Motion Picture Reviews (1930)

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ciety drama but it is so expertly executed "rat it is very diverting. 'Adolescents, 12 to 16. Children, 6 to 12. Mature in theme but Little interest, probably harmless. THEY LEARNED ABOUT WOMEN. Joe Schenck, Gus Van, Bessie Love. Direction by Jack Conway. All dialogue and music. M.G.M. Previously reported in preview (February)— Title corrected. It is a baseball story combined with songs by the vaudeville team “Van and Schenck” and will undoubtedly have a wide range of appeal. However some types of vaudeville humor are more successful on the stage, and there are several such examples in this which spoil the film for general recommendation. Adolescents, 12 to 16. Children, 6 to 12. Not advised. No. — o — UNDERTOW. Mary Nolan, Johnny Mack Brown. Direction by Harry Pollard. All dialogue. Universal. This is the story of a lighthouse keeper’s wife whose lonely, isolated existence makes her discontented. She yields to temptation which almost causes her to loose what she values most in life. It is not unusual and may not greatly interest critical adults. Adolescents, 12 to 16. Children, 6 to 12. Not recommended. No. — o — WOMAN RACKET. Blanch Sweet, Tom Moore. Direction by Robert Ober. All dialogue. M.G.M. Reported as preview in December under title “Night Hostess”. The story is sordid. A policeman’s wife wearies of her uneventful life and returns to her position as hostess in a disreputable night club. She then becomes involved in a murder from which entanglement her husband saves her. Adolescents, 12 to 16. Children, 6 to 12. No. No. — o — “HUNTING TIGERS IN INDIA” will be the picture which most boys and girls will want to see this month. It combines rare educational value with real entertainment. Short Subjects Two Reel Comedies. All Dialogue. THE BEARDED LADY. Louise Fazenda. Direction by William Watson. Paramount. Utterly ridiculous love story of the bearded lady in a circus. Inoffensive and amusing. Adolescents, 12 to 16. Children, 6 to 12. Amusing. Amusing. FOR LOVE OR MONEY. Lois Wilson, Bert Roach. Direction A. Leslie Pearce. Paramount. A better type of short comedy not unusual or outstanding but sufficiently amusing to hold the interest. Adolescents, 12 to 16. Children, 6 to 12. Amusing, if not Too mature, too mature. —7—