Silver Screen (May-Oct 1938)

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Richard Dix, one of our favorites who has been too long absent from the screen, returns in this tale of a man who, in order to squelch a blackmail plot lined up against his sister, pretends to be blind. This subterfuge engages the sympathy of all those from whom he requires helpful assistance. (Whitney Bourne, Ed. Cianelli). COLLEGE SWING — So-so. One of those incomprehensible musical revues that leaves you somewhat baffled as to the sanity of all concerned, but which will probably amuse some of you if you're in a forgiving mood. Yes, there's a plot, too. Maybe you can figure it out ; I couldn't bother. Cast includes Gracie Allen, George Burns, Ed. Ev. Horton, Ben Blue, Martha Raye. CRIME SCHOOL — Excellent. A thoroughly engrossing story is woven around an unfortunate group of East Side hoodlums who are sent to the state reformatory. Their gradual regeneration when a humanitarian is given charge of this school is a fascinating thing to watch. Those marvelous "Dead End" boys are all here and prove themselves remarkably fine actors. (Humphrey BogartGale Page). FIGHT FOR PEACE. THE— Excellent. A compilation, for the most part, of newsreel shots that cover the highlights of world history for the past 25 years. Henrik Willem Van Loon, the famous writer and historian, is responsible for it and we owe him a debt of gratitude, for it is the greatest documentarv evidence against Fascism yet compiled to reach the great masses in film form. GOLD DIGGERS IN PARIS— Fine. Another eye-filling musical, lavishly produced according to the best Warner Brothers' traditions, with the setting in Paris for a change. Cast includes Rudy Vallee, Hugh Herbert, Allen Jenkins, Rosemary Lane, Gloria Dickson. There are some excellent songs and beaucoup laughter. GOODBYE BROADWAY— Good. Having to do with a couple of vaudevillians, Pat and Molly Malloy, who, when their act becomes aenemic, buy up a large suburban hotel and proceed to offer shelter to fellow-vaudevillians. It's really "The Shannons of Broadway" brought up to streamline requirements, with Alice Brady, Chas. Winninger, Tom Brown and Dorothea Kent. HUNTED MEN— Fine. A story of the regeneration of a gun-man, that will "get" you. Lloyd Nolan, after killing a man, hides out with a wholesome middle-class family whose respect' for law and order generally switches his entire way of thinking. (Mary Carlisle, Johnny Downs, Dorothy Peterson). LITTLE MISS ROUGHNECK — Good. Now we have another child actress, Edith Fellows, featured in competition with Jane Withers and Shirley Temple, in an entertaining little film concerning a child star who runs away from Hollywood and seeks refuge with a Mexican miner (Leo Carrillo). Edith can best be remembered for her "bad-tempered brat" role in "She Married Her Boss." MEN ARE SUCH FOOLS— Amusing. Faith Baldwin's the author of this lively opus about the inadvisability of men, women, marriage and busi ness getting all tangled up together. The two men in the case are Wayne Morris and Humphrey Bogart, and the gal who tries to handle both is Priscilla Wayne. MOONLIGHT SONATA— Interesting. This 'was filmed in England, and, although the romance is trite and overly sentimental, it is well worth seeing because of the fact that it will introduce to a number of fans the great Ignace Paderewski, the composer-pianist who not only plays his own Minuet, but also, and magnificently, a Chopin concerto in its entirety, as well as the 2nd Hungarian Rhapsody of Lizst and the -Moonlight Sonata. (Marie Tempest, Charles Farrell). ONE WILD NIGHT— So-so. This will be acceptable only as the second half of a dual bill. June Lang plays the society editor of a suburban newspaper, who, when she happens upon a mystery-, drives her editor mad until it is solved. Mixed up in the crime detecting are Lyle Talbot, Sidney Toler and Dick Baldwin. PEARLS OF THE CROWN— Excellent. A French made film that is fascinating ; that is, if you don't mind having the dialogue spoken in three languages, French, Italian and English (with interpolated English captions throughout). It is a comic-tragedy that traces the history of the pearls in the English crown down through several centuries, and is exquisitely told and capably acted. (Sacha Guitry, Cecile Sorel, Jacqueline Delubac-Lyn Harding). PORT OF SEVEN SEAS— Fine. This is really one of the few charming films to emanate from Hollywood during the past month. It is not exciting, nor screwy, nor melodramatic. It is just the gentle tale of a few simple folk living happily enough in the seaport town of Marseilles, until tragedy catches them up suddenly. The denouement is as interesting as it is unexpected. (Maureen O'Sullivan, Wallace Beery, Frank Morgan, John Beal). PRISON NURSED — Good. This is an interesting, although somewhat harrowing story of a flood that batters at the walls of a prison leaving the dreaded typhoid in its wake. A convict doctor, imprisoned because of a mercy killing, is finally inveigled into donating his services towards aiding the helpless levee gangs. There's romance, melodrama and — a happy ending! (Henry \\ ilcoxon, Marian Marsh, John Arledge). RASCALS— Good. Jane Withers plays the leader of a band of gypsy rovers, comprising, among others, Borrah Minnevitch and his harmonica players. The romance is furnished bv a beautiful heiress (Rochelle Hudson) who has "lost her memory and who becomes the gypsies' fortune teller. The plot's not much, but Jane always provides plenty of activity and entertainment. RELIGIOUS RACKETEER— Good. An expose of the pseudo-supernatural "medium racket" as practiced all over the country. The producer, Fanchon Royer, requisitioned the services of the great Houdini's wife, and the latter also acts in the film along with such old favorites as Betty Compson, Robert Fraser, etc. THERE'S ALWAYS A WOMAN— Fine. Screwball comedy tfaat you can rely upon. Joan Blondell and Melvyn Douglas this time play the parts of the harum-scarum married couple whose antics have you "rolling in the aisles" as they call it. (Mary Astor, Frances Drake). 8 Silver Screen