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Although and pictures
Although both studios produced " A " and " B " budget pictures, generally the prestige productions, costume dramas, and musicals were made by Warner Bros., while First National specialized in modern comedies, dramas, and crime stories.
Although attempts to create sync-sound motion pictures go back to the Edison lab in 1896, the technology became well-developed only in the early 1920s.
Although several kinds of Karuta games are described below, in reality any kind of information that can be represented in card form can be used including shapes, colours, words in English, small pictures and the like.
Although it allows films from small countries like Iceland or Bosnia and Herzegovina to get recognized by the Academy by putting them on an equal footing with major releases from established filmmaking nations, it also forces countries to exclude many motion pictures because they are forced to select only one film.
Although his memoirs frequently refer to the barber as the Little Tramp, Chaplin said in 1937 that he would not play the Little Tramp in his sound pictures.
Although the pictures he acquired via the Internet turn out to be not very explicit, Douglass, on being confronted by Agnew, commits suicide by hanging himself in the toilet — in a way that seems to have been meticulously planned.
Although " talking " pictures were on the rise since 1928, City Lights was immediately popular.
Although the review in the New York Times called the film " the most brilliant picture yet this year " and praised Sturges's mix of escapist fun with underlying significance, the Hollywood Reporter said that it lacked the " down to earth quality and sincerity which made other three pictures a joy to behold " and that " Sturges ... fails to heed the message that writer Sturges proves in his script.
Although Warner Bros. maintained a high rate of production throughout the 1930s, some pictures showed an uneven quality that reflected " not only the difficulty of shifting to a supervisory system but also the consequences of dispersing authority into the creative ranks ".
Although Quad became the industry standard for over 20 years, it had drawbacks such as an inability to freeze pictures, and no picture search.
Although she appeared in three further motion pictures on the silver screen, Francis was never satisfied with herself as an actress, and after appearing in a made-for-television movie in 1966, she declined further offers.
Although not the first ' talkie ', The Jazz Singer becomes the first box-office hit and popularizes sound motion pictures.
Although he no longer made motion pictures, Huntley Gordon remained active in the world of network radio.
Although collapsing many times, he continued to work towards the completion of Nihon ( the illustrated manual of Japanese fungi ; drawing pictures ), writing notes and giving advice to his colleagues.
Although the exposing of images on light-sensitive elements dates back to the early 19th century, motion pictures demanded a new form of photography and new aesthetic techniques.
Although both he and his contemporary readers were more credulous than most moderns, Foxe presented " lifelike and vivid pictures of the manners and feelings of the day, full of details that could never have been invented by a forger.
Although the covers are too large to be easily collectible, their ubiquity and the many patterns and descriptions printed on them has led some people to collect pictures of covers from around the world.
Although copywriters have the word " write " in their job title, and art directors have the word " art ", one does not necessarily write the words and the other draw the pictures ; they both generate creative ideas to represent the proposition ( the advertisement or campaign's key message ).
Although in the series the town was described as being near the Yetts of Muckhart ( and later twinned with it ), the pictures of " Stoneybridge " used in the series came from the village of Breich, near West Calder in West Lothian, its town clock from Tranent in East Lothian.
Although older adults showed a positivity effect in memory for words, they did not display one for pictures.
Although the book credit for the new illustrations reads " Adapted from the famous pictures by W. w. Denslow ", Copelman's versions of the characters were largely based on the way they looked in the 1939 MGM Technicolor film version, although the Cowardly Lion looked quite different, and Dorothy had braids rather than long pigtails, as Judy Garland did in the film.
Although these big square “ panoramic ” compositions are technically photographs, in reality they are projected and constructed as if they were painted pictures.
Although the missionaries were sensitive to the high literary quality of Chaka, the pictures of pre-Christian life that the book contains made them reluctant to publish it.
Although they are most remembered for the Death Wish sequels and Chuck Norris action pictures such as The Delta Force and Invasion U. S. A., and even the vigilante thriller Exterminator 2 ( the sequel to 1980 ’ s The Exterminator ), Cannon ’ s output was actually far more varied, with musical and comedy films like Breakin ’, Breakin ’ 2: Electric Boogaloo, The Last American Virgin, and the U. S. release of The Apple ; period romance pictures like Lady Chatterley's Lover ( 1981 ), Bolero, and Mata Hari ( 1985 ); science fiction and fantasy films like Hercules, Lifeforce and The Barbarians ; as well as serious pictures like John Cassavetes ’ Love Streams, Zeffirelli ’ s Otello ( a film version of the Verdi opera ), Norman Mailer ’ s Tough Guys Don ’ t Dance, Andrei Konchalovsky ’ s Runaway Train, and Shy People ; and action / adventure films such as the 3-D Treasure of the Four Crowns, King Solomon ’ s Mines, Cobra and American Ninja.

Although and Thorpe
Although Thorpe had played for money, the AAU and IOC did not follow the rules for disqualification.
Although there were rumors that Thorpe received no money, he was paid $ 15, 000 by Warner Bros. plus a $ 2, 500 donation toward an annuity for him by the studio head of publicity.
Although the title " World's Greatest Athlete " seems a natural fit for these two events, its traditional association with the decathlon / heptathlon officially began with Jim Thorpe.
Although Dwyer-Dobbin apologized for the comment numerous times, many fans refuse to forgive her for not allowing Zaslow the chance to finish the role of Roger Thorpe before his death in 1998.

Although and basketball
Although there had been earlier attempts at professional basketball leagues, including the American Basketball League and the NBL, the BAA was the first league to attempt to play primarily in large arenas in major cities.
Although Judd is known to attend University of Kentucky basketball games regularly ( frequently sitting in the student section ), she has also attended several Kentucky football games.
Although they wanted to avoid postproduction effects work, the opticals team had to recolor the antenna ball in a blue hue, as the original orange looked too much like a spinning basketball.
Although basketball is now more popular than wrestling, wrestling remains more popular in Mifflin County and in Central Pennsylvania in general than in most parts of the United States.
Although during the years of segregation the Douglass Tigers football team was not allowed to play white teams, the Tigers won a Tennessee state football championship and a state basketball championship in 1946, and a state basketball championship in 1948.
Although he was small in stature and had lost his right eye in an accident at the age of 12, he was a " star all-round high school and college athlete " who was the quarterback of his high school and college football teams, as well as playing baseball and basketball in college.
Although he was more interested in basketball than running, he entered the 1950 Texas Interscholastic Track Meet and won the one-mile event with a time of 4: 43.
Although the Super Globetrotters would first attempt to take on the villain with standard comical heroics, things would almost always be settled with a basketball game.
Although Montana turned down the scholarship, he seriously considered NCSU because of a promise that he could play both basketball and football for the university.
Although Nash played soccer and ice hockey, often with his younger brother, Martin, he did not start playing basketball until he was 12 or 13.
Although the league had some innovations suchs as playing the international three point line and trapezoid lane, and with the intention to offer professional basketball and more reasonable ticket prices, the cost structure of the league was simply too great for the revenue and attendance figures that it received.
Although the team does produce a varsity team, it does not receive the same recognition as the football, or even basketball teams.
Although recruited by University of Arkansas basketball coach Eddie Sutton, Malone enrolled at Louisiana Tech University, which was closer to home.
Although basketball was his favorite sport, he was recognized as an All-State selection in basketball and football.
Although he was selected to the All-District baseball team in high school, he was better known as a basketball player.
Although Collina is closely identified with football, his favourite sports club plays basketball.
Although Blaisdell also played both basketball and baseball, he was inducted into the Bucknell Athletic Hall of Fame in 1988 under the category of football.
Although the Fab Five games in the Final Four have been forfeited, Howard was not among the players ( including Robert Traylor, Webber, Rose, Maurice Taylor, and Louis Bullock ) called before a grand jury to testify in the University of Michigan basketball scandal and was not found to have received large amounts of money.
Although known as the Utes, the University of Utah employs a red-tailed hawk named Swoop as its mascot at basketball, football and baseball games.
Although he was offered other scholarships for his football skills, Frazier accepted a basketball offer from Southern Illinois University.
Although Harvard never appeared in the 2010 – 11 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings, for a few weeks during the season they received a vote in the AP Poll.
Although the curse was not generally considered as extending to college sports, two Philadelphia-based college basketball teams, the St. Joseph's Hawks and the Villanova Wildcats, which had successful seasons in 2004 and 2006 respectively, failed to reach the Final Four of the NCAA Basketball Tournament.

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