Screenland (Nov 1931-Mar 1932)
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SCRE ENL AND
Herbert Marshall and Claudette Colbert in "Secrets of a Secretary." You'll en joy this film chiefly because of the splendid work of the cast. And you'll go for Herbert Marshall in a big way — that's our prediction, anyway.
'T^E V U E T T E S
Good, better, best— choose your screen fare from our honest, authoritative list
Class A:
★ AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY. Paramount. A powerful film from the Theodore Dreiser novel. Phillips Holmes, Sylvia Sidney and Frances Dee give praiseworthy performances.
★ BAD GIRL. Fox. A human document in celluloid. Sally Eilers and James Dunn offer potent performances you won't forget. See it.*
★ BOUGHT. Warner Brothers. Constance Bennett at her best. The film is grand entertainment. You'll like Ben Lyon and Richard Bennett,
too.*
★ NEWLY RICH. Paramount. Take the kiddies and have a good time with Mitzi Green, Edna Mae Oliver, Jackie Searl and Louise Fazenda. It's a howl.
★ REBOUND. RKO-Pathe. Sparkling, sophisticated yarn about a philandering husband and a modern wife. Ina Claire and Robert Ames perform adroitly; in fact, the whole cast is good.
.JL. SON OF INDIA. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. This ^ is something! Ramon Novarro plays an East Indian who loves an American girl. Nice romance with Ramon at his best, and you'll be talking about Madge Evans.
★ STREET SCENE. United Artists. The sidewalks of New York — drama, comedy and pathos. Sylvia Sidney, William Collier, Jr., and Estelle Taylor handle their roles with skill.*
★ THE COMMON LAW. RKO-Pathe. This film is put over through the sheer force of Constance Bennett's personality. Joel McCrea makes a likable liero.
★ THE LAST FLIGHT. First National. A knockout film of four warbirds and a girl. Richard Barthelmess and Helen Chandler head a splendid cast. Different! Don't miss it.*
★ THE MAN IN POSSESSION. Metro-GoldwynMayer. He's Robert Montgomery and nobody will complain. It's quite racy — but nice — so's Irene Purcell.
*THE SQUAW MAN. M elro-Goldwyn-M oyer . 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.
.JL, THIS MODERN AGE. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. ^ Fine "mother and daughter" drama with Joan Crawford giving a great performance. Pauline Frederick, as the mother, makes a splendid come-back. With Neil Hamilton and Monroe Owsley.*
.JL. TRANSATLANTIC. Fox. Fascinating melo^ drama of the goings-on aboard an ocean liner. Eddie Lowe turns in a corking job. Lois Moran, Myrna Loy and Greta Nissen are beautifully present.*
★ YOUNG AS YOU FEEL. Fox. Another hilarious Will Rogers film. Will is teamed with Fin Dorsay again. Lucien Littlefield deserves honorable mention.
Class B:
Get your tennis technique from Tilden! The great player has made three fast-moving short features for Metro. Don't miss them.
DAUGHTER OF THE DRAGON. Paramount. Another Dr. Fu Manchu melodrama with Warner Oland. Anna May Wong's Oriental beauty and fine acting make you forget the weak plot. Sessue Hayakawa plays a Chinese detective.*
GUILTY HANDS. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. An interesting murder story with a surprise ending. Lionel Barrymore. Madge Evans and Kay Francis are the principals.
HONEYMOON LANE. S0710 Art. A gay comedy with a few songs and Eddie Dowling, Ray Dooley and June Collyer.
HUCKLEBERRY FINN. Paramount. Pleasant screen entertainment for everybody. Jackie Coogan, Junior Durkin, Mitzi Green and Jackie Searl at their best.
MEN ARE LIKE THAT. Columbia. A woman scorned — but all ends well. Laura La Plante is the scorned woman and John Wayne the scomer. Fair.
PARDON US. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Stan Laurei and Oliver Hardy in a full length feature. It's funny but not in a class with their clever shorts.*
POLITICS. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Here's a Marie Dressier-Polly Moran comedy classic. All about Marie running for Mayor. Roscoe Ates' stuttering cops many laughs.*
SECRETS OF A SECRETARY. Paramount. A film treat — not because of the story, but because of the splendid work of the players — Claudette Colbert and two new and exciting men — Herbert Marshall and Georges Metaxa.
* Reviewed in this issue.
■Jf These pictures have been selected by Delight Evans as worthy of Screenland's seal of approval. (Continued on page 12S)