Screenland (May–Oct 1927)

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belong. This intimate, confiding air is what makes "Cabaret" different from all the other white-way pictures. You're on speaking terms — first names, too — with gunmen and cafe owners, detectives and chorus cuties. You're even mixed up in a murder. Now, now, don't run. Detective Tom Moore knows who did it, and he's after 'em with his own little gun and a grin. Chester Conklin and his mustache and Charles Byer and his help things along — Mr. Byer, by the way, is a gentleman you'll enjoy hating, he's so good. Robert Vignola's direction, plus a cameraman who knows his shots — all kinds — make "Cabaret" a vivid, jazzy frame for the star. And now that we have dutifully discussed the highlights of the picture, let's get together for a good frank chat. What's that? Why, of course she dances. She does the Black Bottom, and the Charleston, and there's a close-up of the world-famous shimmy that will shake you out of your seat. Hey, hey! QAlso a closcup of the world famous shimmy that will sha\e you out of your seat. 46