Photoplay (Sep 1928)

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SHORT STORY WRITING Particulars of Dr. Esenwein’s famous forty lesson course in writing and marketing of the Short-Story and sample copy of The Writer’s Monthly free. Write today. THE HOME CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL Dept. 95. Springfield. Mass. GOOD-BYE KISS, THE— Mack Sennett.— The daddy of screen comedy fights the war in his own way. And the old boy hasn't lost his cunning, because there’s real entertainment in this here picture. You’ll like Sally Eilers. (May.) GYPSY OF THE NORTH— Rayart.— A better than usual melodrama of the Northern mining camps. (August.) HALF A BRIDE — Paramount. — Wherein a bride is cast away on a desert island with the wrong man. (August.) HANGMAN’S HOUSE— Fox.— A good drama of Ireland, with some splendid backgrounds, a fine horse race and an excellent performance by Victor McLaglen. (August.) HAPPINESS AHEAD— First National— What might have been merely tawdry melodrama is turned into fine entertainment by the splendid acting of Colleen Moore. Edmund Lowe and Lilyan Tashman. (August.) *HAROLD TEEN — First National. — All your old friends of the comic strip come to life on the screen. It’s a joyous show and lots of fun for the kids. Arthur Lake walks away with the honors as Harold. (May.) HAS ANYBODY HERE SEEN KELLY?— Universal—The amusing love affairs of an Irish soldier. Tom Moore plays the Irishman and Bessie Love gives a fine performance of a French girl. Good fun. (May.) HAWK’S NEST, THE— First National.— An interesting and colorful melodrama of Chinatown, excellently acted by Milton Sills and Doris Kenyon. (July.) HEAD MAN, THE— First National.— What happened in a small town when the Ladies’ Auxiliary drank too much lemonade. (August.) HEADIN’ FOR DANGER — FBO. — The best Western in months. New plot, new situations, new gags and Bob Steele. (July.) HEART OF A FOLLIES GIRL, THE— First National. — A humorless and hackneyed story of stage life, which even Billie Dove cannot save. (May.) HEART OF BROADWAY, THE— Rayart.— Cabaret melodrama, but only fair. Pauline Garon, Robert Agnew and Wheeler Oakman head the cast. (May.) HELLO, CHEYENNE— Fox.— That distinguished litterateur, Mr. Tom Mix, in a Western that is peppered with new stunts. (July.) HELL SHIP BRONSON — Gotham. — Noah Beery does some of his best acting as a rip-roaring old sea captain who is licked and frustrated by two women. You'll be sorry when virtue triumphs. Swell entertainment. (July.) HER GREAT ADVENTURE— A. G. Steen. Inc — What a stenographer does with one thousand dollars. Below par. (April.) HER SUMMER HERO— FBO.— Why movie theaters need good prologues. (March.) HIS COUNTRY — Pathe-De Mille. — Excellent heart interest story by two immigrants, beautifully played by Rudolph Schildkraut and Louise Dresser. Sincere drama. (April.) j HIT OF THE SHOW, THE— FBO— A lot of grief about the hard life of a small-town actor. Just a tear-fest. (July.) HOLD ’EM YALE— Pathe-De Mille.— Rod La Rocque cuts loose as a foot-ball star. Why be critical about a picture so full of laughs? (May.) HONEYMOON FLATS — Universal. — Clever little comedy of young married life, with George Lewis and Dorothy Gulliver. (April.) HONOR BOUND — Fox. — Realistic but repellent story of a man who goes to a prison mining camp to protect a worthless woman. With George O’Brien and Estelle Taylor. Too much grief. (June.) HORSEMAN OF THE PLAINS, A— Fox— A mortgage is always a mortgage. This one is on the Old Ranch instead of the Old Homestead. Tom Mix and Tony are the mortgage lifters. (June.) HOT HEELS — Universal. — A small town boy goes butter-and-egging for a hick musical show, Glenn Tryon and Patsy Ruth Miller are a good team. (May.) HOUND OF SILVER CREEK, THE— Universal. — Dynamite, the new dog star, blasts an inferior story to success. (August.) HOUSE OF SCANDAL, THE — Tiffany-Stahl. — If you are not sick of cops, crooks and the inevitable girl who reforms. (July.) HUSBANDS FOR RENT — Warners. — Owen Moore and Kathryn Perry in a bedroom farce that will get by only with the less bright members of the community. (March.) I TOLD YOU SO — Leigh Jason. — This picture — only a two reeler — cost merely one thousand dollars. But it shows so much promise that its producer won a contract for himself on the strength of a pre-view showing. (April.) JUDGMENT OF THE HILLS— FBO.— An interesting and human story of life in the Kentucky mountains. Our hats off to Frankie Darrow, a fine boy actor. (March.) LADIES' NIGHT IN A TURKISH BATH— First National. — There are lots of laughs in this adaptation of the stage farce. Not subtle, but funny. With Dorothy Mackail! and Jack Mulhall. (March.) . LADIES OF THE NIGHT CLUB— TiffanyStahl. — A clown and a millionaire are rivals for the affections of a cabaret girl. Synthetic heart interest. (August.) LADY BE GOOD — First National. — How Dorothy Mackaill can dance! And what a snappy comedienne! Don't forget that Jack Mulhall is featured with her. A neat little show. (May.) LADY OF VICTORIES, THE— Metro-GoldwynMayer. — The romance of Napoleon and Josephine, gorgeously presented in Technicolor. Only two reels, but very much worth seeing. (March.) LADY RAFFLES — Columbia. — A mystery melodrama with a real mystery — of all things 1 And some snappy team work by Estelle Taylor and Lilyan Tashman. (July.) ♦LAST COMMAND, THE — Paramount. — A powerful and tragic story of a cousin of the Tsar of Russia who becomes a Hollywood ’’extra.” Thanks to the magnificent acting of Emil Jannings, this film is the most popular crying-fest of the season. (March.) LATEST FROM PARIS, THE— Metro-GoldwynMayer. — Norma Shearer plays a travelling saleswoman. Bright, snappy entertainment. (March.) ♦LAUGH, CLOWN, LAUGH— Metro-GoldwynMayer. — The old story of the clown who dies that the girl he loves may be happy. Excellently acted by Lon Chaney, Loretta Young and Nils Asther. (June.) LAW OF FEAR, THE— FBO— The best part of this picture is the review of the private life of Ranger, the police dog. (May.) LAW OF THE RANGE, THE— Metro-GoldwynMayer. — Tim McCoy in a thriller that has heart interest. Joan Crawford plays a sweet, old-fashioned girl. That ought to send you to see it. (March.) LEAVE ’EM LAUGHING— Hal Roach-M.-G.-M. — It does. In two reels. (March.) ♦LEOPARD LADY, THE— Pathe-De Mille— A story with a new slant and a surprise ending. It all takes place in a Continental travelling circus. A fine performance by Jacqueline Logan. (March.) ♦LILAC TIME — First National. — Thrilling and romantic war drama with enough sentiment to lift it above the run of war plays. (August.) LITTLE MICKEY GROGAN— FBO.— A sweet and sloppy story, which Frankie Darrow and Jobyna Ralston cannot help much. (May.) LITTLE SHEPHERD OF KINGDOM COME— First National. — Released in New York under title of "Kentucky Courage.” — An old favorite well acted by Richard Barthelmess. The story rambles all over Kentucky and the Civil War. but it is fair entertainment. (June.) LITTLE SNOB, THE — Warners. — A Coney Island kid tries to crash society but discovers that the freaks are better company. With May McAvoy. (July.) LITTLE YELLOW HOUSE, THE— FBO.— An awful fuss about nothing at all. (August.) LONESOME — Universal. — Barbara Kent and Glenn Tryon in a good human interest story of young love in modern backgrounds. Lots of trick camera work but, on the whole, worth your while. (July.) LOVE AND LEARN — Paramount. — Wherein Esther Ralston keeps Papa and Mamma from getting a divorce. Smart, light comedy. (March.) LOVE HUNGRY — Fox. — Concerning a mere innocent love affair of a chorus girl. Lois Moran and Lawrence Gray head the cast, but Marjorie Beebe steals the picture in a comedy role. (June.) LOVE ME AND THE WORLD IS MINE— Universal.— Dowdy story of war-time Vienna, with a Daddy Browning romance between Mary Philbin and Henry B. Walthall. Betty Compson is the only live thing in the show. (April.) MAD HOUR — First National. — Elinor Glyn preaches a none too convincing story on the follies of jazzmania. Snappy acting by Sally O’Neil. (May.) MAGNIFICENT FLIRT, THE— Paramount.— Mother and daughter in a mix-up of romances. Suave direction and the fascinating work of Florence Vidor put this picture across. (August.) MAN IN THE ROUGH, THE— FBO— Not a golf story. A Western with slimy villain, foolish old man, tomboy daughter — and Our Hero I (July.) MAN-MADE WOMEN— Pathe-De Mille.— Modern sex story, made pleasant by deft handling, Leatrice Joy and Leatrice Joy’s clothes. (June.) MAN WHO LAUGHS, THE— Universal.— Draggy version of a classic that may interest the hounds for art. Conrad Veidt’s acting is the high spot of the film. (May.) MATINEE IDOL, THE — Columbia.— Bessie Love in the story of a tent show, ably assisted by Johnny Walker. And you’ll love Bessie. (June.) MICHIGAN KID, THE— Universal.— Thrilling melodrama and beautiful scenery successfully smother a Horatio Alger plot. With Conrad Nagel and Renee Adoree. (July.) MIDNIGHT ADVENTURE. A— Rayart.— Something very nifty and baffling in the way of a murder. (July.) [ CONTINUED ON PAGE 16 ] Every advertisement in PHOTOPLAY MAGAZINE is guaranteed.