Screenland (May–Oct 1927)

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C[ A good act and it all ends much loo soon Twelve MlLES Out (J Cases, Cases, Cases Jack better. He's "Widow" again, as the the IF YOU have a terrible case on John Gilbert, see "Twelve Miles Out" — and learn all about cases from him. (And what's in em.) Jack deals in cases, of one kind and another — hooch, mon. I don't know when I've liked burn-'em-up boy of "The Merry rum-runner of "Twelve Miles Out". Fresh, arrogant, ruthless, but with that hint of something sad about him — oh, girls, doesn't it just get you? Ahaha, you're blushing! I thought so. It does get you. Well, you won't be lonesome. Every time Jack grabs a girl and kisses her, it's with a sort of savage reluctance, as much as to say: "This hurts me more than it does you, dearie." When he's all at sea with Joan Crawford — that scene in the cabin, you know — you'll forget all about the other boys you have been writing fan letters to, and go right back to John Gilbert. C[ Fresh, arrogant, ruthless, hut with that something sad about him, John Gilbert was never more li\able. Not that I blame you. It starts in Spain, where John, and Ernest Torrence, as the rascally Red McCue, are rivals in love and in business. John always gets the girls, but once in a while Red puts something over on him. Their final clash comes at sea, where John is cruising with his cases, including Joan, who came along not for the ride, but because she was kidnapped. Melodrama twelve miles out — and wow! John proves he is a gentleman before he is a bootlegger before he's through, in several scenes which show some of his genuine, pre-war brand of acting. If the star were anyone but Mr. Gilbert, Ernest Torrence would have stolen the picture. As it is, they're co-stars. Meet Gilbert and Torrence, the Boy Bootleggers, assisted by such dainty misses as Joan Crawford, Paulette Duval, Eileen Percy, and Gwen Lee. They put on a good act, and it all ends much too soon. Another round, please! 44