Variety (Jan 1933)

Taesdaft JaiiMrjr 24, 1933 PICTVBES VARIETY 21 Comparathre Grosses for January (Continued from page 11) NEW HAVEN WASHINGTON CINCINNATI THE RACING STRAIN (Continued from page 18) excelled. Youngster gives a good account of himself, but the otory outline puts him at a disadvantage through asking acceptance of the race entry and his ability as a solo airplane flier. Latter is used to help the finish and also to offset bis cowardice about cars, but there are not enough 16-year-olds who can stunt planes to make this believ- able. Story Is loaded with cut-Ins of stunt flying, with plenty of the early racing stuff from the same library source, but there is room enough for the development of the limited plot. Also a long sequence at Ven- ice, the coast's Coney Island, with the love Interest appearing In these though not to the advancement of the story. Three sets of padding In a single yarn is almost too much. Paul Fix and Phyllis Barrington handle the slight romance, with Dickie Moore doing well as the hero as a baby, and with Otto Tama and Bthel Wales worrying about the comedy. The Jap gets an occa- sional laugh, but Miss Wales has a pretty tough assignment. Photography moderately good and sound various. Dialog poor. Chic. Sous la Lune du Maroc 'Moon Over Morocco' (FRENCH MADE) Vandal-Delac production, ortglnallr titled Cinq aentlemeD Maudlt.' Leo Brecher re- lease in U. 9. Story by Andre Reuse; di- rection Jullen Dnvtvler. At Little Camede. N. T.. on srlnd. Runnlnir time, 78 mlns^ JTacques I.e Gaeranteo Rene Z<efebvre Ftencolee......••..«•.•..•...Roelne Korean Her Uncle. Henr Baur Strawber Robert Le YUran Lawson (Seorsea Peclet Woodland..„ Mare Dantser Uldlodc Jacques Erwln Could have been a good picture. From a trade standpoint there's considerable Interest on several points, but It's a muddled Job and won't get far. Jullen Duvlvler, director, tried a new stunt, to combine silent and talker technique. Only about 20% Is talker, although a music track Is used almost throughout. It works out pretty well with this story. Trouble is Duvlvler got so Inter- ested in technique and photography he let the story and acting sUp. Story is rather cute and ingenious, but handled much too naively. It's about a, young lad who's Just in- herited millions and'la efl to tour Morocco. He meets two men on ship- board, who meet two others In Casa- blanca, and the four decide to travel together. In the street they bump Into a beggar, who Immediately curses them to death. Soon one disappears, the other Is killed, third is drowned, etc. It turns out to be Just a plot to rob the young million- aire. To make the picture Duvlvler took the company to Africa and has a lot of good freak stuff showln|^ various rites and native celebrations. Atso of the architecture and scenery, but all that hardly makes up ■ for the story's lag. Acting Juat about as bad as can be. Rene Lefevra and llarry: Baur are good actors, but miscast here. Rest hardly worth considering. A bad laboratory Job on English superimposed titles makes It even worse. JTou/. MARK IT PAID Columbia production and releaae. Di- rected by D. Rooa tiederman. Screen play. Charlea Condon. Featuring William Col- lier, Jr. and Joan Ifarsb. At BeaiCon, (New York, week Jan. 7. Runnlns time, OB mina. 'Mark It Paid' might well be called the outboard motorboat ver- sion of 'Crowd Roars.* Almopt.se- quence for sequence what Hoars' did In the motordrome. 'Paid' does on the water course. As the result, there's plenty of action and 'Paid' should be successful from the lesser second runs down. As Cagney was an honest driver who couldn't throw the race and was framed the first time, so wnUe Collier does the same thing with the outboard motor. Racing sequences are excellent, in fact better than anything in their class which has been seen in the newsreels. There are a couple of crack-ups when the tubby speed- sters hit bouys or collide. Joan Marsh has a.^ small and minor role opposite Collier, but enough of her Is included to pro- vide the feminine touch. "Waly. AIR HOSTESS Columbia production and release. Featur- Ins Evolyn Knapp, James Murray and Thclma Todd. DIrectod by Al Roeell. Screen play by Keens Thompiton. Photog- rapher, Joseph Walker. At old Itoxy. N. Y., week bCKlnnlng Jan. 20. Running time, 07 mlns. Kitty Kin? Evalyn Knapp Ted Hunter James Murray Dick Miller Arthur Plerson Ma Kbams Jane Darwell Pa Kearns J. H. Kerrigan Sylvia Carleton Thetma Todd Mike MlUe Donlln .4pll<c Dutch Hendrlan (Continued on page 25) Ju.-it .1 V. csiern with .lirplancs In- (Conlinued on page 48)