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LET US BE GAY. Norma Shearer, Rod LaRoque. Based on stage play by Rachel Crothers. Direction by Robert Leonard. M.G.M.
Sophisticated society drama repeating the divorce theme, but done in a light and very amusing way. It is the story of a woman who is so content with being a good wife and mother, that she neglects herself and becomes a dull and dowdy companion, and so loses her husband. Her “comeback” will delight audiences, especially matinee ones.
Adolescents, 12 to 16. Children, 6 to 12. Unsuitable. No.
MAMBA. Jean Hersholt. Eleanor Boardman. Direction by A1 Rogel. Tiffany.
A sensational and unpleasant story in which the plot centers about a planter in German East Africa whose cruelty and bestiality makes him as hated and feared as the poisonous jungle snake — “Mamba”. He loses his young wife to a German officer and is himself killed by revenging natives. The color photography is striking.
Adolescents, 12 to 16. Children, 6 to 12. Better not. No.
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MAN CONTROL. Milton Sills, Dorothy Mackail. Based on story by Ben Ames Williams. Direction by Berthold Viertel. Fox.
“The story of a hard boiled night club manager who saves a girl from drowning— then sets up a claim for her affections, only to find that he has saved her for a more worthy lover.” It is entertaining of its type but too violent for youthful audiences.
Adolescents, 12 to 16. Children, 6 to 12.
Not recommended. No.
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MIDNIGHT MYSTERY. Betty Compson, Hugh Trevor. From “Hawk Island” by
Howard Irving Young. Direction by George B. Seitz. R.K.O.
A melodramatic mystery thriller which portrays too unpleasant and unwholesome situations to be really entertaining. It is the story of a young man who fakes a murder mystery at a houseparty, and finds himself involved in a real murder as a consequence.
Adolescents, 12 to 16. Children, 6 to 12. No. No.
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NUMBERED MEN. Raymond Hackett, Conrad Nagel. Direction by Mervyn Leroy. First National.
One of the first of the new epidemic of prison pictures, “Numbered Men”, can hardly be accepted as a true portrayal of such life. It is sentimental and all wrong from the social viewpoint, throwing an undeserved glamour upon convicts. Adolescents, 12 to 16. Children, 6 to 12. No. No.
ONCE A GENTLEMAN. Edward Everett Horton. Direction by James Cruze. Warner Brothers.
A very entertaining light farce. The perfect butler goes on a month’s vacation and is mistaken for a member of an exclusive set.
Adolescents, 12 to 16. Children, 6 to 12. Very entertaining. Good fun.
ONE ROMANTIC NIGHT. Lillian Gish. Based on stage play “The Swan” by Molnar. Direction by Paul Stem. United Artists.
The romantic and unsophisticated story of a princess who is wooed by a prince, purely for state reasons, and who has her moment of romance in the declaration of love which her brothers’ lowly tutor makes. It is a charming trifle but