Photoplay (Jan-Jun 1930)

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LIBRARIAN I. B. W. , Roslcruclan library . San Jose, Calif. ASHFUL. ''Shame on Tout" Are you nervous, embarrassed in com* 1 pnny of the other sex7 Stop being shy of strariKcra. Conquer the terrible/rar of your Buperiora. Be cheerful and confident of your future! Your faults easily overcome so jou can enjoy 'ifc to the fullest. Send 25c for this amsxlnx book. RICHARD BLACKSTONE, B-225 FLATIRON BLDG., N. V. C. Brief Reviews of Current Pictures CONTINUED FROM PAGE 13 ] POINTED HEELS— Paramount.— With Helen Kane, William Powell, Fay Wray, Phillips Holmes, Skeets'Gallagher and Eugene Pallette in the cast, this backstage story is sure-fire. (Feb.) 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.) PUTTIN' ON THE RITZ— United Artists.— Harry Richman warbles well in his first talkie. Harry and jimmy Gleason play two actors. Joan Bennett at her sweetest. Lilyan Tashman amusing. Good Irving Berlin music. (April) 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. (Dec.) RAMPANT AGE, THE— Trem Carr — A rumor that the younger generation is jazz-mad seems to have leaked through into film circles. Hackneyed story rendered amusing by lively dialogue and acting. (March) 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. (Dec.) RETURN OF SHERLOCK HOLMES, THE— Paramount. — The greatest sleuth of them all wouldn't recognize himself in this faint reincarnation. Clive Brook has done bigger and better things. (Jan.) RICH PEOPLE— Pathe.— Sophisticated comedydrama for an intelligent audience. Constance Bennett proves that money isn't all and she ought to know. (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.) j • RIO RITA— Radio Pictures. — The finest of screen musicals to date. Comedy, singing, dancing and romance de luxe. Bebe Daniels wows 'em and John Boles sets hearts to fluttering anew. (Nov.) • ROADHOUSE NIGHTS— Paramount.— A pippin of a melodrama, seasoned with swell comedy. Helen Morgan sings. Charles Ruggles and Jimmy Durante, Broadway's current night club pet, score enormously. (March) • ROGUE SONG, THE — M-G-M. — Lawrence Tibbett, grand opera star, flashes across the phonoplay horizon, an inimitable and dashing personality. Taken from Lehar's "Gypsy Love," this operetta is roistering, brilliant and dramatic — a feast for the eye and ear. (March) • ROMANCE OF RIO GRANDE— Fox.— Rich and roaring melodrama. Romantic Warner Baxter in his Mexican suit again. Tony Moreno, Mary Duncan, and a new cause for heartburn named Mona Maris. Two swell songs. What more do you want? (Jan.) ROYAL BOX, THE— Warners.— If you Deutsch sprechen you'll like this. The first full-length talking picture in German, with Alexander Moissi and Camilla Horn. (March) SACRED FLAME, THE— Warners.— On the stage this was strong and intensely tragic drama, but it has been pretty well watered for the screen. A brilliant cast, headed by Conrad Nagel, Lila Lee, and Pauline Frederick. (Feb.) SALLY — First National. — The glorious, scintillating dancing of Marilyn Miller, lovely Ziegfeld star, saves this from being merely a dull transcript of an out-moded musical comedy. (March) SATURDAY NIGHT KID, THE— Paramount.— The old Bow punch has given way to poundage. Jean Arthur steals this picture. (Dec.) SEA FURY— Supreme.— No sense taking this seriously. Regarded as a burlesque in the best Hoboken tradition it's a riot. (Dec.) SECOND CHOICE— Warners.— You won't even make this third choice. A mediocre phonoplay with Dolores Costello, Chester Morris and Edna Murphy. (March) SECOND WIFE— Radio Pictures.— Interesting domestic drama from stage play "All the King's Men." Lila Lee, Conrad Nagel. Hugh Huntley. Little Freddie Burke Frederick is perfect. (April) SENOR AMERICANO— Universal.— See this, you fans who are crying for your Westerns. Ken Maynard rides, loves, fights — and sings. (Dec.) SETTING SON, THE— DarmourRadio Pictures.— Grandpap, rich and ailing, takes the wrong medicine. The family count chickens before they're hatched. Short comedy. (April) • SEVEN DAYS* LEAVE— Paramount.— Barrie's fine play, " The Old Lady Shows Her Medals," has been tenderly and effectively transferred to the screen. Beryl Mercer and Gary Cooper are splendid. (Feb.) SEVEN FACES— Fox.— Paul Muni gives seven "best performances" in one picture 1 Good entertainment with a novel twist. (Jan.) • SEVEN KEYS TO BALDPATE— Radio Pictures.— A fine phonoplay version of the old laughter-and-thrill-provoking favorite. Richard Dix again battles the microphone to a knockout finish. (Feb,) SHANGHAI LADY— Universal.— A fille de joie and a crook fall in love and each pretends to be a "swell" for the other's benefit. But it's China and there's a menace. Mary Nolan is so beautiful it hurts. (Jan.) SHANNONS OF BROADWAY, THE— Universal.— There's not a comedy team on or off Broadway that can hold a dimmer to the Gleasons— James and Lucille. Acting and dialogue are gorgeous in this phonoplay. (Jan.) SHIP FROM SHANGHAI, THE— M-G-M.— Psychological drammer but it went astray. Dramatic, but sometimes distasteful. Louis Wolheim, Conrad Nagel, Kay Johnson, the latter splendid. (April) • SHOW OF SHOWS— Warners.— You'll be too busy enjoying yourself to count all the celebs in this super-revue — but they're there — 77 of 'em. And besides there are stunning stage effects and dance routines, gorgeous Technicolor, and millions of laughs. (Feb.) SIDE STREET— Radio Pictures.— No telling what this might have been if not botched by bad recording. As it is, just another underworld yarn. All three of the Moores are in it. (Dec.) SILVER KING, THE— British.— A good silent thriller starring our old friend Percy Marmont. Percy still suffers superbly. Silent. (Nov.) SINS OF THE CRADLE— Goodwill.— Cut your throat before you see this celluloid crime — it'll save time. Its perpetrators ought to be jailed. Sound. (Jan.) SKINNER STEPS OUT— Universal.— Noneother than "Skinner's Dress Suit" and still good. Glenn Tryon puts it over with a yip. (Jan.) • SKY HAWK, THE— Fox.— Fine war stuff with a charming love interest. Thrilling shots of a Zeppelin raid over London. John Garrick, a newcomer, and Helen Chandler are delightful as the young lovers. (Feb.) SLIGHTLY SCARLET— Paramount.— Evelyn Brent as society thief on the Riviera. Her best since "Interference." Hero, Clive Brook. Eugene Pallette a "wow." (April) SO LONG LETTY — Warners. — Two discontented husbands swap wives. Charlotte Greenwood of the long legs and boisterous antics is whole show. (April) SONG OF KENTUCKY— Fox.— You'll care for Joseph Wagstaff's crooning. And besides there's decorative Lois Moran. (Dec.) SONG OF LOVE, THE— Columbia.— Carbon copy of the yarn used for every vaudevillian who goes talkie — but Belle Baker rises above it. She's good and so is Ralph Graves. The songs aren't. (Feb.) SON OF THE GODS— First 'National.— Richard Barthelmess as Americanized Chinese boy in slowpaced Rex Beach romance. Constance Bennett fine. Weak story. Far from best Barthelmess. (April) [ PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 112 ] Every advertisement in PIIOTOPLAY MAGAZINE is guaranteed. •