Picture Play Magazine (Sep 1927 - Feb 1928)

118 A Volume of a Thousand Wonders The Marvel Cook Book by (eorgetle HacMillaii There is a recipe to suit every one for every occasion in this remarkable book. The favorite recipes of the leading stars of tlie stage and screen are included. There are 28 recipes for beverages 57 " " breads 71 " . " cakes and cookies 31 " candy 57 " canning and preserving 11 " cereals 10 ". " chafing dishes 76 " " desserts 31 " eggs and omelettes 20 " famous people's dishes 17 " cooking fowl 26 " " frozen desserts 9 "■ " fruits 19 " " icings and fillings 10 ' " invalid cookery 39 " meats 12 one-dish dinners 18 " " oysters 41 " salads 10 " salad dressings 28 " " sandwiches 28 " sea foods 32 " soups 79 " " vegetables 9 " vegetarian dishes AND MANY OTHERS This Volume Should be in Every Home Price, $1.00 CHELSEA HOUSE Publishers 79 Seventh Ave. New York Advertising Section A Confidential Guide to Current Releases Continued from page 58 "Kiss in a Taxi, A" — Paramount. Bebe Daniels excellent in lively farce of a hot-tempered waitress in a Paris cafe, who rebuffs all comers until Douglas Gilmore steps onto the scene. "Knock=out Reilly" — Paramount. Richard Dix in an exciting fight film — his best picture in years. Cast includes Jack Renault, the professional heavyweight, and Mary Brian. "Let It Rain" — Paramount. Douglas MacLean in good-humored comedy built on the prankish rivalry between the sailors and marines aboard a battleship. Shirley Mason is the girl. "Long Pants" — First National. Harry Langdon both funny and pathetic in tale of a country boy in his first long pants who comes under the spell of a city vamp. "Love of Sunya, The"— United Artists. Gloria Swanson's first independent venture. Glittering, but vmreal. Skilled performance by Miss Swanson in four distinct characterizations. "Love Thrill, The" — Universal. Laura La Plante in diverting farce of a girl who poses as the widow of a man falsely reported dead, and then is confronted by him. Tom Moore is the man. "Lunatic at Large, The" — First National. Leon Errol in highly amusing picture of a hobo who is mistaken for a millionaire and accidentally put into an insane asylum. Dorothy Mackaill and Kenneth McKenna. "Madame Wants No Children" — Fox. Foreign film. Sophisticated tale of a wealthy man's wife whose feverish quest for excitement leaves her no time for domesticity. "McFadden's Flats" — First National. Charlie Murray and Chester Conklin in a brick-and-mortar comedy of a hodcarrier who becomes a contractor and is forced into "society" by his wife and daughter. "Metropolis" — Paramount. Fantastic German film of what life in a big city may be a hundred years from now, with the laboring classes living far below ground, and only the capitalists above. "Monkey Talks, The" — Fox. Unusual film of a man who poses as a talkingmonkey in a circus, and loses his life saving the girl he loves from a real monkey. Jacques Lerner and Olive Borden. "Mr. Wu" — Metro-Goldwyn. Lon Chancy in gruesome, slow-moving film of a baleful old Chinaman's revenge for the seduction of his daughter by a young Englishman. Renee Adoree and Ralph Forbes. "Music Master, The" — Fox. Fine adaptation of the famous stage play. Alec Francis appealing as the old piano teacher who has spent his life seeking his long-lost wife and" daughter. Lois Moran and Neil Hamilton are the young people. "Night of Love, The"— United Artists. Beauty and romance. Ronald Colman and Vilma Banky in a stormy tale of a kidnaped princess who falls in love with her gypsy abductor. "Nobody's Widow" — Producers Distributing. Leatrice Joy and Charles Ray in a vivacious farce of a bride who deserts her faithless new husband, forcing him to pursue her and woo her back. "Paradise for Two" — Paramount. Richard Dix and Betty Bronson in film of man who, to inherit his uncle's fortune, employs an actress to pretend to be his wife, and of course falls in love with her. "Potters, The"— Paramount. W. C. Fields and Mary Alden in a mildly amusing comedy of a typical middleclass family, in which Pa doesn't count until he accidentally becomes rich. "Red Mill, The"— Metro-Goldwyn. Marion Davies delightful as a rollicking Dutch girl who, after many and devious complications, ends in the arms of a visiting American, Owen Moore. "Resurrection" — United Artists. Faithful film version of Tolstoy's famous novel. Dolores del Rio and Rod La Rocque both excellent in poignant story of a Russian peasant girl whose love for a thoughtless young prince leads to her downfall. "Rookies" — Metro-Goldwyn. Karl Dane and George K. Arthur immensely funny as two bitter enemies in a military training camp. Marceline Day is the girl. "See You in Jail" — First National. Moderate!}^ amusing farce of a millionaire's son who goes to jail and, while there, devises an invention which revolutionizes his father's business. Jack Mulhall and Alice Day. "Sensation Seekers" — Universal. Billie Dove in film of willful, fast-living society girl who high-hats a handsome young clergyiiian until heroically rescued by him from the villain's yacht. "Show, The"— Metro-Goldwyn. John Gilbert and Renee Adoree in melodrama of a Budapest side show. Moves a little slowly despite Gilbert's vivid acting. "Special Delivery" — Paramount. Eddie Cantor proves himself one of the foremost comedians of the screen in highly entertaining film of a nervous mailman. Jobyna Ralston and William Powell. "Taxi Dancer, The" — Metro-Goldwyn. Agreeably entertaining. Joan Crawford alluring as dance-hall girl who gets in with a bad crowd, but finally lands safely back in Old Virginny. "Tell It to the Marines"— MetroGoldwyn. Lon Chaney, William Haines, and Eleanor Boardman in entertaining picture of flippant youth who joins the marines just to play the races and gets put in his place by a hardboiled sergeant. "Three Hours" — First National. Corinne Griffith in tale of a mother who steals for the sake of her child. Lots of plot and "high society." John Bowers is the sympathetic friend. "Venus of Venice" — First National. Constance Talmadge in gay yarn of picturesque Venetian beggar maid who is also a thief, eventually reformed by the rich Antonio Moreno. "White Gold"Producers Distributing. Jetta Goudal gives fine performance as Spanish girl in this exceptional film of the West, full of sinister moments and grim situations. "Wolf's Clothing"— Warner. Lively, entertaining picture of subway guard