The Bioscope (Jul-Sep 1931)

26 THE BIOSCOPE July 15, 1931 Ideal’s early Autumn releases of Talkomedies are thoroughly typical of the variety and undoubted entertainment value of the series as a whole. Representing the cream of Educational's output, they fairly coruscate with stars. What undoubtedly will be regarded as the most important of these releases is “ A Hollywood Theme Song,” a burlesque starring Harry Gribbon and Yola D’Avril. This tworeeler ran for many weeks at the Tivoli, was acclaimed by the lay Press throughout the length and breadth of the British Isles, and was accorded such enthusiastic publicity that it is certain to prove a big drawing-card wherever shown. “ Up a Tree ” features Lloyd Hamilton, in a skit on the American endurance test craze, and “ Don’t Leave Home ” discovers that very popular feature star, Johnny Hines, in a hilarious sequence, the result of trying ot surprise his wife by his sudden return home. “ Divorced Sweethearts ” is a laughable comedy featuring Marjorie Beebe and Daphne Pollard. In " Expensive Kisses,” Ideal introduce a star of the first magnitude in Eleanor Hunt (who played opposite Eddie Cantor in “Whoopee”) and she in turn is supported by that equally big star — big, also, so far as avoirdupois is concerned — Bert Roach. “The Love Bargain” introduces Alberta Vaughn, who appears for the first time in an Ideal-Educational Talkomedy. “ Three Hollywood Girls,” the first release of a series of three skits on life in Hollywood, has had a great reception in the United States, featuring three particularly charming young ladies, Phyllis Crane, Leota Lane and Rita Flynn. “ One Yard to Go ” features Marjorie Beebe and Frankie Eastman, and “ Girls will be Boys ” finds a role for that elongated comedienne, Charlotte Greenwood, whose adventures as an amateur removal contractor must be seen to be believed. “ Marriage Rows ” features Lloyd Hamilton and Addie McPhail. " Their Wives’ Vacation ” reveals a new star discovered by Mack Sennett, Pert Kelton, and the last Talkomedy on the Autumn release list is “ No, No Lady,” with Andy Clyde in one of his famous roles of the irate father who always seems to put his foot in it. In addition to Talkomedies, Ideal’s Sound Cinemagazine, will be released weekly from August. Many famous folk are " interviewed ” in Cinemagazine for the first time, including Madeleine Carroll, Anna Neagle, John Drinkwater, Tom Walls, Edith Evans, H. de Vere Stacpoole, Marie Lohr, Esme Percy, Owen Nares, Sir Oswald Mosley, Edgar Wallace, Sir John Martin Harvey, George Robey and Dodo Watts. The " Mickey Mouse ” and “ Silly Symphony ” releases will continue as hitherto, while another excellent series of cartoons, the Terry-Toons, by Fred Moser and Paul Terry, set to delightful music, will be released . The Harry Lauder Song-Films also begin their release in August, and will bring Sir Harry to the talking screen in the best-loved songs in his repertoire. They represent really living studies of the Scots comedian. Another highly interesting and thrilling series of shorts, soon to appear on the Ideal schedule, is the Wm. J. Burns Detective Mysteries. Produced by Educational, and played by picked artists, they are true and amazing stories of crime in its many aspects, from the case book of Wm. J. Burns, the modern Sherlock Holmes, and doyen of American detectives. For First National Only Joe E. Brown’s Future Activities “ Black Coffee ” Bright Comedy Releases Talkomedies and Cartoons From Ideal Joe E. Brown with Marjorie White, in a scene from the forthcoming First National and Vitaphone production, “ Broadminded,” to be trade shown shortly It is announced that in future Joe E. Brown, the big-mouthed comedian, will appear exclusively in First National pictures. His next picture will be " Broadminded,” in which he is supported by Ona Mundon, William Collyer, jun., Marjorie White, Margaret Livingston and Thelma Todd. The comedian is amusingly cast as a young man who is delegated to safeguard his reckless cousin from amorous entanglements. His efforts in this direction involve a whirlwind flight in a baby Austin with the reluctant cousin as a passenger. Unfortunately, the cousin’s parents have mistaken a natural timidity for disinclination for feminine society, and when once the guardian feels his feet he proves to be even worse than the cousin himself. " Broadminded” is to be trade shown at an early date. Irish Censor Relents Characters in the Twickenham production “ Black Coffee,” which W. and F. will distribute. Top : Austin Trevor ; centre : Richard Cooper, and bottom, Adrianne Allen. Leslie Hiscott directed and the picture is completed and_ready for London presentation Wardour Films’ appeal to the Irish Free State Film Censor concerning the banning of " The Skin Game ” has met with satisfactory results. A telegram from Dublin announces that “ The Skin Game,” after a further viewing, has been passed in its entirety by the Board.