1000 and One--the Blue Book of Non-Theatrical Films (1926)

Record Details:

Title:
1000 and One--the Blue Book of Non-Theatrical Films
Date:
1926
Publisher:
Chicago, Educational Screen
Volume:
1000 and One: The Blue Book of Non-Theatrical Films (1926)
Leaf #:
000104
Language:
English
Subjects:
motion pictures, Motion pictures -- Catalogs","Motion pictures in education
Collection:
Non-Theatrical Film
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Library of Congress, MBRS, Moving Image Section
Sponsor:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
April 11, 2024
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96 THEATRICAL REVIEWS "1000 and One** Beau Brummel (11) In addition to being an excellent costume picture this has John Barrymore in one of his romantic roles. Mary Astor, Willard Louis. (Dec. 1924) PTA-f FCA-y (XXVIII) The Beautiful City (7) An Italian boy in New York. Fairly interesting, with Richard Barthelmess, Dorothy Gish, and William Powell. (Dec. 1925) PTA-f (HI) Beggar on Horseback (8) Adroit mixture of comedy and satire in story of struggling composer tempted to marry for money. A hilarious dream sequence shows what might have happened. Excellent production. (Oct. 1925) PTA-f FCA-f (VII) Behold This Woman (7) Good cast and direction wasted on a poor story. (Nov. 1924) (XXVIH) The Beloved Brute (7) A routine western featuring William Russell. (Apr. 1925) (XXVIII) Between Friends (7) Dull story of a faithless wife. (Dec. 1924) (XXVIII) Big Brother (7) Well filmed story of the underworld by Rex Beach. Tom Moore, Edith Roberts, and Mickey Bennett. (Mar. 1924) (VII) The Big Parade (11) A story of three doughboys in the World War, magnificently presented. Beautiful work by the star, John Gilbert, and Renee Adoree, with faultless support by a fine cast. The best screening of this subject ever attempted. (Apr. 1926) ' PTA-f (XIII) Black Oxen (8) Gertrude Atherton's much discussed novel of the old woman who renewed her youth. Little action. (Feb. 1924) (HI) Bluff (6) Agnes Ayres and Antonio Moreno in harmless tale that contains the elements of an evening's entertainment, however trite. (Sept. 1924) (VII) The Boomerang (6) Muddled plot and aimless acting. (Sept. 1925) (XXXII .e) The Border Legion (7) Regulation western stuff with an outstanding performance bv Rockcliffe Fellowes. Helene Chadwick and Antonio Moreno. (Dec. 1924) PTA-f (VII) Born Rich (7) Inane story of idle people with too much money. (Jan. 1925) (HI) Boy of Mine (7) A gem of a picture. The tragedy of the small boy whose father doesn't understand him. Admirable studies from life by Irene Rich, Rockcliffe Fellowes, and Henry Walthal. Ben Alexander as the boy. No reason why children shouldn't see it, but they will certainly miss some of the finer points. (Feb. 1924) PTA-y FOA-f (III) The Brass Bottle ( 6 ) Illustrating danger of fooling with antique brass bottles which contains genies left over from the Arabian Nights. Enjoyment for the children. (Apr. 1924) (III) Brave Heart (7) The story of an Indian and his love for a white woman. Slightly improbable, but satisfactory from a moral standpoint. Rod LaRocque and Lillian Rich. (Apr. 1926) PTA-f (XVIII) The Bridge of Sighs (7) An innocent man unjustly accused of a crime. Not unusual in any way. Dorothy Mackaill and Creighton Hale head the cast. (Oct. 1925) (XXVIII) Bright Lights (7) Broadway and the chorus girl, with rural interlude for contrast. Pauline Starke and Charles Ray, who is amusing. (Apr. 1926) PTA-f (XIII) Broken Barriers (6) A poor novel, poorly filmed. (Dec. 1924) PTA-a (XIII) Broken Laws (7) A serious and truthful charge against modern parents, effectively worked out by Mrs. Wallace Reid and a skillful Cast including' Jackie Saunders, Virginia Lee Corbin, Ramsey Wallace, Percy Marmont, and Arthur Rankin. (June 1925) PTA-a . FCA-y (Vni) Butterfly (6) Sacrifices of an elder sister for a younger, well played and convincing. Ruth Clifford, Laura La Plante, Norman Kerry, and Kenneth Harlan. (Jan. 1925) (XXVII) c A Cafe in Cairo (6) Intrigue, mystery, and romance in the far East. A whirlwind plot, with Priscilla Dean in a characteristic part. (Sept. 1925) (XVHI) The Call of the Canyon (6) Zane Grey western with Lois Wilson and Richard Dix. Beautiful settings. Children might see this. (Apr. 1924) (VII) Cameo Kirby (6) The heyday of the Mississippi river steam packets, and the story of Kirby, the gambler whose efforts to save an old man from unscrupulous gamesters drew him into a maze of difficulties. John Gilbert and Gertrude Olmstead head a good cast. (Jan. 1924) (IX)