+ − Color Trade J 7:118 O ’20 460w
“For ‘the man on the job’ this is, on the whole, a much more satisfactory work than that of Cross and Bevan; moreover it deals only with American practice. The practical aspect of the book should be emphasized.”
+ N Y P L New Tech Bks p69 Jl ’20 100w
WITWER, HARRY CHARLES. Kid Scanlan. *$1.75 (2½c) Small
20–10733
Kid Scanlan, welterweight champion, goes into the movies and this is the story of his adventures as told by his manager, Johnny Green. Among the titles of chapters, each of which constitutes a short story, are: Lay off, Macduff; Pleasure island; Lend me your ears; The unhappy medium; Life is reel! Hospital stuff.
“This book may be scoffed at by the more intellectual, but the wideness of its appeal is evident.”
+ N Y Times 25:27 Jl 25 ’20 340w
“A humorous mixture of extravagance and slang in Witwer’s happiest vein.”