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January 26, 1935
PICTUREGOER Weekly
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THE following list of films in alphabetical order has been compiled in order to give " Picturegoer readers an indication of the variety of pictures they will he offered this year. Where films have been trade shown a brief criticism is appended. Pictures that are either scheduled or in production are as fully described as possible. Some of the titles are tentative and may be changed.
AMal Hamid. Wardour. British. Directed by Karl Griine. Featuring Adrienne Ames, Nils Asther, John Loder, and Frit* Kbrtner. A strong drama of the notorious Turkish leader.
Adventure Ctrl. Radio. American.' " U." Directed by Herman Raymaker. Featuring Joan Lowell. Fantastic dramatisation of a girl's exciting adventures in the jungles of Guatemala. Synthetic thrills, but interesting natural backgrounds.
Adventure Limited. Paramount. British. " A." Directed by George King. Featuring Harry Milton, Pearl ArgyUe, Hugh E. Wright. Weak adventure story, loosely constructed and indifferently directed.
Affairs of Cellini. Twentieth Century. American. " A." Directed by Gregory La Cava. Featuring Constance Bennett, Fredric March, Frank Morgan. Most brilliant satire of the year — in effect a costume farce dealing with the famous craftsman and lover. Outstanding acting. Not for unsophisticated audi
Atterwardi. Radio. American. " A." Directed by James Crute. Featuring Zasu Pitts, Slim Summerville. Comedy drama which derives its humour from Zasu Pitts' experiments as a fake medium. Fair entertainment.
Age of Innocenee, The. Radio. American. " A." Directed by Philip Moeller. Featuring Irene Dunne, John Boles. Co-stars have a relapse of the severe attack of frustrated romance they had in Back Street. leisurely development, but effective atmosphere and sympathetic characterisation.
Air Patrol, The. Pathe. American. " U." Directed by R. N. Bradbury. Featuring Ray Walker and Jacqueline Wells. Obvious thick ear melodrama dealing with two young officers in the border patrol.
AUas Bulldog Drnmmond. G.B. Directed by Walter Forde. Featuring Jack Hulbert, Fay Wray and Claude Hulbert. Comedy-drama band in " Sapper " character with Jack being mistaken for the doughty hero.
All the King's Horses. Paramount. American. Directed by F. Tuttle. Featuring Carl Brisson, Elissa Landi. Comedy-drama .
Among the Missing. Columbia. American. " U." Directed by Albert RoygeU. Featuring Richard Cromwell, Henrietta Crosman and Billie Seward. Well worn redemption theme competently put over with sentimental and romantic side issues. Quite good, if machine-made, entertaimnent.
Anne of Green Gables. Radio. .American. Directed by George Nicholls, jun. Featuring Anne Shirley, Tom Brown, and O. P. Heggie. Youthful romantic drama.
Antonla. G.B. British. Featuring Frances Day. Musical comedy.
Anything Might Happen. Radio British. " A." Directed by George A. Cooper. Featuring Judy Kelly, John Garrick. Hackneyed mistaken identity crime drama overwhelmed with a spate of commonplace dialogue.
Are Ton a Mason? UniversaL British. " U." Directed by Henry Edwards. Featuring Sonnie Hale and Robertson Hare. The famous stage farce has stood the passage of the years fairly well and is exuberantly put over by good comedy cast.
BahMtt. F.N. American. Directed by William Keighley. Featuring Guy Kibbee and Aline MacMahon. Picturisation of the famous novel.
Babes in Toyland. M.-G.-M. American. " U." Directed by Gus Meins and Charlie Rogers. Featuring Laurel and Hardy and Charlotte Henry. Fantasy with musi-., introducing all childhood's favourite characters. Excellent for juveniles.
Bachelor Bait. Radio. American. " A." Directed by George Stevens. Featuring Stuart Erwin, Rochelle Hudson, Skeets Gallagher. Erwin as a conscientious matrimonial agent whose business is wrecked by a political boss who wants to turn it into a large-scale racket. Too much dialogue but smart wisecracks and exceUent team work.
BaehelOr of Hearts. Fox. American " U." Directed by Lxtuis King. Featuring Tom Brown, Anita Louise, and Henry B. Walthall. Romantic comedy of universitv life.
Badger's Green.
" U." Directed by Adrian Brunei. Featuring Frank Moore, David Home, Sebastian Smith. Excellent screen adaptation of R. C. Sheriff's play which deals amusingly with English village politics and cricket. Notably good characterisations.
Barcarolle. G.B. British. Directed
Paramount. British.
SERVICE
" Ptcturegoer " prides itself on its service to readers in the matter of film selection. Our criticisms are especially xmitten to indicate the entertaimnent value, irrespective of personal bias.
by Victor Saville. Featuring Jessie Matthews. Story based on incidents in the life of Offenbach, the composer.
Barnacle Bill. Butcher. British. Directed by Henry Hughes. Featuring Archie Pitt and Joan Gardner. Sentimental story with music written round Britain's fisher folk.
Becky Sharp. Radio. American. Directed by Lowell Sherman. Featuring Miriam Hopkins, Cedric Hardwicke, and Nigel Bruce. An adaptation of Thackeray's " Vanity Fair."
Behold, My Wife. Paramount. .American. Directed by Mitchell Leisen. Featuring Sylvia Sidney, Gene Raymond, H. B. Warner. Adaptation of Sir Gilbert Parker's novel, " Translation of a Savage."
Bella Donna. G.B. British. " A." Directed by Robert Milton. Featuring Conrad Veidt, Mary Ellis, Sir Cedric Hardwicke. Hichens* one-time bestseller appears rather outmoded and development tends to be obscured by preponderance of detaiL Good performance by star.
Belle of the Nineties. Paramount. American. " A." Directed by WiUiam Le Baron. Featuring Mae West — all that was left of her after the charge of (the sweetness and) light brigade.
Beyond the Border. A.B.F.D. .American. " U." Directed by Harry Fraser. Featuring Tom Tyler. North West Mounted Police drama which relies on fights and riding for its entertainment.
Big Business. Warner. British " U." Directed by Cyril Gardner. Featuring Claude Hulbert, Eve Gray and Ernest Sefton, V'ery weak farce, reminiscent of okl-time music hall sketch. Relies on backchat and star's " silly ass " characterisation.
Big-hearted Herbert. F.N. American. " U." Directed by William Keighley. Featur
ing Guy Kibbee,
: Aline MacMahon, i and Patricia Ellis. Kibbee has the part of his career in this cleverly written domestic comedy in which he, as a self-made man, spends most of his time telling his family how he achieved success without help from any one. The way he is taught the error of his
ways provides first-rate entertainment.
Biography of a Bachelor GirL M.-G.-M. American. Featuring Ann Harding, Robert Montgomery, Una Merkel, and Ed. E. Horton. A screen adaptation of the play Biography, written by Anita Loos.
Black Hell. Warner Bros. .American. Directed by Michael Curtiz. Featurinf; Paul Muni, Karen Morley. Drama.
BHnd Justice. Universal. British. " A." Directed by Bernard Vorhaus. Featuring Eva Moore, Frank V'osper, John Stuart. Very ingenious murder story by the author of Tlw Ghost Train , rather spoilt by lack of polished treatment. Notable performance by Eva Moore.
Blue SteeL Pathe. American. " U." Directed by R. N. Bradbury. Featuring John Wayne. Conventional Western with plenty of action suitable for juveniles.
Bonds of Honour. Wardour. American. Directed by Damon Runyon. Featuring Leila Hyams, Phillips Holmes and Jack La Rue. Romantic comedydrama.
Bordertown. Warner Bros. .American. "A." Directed by Archie Mayo. Featuring Paul Muni and Bette Davis. Fine characterisation by star lends interest to not unfamiliar theme of hollowness of material success.
Borrow a MlUion. Fox. British. " U." Directed by Reginald Denham. Featuring Charles Cullen, Reginald Gardner, and Mervel Forbes. Unpretentious comedy drama, with a neatly constructed financial theme. Fair entertainment.
Brave Live On, The. M.-G.-M. American. .An original screen story produced by David O. Selznick. This will be thf first storj' in which Rosamund Pinchot will appear.
Brewster's MtlUons. B. and D.
British. Directed by Thornton Freeland. Featuring Jack Buchanan, LiU Damita. Musical comedy version of famous stage farce.
Bright Eyes. Fox. American. " U." Directed by Albert Butler. Featuring Shirley Temple, James Dunn, Jane Darw^, and Judith Allen. A comed\' drama with a wonderful Uttle star. Good general entertainment.
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