Screenland (Nov 1930-Apr 1931)
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SCREENLAND
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Screenland's Tabloid Guide to the Current Pictures
Class A:
Kismet. First National. Otis Skinner, outstanding figure on the stage makes an outstanding picture for the screen. Loretta Young and Alary Duncan are the femme appeal.*
A Lady's Morals. Metro Goldwyn Maycr. The life of Jenny Lind, the Swedish nightingale, charmingly portrayed by 'irace Moore, with Reginald Denny and W allace Beery.* ^
Little Caesar. First National. A racketeer picture that is different — believe it or not. Edward Robinson gives a sterling performance.*
Check and Double Check. Radio. Amos 'n' Andy score in their movie debut. The Fresh Air Taxi Cab owners get mixed up in a haunted house which results in hilarious happenings. Sue Carol, Irene RicK and Charles Morton are in the cast, too.*
The Big Trail. Fox. Personal triumph for John Wayne, a new boy. Good picture, too, with Marguerite Churchill, Tyrone Power, and Tully Marshall.*
Feet First. Parar.wunt. Harold Lloyd comes through with a thriller this time. Fun for everybody. Barbara Kent is the girl-* Q
Outward Bound. Warner Brothers. A worthwhile film with an interesting angle and a fine cast including Beryl Mercer, Douglas Fairbanks. Jr., Leslie Howard and Helen Chandler.
Her Man. Pathe. Big time picture with Helen Twelvetrees as an interesting heroine. Phillips Holmes and Ricardo Cortez stage a grand fight over Helen. See
Abraham Lincoln. United Artists. A great picture ably acted by Walter Huston and directed by D. W. Griffith. Una Merkel is a lovely Ann Rutledge.
Hell's Angels. Caddo. Marvelous air spectacle but poor story. Ben Lyon, Jean Harlow, and James Hall in the cast, (jj^
Old English. Warner Brothers. Mark up another winner for George Arliss. This film is a treat. A screen version of the John Galsworthy play.
Try this on your risibles! Andy Clyde, Lincoln Stedman, Gaylord Pendleton, and Patsy O'Leary in "The Bluffer," a color comedy.
Just Imagine. Fox. Corking comedy with an imaginative plot. Marjorie White and El Brendel hand out the laughs and Maureen O'Sullivan and John Garrick provide the romance.
* Reviewed in this Issue.
^ These pictures have been selected by Delight Evans as worthy of Screenland's seal of approval.
Class B:
What a Widow. United Artists. Gloria Swanson as a merry widow does^ a highclass Mack Sennett. Good fun.
The Virtuous Sin. Paramount. Kay Francis and Walter Huston at their best in a story not worthy of their talents but their trouping makes up for the lack of plot.*
Du Barry, Woman of Passion. United Artists. Norma Talmadge is splendid as Du Barry. William Farnum makes his come-back in this film.
Lady of the Lake. Fitapatrick. Silent version of Scott's ballad nicely acted by Benita Hume and Percy Marmont. Beautiful scenery and sound effects.*
Way For a Sailor. M etro-G oldwynMayer. Jack Gilbert plays a gob and makes the most of a poor story. Leila Hyams plays his girl-friend.*
Half Shot at Sunrise. Radio. Bert Wheeler and Bob Woolsey hit the bull's eye again with their cuckoo comedy.*
Sinner's Holiday. Warner Brothers. Life in the raw with an amusement park background. Good cast including Lucille La Verne, Warren Hymer and Grant Withers.*
Billy the Kid. Mctro-Goldwyn-M ay cr . If you like westerns you'll enjoy this. With Johnny Mack Brown, Kay Johnson and Wallace Beery.*
The Silver Horde. Radio. Rex Beach's virile novel of Alaskan fisheries. Evelyn Brent gives a splendid characterization.*
Up the River. Fox. Burlesque of prison life with hilarious comedy supplied by Spencer Tracy and Warren Hymer. Claire Luce and Humphrey Bogart supply the love interest.*
Scotland Yard. Fox. Eddie Lowe plays a dual role in this talker. And he's crooked again but Joan Bennett reforms him. Fair entertainment.*
War Nurse. MetroG oldzuyn-Maycr. Woman's part in the world war. It's grim and gruesome, with Anita Page, Robert Montgomery, June Walker and Robert Ames in the cast*
Maybe It's Love. Warner Brothers. An unimportant but funny comedy with the Ail-American football team, Joan Bennett, James Hall and Joe E. Brown.*
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