The Film Daily (1934)

THE Saturday, April 7, 1934 •aBtl DABLV mm 19 « « « FEATURE REVIEWS » » » W. C. Fields in "YOU'RE TELLING ME" Paramount 67 mins. A LAUGH-FEST WITH W. C. FIELDS AT HIS BEST IN SMALL-TOWN-FAMILY STORY. W. C. Fields opens his bag of tricks in this one and deals out the gags in quick succession. It results in one continuous laugh, spiced with a bit of romance and a sprinkling of suspense. The story is about Fields, the head of a family that lives on the wrong side of the railroad tracks. His daughter, Joan Marsh, is in love with Buster Crabbe, son of wealthy parents. Joan's mother is snubbed by the society matron until Adrienne Ames, as a visiting Princess, insists on being the guest at Field's home. Unknown to his family or the townsfolk, Fields has made the acquaintance of the Princess on a train from New York. She decides to make the snobs welcome the match, and does it with a vengeance. ^ Cast: W. C. Fields, Joan Marsh, Larry "Buster" Crabbe, Adrienne Ames, Louise Carter, Kathleen Howard, James B. "Pep" Kenton, Robert McKenzie, George Irving, Jerry Stewart, Del Henderson, Nora Cecil, George McQuarrie, John M. Sullivan, Alfred Delcambre, Tammany Young, Frederic Sullivan, William Robyns. Director, Erie Kenton; Authors, Walter DeLeon, Paul M. Jones; Dialoguer, J. P. McEvoy; Editor, Otho Lovering; Cameraman, Alfred Gilks; Recording Engineer, Earl Hayman. Direction, Good. Photography, Okay. r p, HOLLYWOOD VG) PLAZA MOST CONVENIENT Hotel in Hollywood $2.50 up, Single $3.00 up, Double Special weekly and monthly rates The Plaza is near everything to see and do in Hollywood. Ideal for business or pleasure. Every room has private dressing room, bath and shower. Beds "built for rest." Every modern convenience. Fine foods at reasonable prices. Convenient parking for your car. Chas. Danziger, Mgr. Eugene Stern, Pres. The "Doorway of Hospitality' Vine at Hollywood Blvd HOLLYWOOD "THE CONSTANT NYMPH" Fox 84 mins. BRITISH FILM SLOW PACED BUT WILL HAVE APPEAL BECAUSE OF NOVEL'S POPULARITY. The great popularity of the British novel cf Margaret Kennedy will bring many people to the box-office, no doubt, and so it should be exploited on this angle. The British production is very slow, and goes into a tremendous amount of detail and incidental business that hardly adds to the entertainment values of the offering. The cast throughout is very capable, and Victoria Hopper catches the spirit of Tessa, the Constant Nymph, while Brian Aherne as Lewis Dodd, the composer, is splendid. The film follows the novel quite faithfully, and director Basil Dean has given it a very painstaking production. The fortunes cf the Sanger family are followed, with emphasis on the school life of the girls, and especially Tessa and her romantic interest in Lewis Dodd. Then into his marriage with her older cousin, and the girl's shock at the news, resulting in a physical weakening that eventually results in her death. The last quarter cf the picture is the most impressive with the composer going away with the Constant Nymph. Cast: Brian Aherne, Victoria Hopper, Peggy Blythe, Jane Baxter, Jane Cornell, Beryl Laverick, Lyn Harding, Mary Clare, Leonora Corbett, Fritz Schultz, Tony NeLungo, Jim Gerald, Athole Stewart. Director, Basil Dean; Author, Margaret Kennedy; Adaptor, Dorothy Farnum; Dialogues, Margaret Kennedy, Basil Dean; Recording Engineer, W. Salter; Editor, Frederick Y. Smith; Cameraman, M. Greenbaum. Direction, Good. Photography, Excellent. "TWO ALONE" with Jean Parker, Tom Brown, ZaSu Pitts RKO 75 mins. RATHER DEPRESSING DRAMA IN FARM SETTING ABOUT A PAIR OF MISTREATED LOVEBIRDS. When produced on the stage under the title of "Wild Birds," this opus received a fair amount of commendation from the artistically-inclined critics, presumably because of its "stark" drama. But as screen entertainment its appeal and enjoyment are quite limited. The story shows the cruel treatment accorded an orphaned farm girl, Jean Parker, by a mean old couple for whom she works. A runaway lad, Tom Brown, comes to the farm and the two youngsters immediately fall in love, whereupon the old woman treats the girl even worse than before and makes every effort to keep the lovers apart. After much heavy melodramatics, the young ones get married. Comedy relief is practically nil, with ZaSu Pitts appearing just briefly, and, for mass audiences, the whole thing seems a rather thick concoction with no very strong point in view. Arty audiences may like it better. Cast: Jean Parker, Tom Brown, ZaSu Pitts, Arthur Byron, Beulah Bondi, Nydia Westman, Willard Robertson, Charley Grapewin, Emerson Treacy, Paul Nicholson. Director, Elliott Nugent; Author, Dan Totheroh; Adaptors, Josephine Lcvett and Joseph Moncure March; Cameraman, Lucien Andriot; Recording Engineer, John L. Cass; Editor, Arthur Roberts. Direction, Good. Photography, Good. New NED WAYBURN Stars ^Poliy (Teddy) Walters and Florence Rice daughter cf Grantland Rice Playing in She Loves Him Not — 46th St. Theatre— NOW. -^Gertrude Niesen (Radio Star) recently featured at — Radio City Music Hall. ^-Paticia Ellis (New Movie Star) — with George Arliss and Joe E. 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