Photoplay (Jul - Dec 1931)

io8 Phoioplay Magazine for September, 1931 He didn't count sheep jumping a fence NO SIR! The guest we have in mind had his own cure for insomnia! He asked us to furnish a thermos bottle full of hot milk, so that he could have it by his bed, in case he woke up at night, take a drink . . . and then get to sleep again! Thermos bottles and hot milk aren't part of the standard equipment of United Hotels... but we do have large, airy high-ceiling rooms, with a feeling of pleasant freedom . . . and the beds . . . well, if you've ever slept in one of our hotels you know how good they are! So there's very rarely occasion for insomnia at any of the 25 United Hotels listed below. Extra service at these 2$ UNITED HOTELS NEW YORK city's only United . . . .The Roosevelt PHILADELPHIA, PA The Benjamin Franklin Seattle, wash The Olympic Worcester, mass The Bancroft Newark, N. J The Robert Treat PATERSON, N. J The Alexander Hamilton Trenton, N. J The Stacy-Trent HARRISBURG, PA The Penn-Harris Albany, N. Y The Ten Eyck SYRACUSE, N. Y The Onondaga Rochester, N. Y The Seneca Niagara falls, N. Y The Niagara ERIE, PA The Lawrence akron, OHIO The Portage FLINT, MICH The Durant KANSAS CITY, MO The President TUCSON, ARIZ El Conquistador SAN Francisco, cal The St. Francis SHREVEPORT, LA The Washington-Youree NEW Orleans, LA The Roosevelt NEW ORLEANS, LA The Bienville TORONTO, ONT The King Edward NIAGARA FALLS, ONT The Clifton Windsor, ont The Prince Edward Kingston, JAMAICA, B. w. I. .The Constant Spring U&%J> Short Subjects of the Month Bing Crosby's crooning is getting to be infectious and his popularity is mounting steadily. The series of shorts he is making for Educational not only get over the Crosby voice, but the Crosby personality, which seems to be quite sumpin'. His latest release is reviewed below I SURRENDER, DEAR Sennett-Edncational Bing Crosby, crooning Bing Crosbyishly, makes this highly entertaining. Bing's work, plus the usual array of good Sennett gags and a not-too-involved romantic plot, provide a half hour's fun. FOREHAND, BACKHAND AND SERVICE M-G-M Bill Tilden, world's professional tennis champion, shows you basic strokes in such detail you feel prepared to win cups yourself. Actual match scenes with Tilden playing brilliantly help make this a humdinger. THE HOUSE DICK Radio Satirizing dumbbell hotel detectives, with Jimmy Savo playing the boob sleuth, this is sure for a lot of laughs. The prime laugh comes when his own stupidity leads Savo into uncovering a band of jewel thieves. FAST AND FURIOUS Universal This is one of those anatomical sequences wherein everybody gets hit, stabbed, burned or falls — all in the same place. Daphne Pollard, being exceptionally equipped for it, takes top honors. If you enjoy rough-andtumble comedy, this'll delight you. MICKEY'S DIPLOMACY Darmour Not so good as others of the "Mickey Himself" comedies. The principal trouble is that the story just isn't. It's a lot of gags and action aimlessly thrown together, with not enough coherence to bind the few laughs into a good film. THE GRAND PARADE Radio Pictures Roscoe Ates is a window washer. He drops a water bucket on a lady's head. She wants revenge; he dodges her in various offices in a professional building. You'll scream with laughter and you'll wish there were more comedies like this. THE GOOFY GOAT Eshbough-W eingart Here's the first of a new company's series of comic cartoons in color. The central character, apparently out after some of Mickey Mouse's pickings, is (or have you guessed it?) a goofy goat. In this, he's good. Let's see more. ONE GOOD TURN Hal Roach Lunatics Laurel and Hardy go quite cuckoo again, and isn't that swell? This time, the}' inadvertently get into a dramatic rehearsal and mistake it for the real thing. Need you be told more? THE TRAIL OF THE SWORDFISH Sennett-Educational Here's another of Mack Sennett's deep sea fishing films. Sennett's an ardent fisherman and has spent days shooting water-thrills. He retails them to you in a series of six, of which this is one. The dialogue accompanying the picture is great. FALSE ROOMERS Radio Clark and McCullough, quite absurd, hire a room from a Scotchman. Other roomers include a buxom blonde and her jealous husband. The blonde gets into the wrong bathroom. Will you laugh, or will you?