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Address™, LOVE TRAP, THE — Universal. — Laura LaPlante, with little help from Neil Hamilton, proves that chorus girls are good girls. Part Talkie. (Sept.) LUCKY IN LOVE— Pathe.— Morton Downey gets back to old Erin in time to pay off the mortgage on the ancestral halls — but who cares? The Downey tenor helps — but not enough. All Talkie. (Nov.) LUCKY LARKIN— Universal.— A typical Western and a movie that actually moves in the good old style. Ken Maynard and a trick horse. Silent. (Oct.) • LUCKY STAR— Fox.— That immortal duo, Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell, in a gentle and charming story. Part Talkie. (Oct.) MADONNA OF AVENUE A— Warners.— Too grown-up for children and too childish for grown-ups. A trite yarn. All Talkie. (Nov.) MAN AND THE MOMENT, THE— First National.— An old-fashioned ripsnorting movie, all love and action. Billie Dove starred. Part Talkie. (Sept.) • MARIANNE— M-G-M. — Marion Davies proves there is no limit to her versatility. Delicious comedy and superb pathos. All Talkie. (Nov.) • MARRIAGE PLAYGROUND, THE— Paramount.— A fine, wholesome picture in spite of its sophisticated theme. Mary Brian and Frederic March are admirably cast. All Talkie. (Jan.) MARRIED IN HOLLYWOOD— Fox— The first Viennese operetta to be phonoplayed. J. Harold ( Rio Rita) Murray and Norma (Show Boat) Tcrris handle the leads, and Walter Catlett and Tom Patricola, the laughs. Good — but should have been better. All Talkie. (Dec.) MASQUERADE — Fox.— Remade from silent version of "The Brass Bowl." Old fashioned plot, but Leila Hyams is nice. All Talkie. (Sept.) MELODY LANE— Universal. — The world seems full of clowns with breaking hearts. Eddie Leonard brings no vitality to a dead yarn. All Talkie. (Oct.) MEN ARE LIKE THAT— Paramount.— Glorifying the Boobus Americanus. You'll love Hal Skelly's characterization of a back-slapping braggart. All Talkie. (Dec.) MIGHTY, THE— Paramount.— Bancroft's greatest role to date and fine entertainment. If you don't think the hairv-chested one has sex appeal, see this. All Talkie. (Dec.) MISSISSIPPI GAMBLER, THE— Universal .— Picture of the Old South by one who has never been there. Joseph Schildkraut in the same costumes he wore in " Show Boat." All Talkie. (Dec.) MISTER ANTONIO— TifTany-Stahl.— Leo Carillo achieves a splendid characterization in his first talking feature. The Booth Tarkington play is a wellchosen vehicle for him. All Talkie. (Dec.) MORGANNE THE ENCHANTRESS— FrancoFilm. — One of the very worst from France. Awful story, acting ha.m deluxe. Silent. (Sept.) MOST IMMORAL LADY, A— First National. — Leatrice Joy fine in h< r first phonoplay. About a blackmail beauty who finds regeneration in the love of one of her victims. All Talkie. MYSTERIOUS DR. FU MANCHU, THE— Paramount. — Fantastic mystery yarn, with Oriental deviltry. All Talkie. (Aug.) NAVY BLUES— M-G-M.— Bill Haines is a scream as a fresh go!) who steals Anita Pa^e from her happy home. All Talkie. (Jan.) NEW BANKROLL, THE— Mack Sennett.— Andy Clyde and Harry Gribbon and lots of very pretty girls. Old time comedy. All Talkie. (Sept.) NEW YORK NIGHTS— United Artists.— A hoke story, but Talmadge fans will be pleased with Nonna's voice. All Talkie. (Nov.) NIGHT CLUB — Paramount. — Made some time ago, this film is little but a series of face and voice tests for many Broadway celebrities. All Talkie. (Nov.) NIGHT PARADE— Radio Pictures.— Trite yarn about a fight champion, redeemed by a good cast. The darklv seductive Aileen Pringle goes blonde. All Talkie. (Dec.) NIX ON DAMES— Fox.— Cross-section of life in a theatrical boarding house. See 'em cat, sleep, shave and love. Most of the players are from the stage and they're real troupers. All Talkie. (Jan.) • NOT SO DUMB— M-G-M.— (reviewed under the title "Dulcy.") This was a swell play, a swell silent picture — and now it's a swell talkie. Marion Davies is at her sparkling best. And you oughtn't to miss Donald Ogden Stewart's talkie debut. All Talkie. (Jan.) OH, YEAH!— Pathe. — James Gleason and Robert Armstrong of "Is Zat So" fame team up again — and howl Hilarious dialogue which plays tag with the censors. ZaSu Pitts does one of her riotous monologues. All Talkie. (Nov.) ONE HYSTERICAL NIGHT— Universal.— Fie upon you. Universal, and double fie, Mr. Denny! Someone should have known enough to prevent this social error. All Talkie. (Dec.) ONE WOMAN IDEA, THE— Fox.— Rod LaRocque is a Persian diplomat who falls in love, and that's about all. Sound. (Sept.) • ON WITH THE SHOW— Warners.— Singing, dancing, talking and Technicolor. Good on spectacle but weak on comedy. All Talkie. (Aug.) OPPRESSED, THE— William Elliott Production. — This ought to be renamed The Depressed — meaning the audience. Raquel Meller disappoints. Silent. (Oct.) • PARIS— First National. — Ooh — zat Irene Bordoni! You'll love her. And you'll love Jack Buchanan and Louise Closser Hale — and the Technicolor effects — in fact the whole picture. All Talkie. (Jan.) • PARIS BOUND— Pathe.— A smooth drama of domestic woes that introduces to the screen Ann Harding, stage beauty and good actress. All Talkie. (Sept.) PHANTOMS OF THE NORTH— All Star.— One of the old time Northwest epics, with nothing to distinguish it. Silent. (Sept.) PHYSICIAN, THE — Tiffany-Stahl. — Terrible story of the narcotic evil well acted by Miles Mander and Elsa Brink. Silent. (Sept.) PICCADILLY— World Wide.— Wonder of wonders— a truly fine British picture! Gilda Gray is starred but Anna May Wong brings home the bacon. Silent. (Oct.) PLEASURE CRAZED— Fox.— A good story, smothered in English accents, and played entirely by stage actors. All Talkie. (Oct.) PRINCE AND THE DANCER, THE— WorldWide. — This European film is sure to inspire patriotism in the bosoms of American movie-goers. It's awful. Silent. (Nov.) • PRISONERS— First National.— Effective entertainment. Just to be different, the locale in this one is a Hungarian night club. Part Talkie. (Aug.) PROTECTION — Fox. — More bootlegging drama. With some exciting moments. Sound. (Aug.) RACKETEER, THE— Pathe.— About a wealthy gangster with a heart of gold — just a rough diamond in a platinum setting. Swell work by Robert Armstrong and Carol Lombard. All Talkie. (Dec.) RED HOT RHYTHM— Pathe.— Alan Hale, Kathryn Crawford and Josephine Dunn in an uneven story about a philandering song-writer. Some good dance numbers and Technicolor sequences. All Talkie. (Dec.) RETURN OF SHERLOCK HOLMES, THE— Paramount. — The greatest sleuth of them all wouldn't recognize himself in this faint reincarnation, (live Brook has done bigger and better things. All Talkie. (Jan.) RICH PEOPLE — Pathe. — Sophisticated comedydrama for an intelligent audience. Constance Bennett proves that money isn't all and she ought to know. All Talkie. (Dec.) RICHTHOFEN: THE RED KNIGHT OF THE AIR — F.P.G. Production. — A Teutonic version of "Wings" lacking all the virtues of the American epic of the air. Silent. (Nov.) 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