Silver Screen (Nov 1936-Apr 1937)

66 Silver Screen for January 1937 Reviews of the New Pictures conniving trapper and the savages, he lets out his terrifying jimgle yell and immediately, as befoie, his elephant friends come in droves to his rescue, and ivith them he wreaks vengeance on the trapper and the murderous natives. The relatives, thoroughly frightened by now, admit their deception, and scurry back to London, leaving Jane and Tarzan more in love than ever before. There are plenty of exciting moments, especially when Tarzan does battle with a crocodile, and if you aren't too, too sophisticated your hair will stand on end. COME AND GET IT A Po\\'ERFUL Story of a Rugged Individualist—i7n?ted Artists CAMUEL GOLDWYN continues to turn out those intelligent, adult pictures that are such a treat to the poor movie going public which has to swallow so much tripe in the name of entertainment. They say of Goldwyn that even his failures are noteworthy. But speak not of failures here, for "Come and Get It" is definitely one of the hit pictures of the year, even more so than "Dodsworth." The writers who adapted Edna Ferber's best seller to the screen took great liberties with Miss Ferber's book (with the author's permission) and improved the story considerably. Even Miss Ferber admits that she should not have killed off Barney Glasglow and his wife and daughter in that awful boat explosion, so for the screen Barney and his family are allowed to live, and it's much better that way. [Continued from page 61] Edward Arnold, to be sure, is the only man in Hollywood who could have played the burly lumber baron, and, as Barney Glasglow, Mr. Arnold is well nigh perfect. Frances Farmer plays both the Lotta whom Barney loved as a young man, and t\\'enty years later Lotta's daughter, who becomes the passionate obsession of his middle age. It is significant that since the previews' of this picture Frances Farmer's stock has reached a new high and she is now announced as Hollywood's next star. A new discovery also is Andrea Leeds, a U.C.L.A. local girl, who clicked as Evvie Glasglow. The great tennis player, Frank Shields, also makes his movie debut in a small part of this picture, and, called "another Gary Cooper," is definitely headed for the big time. Walter Brennan as Swan Bostrom is simply elegant, and so is Mady Christians as Carrie. Joel McCrea as Barney's son gives his best performance to date. The plot, of course, tells the story of an American lumber baron of the i88o's ^vho amasses a fortime by robbing the land (Wisconsin) of its forests for his paper mills. He gets his start by throwing over the woman he loves, a night club entertainer, and marrying the daughter of his rich boss. Twenty years later, now manv times a millionaire, he meets the beautiful daughter of this woman now dead and falls insanely in love with her— but she is the only thing in his life he can not "get," for she has fallen in love with his son. There may be crusaders for honor and honesty who will regret showing so elaborately the detestable lumber baron who cheated his state to become a rich pla)boy. THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE One of the Most Dramatic Episodes in History— TFajwer Brothers T'HE famous charge of the light brigade ^ at Balaklava in 1850, although immortalized by Alfred Lord Tennyson in a poem, has been conveniently shrouded in mystery in the history books. But the cinema, the good old cinema, has now supplied a very adequate moti^"ation for the suicidal charge of the six hundred, so history need no longer hang its head over this particular episode. And, furthermore, the Warner Brothers have made of this episode one of the most thrilling and breathlessly spectacular films you'll ever ha\e the good fortune to see. If you ■want to be thrilled, and who doesn't, don't miss this pictiue. There is plot and counter plot, spies, diplomats and hair-raising intrigue, but the story chiefly concerns Major Errol Flynn of the British Army in India. Errol is even more handsome and personable than he was in "Captain Blood." Olivia de Havilland is lovely as his fiancee ^\ho finally manages to gather up courage enough to tell him that it is his brother Patric Knowles she loves, not him. C. Henry Gordon plays the sinister Surat Khan. David Niven is charming as one of the young officers, and Nigel Bruce and Henry Stephenson of Her Majesty's Army contribute their usual perfect performances. This will undoubtedly be the spectacular hit of the year, perhaps of many years. I ALMOST FELL OVER WHEN DICK TURNED UP AT "TME DAMCE WITH LOUISE ISI STEAD OF you. MARSE, HAVE^ YOU TWO HAD A BUST-UP? OF COURSE MOTf sill.v/ dick doesn't have' TO A<3»< ME TO', eVERYTHIKlQ, DOES HE? REMEMBER NOW -you've GOT TO EAT THESE YEAST CAKES EVEOy PAV, TMEY'RE GRAMD PIMPLE CHASERS 1 U^NOW-I'VE TRIED TRUDY-IT'S MARGE LISTEN DARLlSlG DICK'S ASKED ME TO THE DANCE NEXT WEEKUHHUH -JUST LIKE YOU SAID ME WOULD ISKI'T IT WOWOERFUU? r I TOLD ^' SVOU THOSI yEAST cake: WOULD FIX* 1 THINGS UP r'h