The Film Spectator (Mar-Dec 1928)

April 28, 1928 ture loses its punch. William de Mille, who directed Tenth Avenue, did a very good job. I don't think he is wholly to blame for the slowness of the picture. There did not seem to be enough story for the length of the picture. The whole story could have been told easily in five reels. There were a few deft comedy touches such as the scene where Ethel Wales, who is drunk, tries to take off her necklace. THE FILM SPECTATOR De Mille had a splendid cast in Tenth Avenue. The honors of the picture belong to Joseph Schildkraut. His performance was marvelous in spite of a tendency of his to over-acting. Phyllis Haver, one of the cleverest girls on the screen, does a brilliant piece of work, also. Victor Varconi, whom I like on the screen because I have yet to see him do poorly, is very good. REVIEWED IN THIS NUMBER Easy Come, Easy Go — A Paramount picture. Directed by Frank Tuttle; original story by Ann Davis; scenario by Florence Ryerson; photographed by Edward Cronjager; assistant director, Russell Mathews. The cast: Richard Dix, Nancy Carroll, Charles Sellon, Frank Currier, Arnold Kent, Guy Oliver. Glorious Betsy — A Warner Brothers picture. Directed by Alan Crosland; assistant director, Gordon Hollingshead; story by Rida Johnson Young; scenario by Anthony Coldewey; photographed by Hal Mohr. The cast: Dolores Costello, Conrad Nagel, John Miljan, Pasquale Amato, Andre de Segurola, Michael Vavitch, Paul Panzer, Clarissa Selwynne. Laugh, Clown, Laugh — A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture. From the play by David Belasco and Tom Gushing; screen play by Elizabeth Meehan; titles by Joe Farnham; settings by Cedric Gibbons; wardrobe by Gilbert Clark; photographed by James Wong Howe; film editor, Marie Halvey; directed by Herbert Brenon. The cast: Lon Chaney, Bernard Siegel, Loretta Young, Cissy FitzGerald, Nils Asther, Gwen Lee. Legion of the Condemned — A Paramount picture. Associate producer, B. P. Schulberg; directed by William Wellman; story by John Monk Saunders; screen play by John Monk Saunders and Jean de Limur; editor-in-chief, E. Lloyd Sheldon; photographed by Henry Gerrard; assistant director, Richard Johnston. The cast: Fay Wray, Gary Cooper, Barry Norton, Lane Chandler, Francis McDonald, Voya George, Freeman Wood, Chariot Bird, Albert Conti, E. H. Calvert, Hugh Leland. Little Bit of Fluff— A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture. Produced by British International Pictures, Ltd. Adapted by Wheeler Dryden from the famous stage play, A Little Bit of Fluff, by Walter W. Ellis; titles by Ralph Spence; photographed by Rene Guissart and George Pocknall; film editor, Leslie Wilder; directed by Jess Robbins and Wheeler Dryden; produced at Elstree, London. The cast: Sydney Chaplin, Betty Balfour, Nancy Rigg, Annie Esmond, Edmond Breon, Diana Wilson, Clifford McLaglen, Enid Stamp-Taylor. Man-Made Women — A De Mille picture. Director, Paul L. Stein; associate producer, Ralph Block; from the story by Ernest Pascal; scenario by Alice D. G. Miller; cameraman, John Mescall; assistant director, Gordon Cooper; film editor, Doane Harrison; costumes by Adrian; unit production manager, Harry H. Poppe; released by Pathe Exchange, Inc. The Patriot— A Paramount picture. Associate producer, B. P. Schulberg; directed by Ernst Lubitsch; from the play by Alfred Neumann; adaptation by Hans Kraly; photographed by Bert Glennon; assistant director, George Hibbard. The cast: Emil Jannings, Florence Vidor, Lewis Stone, Tullio Carminati, Vera Voronina, Neil Hamilton, Harry Cording. Ramona — A United Artists picture, presented by Inspiration Pictures, Inc., and Edwin Carewe; from the story by Helen Hunt Jackson; screen play by Finis Fox; cinematographer, Robert B. Kurrle; film editor, Jeanne Spencer. The cast: Dolores Del Rio, Warner Baxter, Roland Drew, Vera Lewis, Michael Visaroff, John T. Prince, Mathilde Comont, Carlos Amor, Jess Cavin. Sins of the Cradle — An Independent picture. Directed by Richard Drake Saunders; assisted by Edward M. Langley; under the supervision of Charles R. Seeling; story by Annie L. McDonald; titled and edited by Tom Terriss; photographed by Miles Berne and Clifton Maupin. The cast: June Mar low. Bob Seiter, Ann Preston, Lucy Rogers, Cecelia Evans, Charles Darrah, Mary Meeteer, Margaret Campbell, Geraldine Kasal. Speedy — A Harold Lloyd picture. Story by John Grey; gag men. Rex Neal, Howard Rogers, Jayne Howe; titles by Al de Mond; directed by Ted Wilde; photographed by Walter Ludin. Page Seventeen The cast: Harold Lloyd, Ann Christy, Brooks Benedict, Bert Woodruff. Street Angel — A William Fox picture. Directed by Frank Borzage; story by Monckton Hoffe; adapted by Philip Klein; scenario by Marion Orth. The cast: Janet Gaynor, Charles Farrell, Henry Armetta, Louis Liggett, Alberto Rabagaliati, Guido Trento, Helene Herman, Natalie Kingston, Milton Dickinson, Jennie Bruno, David Kashner. The Tempes1> A United Artists picture. Supervised by John W. Considine, Jr.; directed by Sam Taylor; original story adapted by C. Gardner Sullivan; titles by George Marion, Jr.; art direction by William Cameron Menzies; photographed by Charles Rosher, A. S. C; technical advisor, Col. Alexis Davidoff, I. R. A.; production manager, Walter Mayo; film editor, Allen McNeil; wardrobe manager, Frank Donnellan; interior decorator, Casey Roberts. The cast: John Barrymore, Camilla Horn, Louis Wolheim, Boris De Fas, George Fawcett, Ulrich Haupt, Michael Visaroff. Tenth Avenue — A Pathe-De Mille picture. Directed by William C. de Mille; from the play, Tenth Avenue, by John McGowan and Lloyd Griscom; screen play by Douglas Z. Doty; photographed by David Abel; assistant director, William Scully; production manager, R. M. Donaldson; film editor, Adelaide Cannon; costumes by Adrian; art director, Stephen Goosson. Three Sinners — A Paramount picture. Associate producer, B. P. Schulberg; directed by Rowland V. Lee; play by Bernauer and Osterreicher; screen play by Doris Anderson and Jean de Limur; photographed by Victor Milner; editor-in-chief, E. Lloyd Sheldon; assistant director, Daniel Keefe. The cast: Pola Negri, Warner Baxter, Paul Lukas, Olga Baclanova, Anders Randolph, Tullio Carminati, Anton Vaverka, Ivy Harris, William von Hardenberg. Wings — A Paramount picture. Directed by William A. Wellman; from the story by John Monk Saunders; screen play by Hope Loring and Louis D. Lighten; photographed by Harry Perry; titles by Julian Johnson; assistant director, Richard Johnston, produced by Lucien Hubbard under the supervision of B. P. Schulberg, associate producer. The cast: Clara Bow, Charles Rogers, Jobyna Ralston, Richard Arden, El Brendel, Edward "Gunboat" Smith, Gary Cooper, Richard Tucker, Henry B. Walthall, Julia Swayne Gordon, George Irving, Hedda Hopper, Arlette Marchal, Nigel de Brulier.