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The whole family will enjoy this comic tale of Littleton Looney who miraculously leaps from the position of day laborer on the Erie Canal to consulting engineer of Ellen Launders’ million dollar mines. The picture depends entirely — almost too much — upon the efforts of the star for its entertainment value, yet nevertheless it is good fun, and will undoubtedly please Oakie fans.
Adolescents, 12 to 16. Children, 6 to 12. Excellent fun. Good.
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SCARLET PAGES. Elsie Ferguson. Direction by Ray Enright. First National.
A woman lawyer bares her past to provide extenuating circumstances which will acquit a young girl oi a charge of murder. The production is sentimental rather than dramatic and thus lacks entertainment value for discriminating audiences.
Adolescents, 12 to 16. Children, 6 to 12. No. No.
THE SILENT ENEMY. Indian Cast, Direction by H. P. Carver. Story by W. Douglas Burden. Paramount.
This is an absorbing and dramatic story of the American Indians in the far north and their continual fight against hunger — “The Silent Enemy”. It is a remarkable portrayal of their life, customs, and ethics, presented with delightful simplicity and naturalness by a native Indian cast. It is perhaps too tense for very imaginative young children but it is unexcelled for other audiences. Adolescents, 12 to 16. Children, 6 to 12. Excellent. Excellent.
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SPURS. Hoot Gibson, Helen Wright. Direction by B. Eason. Universal.
An exciting Western film showing how a young man, in search of the murderer of' his father’s closest friend, rounds up
a gang of cattle thieves. A typical ‘Hoot Gibson’ picture with plenty of desperate gun-fighting and rough riding, which will appeal to those who like that type. Adolescents, 12 to 16. Children, 6 to 12. Yes. Exciting but
entertaining.
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THE STORM. Lupez Velez, Paul Cavanaugh. Direction by William Wyler. Universal (Preview).
Two men and a girl are caught by storms and are snowbound thruout the winter in the Canadian Northwest. The story portrays the hardships they endured made more unbearable by the bitter rivalry of the two men for the girl. It is only average in production and is therefore not particularly interesting or entertaining. It is too tense and depressing for children.
Adolescents, 12 to 16. Children, 6 to 12.
Not recommended. No.
THREE FACES EAST. Constance Bennett, Erich Von Stroheim. Direction by Roy Del Rruth. Adapted from play by Anthony Paul Kelly. Warner Bros.
A story of espionage during the war in which the wit of a woman spy is pitted against the craft of a man. It is very entertaining, well cast and ably directed, holding the interest thruout.
Adolescents, 12 to 16. Children, 6 to 12. Highly entertaining. Mature.
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WHAT MEN WANT. Pauline Starke. Direction by Ernest Laemmle, Universal.
A decidedly second rate and trivial production — a drama of night life which is entirely lacking in dramatic values and good taste. The plot, which concerns the love of two sisters for one man, is superficial and unconvincing.
Adolescents, 12 to 16. Children, 6 to 12. Decidedly not. No.
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