Screenland (May-Oct 1931)
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SCREENLAND
No introductions are necessary to the funniest screen team. Anyway, this is Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in a scene from "Our Wife," their latest laughie. Laurel and Hardy will make a feature length called "Pardon Us" and it's by popular demand. Congratulations, boys!
T^E V U E T T E S
Pick the winners! Read these Revuettes for the best screen bets
Class A:
★ ALEXANDER HAMILTON. Warner Brothers. George Arliss scores again with his remarkable portrayal of Alexander Hamilton. The picture is well directed and Doris Kenyon and June Collyer are excellent.
★ AMERICAN TRAGEDY. Paramount. A startling film, superbly directed, from the Theodore Dreiser novel. Phillips Holmes, Sylvia Sidney and Frances Dee give praiseworthy performances.*
★ CHANCES. First National. An interesting war picture. Two brothers in love with the same girl — more war. Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. turns in a neat performance.
DADDY LONG LEGS. Fox. A pleasant relief "•om racketeer films is this Cinderella story. '-•>. whole family! Janet Gaynor and Warner 'V their roles with great sincerity.
RICH. Paramount. Take the kiddies good time with Mitzi Green, Edna ;e Searl and Louise Fazenda. It's
O-Pathe. A sparkling, sophisi philandering husband and a ■ and Robert Ames handle the whole cast is good.
Let SCREENLAND help you select the pictures to see or not to see. Give careful attention to our seal of approval films. See Page 96 for complete casts of current films
★ SON OF INDIA. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. This is something! Ramon Novarro, as an East Indian who loves an American girl. Nice romance with Ramon at his best, and you'll be talking about Madge Evans.*
★ THE SQUAW MAN. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. You've seen this one in silent form and you'll enjoy it with speech. Lupe Velez, Warner Baxter, Eleanor Boardman and Roland Young acquit themselves admirably.
★ YOUNG AS YOU FEEL. Fox. Another hilarious Will Rogers classic. Will is teamed with Fifi Dorsay again. Lucien Littlefield deserves honorable mention.
Class B:
KO-Palhe. This film force of Constance ■a makes a charm
' etro-Goldu-ynand nobody 5 — so's Irene
Paramount. The Love Hopkins 'l a uni
A HOLY TERROR. Fox. A new type of Western with the hero a famous polo player. George O'Brien is good as the hard-riding hero and Sally Eilers is the girl.*
ANNABELLE'S AFFAIRS. Fox. Good farce notably because of Jeanette MacDonald's performance. Victor McLaglen, Joyce Compton and Roland Young keep things pepped up. too.*
ARE YO'I THERE? Fox. A ridiculous farce with music and with Beatrice Lillie. of the stage, as the star.
A SON OF THE PLAINS. Syndicate. A Western with a plot, express robbery, fighting, and riding. Bob Custer is the big he-man.
A WOMAN OF EXPERIENCE. RKO-Pathi. The only thing new about this spy drama is the cast. Helen Twelvetrees is appealing as the heroine. William Bakewell, ZaSu Pitts and H. B. Warner contribute interesting performances.*
BROAD MINDED. First National. A made-toorder picture for Joe E. Brown. Not much of a story but plenty of gags and laughs. Ona Munson is the feminine appeal.
CALL OF THE ROCKIES. Syndicate Exchange. Inc. A silent film about the pioneer days, with a talking sequence as an introduction. Ben Lyon and Mane Prevost are the love angle.
CHILDREN OF DREAMS. Warner Brothers. This one is from the old theme-song days and not so good, either. Marion Shilling, Paul Gregory and Marion Byron are the principals.
ENEMLES OF THE LAW. Regal. A weak gangster film poorly directed. Lou Tellegen, Mary Nolan and Johnny Walker do their best.
FIRST AID. SO NO ART. Good action picture but the plot is too involved. Marjorie Beebe and Gran Withers provide the romance.
FIVE AND TEN. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Marion Da vies is surprisingly good in a dramatic role.' A good cast including Leslie Howard. Mary Duncan. Kent Douglass, Irene Rich and Richard Bennett, and a good story.*
GOLDDJ. Fox. Spencer Tracy and Warren Hvmer in a rough and rowdy sailor comedv. Jean Harlow is the S. A*
HUSH MONEY. Fox. A tame gangster yarn with Joan Bennett, Owen Moore. Myrna Loy and Hardie Albright doing capable work.*
* Reviewed in this issue. ^ These pictures have been selected by Delight Evans as worthy of Screenland's seal of approval.
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