Motion Picture Reviews (1933)

Motion Picture Reviews Seven sentimental, rah-rah hocum very realistically produced for unanalytical audiences. Adolescents, 12 to 16 Children, 8 to 12 Passable No 'W SHE HAD TO SAY YES » » Loretta Young, Winnie Lightner, Lyle Talbot, Regis Toomey. Direction by Busby Berkeley and George Amy. Warner Bros.First National. A virtuous shop girl provides satisfactory entertainment for out-of-town buyers. She is misunderstood in these worthy efforts but is finally vindicated and wins her man. Loretta Young as the' “customer’s girl” and Lyle Talbot as her “big moment” give pleasing performances. Winnie Lightner brings some very welcome comedy into an otherwise commonplace picture. Adolescents, 12 to 16 Children, 8 to 12 No No THIS DAY AND ACE » » Charles Bickford, Richard Cromwell, Judith Allen. Direction by Cecil B. DeMille. Paramount. A movie thriller which because of excellent performances, swift movement and an emotional theme excites audiences to spontaneous enthusiasm. It is a story of “youth triumphant,’ ’of high school boys who cut through red tape, technicalities and political crookedness to crush the gangsters’ power. It is well cast and acted, and after the fashion of real melodrama the characters are wholly sympathetic or wholly bad. The mob scenes are splendidly directed, the action vivid, harrowing, exciting and emotionally stirring. But it is just a passing melodrama which, to provide thrilling entertainment, exploits a serious problem and offers a fanciful and impossible solution. Adolescents, 12 to 16 Children, 8 to 12 Very doubtful No T7 TURN BACK THE CLOCK » » Lee Tracy, Mae Clarke, Otto Kruger. Direction by Edgar Selwyn. M-C-M. An unassuming social comedy pointing the moral that wealth does not necessarily bring happiness. It tells the story of a man who is allowed to relive his life. It is novel in theme, but not in execution. Adolescents, 12 to 16 Children, 8 to 12 Passable Not recommended O SHORT SUBJECTS ANIAKCAK » » Produced by Father Bernhard Hubbard, S.J., and his expedition. Distributed by Fox. A most interesting and pictorially beautiful record of Father Hubbard’s six years of exploration in and near the largest active volcano in the world, Aniakcak, in Alaska. Recommended for the whole family. FINE FEATHERS » » Direction by Jules White. Points of zoological interest, with irrelevant and amusing comments by Pete Smith on the birds of gay plumage, are displayed in a technicolor film which should please young and old. HAWAII » » Sol Lesser. Released through Principal Pictures. Not unusual, though interesting, the daily life and customs of Hawaiian natives. Family. •v JUST A LITTLE VAGABOND LOVER » » Sol Lesser. Directed by Wm. M. Pizor. Released through Principal Pictures. Delightful little fantasy of spring with insects and butterflies as the principal actors. Family. NARAKAI » » Sol Lesser. Released through Principal Pictures. Outlaw elephants in the jungle. Family. ■v QUEEN OF THE UNDERWORLD » » Sol Lesser. Released through Principal Pictures. A close-up of the activities of an ant colony. Family. v SPANISH RYTHM » » Sol Lesser. Released through Principal Pictures. Fairly entertaining cabaret act given by Spanish dancers and singers. Family. ■v THE SPY » » Sol Lesser. Released through Principal Pictures. Harrowing study of the mental and physical suffering of a spy being led to execution. Well acted but inexcusably horrible. Emphatically not for children.