Photoplay (Jan-Jun 1930)

SKIN DEEP— Warners.— Pretty good crook yarn. All Talkie. (Aug.) SMILING IRISH EYES— First National. — Brogues, brawls and bunkum, but you'll like Colleen Moore's talkie personality. All Talkie. (Oct.) SONG OF KENTUCKY— Fox.— You'll care for Joseph Wagstaff's crooning. And besides there's decorative Lois Moran. All Talkie. (Dec.) SOPHOMORE, THE— Pathe.— Proving that it is possible to make an entertaining college picture without necking or drinking. All Talkie. (Aug.) SO THIS IS COLLEGE— M-G-M.— Reviewed under title "Happy Days." The U. S. C. -Stanford football game in sound is one of life's big moments. Otherwise just another farce that will make real collegians commit hara-kiri. All Talkie. (Nov.) SPEEDWAY— M-G-M.— Bill Haines disappointing in an unoriginal racetrack yarn. Part Talkie. {Oct.) SQUALL, THE— First National.— All about a bad, bad baby vamp. The film doesn't click All Talkie. (July.) STREET GIRL— Radio Pictures.— Betty Compson. Jack Oakie and John Harron in a tale about a girl violinist and a group of musicians. Good entertainment. All Talkie. (Oct.) • STUDIO MURDER MYSTERY, THE — Paramount. — Photoplay's thrilling serial comes to the screen and makes a corking melodrama. All Talkie. (July.) • SUNNY SIDE UP— Fox.— The royal GaynorFarrell team go into their song and dance and prove their versatility. A little gal named Marjorie White scores heavily. This is real entertainment. All Talkie. (Dec.) SWEETIE— Paramount. — A little something in the collegiate line, pleasant, youthful and lively. Helen (Boop-a-doop) Kane and Jack Oakie wow 'em and Nancv Carroll is effective in an unsympathetic role. All Talkie. (Dec.) • TAMING OF THE SHREW, THE— United Artists. — Here's that long-awaited co-starring appearance of Mary and Doug. It isn't Shakespeare, but it's swell entertainment. All Talkie. (Nov.) TANNED LEGS— Radio Pictures.— Just what the Tired Business Man ordered. Legs by Ann Pennington and June Clyde and whoopee by Arthur Lake. Peppy music. All Talkie. (Dec.) • THEY HAD TO SEE PARIS— Fox— What happens when a garageman gets rich and his wife gets culture. Will Rogers, Irene Rich, Marguerite Churchill and Fifi Dorsay are elegant. All Talkie. (Dec.) THIRTEENTH CHAIR, THE— M-G-M.— If you don't thrill over this, lie down. You're dead. Margaret Wycherly scores in the role she created on the stage. All Talkie. (Nov.) THIS MAD WORLD— M-G-M.— A tender yet glamorous filmization of one of the most beautiful of war stories, with glorious work by Kay "Dynamite" Johnson and Basil Rathbone. All Talkie. (Nov.) THREE LIVE GHOSTS— United Artists.— An unimportant tale of three war buddies who return to life after being reported killed. The cast is from the stage. All Talkie. (Nov.) THREE LOVES— Movie-graph.— An exciting and spicy German film, well directed and acted. See it. Silent. (Dec.) THRU DIFFERENT EYES— Fox.— More murders and more courtrooms. The old storv is cleverly told. All Talkie. (July.) THUNDER — M-G-M. — Snow storms, train wrecks and floods, with Lon Clianey at the throttle of the locomotive. Sound. (Aug.) • THUNDERBOLT— Paramount.— An engrossing and well acted story. One of the best of the gangster operas. All Talkie. (Aug.) TIME, THE PLACE AND THE GIRL, THE— Warners. — Lively comedy of what happens to a football hero after graduation. All Talkie. (July.) TIP-OFF, THE — Universal. — Crooks againl Silent. (Aug.) TOMMY ATKINS— World Wide.— English made production that has the " Beau Geste" atmosphere. Silent. {July.) When Photoplay Magazine for January, 1930 17 TONIGHT AT TWELVE— Universal.— Can it be possible? — a mystery play without a murder or a Hindu servantl Good situations. All Talkie. (Nov.) • TRESPASSER, THE — United Artists. — Gloria Swanson is a sensation in her first all talkie. In spite of a hokey story, a superbly paced and splendidly acted picture. Goodl All Talkie. (Dec.) TRIAL MARRIAGE— Columbia.— How to hold a wife overnight in seven reels. Racy and sophisticated. Sound. (Oct.) TWIN BEDS— First National.— Frothy bedroom farce with only a mild kick. Jack Mulhall and Patsy Ruth Miller help. All Talkie. (Oct.) TWO MEN AND A MAID— Tiffany-Stahl.— Back to the Foreign Legion, mates, with William Collier, Jr. and Alma Bennett. Part Talkie. (Sept.) TWO SISTERS— Rayart— Twin sister stuff. Silent. (Aug.) TWO WEEKS OFF— First National.— A fluffy little yarn ot seaside vacation love, with Jack Mulhall and Dorothy Mackaill. Part Talkie. (Sept.) UNHOLY NIGHT, THE— M-G-M.— Swell mystery story, artistically directed by Lionel Barrymore. Roland Young and Dorothy Sebastian are great. All Talkie. (Oct.) UNTAMED— M-G-M.— Joan Crawford goes native. She's grand and so is Robert Montgomery, a newcomer. All Talkie. (Dec.) VAGABOND CUB, THE— FBO.— Mostly just cowboy stunts. Silent. (July.) VERY IDEA, THE — Radio Pictures. — Broad farce with Frank Craven in the r61e he created on the stage. All Talkie. (Oct.) • VIRGINIAN, THE— Paramount. — Goodl Owen Wister's novel gone vocal and presenting Gary Cooper in his first full-dialogue appearance. All Talkie. (Oct.) UNTAMED JUSTICE— Biltmore Productions.— Enough animals — and action — for a circus. Not bad. Silent. (Aug.) WAGON MASTER, THE— Universal.— And now the Westerns have learned to talk! Ken Maynard shyly reveals an excellent voice. All Talkie. (Oct.) WELCOME DANGER — Paramount. — Talkies needn't worry Harold Lloyd. His voice is fine. This phonoplay is one long laugh. All Talkie. (Dec.) WHEEL OF LIFE, THE— Paramount.— The romance of a handsome officer and his Colonel's lady in India. All Talkie. (Aug.) WHY BRING THAT UP?— Paramount.— Study in black and white of the world's most famous brunettes— Moran and Mack. All Talkie. (Oct.) WHY LEAVE HOME— Fox.— Story about duckhunting husbands and fun-hunting wives, based on "Cradle Snatchers. " All Talkie. (Nov.) WISE GIRL — M-G-M. — Reviewed under title "Kempy." High water mark in talking comedies. Unpretentious story of the love life of a youthful plumber. All Talkie. (Oct.) WOMAN FROM HELL, THE— Fox.— Rather tame drama linked to a wild title. Sound. (Aug.) WOMAN TO WOMAN— Tiffany-Stahl. — A product of British studios. All Talkie. (Dec.) • WOMAN TRAP — Paramount. — Another crime yarn, above the average, with Chester Alibi Morris, Evelyn Brent and Hal Skelly at their superb best. All Talkie. (Oct.) WONDER OF WOMEN— M-G-M.— Strong, emotional drama of a misunderstood genius, a dutiful wife and the "other woman." plaved superlatively bv Lewis Stone, Peggy Wood and Leila Hyams. Part Talkie. (Oct.) WRECKER, THE — Tiffany-Stahl. — Mediocre British film presenting Carlyle Blackwell. Sound. (Nov.) YOU CAN'T BUY LOVE— Universal.of bad gags. Part Talkie. 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