Screenland (Nov 1931-Mar 1932)
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Screenland s guide, so that he who 0% reads may run — to the best pictures
John Gilbert and Na talie Moorehead in ' ' T h e Phantom of Paris." Gilbert gives a good account of himself in a dual role. How do you like the mean monocle?
Class A:
★ AMBASSADOR BILL. Fox. Will Rogers does his stuff as an American Ambassador. Will is amusing. Not to be missed by Rogers fans.*
★ AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 MINUTES. United Artists. Douglas Fairbanks presents the most interesting travelogue to date. Doug also supplies the film with clever chatter and descriptions. Don't miss this one.*
★ OVER THE HILL. Fox. Bring along plenty of hankies and have a good time. Mae Marsh makes a great come-back in this talker of the old silent classic. Sally Eilers and James Dunne are grand, too.*
★ BLONDE CRAZY. Warner Brothers. Formerly titled "Larceny Lane." We recommend a new scream team — Joan Blondell and James Cagney. The story is a fast-moving comedy-drama.
★ DEVOTION. RKO-Pathe. The story is pretty obvious but the splendid acting by Ann Harding and that very interesting Leslie Howard make every minute of it absorbing.
★ POSSESSED. Melro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Joan Crawford is splendid as a small town girl who makes good in a big way. Clark Gable not as exciting as usual. Blame the part.*
★ STRICTLY DISHONORABLE. Universal. Small town girl in big city speakeasies — operatic menace — happy ending. With Paul Lukas and Sidney Fox. Good light comedy.*
★ SUSAN LENOX. Melro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Must we tell you to see this? Greta Garbo and Clark Gable in a grand story, well directed.
★ THE CHAMP. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. You'll be talking about this picture for a long time. Wallace Beery and little Jackie Cooper are superb in their father and son roles.*
★ THE GUARDSMAN. Melro-Goldwyn-Mayer. As intoxicating a show as the films have ever afforded. Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne prove delightful. If you like wit, subtlety, and polished acting, this is your picture.
★ THE NEW ADVENTURES OF GET-RICHWALLINGFORD. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Gales of laughter supplied by William Haines, Jimmy Durante and Ernest Torrence as real estate swindlers who go "honest." Big-time comedy.
★ THE SIN OF MADELON CLAUDET. MelroGoldwyn-Mayer. Helen Hayes puts over this self-sacrifice mother-love drama with her marvelous acting.
★ THE SPIRIT OF NOTRE DAME. Universal. Dedicated to the late Knute Rockne, this film delivers thrills and action from the real Notre Dame team. With Lew Ayres, J. Farrell McDonald and William Bakewell.
Class B:
ARE THESE OUR CHILDREN? RKO. Or suppressing flaming youth. Nice boy — bad company — wild parties. Eric Linden scores.*
BAD COMPANY. RKO-Pathe. Just another underworld drama. Ricardo Cortez steals the acting honors. Helen Twelvetrees is the girl.
COMPROMISED. First National. The rich man's son is parted by papa from the poor orphan girl, but — you guessed it. Nothing new about this. With Ben Lyon and Rose Hobart and Delmar Watson, a cute youngster.
CONSOLATION MARRIAGE. RKO. Marriage on the rebound. You've seen films on this order before but Irene Dunne and Robert Ames make it interesting.*
Let us pilot you to the worth-while films. Note particularly our Seal of Approval pictures. See Page 99 for casts of current films.
CORSAIR. United Artists. From football to racketeering — that's Chester Morris' career here. The picture keeps up a fast pace. Alison Lloyd (Thelma Todd) is the girl.*
EXPENSIVE WOMEN. Warner Brothers. Dolores Costello's screen "comeback" — but unfortunately the story doesn't equal the star's charm.
FANNY FOLEY HERSELF. RKO. Fairly interesting drama built around a mother who is also a vaudeville headliner, played by Edna Mae Oliver.
FREIGHTERS OF DESTINY. RKO-Pathe. A really intelligent Western that stands well above its type. Thrills, humor, music and fine direction.
FRIENDS AND LOVERS. RKO. A routine drama in which Adolphe Menjou saves Lily Damita from her wicked husband, Eric Von Stroheim. Damita over-acts.
GIRLS ABOUT TOWN. Paramount. A sophisticated story concerning two sophisticated gold-diggers, and what happens when one falls in love. Kay Francis and Lilyan Tashman fascinate.*
HER MAJESTY, LOVE. First National. A charming musical film with Marilyn Miller and Ben Lyon. W. C. Fields and Leon Errol for comedy.*
MISBEHAVING LADD2S. First National. A nice, innocuous little story, showing a lady's escape from the toils of scandal. Lila Lee and Ben Lyon are featured.
NECK AND NECK. Sono-Art. A comedy-drama with a horsey flavor. Glenn Tryon's comedy makes it bearable.
ONCE A LADY. Paramount. Ruth Chatterton holds up another mediocre story with the force of her unique talent. Jill Esmond does nice work.*
PLATINUM BLONDE. Columbia. Robert Williams' last picture, giving clear proof of his great talent. Jean Harlow and Loretta Young do good work in an entertaining story.
THE AGE FOR LOVE. United Artists. The subject— modern marriage and modern girls. The principals— gorgeous Billie Dove. Edward Everett Horton, Lois Wilson and Charles Starrett.*
THE CISCO KID. Fox. A colorful Great Outdoors film with Warner Baxter and Edmund Lowe as the rivals. Conchita Montenegro is the incentive.*
THE MAD GENIUS. Warner Brothers. An interesting film with John Barrymore giving a realistic performance as a crippled genius. Marian Marsh is the heroine.*
THE PHANTOM OF PARIS. Metro-GoldwynMayer. John Gilbert gives a good account of himself, in this tragic drama. All ends well. Leila Hyams is the girl.
THE RULING VOICE. First National. The "inside" of the milk racket. With a weak story. Walter Huston, Loretta Young and Doris Kenyon make the best of it.*
THE SPECKLED BAND. Warner Brothers. A Sherlock Holmes thriller, one of the best ever made. Raymond Massey gives a fine performance as Holmes, with some up-to-date touches.
THE WOMAN BETWEEN. R KO. Lily Damita, O. P. Heggie and Anita Louise struggle gamely with an uninspiring yarn.
THE YELLOW TICKET. Fox. Elissa Landi at her best in this Russian war drama but Lionel Barrymore steals the show.*
TOUCHDOWN. Paramount. A grand football picture with an adult story. Well acted, particularly by Richard Arlen and Jack Oakie. Peggy Shannon as the girl.*
* Reviewed in this issue.
These pictures have been selected by Delight Evans as worthy of Screenland's seal of approval.
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