Film Fun (1928 - 1942 (assorted issues))

TALK if TSPJ Here’s George Raft, all done up in Oriental makeup, with Anna May Wong in a dramatic scene from Limehouse Nights, which offers you a long-awaited look at the Chinese star, not to mention a new slant on George. D VENTURE GIRL. RKO-Radio. Joan Loweli, who combines author¬ ing with her adventuring, is shown here among the perils of Guatemala, where she faces numerous hardships and engages in a rough-and-tumble with a native princess in her quest of a precious emerald. Story is sometimes highly incredible, which seems to be a habit with Joan. AGE OF INNOCENCE. RKO-Radio. Irene Dunne and John Boles find them¬ selves still torn between screen love and screen duty. This time, John is in love with Irene, but he nobly bows to the wishes of both their families and marries her cousin, Julie Hayden. Picture has more than its quota of charm, and should appeal especially to the family trade. A GIRL OF THE LIMBERLOST. Monogram. Gene Stratton Porter’s widely read novel arrives on the screen just in time to go to the head of the class in the new “clean pictures” drive. Marian Marsh plays the title role, and supporting players are Ralph Morgan, Louise ' Dresser and Eddie Nugent. A LOST LADY. Warner Brothers. When Barbara Stanwyck sees her fiance (Phillip Reed) shot, she takes to the north woods to forget. Here she meets Frank Morgan, and marries him, although she’s not in love. Later a whirlwind courtship by Ricardo Cortez is followed by a return of the lady to her patiently waiting husband. Fair entertainment. BELLE OF THE NINETIES. Para¬ mount. Mae West, with a nice coat of white¬ wash from the censors, manages to shine through her garb of enforced purity often enough to hand you a breezy and entertaining film. Against a back¬ ground of the old honky-tonk days, America’s New Sweetheart struts her stuff before a group of admiring males which includes Johnny Mack Brown, Roger Pryor and John Mil j an. BLIND DATE. Columbia. When a girl repulses advances made to her by a dashing young millionaire, he immediately senses his true love for her, turns a noble back on philandering, and asks her to be his. And when the lowly mechanic, who has been carrying the torch for the young lady, realizes the millionaire’s sincerity he steps quietly out of the picture. Sounds almost like a movie, hey? Ann Sothern, Neil Hamil¬ ton and Paul Kelly have the leads. BRITISH AGENT. Warner Brothers. More than satisfactory screenfare from every angle is this story of love against a setting of the Russian , revolution Adapted from H. Bruce Lockhart’s best seller of last season, it has Kay Francis and Leslie Howard in the leads, and William Gargan, Phillip Reed and Irving Pichel in supporting roles. BULLDOG DRUMMOND STRIKES BACK. 20th Century. With Ronald Colman portraying the amateur detective in his customary en¬ gaging manner, and Charlie Butterworth in a grand comedy role, this second adventure of Bulldog Drummond is as entertaining as the first. Femi¬ nine leads are played by Loretta Young and Una Merkel. CARAVAN. Fox. The first Hollywood starring picture for Charles Boyer, the French star. Flicker has a light opera touch, with Charles portraying a leader of a Gypsy band who deserts his dark-eyed lady (Jean Par¬ ker) for a countess (Loretta Young). After marriage, he realizes his error and ( Continued on page 54) Page US