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Aline MacMahon, Jobyna Howland, Sidney Fox and Jack Oakie in "Once in a Lifetime."
Eric Linden, Loretta Young and Aline MacMahon in "Life Begins."
OF TODAY'S TAL
Douglas Fairbanks and Maria Alba in "Mr. Robinson Crusoe."
MR. ROBINSON CRUSOE (United Artists)
You'll enjoy this immensely if you like pictorial beauty, the Senior Fairbanks and natural comedy. Nothingcould be photographically more exquisite than the South Sea Islands with their pristine allure. The plot_and players are secondary in importance. Doug is physically-fit and quite amusing as the guy who jumps off his yacht and lives on one of the islands for several months, just to win a bet.
Walter Winchell was to have done OKAY a portrayal of himself for the screen, AMERICA but the role fell into the capable (Universal) hands of Lew Ayres, and Lew does right by it. The theme is timely, centering around a young columnist who becomes the go-between for the parents of a kidnapped child and a racketeer. He manages to deliver the ransom money, but the gang leader double-crosses him. There is lots of suspense.
Realistic . . . and artistic. The en LIFE BEGINS
tire story unfolds in a maternity (First National)
hospital, with Loretta Young temporarily released into it from her prison cell. Tense drama, poignant tragedy and a balance of well-handled comedy. With the denouement a little too shuddery.
Glenda Farrell, as one of the expectant mothers, proves she is a clever actress. Eric Linden as Loretta Young's young husband, and Loretta herself will surprise you with their dramatic sincerity. Aline McMahon and Frank McHugh furnish the laughs.
There's no happy ending, but you'll wish there were. Heavy entertainment.
ONCE IN A LIFETIME
(Universal)
With a cast MacMahon,
There were those who said "It can't be done" — but Universal ups and does it. This satire on Hollywood and its inhabitants is undoubtedly one of the funniest ever to be put on the screen, including Jack Oakie, Sidney Fox, Aline ZaSu Pitts and Louise Fazenda, laughs are inevitable. All about three dumb dodoes who cash in on Hollywood's gullibility.
The situation is hilarious ; the lines are comic masterpieces ; and the cast . . . just superb. Universal deserves special praise for bringing this to the screen in such a manner that Hollywood will enjoy laughing at itself.
Here's Norma Shearer, again sur SMILIN' rounded by a truly inimitable cast, THROUGH in a beautifully produced filmnization ( M-G-M)
of that classical bit of sentimentality, "Smilin' Through."
Never was Leslie Howard's artistry more evident than in his characterization of John Carteret, whose Moonyeen is killed at their wedding altar. Fredric March also adds notable histrionics in the dual role of the drunken Kenneth Wayne and his son.
A far cry from Shearer's last two offerings, "Smilin' Through" will be welcomed by her many fans who like romance and tragedy, sweetness and tears.
And you can— by reading these reviews, straight from Hollywood
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