Photoplay (Jul - Dec 1934)

Photoplay Magazink for December, 1934 l9 Brief Reviews of Current Pictures [ CONTINUED FROM PAGE 17 1 SHE HAD TO CHOOSE— Majestic— After coaxing her old Ford as far as Buster Crabbe's barbecue stand, there's lots of excitement for Isabel Jewell. Good comedy. (Oct.) SHE LEARNED ABOUT SAILORS— Fox — Fast, clean comedy in which sailor Lew Ayres finds plenty of opposition when he tries to get gay with Alice Faye. Mitchell and Durant mix things up plenty. Harry Green fine. (Sept.) • SHE LOVES ME NOT— Paramount.— Smart treatment of the stage success puts this way out front as clever entertainment. Bing Crosby gives an A-l performance, and you will meet a brand-new Miriam Hopkins. (Sept.) SHE WAS A LADY— Fox.— Just so-so entertainment, with Ralph Morgan married to his mother's maid, Doris Lloyd, and Helen Twelvetrees as their daughter. Excellent performances. (Oct.) SHOCK — Monogram. — A sentimental and improbable story of the World War, in which officer Ralph Forbes leaves bride-of-a-day Gwenllian Gill to return to the front, only to be shell-shocked. (Oct.) • SHOOT THE WORKS — Paramount.— Heartaches and rib-tickles of "show business" put to music and woven into a top-notch story. Jack Oakie and Ben Bernie excellent. Tragic note is presence of the late Dorothy Dell and Lew Cody. (.Sept.) SIDE STREETS— First National.— Aline MacMahon's characterization of the love-starved woman who marries a jobless sailor (Paul Kelly) is superb. Ann Dvorak, Patricia Ellis. (June) SISTERS UNDER THE SKIN— ColumbiaClever dialogue and well-shaded portrayals by F'rank Morgan, Elissa Landi, Doris Lloyd and Joseph Schildkraut makes this worthwhile film fare. (July) SMARTY — Warners. — This marital game in which Joan Blondell switches from Warren William to Edward Everett Horton, then back to William again, manages to be quite amusing. Claire Dodd and Frank McHugh help. (July) SMOKING GUNS— Universal.— Perhaps children will like this Ken Maynard horse opera, but it's pretty certain the oldsters won't think much of it. Gloria Shea. (July) SORRELL AND SON— British & DominionUnited Artists. — Warwick Deeping's famous story of the love of a father and son is beautifully told. H. B. Warner splendid. (Aug.) SPRINGTIME FOR HENRY— Fox.— Ace high performances by Otto Henry Kruger and Nigel Johnny Bruce, both under Spring's influence. A gay, naughty whimsey, with Nancy Carroll, Heather Angel and Herbert Mundin. (July) STAMBOUL QUEST — M-G-M. — Myrna Loy well cast as the compatriot of Mata Hari. George Brent is an American doctor, Lionel Atwill a Secret Service man, and C. Henry Gordon once again the villain. Good suspense. (Sept.) • STAND UP AND CHEER— Fox.— Assisted by Madge Evans, Secretary of Amusement Warner Baxter cheers the nation with an inspiring presentation of music and dance numbers by Jimmy Dunn, Shirley Temple, John Boles and a score of others. (June) STAR PACKER, THE— Monogram.— Discovering the identity of The Shadow (George Hayes) is no easy task, but John Wayne comes through in fine style. Verna Hillie. (Sept.) STINGAREE— RKO-Radio — An unusual production, having Australia for locale. Irene Dunne's voice is exquisite, and Richard Dix, as the bandit Slingaree, ably portrays his character. Conway Tcarle, and good support. (July) STOLEN SWEETS— Chesterfield.— Pretty poor screen fare, with Sallie Blane as the heiress who can't make up her mind between the nice boy she's engaged to and the second-rater she's in love with. Charles Starrett. (Aug.) • STRAIGHT IS THE WAY— M-G-M*— Determined to go straight after a "stretch," Franchot Tone fights influence of the old mob led by Jack LaRue. Powerfully constructed drama. Mav Robson and Karen Morley. (Oct.) [ PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 117 ] MARIAN, YOUR LETTER SCARED ME STIFF. WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY SAYING YOU'RE IT'S THIS WAY, SIS. 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