The educational screen (c1922-c1956])

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206 The Educational Screen 25. THE LEATHER PUSHERS (Universal) (May) A fight serial that reels pleasantly. 26. FIRST LOVE (Famous Players) (Feb.) Entertaining. Reliable in a simple manner. 27. HER OWN MONEY (Famous Players) A modern problem satisfactorily shadowed by Ethel Clayton. 28. FROM THE GROUND UP (Goldwyn) (May) Tom Moore's grin is always convincing. 29. THE SIGN ON THE DOOR (First National) (May) A melodrama of much strength, containing good work by Norma Talmadge but spoiled by the presence of the pompous Charles Richman. Poor Films i. (Jan.) SIGN OF THE ROSE (George Beban) Badly arranged continuity. 2. THE WONDERFUL THING (First National) § (Feb.) A lame and trite vehicle for Norma Talmadge. 3. HER SOCIAL VALUE (First National) (Feb.) A series of stilted and posed close-ups of Kath- ryn McDonald. 4. ONE ARABIAN NIGHT (First National) (FebJ Not as distinctly bad as to belong in this group, except as the film is compared with others a Poli Negri's characterizations. 5. WHY GIRLS LEAVE HOME (Warner Bros.) (Feb.) A realistic purpose ruined to the point of nauses by the final sentimental turn-the-other-cheek-and forgive touch. 6. TRAVELIN' ON (Famous Players) (Mar*) A trite mixture of all the old wild west possi bilities in confusing succession. 7. SCHOOL DAYS (Warner Brothers) (Ma* A sad display of a perverted conception of wha is humorous. Wesley Barry is everything tha ugly aggression and self-pride can make him. 1 8. BOBBED HAIR (Famous Players) (Majj A cheap sneer and absurd propaganda. Mis Hawley is always "good to look at." 9. THE FIRE BRIGADE (First National) (Mar, A Toonerville that fails because it "gets smart and is far fetched! 10. GRAND LARCENY (Goldwyn) (Mar. • Rather an ineffective production although it i not as direct an influence for poor taste as ] might be. For School and Community Use We believe the following films suitable for school and community use anywherr Those marked * we consider absolutely unobjectionable by every standard. I the others, there are touches which could be disapproved only by an extreme! rigid censorship. *Among Those Present *Call of the North Cardigan *Come On Over (Feb.) (Feb.) (May) (Apr.) Connecticut Yankee in the Court of King Arthur (Jan.) From the Ground Up (May) *I Do (Feb.) Jane Eyre (Feb.) The Lane That Had No Turning (Feb.) *Little Lord Fauntleroy (Jan.) *The Little Minister (Jan.) Miss Lulu Bett (Feb.) Mutts (May) *My Boy (Feb.) Our Mutual Friend Over the Hill Pay Day *Penrod Polly of the Follies *A Prince There Was The Prodigal Judge *Rip Van Winkle *The Ruling Passion The Three Musketeers Travelin' On Turn to the Right *Two Minutes to Go The World's Champion (Apr* (JanJ (May I Feb. (Mar. (Apr. (Apr* (Feb. (Apr (Jarr. ( Mar (May (Feb (Ma >