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Buck Parvin at the Movies choose

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[US] Van Loan ‘The Extra Man’ in Buck Parvin 21: Look at our banty rooster crow.
at banty, adj.
[US] Van Loan ‘The Extra Man’ in Buck Parvin 27: For the blow-off Myrtle’s lion-taming stunt goes wrong.
at blow off, n.2
[US] Van Loan ‘The Extra Man’ Buck Parvin 20: Darn it! [...] I wasn’t crawling.
at darn!, excl.
[US] Van Loan ‘The Extra Man’ Buck Parvin 21: It’s the dough that counts with the dolls – the dinero; the iron men; the large, smilin’ yaller boys.
at dinero, n.
[US] Van Loan ‘The Extra Man’ in Buck Parvin 30: If the two big stunts [...] stand up all right I’ve got another grand picture [...] if they fizzle – good night!
at fizzle, v.2
[US] Van Loan ‘The Extra Man’ in Buck Parvin 25: How the deuce can I ring in lions and elephants and camels without a jungle scenario.
at ring in, v.2
[US] Van Loan ‘The Extra Man’ in Buck Parvin 28: You tear in and save the lady.
at tear into, v.
[US] Van Loan ‘The Extra Man’ in Buck Parvin 21: As soon as this jane finds out that La Rue drags down one-fifty a week, she’s goin’ to go ropin’ for him.
at jane, n.2
[US] Van Loan ‘The Extra Man’ in Buck Parvin 29: I’m going to rib up this scenario.
at rib up, v.
[US] Van Loan ‘The Extra Man’ in Buck Parvin 20: ‘You make me tired,’ said Tommy.
at make someone tired (v.) under tired, adj.
[US] Van Loan ‘The Extra Man’ in Buck Parvin 21: He’s a pretty wise Injun on this skirt thing.
at wise Injun (n.) under wise, adj.
[US] Van Loan ‘The Extra Man’ in Buck Parvin 21: It’s the dough that counts with the dolls – the dinero; the iron men; the large, smilin’ yaller boys.
at yellow boy (n.) under yellow, adj.
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