Screenland (May-Oct 1931)
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SCREENLAND
Phillips Holmes and Nancy Carroll are splendid in '"Stolen Heaven" — but it isn't a "Devil's Holiday ."
Class A:
^ DANCE,
Mayer
★ CIMARRON. Radio. The history of Oklahoma with Richard Dix scoring a personal triumph. Irene Dunne and Estelle Taylor are splendid. See it.
★ CITY LIGHTS. United Artists. This Charlie Chaplin classic is worth waiting two years for. Virginia Cherrill is a lovely heroine and Charlie plays his usual tramp superbly.*
FOOLS, DANCE. Metro-GoldwynJoan Crawford brings home the bacon again with her performance in this fairly interesting newspaper yarn. Lester Vail and William Bakewell are the male support.*
★ DISHONORED. Paramount. Another personal victory for Marlene Dietrich. She's a spy in this one. However, the picture is also good and the cast is top-notch — Victor McLaglen, Gustav von Seyffertitz. Lew Cody, Warner Oland and Barry Norton.*
★ EAST LYNNE. Fox. The excellent acting of Ann Harding, Clive Brook and Conrad Nagel make this old-fashioned hokum melodrama and interesting picture bet.*
★ INSPIRATION. Melro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Greta Garbo in a modern story not worthy of her talents. Robert Montgomery, Marjorie Rambeau and Lewis Stone support the star.
★ RANGO. Paramount. An interesting drama of life in the jungles. Rango. an ourang-outang. is the hero. Don't miss this one.*
X THE BACHELOR FATHER. M etro-Goldwyn^ Mayer. Marion Davies very amusing in a sprightly comedy. Ralph Forbes and C. Aubrev Smith assist with the hilarity.
JL, THE CRIMINAL CODE. Columbia. A gripping prison drama — one of the best — with Walter Huston, Phillips Holmes and Constance Cummings giving notable performances.
.JL. THE EASIEST WAY. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. ^ Glamorous Constance Bennett in a sophisticated yarn about a girl who takes the wrong path and regrets. Adolphe Menjou and Robert Montgomeryare capable male support.
.JL. THE GANG BUSTER. Paramount. A Jack ^ Oakie fun-fest. A howling burlesque on the crook dramas. Jean Arthur is the heroine.
.JL. THE ROYAL FAMILY. Paramount. Don't ^ miss this talkie treat. A grand burlesque about a famous theatrical family and a grand cast — Fredric March. Ina Claire and Henrietta Crosman.
.JL. TRADER HORN. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. A ^ gripping and one of the most interesting and authentic African pictures. Plenty of animals and romance. Harry Carey, Edwina Booth and Duncan Renaldo are splendid.*
^EVUETTES
Screenland's guide to the current films — dependable help to an evening of good entertainment
Class B:
BRIGHT LIGHTS. First National. Another back-stage romance with nice comedy and good acting by Dorothy Mackaill, Frank Fay, Inez Courtney and Frank McHugh.
DAMAGED LOVE. SowArt. A story of free love adroitly handled by Director Irvin Willat. June Collyer is convincing as the girl and Charles Starrett is the leading man.
DESERT VENGEANCE. Columbia. An entertaining western with a new slant. Buck Jones, as a notorious bandit, and Barbara Bedford, as a swindler, fall in love and start over again with a clean slate. Outlaws, excitement and thrills.
DON'T BET ON WOMEN. Fox. An amusing light comedy-drama with an excellent cast. Edmund Lowe, Jeanette MacDonald. Roland Young and Una Merkel place this film in the "better class."
DRACULA. Universal. A weird and gripping mystery drama well acted by Bela Lugosi and Helen Chandler and well directed by Tod Browning.*
EX-FLAME. Liberty Productions. A poor attempt at a modernized version of "East Lynne" with Neil Hamilton, Marian Nixon and Norman Kerry.
FAIR WARNING. Fox. A nice lively western crammed full of action. George O'Brien, Nat Pendelton and Louise Huntington in the cast. The youngsters will go for this.
FINN AND HATTIE. Paramount. Mitzi Green and Jack Searl walk away with this comedy about a trip abroad. ZaSu Pitts and Leon Erroll follow closely. Good for many laughs.*
* GENTLEMAN'S FATE. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. John Gilbert has turned gangster in this talkie, with excellent results. It's a corking picture with Louis Wolheim, Leila Hyams and Anita Page also in the
cast.*
GIRLS DEMAND EXCITEMENT. Fox. A peppy co-ed college comedy. Deals with the male students trying to eject the femmes from the college. Virginia Cherrill, John Wayne and Marguerite Churchill are the leading players.*
GOING WILD. Warner Brothers. A comedy of mistaken identity and aviation which is funny because of the efforts of Joe E. Brown, Laura Lee, Lawrence Gray, Frank McHugh and May Boley.
HELL BENT. Tiffany. An interesting underworld drama with Leo Carrillo giving a superb performance as a gangster. Lola Lane. Lloyd Hughes and Ralph Ince handle their roles capably.
HONOR AMONG LOVERS. Paramount. Claudette Colbert glorifies the working girl. As a secretary who rejects her employer's proposition and who marries a poor but dishonest clerk, Claudette is grand. Fredric March is also grand in the leading role.*
IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE. Paramount. A
highly amusing comedy; the theme dealing with a father and son as competitors. Skeets Gallagher gets most of the laughs as a high-pressure publicity man. Norman Foster, Carole Lombard and Eugene Pallette are immense.*
KEPT HUSBANDS. Radio Pictures. A domestic drama about a poor boy who marries a rich girl and who revolts against being "kept" by his wealthy wife. Dorothy Mackaill and Joel McCrea are the heroine and hero.
* KIKI. United Artists. Mary' Pickford makes a cute hoyden and supplies many laughs as the chorus girl who tries to vamp a theatrical producer. Reginald Denny. You'll like this one.*
LONELY WIVES. Palhe. Clever comedy intelligently handled. Edward Everett Horton plays a dual role. Esther Ralston, Laura La Plante and Patsy Ruth Miller provide the feminine charm splendidly.
MEN ON CALL. Fox. A trite talkie about a locomotive engineer and a stage dancer. Edmund Lowe and Mae Clark. Both Edmund and Mae do their best but the plot floors them.
MILLIE. Radio Pictures. The trials and tribulations of a red-headed siren which you'll enjoy with Helen Twelvetrees, Robert Ames and James Hall.*
PAGLIACCI. Audio Cinema. The first real opera to reach the screen is a noteworthy attempt in so far as the music and voices are concerned. The photography and direction aren't as good as they might be. Recommended to music lovers.
SCANDAL SHEET. Paramount. George Bancroft splendid in a newspaper story that packs a wallop. Kay Francis and Clive Brook offer capable
assistance.*
SEAS BENEATH. Fox. George O'Brien is in the
Navy now and gives a good account of himself in this drama sprinkled with comedy. Runners-up for acting honors are Marion Lessing. Warren Hymer and Walter C. Kelly.
SIT TIGHT. Warner Brothers. Joe E. Brown and Winnie Lightner in a flimsy story packed with surefire gags. Brown is a would-be wrestler and Winnie a health doctor. Plenty of laughs.
STOLEN HEAVEN. Paramount. Nancy Carroll and Phillips Holmes are grand but the picture falls short. All about one last spree on stolen money
TEN NIGHTS IN A BAR-ROOM. Roadshow Productions. The ex-stage classic made into a fair melodrama. No attempt has been made to modernize it. William Famum. Tom Santchi and Patty Lou Lynd are the featured players.
* Reviewed in this issue.
if These pictures have been selected by Delight Evans as worthy of Screenland's seal of approval.
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Joe E. Brown and Winnie Lightner, thecomedy clowns. They convulsed you in "Hold Everything" and they follow up with "Sit Tight," a guaranteed laugh provoker. Winnie's next picture will be "Gold Dust Gertie," and you'll see Joe in " Broadminded ."