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  1. Acting as Fine Art
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, July 8, 1941, pp. 29-32
  2. Sights and Sounds
    "The Actors Present War"
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, May 28, 1940, p. 29
  3. Sights and Sounds
    Actors with Half a Chance
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, June 30, 1942, p. 27
  4. [+]
    An Amazing Puppet (Review)
    Alvah C. Bessie
    Big Steel, by Leslie J. Swabacker
    1. Big Steel by Leslie J. Swabacker
    The Saturday Review, September 1, 1934, p. 79
  5. [+]
    American Byways (Review)
    Alvah C. Bessie
    The Road: In Search of America, by Nathan Asch
    1. The Road: In Search of America by Nathan Asch
    The New Masses, June 22, 1937, p. 22
  6. [+]
    American Panorama (Review)
    Alvah C. Bessie
    The Old Bunch, by Meyer Levin
    1. The Old Bunch by Meyer Levin
    The New Masses, March 30, 1937, p. 24
  7. Anderon's Bankruptcy
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, October 22, 1940, p. 29
  8. Anderson's New Play
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, November 4, 1941, pp. 28-32
  9. "Angel Street"
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, December 23, 1941, pp. 28-32
  10. [+]
    Angry Novel (Review)
    Alvah C. Bessie
    The Oppermanns, by Lion Feuchtwanger
    1. The Oppermanns by Lion Feuchtwanger
    Scribners, April 1934, p. 9
  11. Another Sun Sets
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, March 12, 1940, pp. 30-32
  12. [+]
    Anti-Fascist Testament (Review)
    Alvah Bessie
    A Thousand Shall Fall, by Hans Habe
    1. A Thousand Shall Fall by Hans Habe
    The New Masses, September 23, 1941, pp. 24-25
  13. Arsenic and Old Lace
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, January 21, 1941, pp. 31-32
  14. [+]
    Aviation (Review)
    Alvah Bessie
    How to Get Into Aviation, by John B. Walker
    1. How to Get Into Aviation by John B. Walker
    The New Masses, September 17, 1940, p. 21
  15. [+]
    The Banners Drowned in the Ebro (Review)
    Alvah Bessie
    Spain! The Unfinished Revolution, by Arthur H. Landis
    1. Spain! The Unfinished Revolution by Arthur H. Landis
    The Nation, December 4, 1972, p. 565
  16. Behind the Barbed Wire
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, July 15, 1941, pp. 28-29
  17. Sights and Sounds
    Behind the Mannerheim Line
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, May 14, 1940, p. 27
  18. [+]
    Bernard De Voto's Novel of Character (Review)
    Alvah C. Bessie
    We Accept with Pleasure, by Bernard A. DeVoto
    1. We Accept with Pleasure by Bernard A. DeVoto
    The Saturday Review, September 22, 1934, p. 125
  19. Considered Opinion
    The Best [Censored] Stories of 1976
    Alvah Bessie
    In These Times, November 2, 1977, pp. 17-18
  20. Sights and Sounds
    [+]
    Bette Davis in an Old Chromo (2 Reviews)
    Alvah Bessie
    All This and Heaven Too (1940 Film), by Anatole Litvak
    1. All This and Heaven Too (1940 Film) by Anatole Litvak
    2. The Mortal Storm (1940 Film) by Frank Borzage
    The New Masses, July 16, 1940, pp. 28-29
  21. [+]
    Body and Spirit (Review)
    Alvah C. Bessie
    The Brothers, by L.A.G. Strong
    1. The Brothers by L.A.G. Strong
    The Saturday Review, March 12, 1932, p. 586
  22. The Boob Tube Strikes with Vengeance
    Alvah Bessie
    In These Times, December 6, 1977, p. 16
  23. [+]
    The Boom, the Slump and Human Nature (Review)
    Alvah C. Bessie
    Harvest in the North, by James Lansdale Hodson
    1. Harvest in the North by James Lansdale Hodson
    The Saturday Review, August 18, 1934, p. 57
  24. Sights and Sounds
    Both Angular and Flat
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, April 16, 1940, p. 29
  25. [+]
    The Boy Grows Up (Review)
    Alvah Bessie
    Night of the Poor, by Frederic Prokosch
    1. Night of the Poor by Frederic Prokosch
    The New Masses, January 16, 1940, p. 27
  26. Bread and a Stone (1941)
    Alvah C. Bessie
    4 Reviews, 2 Readable
  27. Broadway
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, January 9, 1940, p. 30
  28. Sights and Sounds
    Broadway Drought
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, May 26, 1942, p. 28
  29. "Brooklyn, U.S.A."
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, January 6, 1942, pp. 27-28
  30. Brooklyn's Pete
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, April 28, 1942, p. 16
  31. [+]
    Buried Treasure (Review)
    Alvah C. Bessie
    Faraway, by J.B. Priestley
    1. Faraway by J.B. Priestley
    The Saturday Review, August 6, 1932, p. 29
  32. Call It Love
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, January 7, 1941, pp. 10-12
  33. [+]
    The Captains and the Kings Remain (Review)
    Alvah Bessie
    The King David Report, by Stefan Heym
    1. The King David Report by Stefan Heym
    The Nation, January 19, 1974, pp. 88-89
  34. Character Versus Theme
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, April 28, 1942, p. 29
  35. Chekhov Revival
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, January 5, 1943, pp. 30-32
  36. [+]
    Chicago's West Side (Review)
    Alvah C. Bessie
    On the Shore, by Albert Halper
    1. On the Shore by Albert Halper
    The Saturday Review, March 10, 1934, p. 538
  37. [+]
    Chronicle of Conflict (3 Reviews)
    Alvah Bessie
    The World at War (1942 Film), by Lowell Mellett
    1. The World at War (1942 Film) by Lowell Mellett
    2. The Talk of the Town (1942 Film) by George Stevens
    3. Wings and the Woman (1942 Film) by Herbert Wilcox
    The New Masses, September 22, 1942, pp. 28-32
  38. [+]
    Cinema Review (Review)
    Alvah Bessie
    To Die in Madrid (1965 Film), by Frederic Rossif
    1. To Die in Madrid (1965 Film) by Frederic Rossif
    Ramparts Magazine, July 1966, pp. 59-61
  39. Sights and Sounds
    [+]
    "City for Conquest" (Review)
    Alvah Bessie
    City for Conquest (1940 Film), by Anatole Litvak
    1. City for Conquest (1940 Film) by Anatole Litvak
    The New Masses, October 8, 1940, p. 30
  40. Sights and Sounds
    [+]
    Clash at Midway (3 Reviews)
    Alvah Bessie
    The Battle of Midway - Documentary (1942 Film), by John Ford
    1. The Battle of Midway - Documentary (1942 Film) by John Ford
    2. Spring Song (1941 Film) by Aleksandr Ivanovsky
    3. The Major and the Minor (1942 Film) by Billy Wilder
    The New Masses, September 29, 1942, pp. 28-29
  41. Sights and Sounds
    Clifford Odets' Dilemma
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, March 5, 1940, p. 28
  42. [+]
    Clue to Drama (Review)
    Alvah Bessie
    How to Write a Play, by Lajos Egri
    1. How to Write a Play by Lajos Egri
    The New Masses, June 2, 1942, p. 26
  43. [+]
    Cockpit Record (Review)
    Alvah Bessie
    The Flying Guns, by Clarence E. Dickinson
    1. The Flying Guns by Clarence E. Dickinson
    The New Masses, January 19, 1943, p. 27
  44. [+]
    Connecticut Town (Review)
    Alvah C. Bessie
    The Last Adam, by James Gould Cozzens
    1. The Last Adam by James Gould Cozzens
    The Saturday Review, January 21, 1933, p. 389
  45. Conversation Piece
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, April 1, 1941, pp. 28-29
  46. The Corn is Green
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, December 10, 1940, p. 29
  47. [+]
    Crime Doesn't Pay (Review)
    Alvah Bessie
    The Man Who Talked Too Much (1940 Film), by Vincent Sherman
    1. The Man Who Talked Too Much (1940 Film) by Vincent Sherman
    The New Masses, July 23, 1940, pp. 23-24
  48. Sights and Sounds
    Critic's Credentials
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, March 17, 1942, p. 28
  49. Custom Built
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, October 21, 1941, pp. 28-29
  50. [+]
    Czech Underground (Review)
    Alvah Bessie
    Hostages, by Stefan Heym
    1. Hostages by Stefan Heym
    The New Masses, December 1, 1942, p. 25
  51. Sights and Sounds
    The Daring Young Man Continued
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, November 7, 1939, p. 28
  52. [+]
    Death Watch (Review)
    Alvah C. Bessie
    Night Over Fitch's Pond, by Cora Jarrett
    1. Night Over Fitch's Pond by Cora Jarrett
    The Saturday Review, September 9, 1933, p. 93
  53. Deer
    Alvah C. Bessie
    A Story
    Scribners, July 1933, pp. 17-20
  54. [+]
    Definitive History of Hollywood Politics (Review)
    Alvah Bessie
    The Inquisition in Hollywood, by Larry Ceplair and Steven Englund
    1. The Inquisition in Hollywood by Larry Ceplair and Steven Englund
    In These Times, April 23, 1980, p. 22
  55. "Delicate Story"
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, December 17, 1940, p. 29
  56. [+]
    Disney Disappoints (Review)
    Alvah Bessie
    The Reluctant Dragon (1941 Film), by Alfred L. Werker, Ford Beebe, Jim Handley, and Jas...
    1. The Reluctant Dragon (1941 Film) by Alfred L. Werker, Ford Beebe, Jim Handley, and Jasper Blystone, ...
    The New Masses, August 12, 1941, pp. 28-29
  57. "The Distant City"
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, October 7, 1941, p. 30
  58. Considered Opinion
    Doing Something about It
    Alvah Bessie
    In These Times, March 15, 1978, p. 17
  59. [+]
    Dorothy Canfield's Story of Vermont (Review)
    Alvah C. Bessie
    Bonfire, by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
    1. Bonfire by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
    The Saturday Review, October 14, 1933, p. 182
  60. Down to the Sea in Tubs
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, April 14, 1942, pp. 16-17
  61. Sights and Sounds
    Drama Bites Critic
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, April 9, 1940, pp. 29-30
  62. Drama Notes
    A.B.
    The New Masses, November 17, 1942, pp. 31-32
  63. Drama Review
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, November 26, 1940, pp. 31-32
  64. [+]
    Drama Source Book (Review)
    Alvah Bessie
    Masters of the Drama, by John Gassner
    1. Masters of the Drama by John Gassner
    The New Masses, May 14, 1940, p. 25
  65. Dwell in the Wilderness (1935)
    Alvah C. Bessie
    5 Reviews, 3 Readable
  66. Sights and Sounds
    End of a Season
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, May 20, 1941, pp. 28-29
  67. [+]
    Endorsed & Recommended (Review)
    Alvah Bessie
    The Chain of Command, by Barrie Stavis
    1. The Chain of Command by Barrie Stavis
    The New Masses, October 9, 1945, p. 25
  68. Sights and Sounds
    [+]
    Entertainment, Mild and Otherwise (2 Reviews)
    Alvah Bessie
    No Greater Sin (1941 Film), by William Nigh
    1. No Greater Sin (1941 Film) by William Nigh
    2. Dive Bomber (1941 Film) by Michael Curtiz
    The New Masses, September 16, 1941, p. 29
  69. Sights and Sounds
    [+]
    The Epic of Wake Island (2 Reviews)
    Alvah Bessie
    Wake Island (1942 Film), by John Farrow
    1. Wake Island (1942 Film) by John Farrow
    2. The Scorched Earth (1942 Film) by Ben Mindenburg
    The New Masses, September 15, 1942, pp. 28-32
  70. [+]
    Epitaph On Disaster (Review)
    Alvah C. Bessie
    All Men Are Enemies, by Richard Aldington
    1. All Men Are Enemies by Richard Aldington
    The Saturday Review, July 29, 1933, p. 13
  71. [+]
    Escape to Civilization (Review)
    Alvah C. Bessie
    The Pumpkin Coach, by Louis Paul
    1. The Pumpkin Coach by Louis Paul
    The Saturday Review, April 13, 1935, p. 622
  72. [+]
    Ex-Powderkeg (Review)
    Alvah Bessie
    European Crossroads, by Ilya Ehrenburg
    1. European Crossroads by Ilya Ehrenburg
    The New Masses, April 15, 1947, p. 24
  73. Sights and Sounds
    [+]
    Fantasy and Fun: Movie Reviews (2 Reviews)
    Alvah Bessie
    Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941 Film), by Alexander Hall
    1. Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941 Film) by Alexander Hall
    2. Russia Holds! (1941 Film)
    The New Masses, August 19, 1941, p. 29
  74. Farce and No Fun
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, October 14, 1941, p. 27
  75. Farce and Violence
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, September 30, 1941, p. 27
  76. "The Fifth Column"
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, March 19, 1940, pp. 28-32
  77. [+]
    The Fight as They Fly (Review)
    Alvah Bessie
    Bombs Away, by John Steinbeck
    1. Bombs Away by John Steinbeck
    The New Masses, December 15, 1942, pp. 27-28
  78. [+]
    Fisherfolk (Review)
    Alvah C. Bessie
    Three Fevers, by Leo Walmsley
    1. Three Fevers by Leo Walmsley
    The Saturday Review, July 30, 1932, p. 16
  79. "Flight to the West"
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, January 14, 1941, p. 29
  80. Flying for a Beer Pocketbook
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, March 5, 1940, p. 17
  81. "For I Am Black"
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, September 8, 1942, p. 28
  82. Sights and Sounds
    [+]
    "Foreign Correspondent" (3 Reviews)
    Alvah Bessie
    Foreign Correspondent (1940 Film), by Alfred Hitchcock
    1. Foreign Correspondent (1940 Film) by Alfred Hitchcock
    2. Our Town (1940 Film) by Sam Wood
    3. Flowing Gold (1940 Film) by Alfred E. Green
    The New Masses, September 17, 1940, pp. 22-24
  83. Forty Years After Spanish War
    Alvah Bessie
    Two Stories with Happy Endings
    In These Times, June 14, 1978, p. 16
  84. Sights and Sounds
    [+]
    French Film (Review)
    Alvah Bessie
    Daybreak (1939 Film), by Marcel Carne
    1. Daybreak (1939 Film) by Marcel Carne
    The New Masses, August 13, 1940, p. 21
  85. From Reveille to Rest
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, August 11, 1942, pp. 9-10
  86. [+]
    A Full-Length Portrait (Review)
    Alvah C. Bessie
    Sing Before Breakfast, by Vincent McHugh
    1. Sing Before Breakfast by Vincent McHugh
    The Saturday Review, April 8, 1933, p. 525
  87. Fun for the Well Fed
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, November 14, 1939, pp. 30-32
  88. "Geneva"
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, February 13, 1940, p. 30
  89. Gentleman in the Dark
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, May 19, 1942, pp. 29-32
  90. A Good Intention
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, February 24, 1942, pp. 30-32
  91. Sights and Sounds
    [+]
    "The Great McGinty" (2 Reviews)
    Alvah Bessie
    The Great McGinty (1940 Film), by Preston Sturges
    1. The Great McGinty (1940 Film) by Preston Sturges
    2. Pride and Prejudice (1940 Film) by Robert Z. Leonard
    The New Masses, August 27, 1940, pp. 20-21
  92. Halfway Mark
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, December 30, 1941, p. 26
  93. Halfway on the Boards
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, February 11, 1941, p. 25
  94. Sights and Souths
    Hamlet at Length
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, December 19, 1939, p. 28
  95. Hamlet's Ghost
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, February 20, 1940, pp. 30-32
  96. Hasty Corn Pudding
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, May 5, 1942, p. 29
  97. Sights and Sounds
    Hecht in the Valley
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, February 10, 1942, p. 27
  98. Considered Opinion
    To Hell in a Hand Basket
    Alvah Bessie
    In These Times, April 12, 1978, p. 16
  99. Books in Review
    [+]
    Hemingway Chooses (Review)
    Alvah Bessie
    Men at War, by Ernest Hemingway
    1. Men at War by Ernest Hemingway
    The New Masses, November 17, 1942, p. 24
  100. Review and Comment
    [+]
    Hemingway's "For Whom the Bell Tolls" (Review)
    Alvah Bessie
    For Whom the Bell Tolls, by Ernest Hemingway
    1. For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway
    The New Masses, November 5, 1940, pp. 25-29
  101. Sights and Sounds
    [+]
    Henry Luce's American Dream (2 Reviews)
    Alvah Bessie
    The Ramparts We Watch (1940 Film), by Louis De Rochemont
    1. The Ramparts We Watch (1940 Film) by Louis De Rochemont
    2. Pastor Hall (1940 Film) by Roy Boulting
    The New Masses, October 1, 1940, pp. 21-22
  102. Heroes of the Pen
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, January 6, 1942, pp. 9-10
  103. "Heroes of the Sea"
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, May 6, 1941, p. 25
  104. [+]
    High Adventure (Review)
    Alvah C. Bessie
    I, James Lewis, by Gilbert W. Gabriel
    1. I, James Lewis by Gilbert W. Gabriel
    The Saturday Review, April 30, 1932, p. 695
  105. [+]
    Home-Folks in Iowa (Review)
    Alvah C. Bessie
    The Folks, by Ruth Suckow
    1. The Folks by Ruth Suckow
    The Saturday Review, October 6, 1934, p. 160
  106. An Ibsen Rival
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, February 17, 1942, p. 29
  107. Idea for a Play
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, October 27, 1942, pp. 30-32
  108. [+]
    The Importance of Not Being Ernest (Review)
    Alvah C. Bessie
    They Shall Inherit the Earth, by Morley Callaghan
    1. They Shall Inherit the Earth by Morley Callaghan
    The Saturday Review, September 28, 1935, p. 6
  109. [+]
    In Pursuit of Marriage (Review)
    Alvah C. Bessie
    Belly Fulla Straw, by David Cornel DeJong
    1. Belly Fulla Straw by David Cornel DeJong
    The Saturday Review, March 31, 1934, p. 589
  110. [+]
    In the American Idiom (Review)
    Alvah C. Bessie
    The Green Corn Rebellion, by William Cunningham
    1. The Green Corn Rebellion by William Cunningham
    The Saturday Review, October 26, 1935, p. 10
  111. In the Line of Fire
    Alvah C. Bessie
    A Story
    The New Masses, August 1, 1939, p. 13
  112. In the Line of Fire
    Alvah C. Bessie
    A Story
    The New Masses, July 18, 1939, p. 9
  113. In the Line of Fire
    Alvah Bessie
    A Story
    The New Masses, July 25, 1939, p. 10
  114. Inquisition in Eden (1965)
    Alvah C. Bessie
    1 Review
  115. "Inside America"
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, November 5, 1940, p. 30
  116. [+]
    Inside the Alcazar (Review)
    Alvah Bessie
    The Brave and the Blind, by Michael Blankfort
    1. The Brave and the Blind by Michael Blankfort
    The New Masses, May 21, 1940, pp. 26-27
  117. [+]
    Irish Tumult (Review)
    Alvah C. Bessie
    A Nest of Simple Folk, by Sean O'Faolain
    1. A Nest of Simple Folk by Sean O'Faolain
    Scribners, March 1934, p. 3
  118. Kaffee Klatsch
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, February 3, 1942, p. 26
  119. Keep Your Nose Down
    Alvah C. Bessie
    Flying fool
    Collier's Weekly, December 18, 1937, pp. 16-17
  120. "King Lear"
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, December 31, 1940, pp. 29-32
  121. [+]
    Lack of Man (Review)
    Alvah C. Bessie
    Gentlemen, I Address You Privately, by Kay Boyle
    1. Gentlemen, I Address You Privately by Kay Boyle
    Scribners, January 1934, p. 2
  122. Lady without Light
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, February 4, 1941, p. 27
  123. The Life and Death of Lem Ward
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, December 15, 1942, p. 20
  124. Life As it Is
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, August 4, 1942, pp. 30-32
  125. "Life with Father"
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, November 21, 1939, p. 30
  126. [+]
    Light Comedy (Review)
    Alvah Bessie
    Lucky Partners (1940 Film), by Lewis Milestone
    1. Lucky Partners (1940 Film) by Lewis Milestone
    The New Masses, September 3, 1940, pp. 23-24
  127. "Like Sons of Undying Spain"
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, April 29, 1941, pp. 13-14
  128. The Lincoln Men
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, September 30, 1947, p. 17
  129. "A Little Enterprise of Warmth and Love"
    Alvah Bessie
    The Nation, September 20, 1975, p. 247
  130. Sights and Sounds
    [+]
    "The Little Foxes" (Review)
    Alvah Bessie
    The Little Foxes (1941 Film), by William Wyler
    1. The Little Foxes (1941 Film) by William Wyler
    The New Masses, September 2, 1941, pp. 27-29
  131. Sights and Sounds
    Lively Theater Week
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, December 12, 1939, p. 29
  132. [+]
    M-Day (Review)
    Alvah Bessie
    M-Day, by Donald Edward Keyhoe
    1. M-Day by Donald Edward Keyhoe
    The New Masses, October 1, 1940, p. 20
  133. Macbeth Again
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, November 25, 1941, pp. 27-28
  134. "Mamlock" Revivial
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, July 29, 1941, pp. 28-29
  135. The Man Behind the Mask
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, May 12, 1942, pp. 28-29
  136. [+]
    The Man Who Liked Everybody (Review)
    Alvah Bessie
    Hollywood, by Garson Kanin
    1. Hollywood by Garson Kanin
    The Nation, April 26, 1975, p. 507
  137. [+]
    Marriage a la Mode (Review)
    Alvah C. Bessie
    City Harvest, by Margaret Cheney Dawson
    1. City Harvest by Margaret Cheney Dawson
    The Saturday Review, March 3, 1934, p. 526
  138. Sights and Sounds
    Medicine for the People
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, April 23, 1940, p. 31
  139. Meet Councilman Cacchione
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, December 2, 1941, pp. 16-17
  140. Meet Hanns Eisler
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, May 13, 1947, pp. 9-10
  141. Meet the Army
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, August 4, 1942, pp. 10-13
  142. Memorial to Lenin
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, January 26, 1943, pp. 30-32
  143. [+]
    Men and the Machine (Review)
    Alvah C. Bessie
    The Foundry, by Albert Halper
    1. The Foundry by Albert Halper
    The Saturday Review, September 8, 1934, p. 96
  144. Men in Battle (1939)
    Alvah C. Bessie
    A Story of Americans in Spain
    7 Reviews, 3 Readable
  145. [+]
    Mixed Feelings (Review)
    Alvah Bessie
    The Magnificent Ambersons (1942 Film), by Orson Welles
    1. The Magnificent Ambersons (1942 Film) by Orson Welles
    The New Masses, September 1, 1942, pp. 28-30
  146. Morale for Six-Year-Olds
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, January 20, 1942, pp. 15-17
  147. Sights and Sounds
    [+]
    The Movies: Stern, Gay, and Otherwise (Review)
    Alvah Bessie
    The Stars Look Down (1939 Film), by Carol Reed
    1. The Stars Look Down (1939 Film) by Carol Reed
    The New Masses, August 5, 1941, p. 28
  148. Sights and Sounds
    Mr. Anderson's Pacific Outpost
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, November 3, 1942, p. 28
  149. Mr. Shaw Retreats
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, December 31, 1940, p. 28
  150. "Mr. Sycamore"
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, December 1, 1942, pp. 30-32
  151. [+]
    The Nazi Technique (2 Reviews)
    Alvah Bessie
    Divide and Conquer (1942 Film), by Lewis Seiler
    1. Divide and Conquer (1942 Film) by Lewis Seiler
    2. Battle for Siberia (1942 Film)
    The New Masses, September 8, 1942, pp. 29-30
  152. [+]
    A Neurotic Heroine (Review)
    Alvah C. Bessie
    The Wooden Doctor, by Margiad Evans
    1. The Wooden Doctor by Margiad Evans
    The Saturday Review, August 12, 1933, p. 39
  153. Sights and Sounds
    New Negro Theater
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, September 24, 1940, pp. 23-24
  154. [+]
    The New Novels (Review)
    Alvah C. Bessie
    Under the Brutchstone, by Jonathan Denwood and S. Fowler Wright
    1. Under the Brutchstone by Jonathan Denwood and S. Fowler Wright
    The Bookman, April 1932, p. 105
  155. New Play
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, October 31, 1939, pp. 31-32
  156. "The Night Before Christmas"
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, April 22, 1941, pp. 29-32
  157. [+]
    "No Time for Comedy" (Review)
    Alvah Bessie
    No Time for Comedy (1940 Film), by William Keighley
    1. No Time for Comedy (1940 Film) by William Keighley
    The New Masses, October 8, 1940, pp. 31-32
  158. [+]
    Nothing Succeeds Like Sussex (Review)
    Alvah C. Bessie
    Gipsy Wagon, by Sheila Kaye-Smith
    1. Gipsy Wagon by Sheila Kaye-Smith
    The Saturday Review, September 16, 1933, p. 109
  159. [+]
    A Novelist to Watch (Review)
    Alvah C. Bessie
    Now in November, by Josephine W. Johnson
    1. Now in November by Josephine W. Johnson
    The Saturday Review, September 15, 1934, p. 109
  160. Sights and Sounds
    Odets' New Play
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, January 13, 1942, pp. 24-25
  161. Old Stuff
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, September 9, 1941, pp. 30-32
  162. [+]
    On Board the Deportation Special (Review)
    Alvah C. Bessie
    Strange Passage, by Theodore Irwin
    1. Strange Passage by Theodore Irwin
    The Saturday Review, August 31, 1935, p. 12
  163. One for My Baby (1980)
    Alvah Cecil Bessie
    A Novel
    1 Review
  164. One for the Ashcan
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, February 27, 1940, p. 28
  165. Art & Entertainment
    [+]
    The Ordeal of Frances Farmer (Review)
    Alvah Bessie
    Shad Lowland, by William Arnold
    1. Shad Lowland by William Arnold
    In These Times, June 28, 1978, p. 21
  166. Sights and Sounds
    Out of His Own Little Head
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, May 6, 1941, p. 25
  167. Sights and Sounds
    [+]
    Out of Hollywood (4 Reviews)
    Alvah Bessie
    The Boys from Syracuse (1940 Film), by A. Edward Sutherland
    1. The Boys from Syracuse (1940 Film) by A. Edward Sutherland
    2. The Man I Married (1940 Film) by Irving Pichel
    3. The Sea Hawk (1940 Film) by Michael Curtiz
    4. Untamed (1940 Film) by George Archainbaud
    The New Masses, August 20, 1940, pp. 20-24
  168. [+]
    Partisan's Manual (Review)
    Alvah Bessie
    Guerrilla Warfare, by Bert "Yank" Levy
    1. Guerrilla Warfare by Bert "Yank" Levy
    The New Masses, May 19, 1942, p. 26
  169. Pay Without Light
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, February 25, 1941, pp. 27-28
  170. "The Paycock"
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, January 30, 1940, p. 30
  171. Permissiveness for Rich and Powerful in America
    Alvah Bessie
    In These Times, February 15, 1978, p. 16
  172. A Personal Issue
    Alvah C. Bessie
    A Story
    Scribners, June 1936, pp. 358-360
  173. Pet Crow
    Alvah C. Bessie
    A Story
    Scribners, September 1932, pp. 145-148
  174. Considered Opinion
    A Petty Pleasure of Growing Old
    Alvah Bessie
    In These Times, August 31, 1977, p. 20
  175. [+]
    Physician and Peasant (Review)
    Alvah C. Bessie
    The Clinic of Dr. Aicadre, by Muriel Harris
    1. The Clinic of Dr. Aicadre by Muriel Harris
    The Saturday Review, August 20, 1932, p. 52
  176. [+]
    Picaresque (Review)
    Alvah C. Bessie
    Juan in America, by Eric Linklater
    1. Juan in America by Eric Linklater
    The New Republic, June 10, 1931, p. 102
  177. [+]
    Pills and Old Lace (4 Reviews)
    Alvah Bessie
    They All Kissed the Bride (1942 Film), by Alexander Hall
    1. They All Kissed the Bride (1942 Film) by Alexander Hall
    2. Priorities on Parade (1942 Film) by Albert S. Rogell
    3. Mister Gardenia Jones (1942 Film) by George B. Seitz
    4. Air Raid Warden (1942 Film) by Alex Lovy
    The New Masses, August 11, 1942, p. 28
  178. [+]
    Pioneer Work (Review)
    Alvah Bessie
    Poetic Drama: An Anthology, by Alfred Kreymborg
    1. Poetic Drama: An Anthology by Alfred Kreymborg
    The New Masses, March 3, 1942, pp. 25-26
  179. [+]
    Pioneers of Money (Review)
    Alvah C. Bessie
    The Last Pioneers, by Melvin P. Levy
    1. The Last Pioneers by Melvin P. Levy
    The Saturday Review, July 21, 1934, p. 5
  180. Sights and Sounds
    Poor Harvest
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, December 9, 1941, p. 26
  181. [+]
    Portrait of a Woman (Review)
    Alvah Bessie
    Marilyn: An Untold Story, by Warren Rosten
    1. Marilyn: An Untold Story by Warren Rosten
    The Nation, December 10, 1973, p. 633
  182. Professor With Machine-gun
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, August 28, 1945, p. 14
  183. [+]
    The Proletariat Awaits (Review)
    Alvah C. Bessie
    The Executioner Waits, by Josephine Herbst
    1. The Executioner Waits by Josephine Herbst
    Scribners, December 1934, p. 29
  184. [+]
    Pudovkin's "1905" (Review)
    Alvah Bessie
    Mother, 1905 (1926 Film), by Vsevolod Pudovkin
    1. Mother, 1905 (1926 Film) by Vsevolod Pudovkin
    The New Masses, August 26, 1941, pp. 31-32
  185. Puppy Love
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, May 27, 1941, p. 26
  186. Recruiting Station: USA
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, December 23, 1941, pp. 13-14
  187. Considered Opinion
    Requiescat, Charlie
    Alvah Bessie
    In These Times, January 11, 1978, p. 16
  188. [+]
    Ways to Pay Debts (Review)
    Alvah C. Bessie
    Saint-Saturnin, by Jean Schlumberger
    1. Saint-Saturnin by Jean Schlumberger
    Scribners, August 1932, p. 15
  189. [+]
    Forgiveness (Review)
    Alvah C. Bessie
    Light in August, by William Faulkner
    1. Light in August by William Faulkner
    Scribners, December 1932, p. 6
  190. [+]
    As I Like It (Review)
    Alvah C. Bessie
    Summer Is Ended, by John Herrmann
    1. Summer Is Ended by John Herrmann
    Scribners, November 1932, p. 11
  191. [+]
    As I Like It (Review)
    Alvah C. Bessie
    The Family Circle, by Andre Maurois
    1. The Family Circle by Andre Maurois
    Scribners, October 1932, p. 5
  192. Sights and Sounds
    [+]
    "Rhythm on the River" (3 Reviews)
    Alvah Bessie
    Information Please (1939 Film),
    1. Information Please (1939 Film)
    2. Dance, Girl, Dance (1940 Film) by Dorothy Arzner
    3. I Love You Again (1940 Film) by W.S. Van Dyke
    The New Masses, September 10, 1940, pp. 22-24
  193. Considered Opinion
    Richard Nixon Won't Even Fade Away
    Alvah Bessie
    In These Times, September 21, 1977, p. 16
  194. "The Rivals"
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, January 27, 1942, pp. 28-32
  195. [+]
    Road to Fulfillment (Review)
    Alvah Bessie
    The White Queen, by Betty Baur
    1. The White Queen by Betty Baur
    The New Masses, November 3, 1942, p. 23
  196. Considered Opinion
    Robert Eatherly's Tortured Soul
    Alvah Bessie
    In These Times, August 9, 1978, p. 16
  197. Sights and Sounds
    Robots, Cat People, Et Al
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, December 22, 1942, p. 30
  198. Review and Comment
    [+]
    Rockwell Kent Tells His Story (Review)
    Alvah Bessie
    This Is My Own, by Rockwell Kent
    1. This Is My Own by Rockwell Kent
    The New Masses, December 24, 1940, p. 23
  199. Salute to Our Ally
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, November 17, 1942, pp. 12-14
  200. [+]
    Scandinavian Life in Two New Novels (Review)
    Alvah C. Bessie
    Our Daily Bread, by Gosta Larsson
    1. Our Daily Bread by Gosta Larsson
    The Saturday Review, June 23, 1934, p. 766
  201. School for Democracy
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, January 27, 1942, pp. 12-13
  202. [+]
    Scrambled (Review)
    Alvah Bessie
    The Golden Egg, by James S. Pollak
    1. The Golden Egg by James S. Pollak
    The New Masses, December 17, 1946, p. 24
  203. Sights and Sounds
    A Season on the Boards
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, May 7, 1940, p. 28
  204. Sights and Sounds
    The Season Opens
    Alvah Bessie
    Reviews of "My Sister Eileen," "Meet the People," Cue for Passion"
    The New Masses, January 7, 1941, p. 28
  205. Sensitive, But...
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, November 10, 1942, pp. 30-32
  206. [+]
    Seven Stories (Review)
    Alvah C. Bessie
    The Haunted Mirror, by Elizabeth Madox Roberts
    1. The Haunted Mirror by Elizabeth Madox Roberts
    The Saturday Review, November 26, 1932, p. 270
  207. [+]
    Sex-and-Murder (Review)
    Alvah Bessie
    They Drive by Night (1940 Film), by Raoul Walsh
    1. They Drive by Night (1940 Film) by Raoul Walsh
    The New Masses, August 6, 1940, p. 19
  208. [+]
    Shining Star (Review)
    Alvah Bessie
    Telegram from Heaven, by Arnold Manoff
    1. Telegram from Heaven by Arnold Manoff
    The New Masses, September 29, 1942, p. 26
  209. Short Fictions (1982)
    Alvah Bessie
    1 Review
  210. Sights and Sounds
    Six Songs for Democracy
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, July 30, 1940, p. 21
  211. Skin Deep
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, October 13, 1942, pp. 31-32
  212. Sky Warden
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, July 14, 1942, pp. 20-21
  213. Soldier! Soldier!
    Alvah C. Bessie
    A Story
    The New Masses, October 3, 1939, pp. 15-16
  214. Some Thoughts on Repertory
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, October 28, 1941, p. 28
  215. Spain Again (1975)
    Alvah C. Bessie
    1 Review
  216. [+]
    Spain in Exile (Review)
    Alvah Bessie
    Smouldering Freedom, by Isabel de Palencia
    1. Smouldering Freedom by Isabel de Palencia
    The New Masses, November 6, 1945, p. 24
  217. Stage Blitz
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, March 3, 1942, p. 29
  218. "Steel"
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, January 2, 1940, pp. 31-32
  219. [+]
    Stephen Crane (Review)
    Alvah Bessie
    Twenty Stories, by Stephen Crane
    1. Twenty Stories by Stephen Crane
    The New Masses, October 8, 1940, p. 28
  220. The Strings Are False
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, June 2, 1942, p. 28
  221. Sunny Side Up
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, February 6, 1940, p. 30
  222. [+]
    Sweet Are the Uses of Publicity (Review)
    Alvah Bessie
    Marilyn: A Biography, by Norman Mailer
    1. Marilyn: A Biography by Norman Mailer
    The Nation, October 15, 1973, p. 376
  223. Sights and Sounds
    Take the "Heavenly Express"
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, April 30, 1940, p. 30
  224. Teapot Typhoon
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, March 26, 1940, p. 29
  225. [+]
    Ten Days (Review)
    Alvah Bessie
    October: Ten Days that Shook the World (1927 Film), by Sergei M. Eisenstein and Grigori...
    1. October: Ten Days that Shook the World (1927 Film) by Sergei M. Eisenstein and Grigori Aleksandrov
    The New Masses, October 6, 1942, pp. 28-32
  226. Theater First Aid
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, March 31, 1942, p. 28
  227. These Are Our Soldiers
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, January 19, 1943, pp. 20-21
  228. They Are Still Fighting
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, June 24, 1941, p. 12
  229. Sights and Sounds
    [+]
    This Is Your Ally (Review)
    Alvah Bessie
    Moscow Strikes Back (1942 Film), by Ilya Kopalin and Leonid Varlamov
    1. Moscow Strikes Back (1942 Film) by Ilya Kopalin and Leonid Varlamov
    The New Masses, August 18, 1942, pp. 29-32
  230. This Is Your Enemy (1942)
    Alvah C. Bessie
    A Documentary Record of Nazi Atrocities Against Citizens and Soldiers of Our ...
    1 Review
  231. [+]
    Three and One (Review)
    Alvah C. Bessie
    Reba Durham, by Albert Truman Boyd
    1. Reba Durham by Albert Truman Boyd
    Scribners, February 1934, p. 4
  232. "Thunder Rock"
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, November 28, 1939, pp. 28-32
  233. Sights and Sounds
    [+]
    "Time in the Sun" (Review)
    Alvah Bessie
    Time in the Sun (1940 Film), by Sergei M. Eisenstein and Grigori Aleksandrov
    1. Time in the Sun (1940 Film) by Sergei M. Eisenstein and Grigori Aleksandrov
    The New Masses, October 15, 1940, pp. 23-24
  234. [+]
    Tragedy in the Tropics (Review)
    Alvah C. Bessie
    The End of Illusion, by Homer W. Smith
    1. The End of Illusion by Homer W. Smith
    The Saturday Review, March 30, 1935, p. 579
  235. Tragedy of Negro Doctors
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, October 20, 1942, p. 21
  236. Books & the Arts
    [+]
    Truth and Consequences in Political Journalism (Review)
    Alvah Bessie
    Revolution in Cuba, by Herbert L. Matthews
    1. Revolution in Cuba by Herbert L. Matthews
    The Nation, November 8, 1975, p. 469
  237. Tryout Production
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, April 29, 1941, p. 29
  238. "Twelfth Night"
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, December 16, 1941, p. 28
  239. [+]
    Two Living Dramas (2 Reviews)
    Alvah Bessie
    Life and Death of an American, by George Sklar
    1. Life and Death of an American by George Sklar
    2. The Destroyers by Fleming MacLiesh
    The New Masses, June 9, 1942, p. 28
  240. Two of Those Things
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, March 10, 1942, pp. 29-30
  241. The UN-Americans (1957)
    Alvah Cecil Bessie
  242. Unfunny Satire
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, January 19, 1943, pp. 30-32
  243. Uninspired Whodunit
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, January 28, 1941, p. 29
  244. Unknown Sailor
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, February 17, 1942, pp. 16-17
  245. Sights and Sounds
    "Victory Tavern"
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, September 3, 1940, p. 22
  246. [+]
    Violence Down Under (Review)
    Alvah C. Bessie
    Landtakers, by Brian C. Penton
    1. Landtakers by Brian C. Penton
    The Saturday Review, June 15, 1935, p. 7
  247. Sights and Sounds
    "Watch on the Rhine"
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, April 15, 1941, pp. 26-27
  248. We Love Democracy Too Well
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, July 2, 1940, pp. 10-11
  249. Weep for the Willow
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, December 29, 1942, pp. 31-32
  250. [+]
    Westward Ho (Review)
    Alvah C. Bessie
    The Bright Land, by Janet Ayer Fairbank
    1. The Bright Land by Janet Ayer Fairbank
    The Saturday Review, January 7, 1933, p. 366
  251. Sights and Sounds
    What Is a Savo?
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, December 24, 1940, p. 28
  252. What Is Freedom for Writers?
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, March 12, 1946, pp. 8-9
  253. White Collars Don't Wilt
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, September 8, 1942, p. 12
  254. Review and Comment
    [+]
    Who Killed the Federal Theater? (Review)
    Alvah Bessie
    Arena, by Hallie Flanagan
    1. Arena by Hallie Flanagan
    The New Masses, January 14, 1941, pp. 22-23
  255. Sights and Sounds
    Whodunit
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, April 2, 1940, p. 31
  256. [+]
    Wild Tale of Oil Republic (Review)
    Alvah C. Bessie
    Black River, by Carleton Beals
    1. Black River by Carleton Beals
    Scribners, August 1934, p. 16
  257. Wilder Allegory
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, December 8, 1942, pp. 29-32
  258. Sights and Sounds
    William Saroyan: Requiescat
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, May 21, 1940, p. 29
  259. "Winter Soldiers"
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, December 15, 1942, pp. 30-32
  260. "The Woman Brown"
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, December 26, 1939, p. 30
  261. Sights and Sounds
    "The Wookey"
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, September 23, 1941, p. 27
  262. [+]
    World War Soldiers (Review)
    Alvah Bessie
    It Was Like This, by Hervey Allen
    1. It Was Like This by Hervey Allen
    The New Masses, March 26, 1940, p. 26
  263. You Should Know Their Names
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, February 27, 1940, p. 19
  264. Youth Theater
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, October 20, 1942, pp. 28-32
  265. "Zero Hour"
    Alvah Bessie
    The New Masses, June 10, 1941, pp. 29-32
    266. No Items Found