Picturegoer (Jul-Dec 1937)

PICTUREGOER Weekly Jury 31, 1937 THE ONE AND ONLY "GRACIE" Did you MACLEAN your teeth to-day? Ee, bah goom, I did" says Grade Fields Macleans PEROXIDE TOOTH PASTE Obtainable everywhere 6°. 1 / and "1 /9 " Summer Pie " costs only 6d. All profits go to Charity. (Continued from page 24) Hughes Macklin Shan Pamela May Ann Chute John Mortimer Tim O'Brien Pat Noonan Commandant McGintv Pat Williams Bromley Davenport Lord Kenmore The Sherman Fisher Girls Directed by Maurice Elvey. First reviewed August 11, 1931. Ingenious romance of a melodramatic order accompanied by songs which include such famous ballads as "Father O'Flynn." The story concerns an improvident young landowner, a pretty Irish peasant, a crooked baronet, and a horse race which restores the firstnamed fortune. It is picturesquely set. Stanley Holloway as a sporting priest, sings very well, and Leslie Perrins makes and efficient villain. Gina Malo hardly suggests an Irish peasant girl but John Garrick makes a personable hero; he also has a pleasant voice. •THE GIRL ON THE FRONT PAGE General F.D. American. " V " certificate. Newspaper comedy romance. Runs 72 minutes. Edmund Lowe "Hank" Oilman Gloria Stuart Joan Langford Reginald Owen Biddle David Oliver Flash Spring Byington Mrs. Langford Gilbert Emery Thorne Robert Gleckler ..Bill Clifford Jones Edward Maxine Reiner Annette Directed by Harry Beaumont from an original story by Ray and Marjorie Chanslor. Familiar newspaper story dealing with a fight between a woman newspaper proprietor and her hardboiled editor; the fight ends in romance. Settings are not very convincing, nor are the dramatic moments, but the light comedy sequences are entertaining enough. Edmund Lowe is well cast as the editor, and Gloria Stuart sound as the girl who tries to get her own way with him. Reginald Owen is good as a butler who turns out to be a blackmailer, but could have been given more opportunities with advantage. c* BULLDOG DRUMMOND ESCAPES Paramount American. "17" certificate. Romantic melodrama. Runs 67 minutes. Ray Milland. Capt. Hugh Dmmmond Sir Guy Standing Colonel Neilson Heather Angel Phyllis Clavering Reginald Denny Algy Langworth Porter Hall Norman Merridew Fay Holden Natalie Seldon E. E. Clive Tenny REVIEWS — by Walter Kingsford Prof. Stanton Patrick Kelly Stiles Charles McNaughton P.C Higgins Directed by James Hogan from a story by "Sapper" and Gerard Fairlie. Treated in a manner which makes the thrills sometimes as funny as the light relief, this is not a good example of the "Bulldog Drummond" adventure stories. To be effective, such a plot as this must be taken seriously, but in this case it is played without any sincerity at all. Ray Milland is badly cast as the hero, as is Reginald Denny as his "silly ass" friend, Algy. As the villain, a forger who kidnaps the heroine and is finally tracked down by Drummond, Porter Hall is very good; as is the late Sir Guy Standing as a police inspector. Heather Angel makes an attractive heroine. c'TRAJL DUST Paramount. American. "U" certificate. Western drama. Runs 75 minutes. William Boyd Hopalong Cassidy Jimmy Ellison Johnny Nelson George Hayes Windy Stephen Morris Tex Anderson Gwynne Shipman Beth Clark Britt Wood Lanky Dick Dickson Waggoner Red John Beach Hand Joe Wilson Al Directed by Sate Watt. Based on a story hy Clarence E. Mulford. Practically devoid of story values, the main assets of this picture are the popular cast and the spectacular sequences. Its appeal is directed mainly to juveniles. The plot, which becomes hopelessly involved, shows how the hero drives a herd of cattle to rail head in spite of the efforts of unscrupulous live-stock profiteers. c'SANDFLOW GSJ). American. " V " certificate. Western drama. Runs 50 minutes. Buck Jones Buck Hallett Lit a Chevret Rose Porter Bob Kortman Quayle Arthur Aylsworth .Texan Robert Terry Lane Hallett Enrique de Rosas Joaquin Also Joseph Swickard, Lee Phelps, Haroi d Hodge, Tom Chatterton, Arthur Van Slyke, Malcolm Graham and Silver Directed by Leslie Selander. Buck Jones gives a characteristic performance in this story of a man who clears his brother of a murder charge. There is plenty of fighting and hard riding plus a mystery element which, however, adds little to the suspense. Camera work is good, and the backgrounds picturesque. ♦WAKE UP FAMOUS Radio. British. " V " certificate. Musical farce. Runs 68 minutes. Nelson Keys Mr. Alfred Dimbleden Gene Gerrard Fink Bela Mila Mrs. Agatha Dimbleden Josephine Huntley Wright .Daisy Fred Con yngham Tack H. F. Malts v Sir Weatherby Watts Directed by Gene Gerrard. Simple, unsophisticated fooling with familiar gags of the stage variety, adequately put over by Nelson Keys and Gene Gerrard, are the mainstay of this very slight farce. It deals with an hotel clerk who is exploited by a gang of jewel thieves, but eventually turns the tables on them. The humour is clean and homely, there is a tuneful theme song and a bright dancing ensemble as a finale. The PICTUREGOER'S quick reference index c***STOWAWAY c**PENROD AND SAM ♦♦GREEN LIGHT ♦LILY OF KILLARNEY (Re-Issue) ♦THE GIRL ON THE FRONT PAGE c^BULLDOG DRUMMOND ESCAPES c*TRAIL DUST c^SANDFLOW ♦WAKE UP FAMOUS ♦PLEASE TEACHER ♦THE MAN IN POSSESSION ♦LONDON MELODY WHEN THE DEVIL WAS WELL What the asterisks mean — **** An outstanding feature. *** Very good. ** Good. * Average entertainment. c Also suitable for children. 26