Strauss (Fernand Gravey) loves music and has made it his life’s ambition. However, reality is cruel and he has to sit in the office and work for his boss in order to make a living. But with the help of his girlfriend, Porty (Luise Rainer), who has become his strongest support, Strauss comes to the…
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Charlie Chaplin: Caught in a Cabaret (1914)
Charlie is a clumsy waiter in a cheap cabaret and must endure the strict orders from his boss. He meets a pretty girl in the park and pretends to be a fancy ambassador but must contend with the jealousy of her fiancé. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: http://epochcinema.com Epoch Original content:…
Ukrainian Bank Chief Dismissed, Put Under House Arrest After Scuffle With Journalists
KYIV—Ukraine’s third-largest bank dismissed its chairman on Monday after a Kyiv court ordered him to be put under house arrest while police investigate a scuffle with journalists in his office. Last week, police and prosecutors launched an investigation after the news outlet Radio Liberty said staff at the state-run Ukreximbank attacked a team of its…
Yahoo Names Tinder Top Boss as CEO
Yahoo on Friday named dating app Tinder’s boss Jim Lanzone as its chief executive officer, just days after Apollo Global Management Inc. completed its purchase of the online media company from Verizon Communications Inc. Apollo on Sept. 1 closed its $5 billion acquisition of Verizon Media and renamed it Yahoo after Verizon’s iconic digital brand….
Investors Press Companies on Human Rights in Xinjiang
BOSTON/LISBON—A group of religious and socially conscious investors and other funds are ramping up pressure on Western companies over alleged human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang region, highlighting the challenges for brands trying to maintain their business ties amid rising tensions. The group of more than 50 investors, backed by the Interfaith Center on Corporate…
NIH Director Says Trump Administration Deserves Credit for Operation Warp Speed
National Institutes of Health director Francis Collins contradicted the Biden administration Sunday, saying the Trump White House deserves considerable credit for its Operation Warp Speed. “The Operation Warp Speed, for which I give a great deal of credit to [former HHS Secretary Alex Azar], was a[n] effort that many of us were not initially convinced…
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