Genuine Goldwynisms

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19455, 14 October 1937, Page 13

Genuine Goldwynisms

AFTER much research Mr. Johnston ™ has weeded out the Goldwynisms and decided that amongst the genuine specimens are: "The trouble with this business is the dearth of bad pictures.”

to have a bust made of them.” Half the point of a genuine Goldwynism lies not so much in the mutilation of the language as in the Goldwyn cast of thought. “Britons,” says Britannus in “Caesar and Cleopatra,” “are never beaten in fair fight. If they are beaten, the fight wasn’t fair." It is the same with Mr. Goldwyn. He is king of the movies, his rights are divine and must be respected. “All right. I'm a fair man. I’ll submit anything to arbitartion. But, remember, no matter what is decided, McGuire goes to work for me.” He is never so right as when he contradicts himself: “I’ve never had a lawsuit in my career. That shows you I’m easy to get along with. I’m the most reasonable man out here. I’ve never had a lawsuit worth mentioning. Three or four, maybe. Right now I’m being sued by for 5,000,000 dollars. It’s one of the most important lawsuits in the country.”