Picture Play Magazine (Jul - Dec 1929)

Advertisixc. Section 105 All this is moderately effective, though never as heartrending as it is supposed to be. Louise Dresser, as Manic, is a more convincing actress in the silent medium than when she attempts speech, and June Collyer smiles prettily, and with refinement, in the course of daughter's agitations. Unfortunately, Marjorie Beebe, that vigorous comedienne, has no chance to speak. When the Lights Go Out. Whether you are thrilled by "The Donovan Affair" depends entirely on how many pictures like it you have seen. If you are one to drop into the movies occasionally, then it may strike you as novel. But, alas, your reviewer has seen so many similar plots, that the only original detail of this one is found in its cast. At least the same players have not appeared in the same story before. For instance, there is Jack Holt, who makes his debut in dialogue, with Dorothy Revier, who does likewise, and Agnes Ayres, who returns to the screen for this dialogue festival. Altogether it is quite a minor occasion, and the acting makes it more so. The "affair" revolves around the question, Who killed Jack Donovan? He is a gambler, a guest at the home of a woman he is trying to blackmail, and in order better to display a Hindu ring of which he boasts, the lights are turned out. Under cover of darkness Jack Donovan is knifed, Inspector Killian is summoned, all the guests are suspected, until the person least likely to have murdered Donovan is revealed by a trick. Mr. Holt's role of the inspector is unusual for him, Killian being a comic blusterer. He does it well enough, I suppose, but not in a way to rouse the enthusiasm earned by his acting in "The Water Hole" and "Submarine." William Collier, Jr., John Roche, Virginia Brown Faire, and Ethel Wales are some of the numerous others. Abyss. Far down on this month's list is the new John Barrymore film, "Eternal Love." A handsome production of a story of the Swiss Alps, it is tedious and reveals Mr. Barrymore as a mediocre actor, for the most part artificial and strained. The period is 1815, which permits fancy costumes and adds to the unreality of the proceedings. It seems that Marcus is forced to marry Pia, a wild mountain jade, though his true love is Ciglia. When she is jilted, Ciglia marries Lorcna Grubcr, and the rest of the story permits the lovers to pine for each other, which makes the lives of their lawful partners anything but Continued on page 107 LLolly wood's Ma heUp King <^MAX FACTOR Reveals a New Secret 0/ Beauty Like the Screen Stars, You, too, May Now Have Your Own Individual Color Harmony in Everyday Make Up. IN HOLLYWOOD, to please the screen stars, a new kind of make-up lias been perfected for day and evening use. A new magic to emphasize beauty, allure and personality. And now it is offered to you. 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