Photoplay (Jan - Jun 1933)

Consult this picture shopping guide and save your time, money and disposition e views ot Brief R Vwinrent Pictures •}( Indicates photoplay was named as one of the best upon its month of review • AIRMAIL— Universal.— Thriller of Uncle Sam's extra-fare mail with a virile, romantic background. Ralph Bellamy as the airport superintendent and Pat O'Brien as the daredevil stunter shine. Gloria Stuart and Lilian Bond are the girls. (Dec.) • ALL-AMERICAN, THE— Universal.— A picture for the whole family, gridiron-wise or not. Dick Arlen and June Clyde sparkle romantically. Jimmy Gleason and Andy Devine pass loads of laughs. And thirty-five pigskin stars play a thriller. (Dec.) • ANIMAL KINGDOM, THE— RKORadio. — Leslie Howard and Ann Harding perfectly cast — the story subtle, human, with perfect dialogue. Ann as mistress wins out over the "nasty-nice'' wile played by Myrna Loy. Be sure to see this. (Feb.) BACHELOR MOTHER— Goldsmith Prod — Evalyn Knapp, James Murray and Margaret Seddon in a dull piece about a dear old soul who plays mother to placate a speed court. (March) BALL, THE (Le BaD— Vandal-Delac ProdAmusing, though weak French film of middle-class family who goes "society" with sudden wealth. Knowledge of French not necessary. (Dec.) BARBERINA, THE KING'S DANCER— Capital Film. — Well presented German picture, with Lil Dagover glamorous as a fiery opera ballerina. (Jan.) • BIG BROADCAST, THE— ParamountHere's novelty — romance and swell fun in a radio locale. Stuart Erwin, Leila Hyams — and Bing Crosby with a galaxy of radio stars doing their best stuff. Weak story, grand music. (Dec.) BILLION DOLLAR SCANDAL, THE— Paramount.— An ex-rough (Robert Armstrong), exposes and tells all in a "Teapot Dome" melodrama. Not for children. (March) • BITTER TEA OF GENERAL YEN, THE— Columbia. — The General (Nils Asther) tries to convert a Christian (Barbara Stanwyck), losing his life. Shanghai battle background; slow but absorbing. Nils steals the show from Barbara. (Feb.) BLAME THE WOMAN— Principal.— Adolphe Menjou suave as a gentleman jewel thief — womanproof till double-crossed by a girl crook. Britishmade. (Jan.) • CALL HER SAVAGE— Fox.— Clara Bow comes back with the best performance of her career. You'll want to see this old-new Clara. Monroe Owsley, Thelma Todd and Anthony Jowitt give excellent support. (Jan.) • CAVALCADE — Fox. — "Battling through" from the Boer War to the present, with two contrasting British families. Clive Brook, Diana Wynyard and others superb. Simply must be seen. (March) CENTRAL PARK— First National.— Good entertainment. Thrills galore keep you excited throughout. Joan Blondell and Wallace Ford. (Jan.) CHILD OF MANHATTAN— Columbia.— Nancy Carroll and John Boles turn in a brightly done tale of a dance-hall Cinderella who marries the prince. (March) COMRADESHIP— Nero Prod.— Realistic and impressive German film of men trapped in a blazing coal mine, revealing the brotherliness and selfsacrifice inspired by tragedy. (Jan.) • CONQUERORS, THE — RKORadioSplendid! Linking three generations with tomorrow— practically the story of America's progress since 1870. Ann Harding and Richard Dix are superb as husband and wife. (Jan.) COWBOY COUNSELLOR, THE— First Division-Allied.— The days of sheriffs with huge "soup strainers." Hoot Gibson becomes a bogus lawyer to defend "the girl." Sheila Mannors' work deserves promotion. (Dec.) CRASHIN' BROADWAY — Monogram. — Rex Bell starts as a stage cowboy, and while on tour becomes a real one. Doris Hill, Charles King, also help. (March) CRUSADER, THE— Majestic Pictures.— Law and press war on crime and enmesh the reformer's family in scandal. H. B. Warner, Evelyn Brent, Ned Sparks and Lew Cody head the cast. (Dec.) • CYNARA — Goldwyn-United Artists. — Drama of a happy husband suddenly enmeshed in an "affair." Ronald Colman the husband: Kay Francis the wife; Phyllis Barry the other woman. (Jan.) DAS SCHOENE ABENTEUER (ENCHANTED ESCAPADE) — UFA. — A bright little German comedy about a girl (Kaethe von Na"y) who fees her own wedding, only to strike phnty of comic trouble. (Feb.) Your chance to express your choice of the Best Picture of 1932. Turn to page 68 for the Gold Medal Ballot DAVID GOLDER— Vandal-Delac Prod.— French with English subtitles. Golder, after amassing wealth, finds his wife faithless, his daughter scheming and his partners false. Sad but well done. (Jan.) DEATH KISS, THE— World Wide— A studio murder mystery, solved by a scenario writer (David Manners). Knockout cast, but Adrienne Ames has little to do. (Feb.) DECEPTION— Columbia.— Slicker Leo Carrillo ropes Nat Pendleton into the fake wrestling game and Nat outslicks the slickers. Wooden tale, but has good action shots. (March) DEVIL IS DRIVING, THE — Paramount. — Edmund Lowe, James Gleason and Dickie Moore in a not-so-good gangster-garage thriller. (Feb.) EMPLOYEES' ENTRANCE— First NationalWarren William superb as the heartless department store manager who poisons life for his employees, Wally Ford and Loretta Young. Good entertainment. (Feb.) EVENINGS FOR SALE— Paramount.— Sparkle, artistry and romance stud this story of post-war Viennese society. There are Mary Boland, the sentimental American millionairess, Herbert Marshall, the pauperized nobleman, charming Sari Maritza, and a very sober Charlie Ruggles. (Jan.) EXPOSED — Eagle Prod. — The honest hero turns "stool" to trap a gang. Follow the moss-grown lovers' misunderstandings. Too much for Barbara Kent and William Collier, Jr. (Dec.) FACE IN THE SKY, THE— Fox.— A good cast with Spencer Tracy and Marian Nixon can't make this a good picture. (March) FAITHLESS— M-G-M— Tallulah Bankhead rates cheers as an heiress in love with struggling Robert Montgomery. Crash! "Primroses" for Tallulah, skids for Bob. The depths reunite them. Sincere acting overcomes triteness. (Dec.) FALSE FACES— World Wide.— Startling, with a brand-new idea — an expose of malpractice in "face lifting." Lowell Sherman is the suave, unethical doctor, and directed excellently. Peggy Shannon, and Lila Lee please. (Dec.) • FAREWELL TO ARMS, A— Paramount. — Helen Hayes, Gary Cooper and Director Frank Borzage turn the Hemingway novel of the poignantly beautiful love affair between the lieutenant and the nurse into a triumph of screen artistry. Don't miss it. (Feb.) FAST LIFE— M-G-M. — The younger generation does some speed-boating, with Madge Evans as love interest and Conrad Nagel attempting villainy. (Feb.) FIGHTING GENTLEMAN, THE— Freuler Film. — Fast moving but trite. Good prize ring scenes with ex-champ Jim Jeffries as referee. William Collier, Jr., and Josephine Dunn enliven an antique plot. (Dec.) FLAMING GUNS— Universal.— Tom Mix subdues those cattle rustlers again — and wins Ruth Hall. (Feb.) • FLESH— M-G-M.— Wally Beery tries wrestling this time and almost achieves another "Champ." Poor dumb Wally, as a beer-garden waiter-grappler, is crossed by his wife (Karen Morley) and her lover (Ricardo Cortez). Splendidly done. (Feb.) FORTY-NINERS, THE— Freuler Film.— Looks like reassembled stock film shot when "The Covered Wagon" was screened. Bustling, but not thrilling. (Feb.) 42ND STREET — Warners. — Almost an out-andout musical, in which Ruby Keeler jumps from chorus to fame in a big way — in the story and as an actress. (March) FOURTH HORSEMAN, THE— Universal. — Take the children to Tom Mix's best in an age. Little dialogue but packed with thrilling action. (Dec.) FRISCO JENNY— First National.— Ruth Chatterton great in a variation of "Madame X." (Feb.) GAMBLING SEX— Freuler Film.— Ruth Hall, an heiress who shoots the wad, and Grant Withers, in a drearily done race-track tale. (March) GOLDEN WEST, THE— Fox— Zane Grey Western with a Kentucky feud and a wholesale Indian massacre. George O'Brien is dressed almost as Adam. (Dec.) • GRAND SLAM — Warners. — You needn't know bridge to enjoy this rollicking satire on bridge experts, done by a Russian waiter (Paul Lukas) and a hat-check girl (Loretta Young). (March) GUILTY OR NOT GUILTY— Monogram.— Melodrama that becomes comedy unintentionally. The trials of a girl convicted of murder, imprisoned and freed only to get in gangsters' clutches. Betty Compson, Claudia Dell and Tom Douglas. (Jan.) [ PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 14 ]