Photoplay (Jul-Dec 1930)

Brief Reviews of Current Pictures I CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 ] DUMBBELLS IN ERMINE— Warners.— Pri2efights and love. Robert .Armstrong, Jimmy Gleason, ynd Ber>-1 Mercer. Lots of fun. [Aug.) F.\LL GUY, THE— Radio Pictures.— Jack Mulhall and Mae Clarke in a simple little stor> about an out-of-work husband. {July) FIGHTING LEGION, THE— Universal —Ken Maynard scores as an outlaw who follows his better impulses. Dorothy Dwan provides the romance. Ridin', fightin' and comedy. Worth your money. (J/ay) GREAT DIVIDE. THE— First Xational.— Made HONEY— Paramount.— "Come Out of the Kitch -om the grand old play. Dorothy Mackaill oveiacts en." stage play and silent movie, made into a talkie s a flip societ\ lass, and Ian Keith is hammv as her Light comedv. pleasing songs. Nancy Carroll and ^former. (.May) amazing little Mitzi Green. (April) • FLORODORA GIRL, THE — M-G-M. — Marion Davies as one of the original Florodora Girls. Gags, costumes and atmosphere of the Gay '90's make this a riot of fun. iJxily) FOLLOW THRU— Paramount.— .Mi-Technicolor golf musical comedy, and all good, fast entertainment. Nancy Carroll and Buddy Rogers. (Srpi.) FOR THE DEFENSE— Paramount.— Bill Powell as a criminal lawyer who lets love interfere with business and lands in prison. Kay Francis the girl who waits for him. Good. (Sept.) FOX MOVIETONE FOLLIES OF IWO— Fox.— By now the singie-talkie revues have lost their novelty. Comedy, fair songs, and a bit of a love story. (July) FRAMED — Radio Pictures. — Evelyn Brent in an underworld story that gets across. Good trick climax. See it. (AprU) • FREE AND EASY — M-G-M. — Bust»r Keaton's first big talkie. A whizzing comedv that takes you to a big sound studio. With Anita Page and Robert Montgomery to serve the romance, how could you go wTong on this one? (May) FURIES, THE— First National.— Murder in the smart set. Weighty and wordy, yet fairly interesting. H. B. Wa (July) r. Lois Wilson and Natalie Moorehead. GIRL OF THE GOLDEN WEST— First National.— Ann Harding gives zest to the old Belasco drama. Fine support and a surprise finale. (.4 ug.) GIRL SAID NO, THE— M-G-M.— Whizzes along at breakneck speed. Wild Willie Haines kidnaps the girl he loves, and Marie Dressier becomes amiably spifllicated. as usual, (.-ipril) GOLDEN CALF, THE— Fox.— Mediocre. Sue Carol, as an efficient but unattractive secretar\' who makes herself over into a belle, redeems it a little. So does £1 Brendel's comedy. (May) GOOD INTENTIONS— Fox.— Crave excitement? See Eddie Lowe as a master-crook in love with a high-society lass, (Aug.) GOOD NEWS— M-G-M.— College run rampant, and set to music. Bessie Love, Stanley Smith and Lola Lane. (Aug.) GREEN GODDESS, THE — Warners. — George Arliss is great as the sleek Rajah. The producers didn't make the most of this. (May) • GRUMPY — Paramount. — Grand entertainment. Cyril Maude's screen debut, in his fam >us stage portrayal of a lovable old crab. (Aug.) GUILTY— Columbia.— Mediocre melodrama of circumstantial evidence. But Virginia Valli, John and John Holland are good. (June) Sainpoli: • HAPPY DAYS— Fox.— A corking review, starring the pick of the Fox lot. .A bunch of entertainers help an old showman save Iiis troupe. That's the Etor>'. told with singing, dancing, comedy and romance. (.May) HE KNEW WOMEN— Radio Pictures.— Lowell Sherman and .-Mice Joyce in a photographed play. "The Second Man." Good for some sophisticated chuckles. (July) • HELL HARBOR— United Artists.— Lupe Velez in a rSle that fits like a Sennett bathing suit. Grand melodrama peopled with descendants of Spanish pirates and an .American sailor to rescue the girl. (April) HELLO, SISTER— James Cruze Prod.— Sentimental, but sprinkled with humor. Olive Borden is the flapper who reforms for a million dollars. Lloyd Hughes is the nice boy who loves her. (May) HELL'S ANGELS— Caddo Prod.— Three years and S4.000.000 were invested in this. Worth seeing— but $4,000,000 worth? (Aug.) HER UNBORN CHILD— Windsor Picture Plays. Inc. — Grimmer side of sex. Sad faces, sad scenes. Excuse us for yawning, (.-ipril) HE TRUMPED HER ACE— Sennett-Educational. — Howiing short comedy about bridgemaniacs. (-Way) HIDEOUT — Universal. — ^James Murray glowers. Kathr>n Crawiord sings nicely. It's kinder not to go on. (May) HIGH SOCIETY BLUES— Fox.— A musical romance, carried to fair success by the popular Gaynor-Farrel! team. (July) HIGH TREASON— Tiffany-Gaumont.— Britishmade film about a hypothetical next World War. World politics and inventions of year 1940 are ingeniously envisioned. Interesting. (June) HOLD EVERYTHING — Warners. — Joe E. Brown is great. _ Georges Carpentier looks good in the boxing ring. Winnie Lightner has some snappy songs. But it could have been better, (June) • HOLIDAY— Pathe.— Ann Harding as a poor little rich girl, Mary .Astor and a perfect cast make a splendid picture. (A ug.) HOT CURVES— Tiffany Prod.— Not what the title might indicate, unless you know your baseball vernacular. (.4 ug.) IN GAY MADRID— M-G-M.— College whoopee in Spain, played with duels and guitars. How that Ramon Novarro swashbuckles and singsl Again he serenades Dorothy Jordan. (May) INSIDE THE LINES— Radio Pictures.— Old style war stuff, with spies, secret service, trick Hindus, and a love in wartime theme. Betty Compson and Ralph Forbes. (Sept.) IN THE NEXT ROOM— First National.— A murder mystery that thrills. Jack Mulhall, Alice Day and Robert O'Connor play the leads. (June) ISLE OF ESCAPE— Warners.— Monte Blue. Betty Compson and Noah Beery do their best to breathe life into a melodramatic hodge-podge, with negligible results. (June) • JOURNEY'S END— Ti/Jany Productions.— Unforgetable war story, from play of same name. Grim happenings in a front line dugout under bombardment, relieved by carefully planned humor. Excellent cast. (June) • KING OF JAZZ— Universal.— Pretentious, allTechnicolor, Paul Whiteman revue. Unusual color and lighting effects, splendid choruses. John Boles, Jeanette Loff, and the Whiteman Band. (June) LADIES IN LOVE— Hollywood Pictures. Inc.— Let's not talk about this one. (Aug.) LADIES LOVE BRUTES— Paramount.— Good entertainment. George Bancroft is a crude but wealthy builder who goes in for culture, under Mary Astor's inspiration. There's a tlu-illing fight. (June) • LADIES OF LEISURE— Columbia— Barbara Stanwyck grand as a little party girl w!io falls for a serious young artist. Fine supporting ^:.l^^, Vou mustn't miss it. (July) • LADY OF SCANDAL, THE— M-G-M — Ruth Chatterton in delicious light comedv. from the Lonsdale play, "The High Road." (Jtity) LADY TO LOVE, A— M-G-M.— The stage play. "They Knew What Thev Wanted." made censorproof. Vilma Banky, Edward G, Robinson, and Robert .\mes form the triangle. Some splendid acting. (April) LAST OF THE DUANES— Fox.— Even if you're not a "Western " fan you'll like this. George O'Brien stars. (Sept.) LAWFUL LARCENY— Radio Pictures.— Hebe Daniels and Lowell Sherman in sophisticated melodrama th.at you'll like. iSepl.) I PLEASE TURN TO PAGE 12 ] Photoplays Reviewed in the Shadow Stage This Issue Save this magazine—refer to the criticisyns before you pic}{ out your evenirigs entertainment. Ma\e this your reference list. Page Abraham Lincoln — United Artists 52 Animal Crackers — Paramount 55 Anybody's Woman — Paramount 54 Danger Lights — Radio Pictures 55 Dough Boys— M-G-jM 55 ICyes of the World— United Artists 54 I'lirting Widow, The— First National 55 Ciolden Dawn — Warners 98 Hell's Island— Columbia 98 Kathleen Mavourncen — TilTanv I'roductions 98 Lady Who Dared, The— First National 98 Leathcrnccking — Radio Pictures 98 Page Lottcr>' liridc, The — United .Vrtists 98 Love in the Ring — Terra Production 98 Love in the Rough— M-G-M .54 Love Racket, The— First National. ... 98 Madam Satan— M-G-M .5.? Maybe It's Love — Warners 98 Moby Dick — Warners 53 Monsieur Le Fox— .M-G-M 98 Monte Carlo — Paramount 52 Naughty Flirt, The — First National 98 Omce Wife, The— Warners 52 One Mad Kiss — Fox 98 Page Outside the Law — Universal 98 Rain or Shine — Columbia 54 Road to Paradise — First National 98 Rough Waters — Warners 98 Sap from Syr.icusc, The — Paramount. . 98 Soldier's Plaything, A — Warners 54 Sons of the Saddle — Universal 54 Soup to Nuts — Fox 55 Truth About Youth— First National.. . 98 What a Widow — United .'\rtists 55 Whoopee — United .'\rtists 53 Wings of Adventure — Tiffany Productions 98 Women in Love — Warners 98 ' Short Subjects of the Month 116 ] JO