Independent Exhibitors Film Bulletin (Sep 1935 - Aug 1936)

12 INDEPENDENT EXHIBITORS FILM BULLETIN REVIEWS (Continual from page 1 1 ) is exceptionally good in all departments, with special emphasis on beautiful and sexful women. In a rhumba number they go to town and darn near burn up the celluloid. In love scenes, the two leading ladies put more pash behind a kiss and a pair of flashing eyes than any dozen well-known Hollywood ladies can muster in a flock of bedroom dramas. The story is mainly legend, the story of an island inhabited by an Amazon tribe, where a youth goes to forget the sweetheart he thought unfaithful. It is told dramatically, studded with some handsome photography. Native singing, both in chorus and by the male lead, is excellent. The girls who compose the Amazon tribe are lookers, too. It sums up as a swell piece of merchandise for anyone who knows what to do with it! PLOT: There is rivalry in a fishing village between two girls over one man. Under the misapprehension that the girl he likes best is unfaithful, he sails away to a distant port, intending to sell his boat and remain there. Meanwhile, the girl, resenting the jibing of the other girls in the village, is seriously injured in a scuffle with them. The boy meets an old friend and is told the legend of "She-Devil Island," rich with pearls and inhabited only by a tribe of Amazons. Their plan to go to the island is overheard by a band of adventurers and a race is made for the place. The boy's band are captured by the women, but the adventurers capture the Amazons and begin a drunken carousal with their captives. The boy's friend has followed him, however, and arrives in time to release him and his party. The adventurers are vanquished. He is told of his sweetheart's illness and returns to the fishing village. She dies in his arms and he returns to join his friends on the island. AD TIPS: This can be exploited to the skies — and should! Sell it as something entirely "new, different and sensational." If you've played pictures like "Last of the Pagans," "Eskimo," etc., you might follow similar campaigns. This has much more sexiness, songs and dancing. The girls are beauties and stills of them should be plastered all over your lobby. nonnil. "Not a dark house in more than 20 years of film delivery service!" NEW JERSEY MESSENGER SERVICE Member National Film Carriers' Au'n 2 50 N. JUNIPER STREET, PHI LA. LOCoit 4181 RACE 4C04 LAW IN HER HANDS, The BOXOFFICE RATING COMEDY-DRAMA ... An overdose of courtroom sequences depicting legalistic battles between a d. a. and his lawyer sweetheart . . . Lively and funny in spots; dull and melodramatic in others . . . Fair cast may get it by for O O — . First National 5 7 Minutes Margaret Lindsay Warren Hull . . Eddie Acuff Directed by William Clemens . . Glenda Farrell . Lyle Talbot . . . Starting out with the main idea that it is possible for shrewd attorneys to twist John Law into all manner of knots, the authors of this breezy Warner film apparently went screwy poring over law books for classic examples to incorporate in the yarn and let the idea bog down. In parts, "The Law in Her Hands" is bright, snappy film fare; in others it is illogical and rather dull stuff. It should get by with less discriminating audiences. 57 minutes running time virtually necessitates dualling it, and a heavy drama will suit best as its mate. Margaret Lindsay does as well as might be expected in the role of the aggressive lady lawyer, but she failed to impress this party. Glenda Farrell has another of her wise-cracking roles and clicks. The rest of the cast is just routine. Direction uneven and uninspired. Offers good exploitation possibilities. PLOT: Margaret and Glenda become full-fledged lawyers. Hull, assistant d. a., is in love with Margaret and urges her to give up the profession. She insists on giving it a try. After losing her first case through a trick by her opponent, she takes on Talbot, notorious racketeer, as her client and pulls him out of many scrapes with the law. Despite Hull's breaking with her, she continues to defend Talbot's gang until he is accused of being involved in the sale of poisoned milk. She refuses to help him, but is kidnapped and, on threat of death to her and Hull, goes into court for him. Using every trick at her command, she almost clears Talbot, but turns on him and charges him with guilt. She then asks to be disbarred for unethical practices and marries Hull. AD TIPS: Action houses should sell it on the angle of a gangster's female "mouthpiece." Stir up interest with a poll on the question, "Would you trust your fate to a woman lawyer?" Where comedy goes, feature Glenda Farrell. NONNIL. Thomas Charters New Indie Distributing Co. Ha rry H. Thomas chartered the Mutual Motion Picture Distributors, Inc., last week, through which he will release the group of independent films he has contracted to handle next season. The former head of First Division has been active in lining up indie exchanges through which he will effect the release of his product. He has already closed deals for the series of 8 to 12 James A. Fitzpatrick features to be made in England. The first of this series will be "David Livingston." Other stories listed in this group are "The Private Life of William Shakespeare," "Robert Burns" and "The Bells of St. Mary." Thomas will also handle a group of 14 produced by Maurice Conn. 'Love Again' Held at Roxy "It's Love Again," G-B musical starring Jessie Matthews, was held for a second week at the Roxy, where it has proved to be one of the season's biggest grossers. The Patented Typewriter Slide For Sale by Your Dealer Samples Upon Request RADIO-MAT SLIDE CO., Inc. — Dept. P. 1819 BROADWAY New York, N. Y. 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