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Motion Picture Reviews
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SIX OF A KIND » »
Charlie Ruggles, Mary Boland, W. C. Fields, George Burns, Gracie Allen, Alison Skipworth. Direction by Leo McCarey. Paramount.
A wholly nonsensical comedy which will amuse or bore audiences according to their liking for the combination of comedians in the cast. It concerns the absurd adventures of two couples westward bound in an automobile.
Adolescents, 12 to 16 Children, 8 to 12
Amusing but not
elevating Mature
THE SONG YOU GAVE ME * »
Bebe Daniels, Victor Varconi. From “The Song Is Ended.” Direction by Paul Stein. British Production. Columbia.
One or two catchy songs rendered by the principals, one or two amusing incidents and a good deal of pretty dull dialogue; these are the inadequate ingredients of what ought to have been a lively concoction. Miss Daniels is well suited to her part, that of a charming and temperamental diva and Mr. Varconi is smiling and agreeable as her private secretary who is of course in love with her. But the movie technique of mixing more or less serious acting with occasional bursts of song produces neither a good musical comedy nor a good play.
Adolescents, 12 to 16 Children, 8 to 12
Harmless No interest
THE TEMPEST » »
Emil Jannings, Anna Sten. Dialogue in German; English titles. Produced by U.F.A.
Emil Jannings, always an artist, gives another convincing characterization in this sordid German picture, but the production offers little else to recommend it. It tells an unpleasant story covering the experiences of a forger from the day of his release from prison until he is rearrested for attempting to murder his sweetheart’s new lover. Incidentally he has already hurled another rival into the lake. Though the minor characters are excellent and the picture has none of the jazzy glamour of American gangster films, it is nevertheless ugly and distasteful. Adolescents, 12 to 16 Children, 8 to 12
No Impossible
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THIS SIDE OF HEAVEN » *
Lionel Barrymore, Fay Bainter, Mae Clarke, Tom Browne, Una Merkel. From the novel by Margery Paradis. Direction by William K. Howard. M-C-M.
During the passage of twenty-four hours, matters of vital importance happen to each member of the Turner family: the most devastating being the accusation of embezzlement brought against the father of the family, the most heart rending the rejection of the son by a fraternity. Fay Bainter shows great understanding as mother and wife. The characters are people who react in a natural way to human situations, and real comedy is interspersed with the serious events; it is a well staged and well directed drama of a modern family.
Adolescents, 12 to 16 Children, 8 to 12
Perhaps, but sophis No
ticated in part