Hollywood (Jan - Oct 1934)

THE GUIDE TO NEW PICTURES I Concise, authoritative reviews of the newest in film fare NEW PRODUCTIONS AAA— CAROLINA — Entertaining story of impoverished Southern family with Janet Gaynor, Lionel Barrymore. — Fox. AAA— COMING OUT PART Y— Motherhood minus clerical sanction as presented by Frances Dee. Good entertainment. — Fox. AAA — EASY TO LOVE — Light comedy, splendidly played by such able farceurs as Adolphe Menjou, Genevieve Tobin, Mary Astor and Edward Everett Horton. Sophisticated. — Warners. AAA— EVER SINCE EVE— George O'Brien deserts western' regalia and crashes New York society. Capable support by Mary Brian, Herbert Mundin and Betty Blythe. — Fox. AAAA— FASHIONS OF 1934— Silk-hat gangsters raid Paris salons to pirate dress styles. Thrills, gowns and dance routines. — Warners. AAA— FOUR FRIGHTENED PEOPLE— Jungle perils remove civilization's veneer as Claudette Colbert, Mary Boland, William Gargan and Herbert Marshall flee bubonic plague. — Paramount. AAAA— GOOD DAME— Sylvia Sidney and Fredric March garner fresh laurels in convincing carnival love story. — Paramount. AAA— HI, NELLIE!— Paul Muni, lovelorn editor— -"Nellie" to his friends — solves a missingperson mystery and scores news scoop. — Warners. AAA— HIPS, HIPS, HOORAY!— Excellent comedy by Wheeler and Woolsey. Pretty girls gaiore and numerous laughs. — Radio. AAAA— HIS DOUBLE LIFE— Roland Young impersonates dead valet, with Lillian Gish in a superb screen comeback. — Paramount. AAAA— IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT— Newspaperman Clark Gable aids Claudette Colbert to escape loveless marriage. — Columbia. AAA — I'VE GOT YOUR NUMBER — Pat O'Brien, phone repair man, mixes business with pleasure, rescues his switchboard sweetie, Joan Blondell, from gang complications. — Warners. AAA — LEGONG — The rare beauties of the exotic island of Bali presented for the first time in color by Connie iiennett s marquis-husband. — Radio. AAA— LET'S FALL IN LOVE— F a m i 1 i a r formula of newcomer who scores when star stages walkout. Splendid acting and direction. Gregory Ratoff, Ann Sothern outstanding.— '-Columbia. AAAA— LOOKING FOR TROUBLE— Spencer Tracy and Jack Oakie teamed as telephone "trouble shooters" who go in for everything from wire-tapping to murder-solving. — Twentieth Century. AAA— ONCE TO EVERY WOMAN— Hospital romance, plus a gripping operating sequence. Walter Connolly, Ralph Bellamy and Fay Wray apt in medical roles. Good drama. — Columbia. AAAA — PALOOKA — Prize ring comedy, and a knockout from first to final bell. Fast-stepping and a whirlwind of laughs. Jimmy Durante, Stu Erwin, Lupe Velez. — United Artists. AAA — SIX OF A KIND— A new deal in riotous comedy — with Mary Boland, Charles Ruggles, Alison Skipworth, W. C. Fields, Burns and Allen. — Paramount. AAAA — SPITFIRE — Katharine Hepburn in gripping mountain tale of faith healing and bigotry. Kidnaping accusations and attempted lynching put punch into climax. Hepburn's show. — Radio. AAA— STRANGE HOLIDAY— Different entertainment in which Death visits earth to find why people fear him. With Fredric March, Evelyn Venable. — Paramount. AAA— THE LOST PATROL— Grim desert drama harking back to war days in Mesopotamia, with Victor McLaglen. — Radio. Mae Clarke and Muriel Kirklan€l in a frolicsome moment from the successful Nana AAA— THE SEARCH FOR BEAUTY— Olympic champions Buster Crabbe and Ida Lupino manage a health farm. Jimmy Gleason and "Robert Armstrong try to chisel in on the profits. Good fun for everybody. — Paramount. AAA— THIS SIDE OF HEAVEN— Lionel Barrymore, innocently embroiled in office embezzlement. Barrymore splendid. — Metro. AAA— YOU CAN'T BUY EVERYTHING — Hit show for May Robson in story based on life of the late Hetty Green. Excellent support by Lewis Stone and Mary Forbes. — Metro. NEIGHBORHOOD SHOWINGS AAA— ADVICE Tracy conducts ; amazing results. — TO THE LOVELORN— Lee "broken hearts" column with Twentieth Century. AAAA— BELOVED— John Boles in best performance of career. Gripping love story with Gloria Stuart and splendid cast. — Universal. AAAA— BLOOD MONEY— Rousing entertainment of the most popular brand. Frances Dee, George Bancroft, Judith Anderson. — Twentieth Century. AAA— BY CANDLELIGHT— Elissa Landi and Paul Lukas practice mutual deception, posing as royalty in intriguing Viennese story. — Universal. AAA— CROSS COUNTRY CRUISE— Melodrama on a transcontinental bus with Lew Ayres, June Knight, Alan Dinehart. — Universal. AAA— GALLANT LADY— Ann Harding in poignant mother role. Best performance since Holiday. With Otto Kruger, Clive Brook, Tullio Carminati, Dickie Moore. — Twentieth Century. AAA— GOING HOLLYWOOD— Marion Davies and Bing Crosby contribute delightful musical entertainment.— Metro. AAA— I AM SUZANNE— Lilian Harvey scores again in fascinating romance of dancer with Puppeteer Gene Raymond. — Fox. AAA— I LIKE IT THAT WAY— Pleasant filmusical with Gloria Stuart, Marian Marsh outstanding. — Universal. AAA— FUGITIVE LOVERS— Exciting melodrama with Bob Montgomery as an escaped convict aboard a cross-country bus. — Metro. AAAA— LITTLE WOMEN— Katharine Hepburn superb in outstanding interpretation. Joan Bennett, Paul Lukas, Frances Dee. — Radio. AAA— MISS FANE'S BABY IS STOLEN— Timely picture of baby abduction. Dorothea Wieck outstanding, Alice Brady engaging, Baby LeRoy his lovable self. — Paramount. AAAA— MOULIN ROUGE— Constance Bennett scores in a dual personality role, excellently aided by Franchot Tone, Helen Westley and Tullio Carminati. Grand show. — Twentieth Century. AAA— MR. SKITCH— Will Rogers in a depression cure highlighted by Will's witticisms and movie impersonations of Florence Desmond. ZaSu Pitts, Rochelle Hudson, Charles Starrett. — Fox. AAAA — NANA — Auspicious debut of Anna Sten, Russian charmer, in adaptation of famous Zola novel. Excellent screen fare with Richard Bennett as French Belasco. — United Artists. AAAA— QUEEN CHRISTINA— Greta Garbo's greatest triumph. Engrossing story, superbly cast, with comeback of John Gilbert. — Metro. AAA— SON OF A SAILOR— Joe E. Brown performs capably in a made-to-order role. Supporting cast, including Thelma Todd, Jean Muir and Johnny Mack Brown, excellent. — Warners. AAA— THE WOMEN IN HIS LIFE— Otto Kruger in brilliant portrayal of criminal lawyer. Isabel Jewell outstanding. — Metro. 66