Motion Picture Reviews (1930)

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mg, dancing and general good fun made the farcical plot of college life unimportant. But this emphasizes the ridiculous story and it is now not a gay musical comedy, but an uninteresting light play with interpolated songs and crude humor. Adolescents, 12 to 16. Children, 6 to 12. Waste of time. No interest. HELLO TELEVISION. Andy Clyde, Buddy Rogers, Anne Christy. Direction by Mack Sennett. Mack Sennett, Inc. (Short subject.) The story of a girl who is about to be married to a man whose mother has done most of the courting. She finds the true romance which she craves by means of Television. Very imaginative and fairly entertaining. Adolescents, 12 to 16. Children, 6 to 12. Probably interesting No interest, and entertaining. — o — HOLIDAY. Ann Harding, Edward Everett Horton. Pathe. The theme of “Holiday” is the conflict between romance (idealism) and materialism. It is a sincerely interesting subject and is intelligently and sympathetically presented. Adults will probably enjoy it more than younger audiences because the theme presupposes an adult point of view. It is highly recommended. Adolescents, 12 to 16. Children, 6 to 12. Mature but otherwise No interest, good. — o — HOT CURVES. Benny Rubin. Direction by Norman Tauroy. Tiffany. An amusing comedy with base ball as the theme. Benny Rubin’s personality and humor add interest. Adolescents, 12 to 16. Children, 6 to 12. Amusing. Harmless. IN THE SOUTH SEAS WITH MR. AND MRS. GIFFORD PINCHOT. Photography by Howard Cleaves. Silent film with accompanying description. Talking Pictures Epics, Inc. An exceedingly interesting record of the trip to the South Seas taken by Mr. and Mrs. Pinchot accompanied by their fourteen year old son. Their interest was mainly in the fish and birds of the locality, of which they brought specimens for the museum and zoological gardens in Washington, D. C. It is a picture of adventurous activity which has real appeal for all ages and it is very entertaining. Adolescents, 12 to 16. Children, 6 to 12. Excellent. Excellent. — o — LET’S GO NATIVE. Jeannette MacDonald, James Hall, Jack Oakie. Direction by Leo McCarey. Paramount. A musical farce possessing much light, innocuous and pleasurable entertainment with some slapstick. It is the story of a troop of players, shipwrecked enroute to South America, and of their ensuing life on a desert island. The plot is of minor importance but the picture is full of entertaining songs, dances, and amusing side play. Adolescents, 12 to 16. Children, 6 to 12. Entertaining. Harmless and quite amusing. — o — LITTLE ACCIDENT. Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Anita Page. Direction by Wm. James Craft. Universal. A young man is faced with the unexpected advent of paternity as he is about to be married a second time. Altho this farce, bordering on the risque’ is very cleverly and amusingly handled, it presents a very light attitude toward — 3