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The First and Best Talkie Reviews!
SHOPWORN — Columbia
THE
STRANGE
CASE OF
CLARA
DEANE—
Paramount
BARBARA STANWYCK does good work— but the picture doesn't come up to it. It's just one of those rich boy falls for poor girl stories; rich boy's mama objects. Poor girl becomes a rich, but unhappy, stage star. And, after many violent changes of scene, all ends well. Regis Toomey, as the wealthy boy, is likable but seems miscast. And that swell Stanwyck girl should have better vehicles.
A STRONG picture whose obvious similarity to "The Sin of Madelon Claudet" detracts from its punch. Another sacrificing mother, innocently caught up in a net of circumstances, is played beautifully and convincingly by Wynne Gibson. Cora Sue Collins looms up as one of the few great child performers. Frances Dee and Dudley Digges lend strength to the story. Splendid and worthwhile entertainment.
THE
INFORMATION KID— Universal
MAN
WANTED—
Warners
ALL the favorite movie ingredients have been mixed together so deftly that you're thrilled every moment. Mickey Rooney, an eight-year-old (formerly known as Mickey McGuire) is the real surprise, and Tom Brown and Jimmy Gleason are a great pair. It's a racing story, with the same old characters— the jockey who throws the race and the slick race-track manipulator. But packed with excitement and fun.
ANEW twist to the "office wife" theme. This time lovely Kay Francis is boss and David Manners, her secretary, a willing slave. Married to her career, she loses her playboy husband to a blonde and does the inevitable by turning to the man who is in sympathy with her work. Una Merkel and Andy Devme are immensely funny. And how that Francis gal wears clothes!
THE
MISLEADING LADY— Paramount
SCANDAL FOR SALE—
Universal
CLAUDETTE COLBERT certainly knows all about caveman tactics after making this picture. Edmund Lowe gives her some mighty convincing lessons. But just as you are holding your breath, Stuart Erwin, an escaped lunatic who thinks he's Napoleon, produces a sure-fire laugh. Shot guns, revolvers, bear-collars and chain, all figure before the spirited society girl wilts and the he-man turns soft. Laugh-loaded.
THE newspaper stories go on forever. This one, from the novel "Hot News," concerns a small-town editor who seeks new fields of endeavor that he may have a free hand in printing news. He does. And what complications! Charles Bickford makes the role of editor believable. Rose Hobart plays his wife. Pat O'Brien hasn't much chance, but makes the most of it. Good entertainment. [ additional reviews on page 123 ]
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