Photoplay (Jul - Dec 1927)

Photoplay Magazine — Advertising Section *43 Brief Reviews of Current Pictures CONTINUED FROM PAGE 14 j *MILE-A-MINUTE LOVE— Universal. — Reginald Denny hands this picture to Janet La Verne, a five-year-old. You'll love her and you'll love the picture. (November.) MILLION BID, A— Warner Bros.— A weepy yarn wherein Dolores Costello is offered to the highest bidder. A good cast but a silly story and too many dizzy camera angles. (.August.) MISSING LINK, THE— Warner Bros.— Syd Chaplin plays a timid Englishman who goes to Africa on a hunting expedition. It"s a riot and if you don't see it, blame yourself. (July.) ♦MOCKERY— Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. — Lon Chaney, as a Russian peasant with a harelip, gets all mixed up in the Revolution. (October.) MOJAVE KID, THE— FBO.— Introducing a new Western hero — Bob Steele. He's a good kid with a pleasant personality. (October.) MOON OF ISRAEL— FBO.— A foreign version of the "Ten Commandments." It should not have been let by Ellis Island. (September.) MR. WU — Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. — Madame Butterfly with variations — most of them gory ones. Lon Chaney is swell, but Renee Adoree is even more so. (August.) NAUGHTY BUT NICE— First National.— The ugly duckling goes to boarding school and gets a course in IT. Colleen Moore makes it entertaining. (September.) NEVADA — Paramount. — A de luxe Western, with Gary Cooper. Beautiful scenery, fine acting and plenty of thrills. (October.) NIGHT BRIDE, THE— Producers Dist. Corp.— Marie Prevost in a nearly naughty farce. Frothy entertainment. (June.) -Pathe. — Rex, the Wild Horse. The human element is weak. NO MAN'S LAW is the whole show. (June./ NOTORIOUS LADY, THE— First National.— Lewis Stone goes to Africa to forget his poor busted illusions and what Mr. Stone and the audience suffer is nobody's business. (June.) OLD SAN FRANCISCO— Warner Bros.— The earthquake comes along just in time to save Dolores Costello from the Fate that is Worse Than Death. Lots of good acting — but not by Dolores. (September.) ONE WOMAN TO ANOTHER— Paramount.— It is a farce about nothing at all, but charmingly told and ingratiatingly acted by Florence Yidor and Theodor von Eltz. (November.) 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.) OUTLAWS OF RED RIVER— Fox.— A corking Tom Mix film. What more is there to say? (June.) PAID TO LOVE— Fox.— A sprightly, charmingly directed comedy that kids the old hokum of the mythical kingdom, romance. (October.) PAINTED PONIES— Universal.— More breathtaking incidents in the frantic career of Monsieur Hoot Gibson. (October.) PAINTING THE TOWN — Universal.— Glenn Tryon, a new comedian, just up among the Big Boys. A story of a small town — nutty but refreshing. (September.) ♦PATENT LEATHER KID, THE— First National. Richard Barthelmess gives a truly great performance of a prize-fighter who, drafted into the War, turns out a hero. A picture we are proud to recommend. (September.) PERFECT GENTLEMAN, A— Pathe.— Monte Banks in a series of unusually good gags. Good fun. (November.) PIRATES OF THE SKY— Pathe.— It seems that now they are robbing mail planes, at least in the movies. Harmless excitement for the children. (July.) POOR NUT, THE— First National.— A stage play that misses fire on the screen because of overdrawn characterizations. Not so much. (September.) PRINCE OF HEAD WAITERS, THE— Paramount. — Wherein a noble head waiter saves his son from the clutches of a vamp. Well told and well acted by Lewis Stone. Eminently satisfactory. (September.) ♦QUALITY STREET— Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.— Marion Davies is delightful in Sir James Barries fragrant romance. A picture you'll be glad to see. (October.) RED RAIDERS, THE— First National.— Ken Maynard does his version of the Irish-Jewish story. Thanks to the star, it isn't so bad. (October.) REJUVENATION OF AUNT MARY, THE— Pathc-DeMille. — May Robson plays the screen version of her famous old play. It's still lots of fun. (October.) RENO DIVORCE— Warner Bros.— Ralph Graves wrote the story, directed it and acted in it. The strain was too much for him. A fair film with May McAvoy as its ornamental heroine. (November.) RICH BUT HONEST— Fox.— Another opera about the poor working girl. The only touch of originality is that the rich fellow turns out to be the hero. (July.) RIDING ROWDY, THE— Pathe.— A Western with horses, horses, horses I (June.) RITZY — Paramount. — The story of a little snob, concocted by Elinor Glyn for Betty Bronson. Not Betty's stuff but amusing, nevertheless. (September.) ROLLED STOCKINGS — Paramount.— The younger set cut loose in a peppy college story. James Hall, Richard Arlen and Louise Brooks run away with the honors. (September.) ROOKIES— Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.— Karl Dane and George K. Arthur in a comedy of a Citizens' Training Camp. Just solid laughs. (July.) ♦ROSE OF THE GOLDEN WEST— First National.— Flappers will be more interested in the romantic love scenes between Gilbert Roland and Mary Astor than they will be in the story. It's a beautiful picture. (November.) ROUGH HOUSE ROSIE— Paramount.— A Tenth Avenue gal discovers that ritzy society is just a lot of cracked ice. A nice picture, thanks to Clara Bow. (August.) RUBBER HEELS— Paramount.— One gorgeous stunt filmed at Niagara Falls and that's all. The rest just proves that Ed Wynn is no screen comic. (September.) RUNNING WILD— Paramount.— You'll get a real laugh from W. C. Fields as the hen-pecked husband made suddenly brave by a hypnotist. Great stuff. (September.) SAILOR IZZY MURPHY— Warner Bros.— George Jessel in a comedy that has thrills and a bit of pathos. Lots of laughs. (November.) SATIN WOMAN, THE— Gotham.— One of Mrs. Wallace Reid's little preachments — if you care for them. (October.) SEA TIGER, THE— First National.— It sizzles with fights and phoney action. But, basically, just a lot of nonsense. (June.) SECRET STUDIO, THE— Fox.— Olive Borden is the only attraction in a trite and cheap story of a poor girl's troubles in a big city. (September.) SEE YOU IN JAIL— First National.— A light but bright comedy with Jack Mulhall. (June.) SENORITA— Paramount.— Bebe Daniels does a Fairbanks-Barrymore-Gilbert acrobatic stunt. This is her best picture in years. Highly recommended. (July.) SERVICE FOR LADIES— Paramount.— Adolphe Menjou again toys with the caviar as a head waiter. Light but amusing. (August.) ♦SEVENTH HEAVEN— Fox.— A beautiful and touching love story of two Parisian waifs and the Great War. Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell give two of the finest performances of the year. Watcli these kids! (July.) ♦SHANGHAI BOUND — Paramount. —Adventure, action, romance — all set in the vivid background of rambuctious China. Plus Richard Dix. (October.) SHANGHAIED— FBO.— Eat-em-up love story about a sailor and a dance-hall girl. You'll laugh in the wTong places. (November.) SHOOTIN' IRONS— Paramount.— Jack Luden and Sally Blane in a jitney story of the great hokum places. (November.) SILENT HERO, THE— Rayart.— A new dogone Napoleon Bonaparte — in the same old story. But you'll like Nap. (October.) SILK STOCKINGS— Universal.— Proving that divorce may be worse than marriage — of all things! Laura La Plante's best comedy. But not for the little darlings. (September.) SILVER COMES THRU— FBO.— A really good horse picture with Fred Thomson and your old friend. Silver King. (August.) SIMPLE SIS— Warner Bros.Fazenda, this one will bore you. better break. (August.) -In spite of Louise Louise deserves a ^.(Ehtfrsftnas Your Choice IO MONTHS TO PAY WHAT YOU DO— Send one dollar with Name and Address, artide desired and brief note telling us something about yourself. Simply state: (I) how long a' address; <2i age; i3> married or single; <4j name and address of employer: <5>nature of work; 161 how long in employ. 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