Talking Screen (Sep-Oct 1930)

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THE MATRIMONIAL BED (Warner Brothers) — A very amusing farce which takes place in France, with Frank Fay and Lilyan T'ashman being very, very funny. MAYBE IT'S LOVE (Warner •Brothers) — Reviewed in this issue. MOBY DICK (Warner Brothers) — The well known story in which our own John Barrymore goes after the famous whale with a harpoon and a vengeance. Joan Bennett stands out in her delineation of youthful charm. THE NAUGHTY FLIRT (First National)— Reviewed in this issue. NIGHT WORK (Pathe) — Eddie QuUlan in an amusing story in which he gets mixed up with a baby orphan. Lots of fun. OLD ENGLISH (Warner Brothers) — Another Wow with George Arliss. You may find the l^^' dialect difficult to understand, but the human character of Old English will certainly get you. ON YOUR BACK (Fox) — Reviewed in this issue. ONCE A GENTLEMAN (Sono Art) — A story that opens up slow, but develops into a good picture. Edward Everett Horton plays a butler who takes a vacation and is mistaken for a gentleman of leisure. Horton's characterization is excellent and Lois Wilson is the woman who makes the happy ending possible. ONE NIGHT AT SUSIE'S (First National) — Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., in a good story which will keep you well awake. OUR BLUSHING BRIDES (M-G-M) — The story is certainly silly, but Joan Crawford and Robert Montgomery are such a couple of great troupers that you will enjoy every minute of this picture. RAFFLES (United Artists) — Ronald Colman. as the famous crook character, does a good job. Kay Francis is charming as the woman he loves. RAIN OR SHINE (Columbia) — A riot of a picture in which Joe Cook kids everything and and everybody. This master of humor will simply delight you. THE RECORD RUN (RKO) — Louis Wolheim gives a marvelous performance with Robert Armstrong and Jean Arthur supplying the love -interest in this railroad drama. ROMANCE (M-G-M) — Greta Garbo's second talkie. This fascinating woman puts over this story in a way that will bring tears to your eyes and a lump to your throat. Lewis Stone also gives an excellent performance. THE ROAD TO PARADISE (First National) — Dual roles have not been very common lately, but here's one, and one in which a woman does the dualing. Loretta Young is the delightful person in question and she does a good Job. THE SAP FROM SYRACUSE (Paramount)— A good story and a good actor — Jack Oakie — make this film one you have got to put on your list. Anybody who can resist that Oakie grin just ain't human. : THE SEA BAT (M-G-M)— \ thrilling story in which the main interest is a strange and horrible beast from the bottom of the sea. , THE SEA GOD (Paramount) — Reviewed in " this issue. THE SEA WOLF (Fox) — Reviewed in this issue. THE SHADOW OF THE LAW (Paramount) — William Powell is the guy who is innocently convicted of the c-rime. Trite as this character is, Powell lifts it into something worth seeing. SHE'S MY WEAKNESS (RKO) — Sue Carol and Arthur Lake in a charming story of youngsters and how they get that way. SHOOTING STRAIGHT rKXO>— Richard Dix in the role of the big, strong gambler with a heart of gold. You will love it. THE SINGER OF SEVILLE ( M-G-M )—Ramo,. Novarro in a story of Spanish life in which he gets a chance to put over couple of songs in his usual excellent style. SINS OF THE CHILDREN (M-C-M )—Vo. father gets a break in this one for the fir-ir time in his life. Louis Mann is the suffer ing papa and he suffers beautifully. SO THIS IS LONDON rfox>— Will Rogers in a story which doesn't matter at all. Ii doesn't matter, that is, except to give hin a setting to pull his very amusing gags You'll love it. SOLDIERS AND WOMEN (Columbia) — A triangle story with a United States Army setting. Good dramatic fare with Grant Withers giving an excellent performance. SONG O' MY HEART (Fox)— The silver tenor. John McCormack, makes his talkie debut in this charming talkie film. You had bettci not overlook this epic picture. SPURS (Universal) — Hoot Gibson in anothti splendid talkie Western. Don't miss it. THE SQUEALER (Columbia) — Reviewed in this issue. THE STORM r Cnivcrja/;— Lupe Velez in a talkie version of the old play and old movie. An excellent film with an unusually thrilling sequence in the forest fire. STRICTLY MODERN (First National) — Doroth, Mackaill in an entertaining picture about a girl who has not much use for men until a certain one comes along. The dialogue is good. SWEE-THEARTS ON PARADE (Columbia) — Alice White and Lloyd Hughes in an amusing story of marines and dance hall girls. There are a couple of swell fights that will thrill you. SWEET KITTY BELLAIRS (Warner Brothers) — A talkie version of a stage hit which introduces the lovely Claudia Dell to picture goers. The picture is handsomely costumed. SWEET MAMA (First National) — Alice White again in a story of cabarets. David Manners does well as the dumb young fellow who gets mixed up with one of those naughty gangs. THREE FACES EAST (Warner Brothers) — Eric * Von Stroheim makes his second appearance in a talkie with Constance Bennett playing opposite him. Good suspense in this drama UNDER MONTANA SKIES (Tiffany) — An ex cellent Western with Kenneth Harlan doing very good work. THE UNHOLY THREE (M-G-M) — Lon Chaney makes his talkie debut with no less than seven — 7, count em' — voices. Hearin* is believin', so go to it. THE WAY OF ALL MEN (First National)Here's a talkie version of the famous silent movie Sin Flood. It's well worth seeing Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., does well. THE TRUTH ABOUT YOU (First National)Loretta Young plays the charming heroine who amuses Conway Tearle in this picture adapted from the story "When We Were Twenty-one." WAY OUT WEST (M-G-M) — William Haines goes cowboy in this picture with amusing results. WHAT A WIDOW (United Artists) — Here's our old friend, Gloria Swanson, dashing through a delightful comedy which takes place mostly on an Atlantic liner. Plenty of fun of all kinds. WHAT MEN WANT (Universal) — Ben Lyon and Pauline Stark depict modern youth for the benefit of those who have never seen modem youth depicted. However, as modern youth stories go, this one is a lot better than many of them. WITH BYRD AT THE SOUTH POLE — A thrilling picturization of Commander Byrd's little jaunt to the southern end_ of the world. "Must be seen to be appreciated." WAY FOR A SAILOR (M-G-M) — Laurence Stallings made a real he-man role for John Gilbert and Gilbert does excellently by his work. Leila Hyams is her usual carefully marcelled blonde self. 98