Photoplay (Jan-Jun 1929)

Brief Reviews of Current Pictures indicates that photoplay was named as one of the SIX best upon its month of review *AIR CIRCUS, THE— Fox.— Collegiate stuff in an :ivi;ition training school. Good. (November.) AIR LEGION, THE— FBO.— Story about the air mail service that has nothing but a good idea to recommend it. {Dec.) Al R M.ML PILOT, THE — Superlative. — .'Another air mail storv which breaks all the rules of aviation. (Dec.) ALIAS JIMMY VALENTINE— Metro-GoldwynMaver. — The old favorite, revived with William Haines. Good. (Oct.) ANN.\POLIS — Pathe. — Pleasant romance and drama among the admirals of tlie future. (November.) AWAKENING, THE — United Artists. — First starring picture of \'ilma Banky and Walter Byron. He's a nice looking lad. .\ "IVlaric-Odile" plot. (November.) B.'VBY CYCLONE, THE — Metro-GoldwynMayer.— .All right, if you like Pekinese pups. {.Seplemher.) BACHELOR'S PARADISE — Tifiany-Stahl.— A somewhat rowdy comedy-drama with a little oldfashioned pie-throwing and an invigorating prizefight. Witli Sally O'Neil. (July.) BANTAM COWBOY, THE— FBO.— Only good because Buzz Barton is in it. (Ocl.) *BARKER. THE— First National. — Human and humorous slory of circus life. With Milton Sills. See it. (September.) BATTLE OF THE SEXES, THE— United Artists. — Hnw a happy homo is wrecked by a blonde. Sophisticated drama. (September.) BE.\U BROADWAY — Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. — Aileen Pringle and Sue Carol fight for the affections of Lew Cody. Gay, inconsequential comedy. (July.) BEAUTIFUL BUT DUMB— Tiffany-Stahl.— Patsy Ruth Miller in gay comedy. (Ocl.) BEGGARS OF LIFE— Paramount. — The lowdown on hoboes. Good entertainment. And hear Wallace Beery sing a song I (Dec.) *BELLAMY TRIAL, THE — Metro-GoldwynMaver. — The auflience is admitted to the court room of the most thrilling murder mystery of the year. (.August.) BEWARE OF BLONDES— Columbia.— Emerald, emerald, wlio's gut the emerald? (November.) BEYOND THE SIERRAS — Metro-GoldwynMa\-er. — .\ Tim McCoy Western that will put the kids to sleep. (July.) BIG HOP, THE— Buck .Tones. — Mr. Jones crosses the Pacilic. .\ good film. (Ocl.) BIG KILLING, THE— Paramount.Wallace Beery and Ra\'mond Hatton becotne all tangled up in a 1-Centuckv feud. (.■Insusl.) BIT OF HEAVEN, A — Excellent. — Broadway vs. Park .Avenue. .\ good performance by Uia Lee. (Ocl.) BITTER SWEtTS— Peerless.— Fun in the life of a girl detective. (Dec.) BLACK BUTTERFLIES— Quality.— Exposing tlie wicked ways of tlie fake Bohemians. (November.) BRANDED MAN, THE— Rayart.— The best part of this domestic opera is the titles. Why not do your reading at home? (.August.) BROADWAY DADDIES — Columbia.— Trite story but well acted. (Ocl.) BROKEN MASK, THE— Anchor.— Ugly story of revenge but well told and acted. (September.) BROTHERLY LOVE — Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. — Messrs. Dane and .Arthur in burlesque prison reform. The big moment is a football game between two rival penitentiaries. (November.) BURNING BRIDGES— Pathe.— Better than usual Western, with that good hombre^ Harry Carey, in a dual r61c. (Dec.) BURNING GOLD— Elbec.— A story of dirty deeds in the oil fields. (August.) BURNING THE WIND— Universal.— One of Hoot Gibson's lapses. (Oct.) •BUSHRANGER,THE— Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer — Tim McCoy goes to Australia and plays some rousing tunes on the boo men ng. (.August.) BUTTER AND EGG MAN, THE— First National.— The amusing adventures of a country lad (.lack Mulhall) who becomes an "angel" on Broadway. (.August.) CAMERAMAN, THE— Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. — Buster Keaton redeems himself in this one. Lots of laughs. (Ocl.) CAPTAIN CARELESS— FBO.— You'll like Bob Steele. (Oa.) CAPTAIN SWAGGER — Pathe.— Good comedy in which Rod La Rocque. as a naughty aviator, is persuasively reformed b\ Sue Carol. (November.) ♦CARDBOARD LOVER, THE — Metro-GoldwynMayer. — Snapps Frencli farce comedy with Marion Davies — also Jetta Goudal and Nils Asther. Sophisticated and charming. (Oct.) CAUGHT IN THE FOG— Warners.— The plot gets lost in the fog, too. (.August.) CELEBRITY — Pathe. — .A prize-fighter gets culture. Meaning Mr. Tunney? (Ocl.) CERTAIN YOUNG MAN, A— Metro-GoldwynMaver. — Romantic two-timing in Arlenesque London society. A bit languid, but well played by Ramon Novarro. even if he isn't precisely the perfect .AngloSaxon. (July.) Pictu res You Should Not Miss "7th Heaven" "The Singing Fool" "The Divine Lady" "Interference" "Mother Kncws Best" "Street Angel" "The Patriot" "Four Devils" "Wings" "The Godless Girl" \s a service to its readers. Photoplay Magazine presents brief critical comments on all photoplays of the precedini; si.^ months. By consulting this valuable guide, you can determine at a glance whether or not your promised evening's entertainment is worth while. Photoplay's reviews have always been the most authoritative published. And its tabloid reviews show you accurately and concisely how to save your motion picture time and money. The month at the end of each review indicates the issue of Photoplay in which the original review appeared. CHARGE OF THE GAUCHOS — FBO.— How the .Arsenline Republic got that way. With Francis X. Bushman. (Dec.) CHEYENNE — First National.— Ken Maynard in one particularly swell Western. (Dec.) CHICKEN A LA KING— Fox. — More lessons in Kold-dig'jing. Funny, but rough in spots. With Nancy Carroll and Ford Sterling. (.Augu^l.) CIRCUS KID, THE— FBO.— You can sleep througli It. (Dec.) CLEARING THE TRAIL— tJniversal.-Again saving tlie old ranch. (Ocl.) CLOTHES MAKE THE WOMAN — TiffanyStahl. — Help! The Czar's daughter is with us again, this time played by Eve Southern. The picture lias its good moments. (July.) CLOUD DODGER, THE— Universal.A battle in the air for a dizz\' blonde! (Oct.) CODE OF THE AIR— Bischoff.— More air stuff. Good adventure story. (Ocl.) CODE OF THE SCARLET— First National.— Ken Maynard gets /nv m^ui. Good out-door storj'. (Seplember.) COME AND GET IT— FBO.— Contains, among other things, a good boxing match. (Dec.) COMPANIONATE MARRIAGE — Gotham.— Lots of propaganda. With such a live topic, tins should have been a better picture. (Oct.) COP, THE — Pathe-De Mille. — Once more the warfare between the cops and crooks. Some good melodrama well acted by William Boyd, Alan Hale and Jacqueline Logan. (July.) *COSSACKS, THE — Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.— Love, sport and murder among the cowboys of Russil. Jack Gilbert is the lure. (.August.) COURT-MARTIAL— Columbia.— Melodrama about the less civil aspects of the Civil War. (Dec.) COWBOY KID, THE— Fo.x. — .A Western for the simple-minded. (September.) ♦CRAIG'S WIFE— Pathe. — Splendid drama with Irene Rich as the too perfect wife. (September.) CRASH, THE — First National.— Wo/ an underworld melodrama, but a swell thriller with a good performance by Milton Sills and a rousing train wreck. (November.) CROOKS CAN'T WIN— FBO.— Good celluloid gone haywire. Will someone please stop the liliii crime wave? (August.) DANGER PATROL, THE — Rayart. — A big wholesome, fresh air drama of the Northwest with three rousing murders. (July.) DANGER RIDER, THE— Universal.— There's a saving dash of originality in the plot of this Hoot Gibson Western. (July.) DANGER STREET — FBO. — .A rich bachelor, disappointed in love, drowns his grief in a gang war. Well, that's one wa^• to forget. (November.) DAWN — Herbert Wilcox. — .An English production that gives a fair and impartial presentation of the Edith Cavellcase. (.August.) DEMON RIDER. THE— Davis.— Just a Western. (Dec.) DESERT BRIDE, THE — Columbia. — Betty Compson. as a Parisian beauty, raises havoc in the Foreign Legion. (.August.) DETECTIVES — Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. — Karl Dane and George K. .Arthur in a collection of gags — and some of them are not exactly spotless. (July.) DEVIL'S TRADEMARK, THE— FBO.— Aggravating bunk. (September.) *DIVINE LADY, THE— First National. — The old dirt about Lady Hamilton and Lord Nelson, told in romantic fashion. Pictorially beautiful, thanks to the lovely face of Corinne Griffith. (Dec.) DIVINE SINNER, THE— Rayart.— Austrian drama with daring but grown-up theme. (Ocl.) DO GENTLEMEN SNORE?— Roach-M.-G.-M.— A siiort farce turned into a panic by the appearance of a real, live gorilla. (.August.) *DOCKS OF NEW YORK, THE— Paramount.— A drama of two derelicts, powerful, dramatic and stirring. Superbly acted by George Bancroft and Betty Compson. Worthwhile adult entertainment. (November.) DOG JUSTICE— FBO. — But the story is a cruel injustice to Ranger, the canine star. (.August.) DOG LAW — FBO. — Giving Ranger a good break. November.) I CONTINtTED ON PAGE 1 2 | 10