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A WOMAN OF EXPERIENCE RKO-Pathe
Or a woman of "sexperience." Nothing new about this spy drama except the cast. Helen Twelvetrees is beautiful and appealing but this film won't add to her laurels. Lew Cody, ZaSu Pitts, William Bakewell and H. B. Warner make up a capable cast. This hackneyed plot should receive the same treatment spies do — shot at sunrise.
HUSH MONEY Fox
A tame gangster film about a girl, Joan Bennett, who tDok the wrong road. A kindly detective shows her the "error of her ways." She marries Hardie Albright and is happy until her ex-crook partner, Owen Moore, tries to blackmail her. Nice performances by the entire cast but a special tribute to Douglas Cosgrove, the detective.
SWEEPSTAKES RKO-Pathe
This is Jim Gleason's picture. When he is on, as a wisecracking race track trainer, "Sweepstakes" is swell entertainment. Eddie Quillan is the boy jockey — the "whoop de do kid" whose first false step leads him from the big tracks to a Tia Juana saloon. But he comes back. Exciting horse race. Marian Nixon is the girl.
A HOLY TERROR
Fox
The best Western since the talkies came in. Action, action, action — against backgrounds of remarkable beauty. Thank Director Irving Cummings for some splendid shots, and hero George O'Brien for his thrilling riding. Wholesome, clean plot, involving an air smash and other excitements. The kids will love it.
THE SECRET CALL Paramount
Politics is the theme of this film which centers around a telephone girl, played by Peggy Shannon. You'll like Peggy. She looks like a good picture bet even if she does go coy occasionally — blame it on the dialogue. Miss Shannon, Richard Arlen, William Davidson and Ned Sparks lift this picture to entertaining heights.
GOLDIE
Fox
Just gobs of fun — if you go for rowdy sailor stuff. Spencer Tracy and Warren Hymer quarrel and wink and drink their way from port to port with femme complications. Jean Harlow is a carnival high-diver, blonder and shapelier, if possible, than ever. Lina Basquette, Maria Alba, and Eleanor Hunt are also decorative.