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THIS MONTH
Abie's Irish Rose Glorious Betsy
Laugh, Clown, Laugh The Big Noise
The Escape The Blue Danube
That Overworked War!,
IT is much too long and there is a deal of repetitious detail, as for instance, the scene where the quarrelsome parents boo one another over the Christmas toys they are about to present to the young grandchild or two. It has its moments of merriment, the comedy relief being well taken care of by Bernard Gorcey and Ida Kramer — and its atmosphere of the various weddings is capably registered.
The characterization is exceptional as turned in by Jean Hersholt. As the elder Levy, he steals the picture. His portrait is as good as anything that has graced the screen in a dog's age. Nancy Carroll is appearing as the heroine and demonstrates that she can be trusted with a good-sized role. ' Charles -Rogers enacts Abie with a sensitive grasp of the j character, and the others are acceptable.
Not Strong Enough for Chaney
"T AUGH, Clown, Laugh" — even with Lon Chaney portray^-'ing a different character and giving it all of his emotional feeling, fails to stir me to heights of enthusiasm. It has the simplest kind of a plot but never gets under the skin because its note of pathos gets out of key. Then too, the role of the young ward of the elderly clown is expressed with insufficient heart interest to warrant two men going into such tragic musings over her — with the central figure taking the exit a la supreme sacrifice.
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At the top, Virginia Valli determines to make a man out of George Meeker in 'The Escape" — and succeeds. At the right are Charles Rogers and Nancy Carroll as the perennial sweethearts of "Abie's Irish Rose." Below, Lon Chaney efTec s a ft !1 different character in "Laugh, Clown, Laugh"
The film misses fire because of the emphasis given the feminine interest, and Loretta Young, while appealing and wistful, seems to be too immature for the part. The story is extremely old-fashioned and builds on the ancient premise that the clown must continue to make merry though his heart is broken. Chaney is the whole picture! but this is the weakest one he's had in a long time. The title is alluring and the star has his public. So it will probably attract audiences. But Chaney, like Jannings, needs the strongest kind of plots. Otherwise, he suffers along with the stories.
Neat Number, Genuinely Human
A HUMAN little story, treated to a dose of •^ satire and well-balanced wit, humor and pathos crops up in "The Big Noise," which projects the humble figure of a subway guard. He is carried to the heights through a political issue, the candidate running for the mayoralty ( Coil tinned on page 88)
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