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for October 1932 57
Reviews without Prejudice, Fear or Favor!
If I like a picture, I'll say so. If I don't like it, I'll tell you why I don't. I'll rave if the picture or performance rates it, but I am not afraid to speak my mind. You'll find corsages on these two pages, but you'll smell cauliflowers, too. I can promise you unbiased and absolutely authentic reviews because I go to see the pictures I talk about. Every review is real, not written from a synopsis or studio hearsay or publicity material. I make no claim to review pictures before they are finally edited because I believe you are interested chiefly in what is going to be set before you on your local screens. I'm still a movie fan, myself!
American Madness Cohimbia
If a good old word hadn't been so overworked, I'd use it right here. "American Madness" comes pretty close to being a genuine — here I go! — epic. It has not only the required "epic" number of extras, it has power, sweep, and imagination. And it strikes home to the heart of every one of us. Instead of a "Grand Hotel," here's a bank that is crosssectioned and exposed. Why, there's drama here; and heartbreak; and romance, too. Walter Huston plays the president who builded his business on faith; who believes in character before commercialism— and who has the courage of his convictions even when a run threatens to destroy his beloved bank. I can't begin to tell you how much authentic excitement director Frank Capra has found in his theme. The "run" is one of the real celluloid thrills of the month.
D. E.
The Washington Masquerade M-G-M
The most timely picture on the screens today! Metro has made this melodramatic smash for our Presidential year — smart showmanship. You'll see Washington putting on its most spectacular shows, and Lionel Barrymore giving a great performance against the background of national politics. He plays a United States Senator whose high ambitions crash under the pressure of intrigue and the wiles of a glamorous woman. Karen Morley plays the gal, and becomes in one graceful leap the screen's most intelligent siren. Here's a temptress with brains, something quite, quite new in movie circles. Barrymore plays magnificently one of his finest roles. "The Washington Masquerade" is not only smooth and excellent entertainment. It's a tonic for tired Americans. See it and wake up!
Congorilla Fox
Your adventure movie! By all means, see this. It's the first sound picture from the Dark Continent. And it is FUN. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Johnson have apparently cast off their dignity as pioneer screen explorers and just set out to have a good time, and to give us one. They succeed! Here is natural, imposed beauty — the loveliest "scenic" shots ever made in Africa. Here is genuine comedy — two pygmies trying to light a cigar with safety matches — serious, mysterious to them : a howl to you. Here is excitement — a charging rhino. Here are actual sound effects. Here are the originals of those "Tarzan" gorillas. And here, most of all, is the real thing — you know it, you feel it. The Johnsons never descend to tricks. If they can't get a legitimate thrill, they have a laugh instead. Round up all the children in your neighborhood and give them a good time at "Congorilla." And don't forget to see it yourself!
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