Movie Classic (Mar-Aug 1936)

ture that glorifies faith, hope and charity in the magnificent manner. It stars Irene Dunne and Robert Taylor, both of whom reach new heights in their respective roles. . . . Based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Lloyd C. Douglas, it keeps the spirit of the novel ; and it keeps the romance of the story in its place, never letting it dwarf the main theme. Taylor, in the beginning is a young playboy whose practically worthless life is saved by a pulmotor — while another man's valuable life is lost. Irene is the young widow of that man, a surgeon. The irresponsible playboy later meets her, makes romantic advances, and sees her step out of his car into the path of another. The accident causes the loss of her sight. Taylor, sobered now, dedicates himself to the "magnificent obsession" her late husband had had — helping others secretly. Never exciting, but always absorbing, it has a mood that is transmitted to every onlooker. (Universal) King of Burlesque has a thin story, but reason : it also has a clever cast, clever scenes, and music that demands humming. The titular star is Warner Baxter, but Jack Oakie, with a richer role, walks away with the picture . . . which practically demands your attendance, if you enjoy musicals. This one, like too many, has a backstage atmosphere — but it changes that atmosphere, as few do. Baxter plays a producer of burlesque shows, who has Oakie for a stooge and pal, and Alice Faye for a girlfriend. They persuade him to branch out in a big way and then see him topple for a once-wealthy widow (Mona Barrie) who has her eyes on his bankroll. When he loses that bankroll, Oakie and Alice see that he makes a comeback. The story will hardly have you in a dither. But you are likely to have hysterics, watching Oakie, not to mention his marriage-minded girlfriend, Arline Judge ; you will have to admit that Alice Faye, as a singer, tops all her previous efforts ; and you will go into raves about the dancing of 12-year-old Gareth Joplin. (20th Century-Fox) Modern Times is Charlie Chaplin's latest. Like every other Chaplin picture, it is something not to be missed. It has all the ingredients of entertainment that all of his previous pictures have had, plus satire of modern conditions. The story is by Chaplin, himself, as are the incidental music, the direction . . . and the silence. The picture opens with Charlie as a worker in a vast factory — a worker who screws nuts to plates on an endless conveyor belt. The monotony of his work finally makes him balmy and he has to take a rest cure. When the cure is over, so is his job. Arrested mistakenly as a Red, he discovers the comforts of jail, but changes his mind about wanting to stay there when he meets Paulette Goddard, a waif who needs a friend. Trying to help her, he encounters comic-pathetic difficulties, finds himself in and out of jail. The best and funniest part of the picture is that dealing with the factory — a setting seldom (too seldom) satirized on the screen before. The Chaplin pantomime throughout the picture is as eloquent, as flawless, as it ever was. And Paulette Goddard, who has a "straight" (not a comic) role, is pert, pretty and honest in her protrayal of the waif. (ChaplinUnited Artists) The Passing of the Third Floor Back is an unusual picture, unusually affecting. It tells a simple story simply, but with such quiet power, such inspiration, that it glows with emotion. Into an ordinary boarding house, inhabited by a small group of ordi[Please turn to next page] 4iel4 atbo a/eke xmt&uj '~td txw4z at"... (rut <Ske was so Dainty... so 7rMi^atam t/iaafamt She knew this lovelier way to avoid offending . . . fragrant baths with Cashmere Bouquet! HOW wise to guard your personal daintiness this lovelier, more feminine way! Bathe with this exquisite scented soap that keeps you always fragrantly dainty! Cashmere Bouquet's deep-cleansing lather frees you completely from any danger of body odor . . . Makes you so immaculately sweet and clean. Then — long after your bath — the delicate, flower-like perfume of this creamy-white soap still lingers . . . Clings about you glamorously, giving you new, appealing charm. You will want to use this fine, pure soap for your complexion, too. Its rich, luxurious lather is so gentle and caressing. Yet it goes down into each pore and removes every bit BATHE WITH of dirt and cosmetics . . . Keeps your skin radiantly clear, alluringly smooth. And Cashmere Bouquet now costs only 10(* a cake. The same superb soap which, for generations, has been 25e\ Thesamesize cake, hard-milled and long-lasting . . . Scented with the same delicate blend of 17 rare and costly perfumes. Why not order three cakes today? Sold at all drug, department, and lOji stores. NOW ONLY |@< l/ie fjOWict 1^$ U?£ (K THE LOVELIER WAY TO AVOID OFFENDING Movie Classic for March, 1936 21