Photoplay (Jan - Jun 1932)

Photoplay Magazine for January, 1932 MOTHER AND SON — Monogram Prod. — REBOUND— RKO-Pathe.— Not in the big amuse Another Reno story, with Clara Kimball Young as ment class but worth seeing. Ina Claire and Robert Faro LU. (Oct.) Ames. (Aug.) MURDER AT MIDNIGHT— Tiffany Prod — Yep, it's a mystery story and a swell one! Alice White, in a small part, has a sex-appeal voice. (Oct.) MURDER BY THE CLOCK— Paramount — Willi such a cast, headed by Lilyan Tashman, this should have been swell. But alas! and alack! this gruesome, murder story is nothing but gruesome. {Sept.) MY SIN— Paramount.— Tallulah Bankhead and Fredric March in one of those "should a woman tell her past?" things. (Nov.) MYSTERY OF LIFE, THE— Classic— Clarence Darrow and a Smith College zoology professor explain evolution. Uh-huh, it's as dull as it sounds. (Sept.) MYSTERY TRAIN, THE— Darmour Prod.— Old school mystery melodrama with plenty of sure-tire hokum and suspense. (Nov.) • NEW ADVENTURES OF GET-RICHOUICK WALLINGFORD, THE— M-G-M — And they said William Haines was slipping! See this knock-out comedy with Billy and the coming big shot, Jimmy Durante, to be convinced they're wrong. (Nov.) NEWLY RICH— See FORBIDDEN ADVENTURE. NIGHT ANGEL, THE— Paramount.— A bad display for the talents of Nancy Carroll and Fredric March. (A ug.) • NIGHT NURSE— Warners.— Drag out your pet adjectives, go see this and use 'em. It's great. Barbara Stanwyck, Ben Lyon and a grand cast. (Aug.) NIGHT RAID (UN SOIR DE RAFLE)— Osso Prod. — A lively French film about a prize-fighter, his real sweetheart and a siren. Amusing. (Dec.) OLD SONG, THE (Das Alte Lied)— Austrian Cinderella. Lil Dagover brightens it considerably. German dialogue. (Nov.) ONCE A LADY — Paramount. — Charming simplicity and Ruth Chatterton's acting redeem a not too original story. (Dec.) ONE WAY TRAIL, THE— Columbia.— The Kids will love these exciting adventures of handsome Tim McCoy. (Dec.) PAGAN LADY— Columbia.— The Sadie! horn P son theme in a new dress, with Evelyn Brent wearing it becomingly. (Nov.) • PALMY DAYS— United Artists.— A typical Eddie Cantor-and-nonsense show that should bring film musicals back. (Oct.) PARDON US— Hal Roach— M-G-M— Laurel and Hardy in a lot of hokum. Funny. (Oct.) PARISIAN, THE— Capital Prod.— This attempt at a smart story made in England with Adolphe Menjou and Elissa Landi proves that these glamour kids get that way in Hollywood. (Nov.) PENROD AND SAM— First National.— If you haven't forgotten how it feels to be a kid you'll love Leon Janney and Junior Coghlan in this. (Nov.) PERSONAL MAID— Paramount.— Nancy Carroll gets all mixed up in a namby-pamby plot. (Nov.) • PLATINUM BLONDE— Columbia.— Youth and beauty, comedy and drama — and Jean Harlow. A well done newspaper yarn. See it. (Dec.) • POLITICS — M-G-M. — Polly Moran and Marie Dressier start you off with a giggle and you'll laugh all the way through the picture. Don't miss these two attempting to clean up the town. {Sept.) PRIVATE SCANDAL, A Another underworld story in forms. (Oct.) — Headline Prod. — which the crook re PUBLIC DEFENDER, THE— Radio Pictures. — After "Cimarron" you expect too much of Richard Dix. That's why this story of a man who brings a gang of crooks to justice is disappointing. (Sept.) RANGE FEUD, THE— Columbia.— Buck Jones may be your favorite Western star but you'll twiddle your thumbs at this banal old story. (Dec.) RECKLESS HOUR, THE— First National— An old story with a few new twists. Dorothy Mackaill and a good cast. Just fair. (Aug.) RECKLESS LIVING— Universal, ing little picture. (Nov.) -An entertain RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE— Fox— A grand Western with iast action, grand Arizona scenery and marvelous production. George O'Brien and Marguerite Churchill excellent. (Dec.) ROAD TO RENO, THE— Paramount.— Divorce, murder, suicide and an important cast fail to make this anything but a picture that just doesn't jell. (Nov.) ROAD TO SINGAPORE, THE— Warners— Bill Powell and Doris Kenyon — splendid in a tropical drama of tangled loves and desires. (Oct.) RULING VOICE, THE— First National.— (Reviewed under the title "Upper Underworld".) Different from the average racketeering picture and bound to make you think. (July) SAL VATI O N NELL— Tiffany-Cruze— Religion and sentiment are pretty obvious in this out-of-date story, but Helen Chandler and Ralph Graves make you believe every word of it. (Sept.) SEA GHOST, THE— Imperial Prod.— Laura La Plante wasted on this cheap, ridiculous story. (Nov.) • SECRET CALL, THE— Paramount.— Peggy Shannon, who pinch-hits for Clara Bow in this one, scores a solid hit. It's a political story with love interest. Dick Arlen excellent. (Sept.) • SECRETS OF A SECRETARY— Paramount. — The actors make this worth the price. Claudette Colbert is fine and that Herbert Marshall, from the stage, is one of those men vou don't forget. (Sept.) SECRET SERVICE— Radio Pictures.— Adventures of a Northern spy behind the Confederate lines. Richard Dix tries too hard. (Dec.) SHANGHAIED LOVE— Columbia.— Mutiny and gory evil-doings at sea. Too much dialogue. Not enough action. (Nov.) SHERLOCK HOLMES' FATAL HOUR — Warners-First Division. — British-made mystery film, rather long-drawn-out but not lacking in interest. Sherlock Holmes and Watson solve another murder mystery. (Sept.) SHIPS OF HATE— Trem Carr— Murder and gruesomeness on shipboard. Just fair. Don't pass up a game of bridge for it. (Aug.) SHOULD A DOCTOR TELL?— Regal Prod.— Dreary talk about dreary ethics. Who cares? (Nov.) SIDE SHOW— Warners.— Winnie Lightner and Charles Butterworth try hard, but the un-funny lines are distressing. A circus story. (Sept.) SIDEWALKS OF NEW YORK— M-G-M.— A laugh a moment and just the right number of moments with "dead pan" Buster Keaton, Cliff Edwards and Anita Page. (Oct.) SILENCE — Paramount. — Sure-fire melodrama with a punch. Clive Brook, Marjorie Rambeau and Peggy Shannon. (Oct.) *SIN OF MADELON CLAUDET, THE— M-G-M. — One of the greatest mother stories ever filmed, with Helen (stage) Hayes pulling at your heart-strings. Don't miss it. (Dec.) 6 CYLINDER LOVE— Fox.— An amusing farce with a pretty obvious plot. (July) SKIN GAME, THE— British International.— Pretty tedious. An excellent English cast, however. (Sept.) SKYLINE — Fox. — Thomas Meighan builds skyscrapers and saves Hardie Albright from vamp Myrna Loy. Good entertainment. (Oct.) SKY RAIDERS, THE— Columbia.— Gangsters in the air! Thrilling stuff and good entertainment. (July) • SMART MONEY— Warners.— Moves as fast as the money on the gambling tables in it. Plenty of laughs and excitement. (July) [ PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 16 ] 4 marks the spot WHY didn't the star reporter write the big story that would have sealed the slayer's doom? "X Marks The Spot" is charged with the electric tempo of newspaper drama, crammed with new breath taking thrills. 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