14, 1948 Rated: 3 stars out of 5 What arts and culture topics would you like us to cover? Please email ideas or feedback to
Daily Mail
06-05-2025
- General
- Daily Mail
'You have to jam it on': King Charles's Coronation advice to Justin Welby as archbishop feared breaking the monarch's NECK with the crown
Crowning a king is enough to make anyone nervous. But imagine the pressure of being told one wrong move could kill him. That was the situation faced by former Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby at King Charles's Coronation in May 2023. During a rehearsal in the Buckingham Palace ballroom, Dr Welby put his hands up to mimic holding the crown. As he prepared to place it on the monarch's head, King Charles told him: 'You have to jam it on.' He added: 'It has to come down to here first - and then push down. Because otherwise, if it's at the back, it's fatal.' Concerned about hurting him, Dr Welby said to Charles: 'I don't want to break your neck, sir. It might ruin the service!' The King, who grew up watching his mother wearing the Imperial Crown around the palace to practise before events, reassured the archbishop that it wouldn't cause any harm, the Mail's Robert Hardman reveals in his book Charles III: New King. New Court. The Inside Story. Dr Welby, who stepped down in January amid controversy over the Church of England's handling of child abuser John Smyth, then placed a replica of the 4.9lb St Edward's Crown on Charles's head. The King was sitting on St Mary's Chair, rather than the real Coronation throne. Dr Welby's nerves showed in other ways, as BBC footage of the rehearsals revealed last year. The then-archbishop was seen fumbling his lines during one of the run-throughs. He said: 'And the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, be amongst you and remain with you now that can't be right.' The Archbishop of York then leaned over and added, 'and always'. He joked: 'You must have said this before?' The off-the-cuff remark prompted laughter from everyone present - including the King. A grinning Charles shook his head and laughed, then added: 'You knew that was coming.' Dr Welby finished the blessing with: 'Be with you and remain with you always. Amen.' There was even a humorous father-and-son moment between Prince William and Charles. The Charles III: The Coronation Year documentary, co-produced and written by Mr Hardman, showed the scene when William practised giving Charles his 'Stole Royal' - an embroidered cloth band symbolising the sacred nature of kingship. The Prince remarked on how fiddly the catch was and joked to his father: 'On the day it's not going to go in, is it?' The King laughed and replied: '[But] you haven't got sausage fingers like mine!' During the Coronation itself, Queen Camilla backed away from Dr Welby when he was holding her crown. One of the ladies-in-attendance, Lady Lansdowne, revealed: 'But I think that was just because she was worried that the archbishop was going to tread on her dress so she was just pulling herself back.' The Queen's sister, Annabel Elliot, her other lady-in-attendance, added: 'She was obviously incredibly nervous. She doesn't show it a lot, but I know her well enough. 'I think he [the King] was very proud of her. And I think there was a sense of, "I can't believe it. We've made it."'
Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Kate Middleton and Prince William Have a Strict Rule for Staff When Interacting with Their Children
Prince William and Kate Middleton have minimal staff working at their home at Adelaide Cottage, a four-bedroom residence the Wales family of five moved into back in 2022. There is no live-in staff, but a nanny, gardener, and housekeeper are on the grounds frequently. The Prince and Princess of Wales have a strict rule that they require staff to abide by so as to protect their kids Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince William and Kate Middleton keep the staff as light as possible around their four-bedroom home, Adelaide Cottage, in Windsor. But the staff they do have are required to follow 'one strict rule in order to protect their three children,' according to The Mirror. Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis have no staff living with them at home, but they do have a nanny, Maria Teresa Turrion Borrllo, around them frequently, as well as a housekeeper and a gardener, the outlet reported. There is also a team based at their parents' office at Kensington Palace, where the Wales family of five used to live before moving out to Windsor in 2022. In a recent job posting for the housekeeping role, the position was described as an 'exciting opportunity' to work for the Prince and Princess of Wales and 'join a supportive and positive team.' But there is a strict zero tolerance policy for gossiping, with William and Kate specifying that applicants had to be skilled at 'maintaining confidentiality and exercising discretion' (which, of course, makes sense). According to Valentine Low, author of Courtiers: The Hidden Power Behind the Crown, an employee said that casual wear is preferred around the Wales family and that formal attire is actually frowned upon (via The Sun). 'The kids run around the office, and he [William] does not want it to be stuffy,' a source told Low. 'If we have important meetings or are going to Buckingham Palace, then of course we [dress up].' In an effort to keep George, Charlotte, and Louis' childhoods as normal as possible at home, Adelaide Cottage has no royal butler, and royal biographer Robert Hardman wrote in his book Charles III: New King. New Court. The Inside Story that 'The couple did not seek to boost the staff members at Adelaide Cottage, not least because there would be little room to do so. Reports that the prince was hiring a valet were knocked back.' 'The Kensington Palace team does include a 'yeoman,' a multitasking attendant who looks after everything from luggage to uniforms, but there is no 'gentleman's gentleman' on the staff,' Hardman continued. 'And certainly no butler. It's very much them at home with the kids.' A source previously said of the Prince and Princess of Wales' family life that 'I think it would surprise people to see how ordinary things are at home. The children help with laying the table, clearing their plates when they've finished eating, and tidying up. There's no preferential treatment.' Read the original article on InStyle
Yahoo
16-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
This Is What a Prince William Monarchy and Coronation Could Look Like
"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Though it's impossible to know when Prince William—and, as his queen consort, Princess Kate—will take the throne, Harper's Bazaar shared exclusively that it is anticipated that day will come 'earlier than expected' and 'sooner rather than later.' Whenever the time comes, a monarchy under King William and Queen Catherine 'will look much less formal, less stiff than it has been under [King] Charles,' royal author Tom Quinn tells Bazaar. 'What we can expect to see when William and Kate take the throne is a much more emotionally engaged couple. And it's partly because I think they want to be a king and queen who are seen to engage much more with ordinary people in a very relaxed way.' With King Charles III, Quinn adds, 'the emphasis has been on ceremony, on dignity, all that kind of old-fashioned stuff. And William and Kate, I think, won't be doing that. They'll be doing the opposite.' When the monarchy changes hands from Charles to William, the central constitutional role of the monarchy won't change, royal biographer Robert Hardman says, 'Just as it hasn't changed with King Charles.' As to William's coronation someday, Hardman adds that it 'will be a very different affair' than Charles's, which took place on May 6, 2023, about eight months into his reign. 'It'll be less ceremony. It'll be shorter. I think he'll try to—I wouldn't say modernize, but maybe some of the elements will feel more contemporary.' Hardman predicts William's future reign will be 'very practical' and will represent 'a natural modernization.' But, the author of the 2024 biography Charles III: New King. New Court. The Inside Story adds, 'these things you kind of learn as you go along. One thing we have learned from King Charles is that if you predict that someone is going to be the same as king as they were when they were younger, forget it. King Charles is a very different creature to Prince Charles.' William is, naturally, more casual than his father, says Ingrid Seward, editor-in-chief of Majesty magazine and author of 2024's My Mother and I, about Charles's relationship with his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II. Seward agrees William's future coronation will be smaller than Charles's, much like Charles's was significantly smaller than his mother's before him. However, Seward cautions, 'There is a limit to how small you can make these ceremonies. If you make them too small, then they're pointless.' William will be focused on making the monarchy appealing for the next generation, Hardman says, not the least of which are the three members of the next generation under his roof: Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, 9, and Prince Louis, 6. As the Wales family of five currently enjoy the kids' Easter break, 'I think the feeling is to let them be children—young children, if you like—as long as they can be,' Seward says. Of George—who too, like his father William, is the heir to the throne—William and Kate 'don't want to have this weight on his shoulders—on his very young shoulders—that he might be King one day,' Seward says. 'I mean, it's a long time in the future.' Spending time raising good kids is actually, in a way, future-proofing the monarchy, says royal biographer Sally Bedell Smith, author of Prince Charles: The Passions and Paradoxes of an Improbable Life. 'William and Catherine are really aware of the need to be with their children, to be as a family,' she tells Bazaar. 'And actually, it's part of their responsibilities as the Prince and Princess of Wales—George is going to be part of his [William's] legacy, and they want to make sure they're bringing him up in a way that gives him a normal childhood, but also helps to prepare him for what he will face.' While William's accession to the throne is certainly in the much closer future than George's, the Prince and Princess of Wales are intentionally setting up their lives by putting their children first. 'They know that one of the good reasons for spending more time with the children and prioritizing them is that they won't be able to do that when the time comes for William to be king, simply because in order to justify the existence of the royal family, the heaviest burden always rests on the king or the queen,' says Quinn, who wrote a definitive book on raising royal kids, 2023's Gilded Youth: A History of Growing Up in the Royal Family. 'William knows that, and William is fully committed to that. So they're spending more time now while the heavy burden isn't with them.' You Might Also Like 4 Investment-Worthy Skincare Finds From Sephora The 17 Best Retinol Creams Worth Adding to Your Skin Care Routine
See - Sada Elbalad
18-03-2025
- Entertainment
- See - Sada Elbalad
More Details Revealed on Meghan Markle Absence from Queen Elizabeth II's Funeral
Rana Atef More details on Meghan Markle's absence from the funeral of the late Queen Elizabeth II. Just days before the late Queen Elizabeth II's death, Harry and Meghan traveled to the UK for work commitments. This visit marked the couple's last joint trip to the country. Since 2022, Meghan has not visited the UK, and their children have not been to their father's homeland since the late Queen's Platinum Jubilee in June 2022. A few hours before the Queen's passing, a palace spokesperson announced that Harry and Meghan were traveling to Balmoral Castle in Scotland to say their goodbyes to the 96-year-old monarch. However, according to The Daily Express, Meghan was later excluded due to a "change of plans." At the time, reports indicated that King Charles requested Meghan to stay behind, allowing Harry to visit his grandmother alone. The same request was reportedly made to Princess Kate, Prince William's wife. In his book Charles III: New King, New Court, The Inside Story, author Robert Hardman states that King Charles asked Meghan not to visit the late Queen so that royal family members could bid their final farewell without being drawn into unnecessary internal conflicts. In his memoir Spare, Harry recalled feeling a sense of calm knowing that Kate would also not be attending. He wrote: "Meghan and I discussed our travel options... The press began calling; we could no longer delay the decision. We asked our team to confirm: We would miss the WellChild Awards and rush to Scotland." Harry continued: "Then another call came from my father… He said I was welcome at Balmoral, but he didn't want her there. He started giving his excuse, which was illogical and disrespectful. I wasn't having it, and I told him, 'Never talk about my wife that way.'" He added: "He stammered and apologized, saying he simply didn't want too many people around. He said no other wives would be coming—not even Kate—so Meghan shouldn't either." read more 15 Ludicrous Cosplay Costumes That Will Blow You Away Watch... Dorra's natural beauty will blow your mind in latest photo session Exercising For As Little As 150 Minutes A Week Will Make You Happier، Study Claims ARIES: Your Horoscope for April 7 FDA Now Considers Vaping A Rising Epidemic In High School Lifestyle How to make Dried salted fish (feseekh) -By Chef El-Sherbini Lifestyle Batarekh Dip & Sardine Dip Lifestyle Best of Easter cookie and cakes Lifestyle ARIES friendship News Egypt confirms denial of airspace access to US B-52 bombers News Ayat Khaddoura's Final Video Captures Bombardment of Beit Lahia News Australia Fines Telegram $600,000 Over Terrorism, Child Abuse Content Lifestyle Pistachio and Raspberry Cheesecake Domes Recipe Videos & Features Bouchra Dahlab Crowned Miss Arab World 2025 .. Reem Ganzoury Wins Miss Arab Africa Title (VIDEO) News Ireland Replaces Former Israeli Embassy with Palestinian Museum News Israeli PM Diagnosed with Stage 3 Prostate Cancer Lifestyle Maguy Farah Reveals 2025 Expectations for Pisces News Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly Inaugurates Two Indian Companies Arts & Culture New Archaeological Discovery from 26th Dynasty Uncovered in Karnak Temple
