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These 40 Laughing and Lugubrious Lads
Are the Motion Picture Critics in
40 Nation-Wide Publications.
If you want to leave the theatre smiling — use the Motion Picture Review Digest and let the critics be your guinea-pigs. Let them tell you what movies are worth your time and money. In the Motion Picture Review Digest each week you can find answers to Every Movie Entertainment Question.
1. Where can I tell at a glance what a picture is about? Directly following the credits on a film, a short summary of each film is given.
2. Where can I find a list of books and plays made into films? Look in the index of quarterly numbers under Books (Adapted), Plays (Adapted), Short Stories (Adapted).
3. Where can I tell at a glance what reviewers think about a film? Look on the alphabetical front cover where the + and — signs are added up for each film.
4. Where can I find how long a film is? Look up the movie; on the top line after the producer, the running time is given, also the date of release.
5. Where can I read of new ideas in film exploitation for libraries? In the Tips and Tie-ups Department at the end of the monthly number.
6. Where can I find film producers' addresses? On the Directory of Producers' page at the end of monthly and quarterly numbers.
7. Where can I find out if a film is suitable for my children? Under Audience Suitability Ratings, the findings of 20 expert groups who publish evaluations, are gathered together. If they say the film is suitable, let your child go.
8. Where can I find out what are the best films of the month? On the back cover of the monthly Motion Picture Review Digest the best films are selected — not on a basis of one opinion, but on a basis of FORTY nation-wide reviewers' opinions as gathered in the pages of the Motion Picture Review Digest.
9. Where can I find reviews for films released some time ago? Look in the Title Index at back of December cumulative number. It will tell you in what issue you can find the reviews of the film.
10. Where can I find out if I have seen a film before? Look under its title in the Motion Picture Review Digest. If it is a remake, notice is given.
11. Where can I find out what actors and actresses appear in a film? Look under Cast directly following title line ; director, music and screen writer also are given.
12. Where can I find reviews of foreign films? Look under title in the Motion Picture Review Digest.
If you have any other question — just write to us and we'll do our best to find the answer. Motion Picture Review Digest, H. W. Wilson Co., 950 University Ave., New York City.
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