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cal accompaniment. The plot is unlikely but absorbing and the production is much above the average in entertainment value.
Adolescents, 12 to 16. Children, 6 to 12. Good but thrilling. Too intense.
SONG O’ MY HEART. John McCormack. Original story by Tom Barry. Direction by Frank Borzage. Fox.
John McCormack is given an opportunity to sing twelve of his most characteristic songs in the role of an Irish tenor who has climbed to success after years of lonely struggle. While the story is a vehicle for the star it is very entertaining and interest in its outcome is shared with the enjoyment of Mr. McCormack’s beautiful voice, perfectly recorded. The picture cannot be too highly recommended as simple, wholesome, and inspiring. Adolescents, 12 to 16. Children, 6 to 12. Excellent. Good.
SPRING IS HERE. Lawrence Gray, Bernice Claire. Direction by William Beaudine. First National.
This is good entertainment of the lighter variety — a type of musical drama which has developed with the talking picture. The characters are pleasing, the humor very amusing, and the plot interesting enough to carry the songs. Adolescents, 12 to 16. Children, 6 to 12. Good fun. Harmless.
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THE SWELLHEAD. Johnnie Walker. Titfany. (Seen in preview.)
The wholesome and fairly amusing theme of a pugilist’s rise to success and the resulting inflated ego which causes him to neglect his best friends. Of course he realizes his mistake in time to give the picture a happy ending.
Adolescents, 12 to 16. Children, 6 to 12. Fair. Wholesome.
SWING HIGH. Helen Twelvetrees. Direction by Joe Santley. Pathe.
This is supposed to be a picture of life and love in a traveling circus of fifty years ago, but the numerous anachronisms bring it close to the present. It is only fair entertainment.
Adolescents, 12 to 16. Children, 6 to 12. Passable. No.
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THE TEXAN. Gary Cooper. Based on O. Henry story, “A Double Dyed Deceiver”. Direction by John Cromwell. Paramount.
“The Texan” is a very entertaining “Western” with a clever and well developed plot. A young bandit, to escape punishment for murder, agrees to go to South America to pose as the runaway son of a wealthy and aristocratic widow. The ruse is successful, but a real affection for the old lady complicates the further plot to rob her. The South American settings and customs add to the interest, and beautiful scenery, a good cast, and excellent direction combine to make it unusually good entertainment. The ethics involved are possibly rather confusing for immature audiences.
Adolescents, 12 to 16. Children, 6 to 12. Doubtful. Doubtful.
THOSE WHO DANCE. Monte Blue. Direction by William Beaudine. Warner Bros.
Good actors in a poor play. A morbid, unpleasant story of the seamy side of life in which a young girl saves her innocent brother from the electric chair. Not a pleasant or constructive play for children.
Adolescents, 12 to 16. Children, 6 to 12. No. No.