Photoplay (Jul - Dec 1927)

Photoplay Magazine — Advertising Section 13 MIDNIGHT LOVERS— First National.— Proving that Lewis Stone can be as funny as any of the comics. In spite of the cheap title, there are a lot of clever moments in this picture. (January.) MILLIONAIRES— Warner Bros.— More Ghetto stuff and more tenth-rate hokum. Stick to the Vitaphone, boys! (January.) *MONKEY TALKS, THE— Fox.— The swellest melodrama since "The Unholy Three." A weird, original plot and a fine performance by Jacques Lemcr. Worth your while. (April.) MOTHER — F. B. O. — Mammy! A sentimental story of a weak, thoughtless husband who steps out with a "vamp" after his long-suffering "ball-andehain" has slaved and slaved and slaved to make him a success. (May.) *MCSIC MASTER, THE— Fox.— An exquisite version of the much-loved stage play, told with charming sentiment. Lois Moran, Alec Francis and Helen Chandler head the cast. (March.) NEW YORK— Paramount.— The story of a Tin Pan Alley genius who marries a society girl. Who can they mean? A trite and obvious picture with Ricardo Cortez and Estelle Taylor indulging in some bad acting. (March.) NIGHT BRIDE, THE— Marie Prevost in a nearly naughty farce. Frothy entertainment. (June.) ♦NIGHT OF LOVE, THE— Goldwyn-United Artists.— Beautiful romance, exquisitely played by Ronald Colman and Vilma Banky. Treat yourself. (February.) NO MAN'S LAW— Pathe.— Rex, the Wild Horse, is the whole show. The human element is weak. (June.) NOBODY'S WIDOW— Producers Dist. Corp.— A good little comedy, starring Leatrice Joy. But Charles Ray is the whole show. You'll like it. (March.) NOTORIOUS LADY, THE— First NationalLewis Stone goes to Africa to forget his poor busted illusions and what Mr. Stone and the audience suffer is nobody's business. (June.) OBEY THE LAW— Columbia.— Romance and domestic sentiment in the lives of a couple of jailbirds. So-so. (February.) *OLD IRONSIDES— Paramount.— The greatstory of the Constitution, told in stirring and beautiful fashion by James Cruze. Finely acted by Wallace Beery, George Bancroft, Charles Farrell and Esther Ralston. A real screen achievement. (February.) ONE INCREASING PURPOSE— Fox— A slow moving and diffused story made fairly interesting by the acting of Edmund Lowe, May Allison and Lila Lee. (March.) ORCHIDS AND ERMINE — First National.— Colleen Moore again cheers the heart of the working girl by traveling the road from rags to riches. It's an amusing film. (June.) OUTLAW EXPRESS, THE— Pathe.— Of all things! A Western story about bad men. sheriffs and sheriff's daughters in the great open spaces! (Jan.) OUTLAWS OF RED RIVER— Fox— A corking Tom Mix film. What more is there to say? (June.) OVERLAND STAGE — First National.— Ken Maynard takes a hand at making American history. And he does a good job of it. A rousing Western and good for the whole family. (March.) PALS IN PARADISE— Producers Dist. Corp.— What, oh what, is duller than a dull Western? (February.) ♦PARADISE FOR TWO— Paramount.— Richard Dix and Betty Bronson bring new light and gayety to an old plot. It's the antique tale of the gay bachelor who must marry to please his rich uncle. (April.) PERFECT SAP, THE— First National.— An amusing tale of a rich boy who tries to be a Sherlock Holmes. Ben Lyon's best picture in a long time. (March.) PLAY SAFE— Pathe.— Play safe and stay away from this Monty Banks comedy. Its trick climax is good but the rest of the film is a waste of celluloid. {April.) PLEASURE GARDEN, THE— Aywon.— A foreign picture. And "can they make wiener schnitzels? Yes, they can make wiener schnitzels." Two American girls — Virginia Valli and Carmclita Geraghty— got in this one by mistake. (January.) POPULAR SIN, THE— Paramount.— Modern marriage and divorce, as observed, none too originally by Mai St. Clair. Florence Vidor, Greta Nissen and Clive Brook are the principals. (March.) POTTERS, THE— Paramount.— W. C. Fields in a middle-class, middle-aged comedy, adapted from the popular newspaper comic series. Pretty fair entertainment. (March.) PRIVATE IZZY MURPHY— Warner Bros — Abie's Irish Rose joins the Big Parade of War Pictures, and the result is nobody's business, George Jessel's film debut is just so-so. (January.) LAURA LA PLANTE In a Great Mystery Play Paul Leni's production of the super-fine mystery play, "The Cat and the Canary, " is a masterpiece of ingenious directing — so full of illusion and bewildering action that it may be described as one continuous thrill. The scenes in the old castle on the hill at midnight, where the hopeful heirs gathered to hear the will read, will arouse the creeps in the most phlegmatic soul. Director Leni was very happy in the selection of his cast. They are all stars. LAURA LA PLANTE leads in the role of Annabelle and is splendidly assisted by ARTHUR EDMUND CAREW, FORREST STANLEY, CREIGHTON HALE, TULLY MARSHALL, FLORA FINCH, GERTRUDE ASTOR, GEORGE SEIGMANN, MARTHA MATTOX, LUCIEN LITTLEFIELD and JOE MURPHY. Among the many other outstanding features which Universal is particularly proud of are that gigantic epic of Uncle Sam's Navy, "The Big Gun, " an Irvin Willat Production; Victor Hugo's powerful story," The Man WhoLaug hs," starring Mary Philbin and Conrad Veidt, and "The Cohens and Kelly s in Paris," bringing back the most famous laugh getters in screen history. /-> , p , i^arl -\aemmle (To be continued next month) Pretident UNIVERSAL PICTURES 730 Fifth Ave New YorK City When you uritc to advertisers pie.-,-.' mcntlcn PHOTOPLAY MAGAZINE.