Variety (Sep 1928)

Wednesday, September 19, 1928 VARIETY 11 z4cclmmed hyhtss andhihlk as the NEW YORK Touted as the best picture the company has ever made, it lives up to that fOre- cast with plenty of margin to spare. Easily a production which would do credit to the biggest company in the business. The picture is a darned good one. So good, in fact, that it rates first- run showings everywhere from the Roxy fight down the lifie.— Kann, DAILV m. MIRROR A thrilling movie which stands beside the S2 specials turned our by the Jug boys. Has laughs,' tears and thrills. And what thrills! Has such a wallop it tears you out of your seat.— Bland Johantion, Evening^ I^ravhiC Realistic shots of stricken seamen in the doomed undersea craft deserve seriou$ consideration.—-Bf//y Colfax. , >(etalb ^^1^^ Slribune Something of the overpowering horror of a submarine disaster, of the hideous tragedy of a group of men left to go mad and gradually suffocate in the ocean's depth, is graphically depicted. Nothing short of brilliant in its sheer dramatic effectiveness. With considerable atten- tion to detail and romantic ciifcct, it cap- ' tures the proper mood of its timely and terrifying subject with authentic power., — Richard Watts, Jr. Sir* fjork Sfiiiicjs. Ingeniously contrived undersea melodrama; Scenes are so compelling and acting so com* Detent that interest never slackens ... A real«| istic conception of the horrors aboard a sunken submersible. Another praiseworthy, point is that the characters are particularly well drawn. Direction is especially clever, i '—Mordauat Ha/i.'- The New\brk Telegram An unheralded epic in the annals of thrill-, ing pictures .... A picture no film-goer should miss. In graphic shots that have\ seldom been duplicated. "SUBMARINE';^ takes one down to the ocean's bottom.] Will bring hearty laughs and a choking lump in your throat. Each player gives a, marvelous performance. —JR««e// J. Birdwelt^ Shockingly vivid scenes showing what happens inside a submarine when one of these vessels is ram-, med and sunk... Much of informa-j tional value in the production. Interior shots of submersible splen- didly made and technical scenes explanatory of the action of the men when danger threatens were ex- cellent.— Quhtn Martin. K genuine hit. Has everything that movie audiences literally eat up . .. .' Breath-taking suspense, heart interest,^ a well developed story, an excellencj cast and perfect direction. Abounds in interesting sequences of submer* sibles and numerous instructive shots to us 'land-lubbcrs'who have no doubt seen our subs only in news reels. Un>' usual humor in the characters. The picture is a triumph.— H. D. S. . A picture which anvone of the major pro-' ducers would have been proud to sponsor, j One is deeply thrilled by the undersea sequences. These arc fully worth the price , o( Admission.'—George Gerhard. un /Ao underslea disaster graphically depicted. Vivid and, 'affecting. Admirably photographed and acted. Asar-, 'testing a melodramatic episode as the paist season has brougnt. When the bi^ moment arrives, it is big ia*) dted.—John S.. Cohen, A natural box-oflice success with a theme that millions of people have become ac- quainted with and that will cause hands to grip scats and lumps to rise in every- one's throat. Good cast, fine direction and advance expoitation already created gratis, before you play it.— Wilkenon, Is a strong and stirring picture . . Columbia's second straight piaure bal Broadway and will add lustre to the Company's standing nationally. A dra-1 matte 4nd box-office clicker.— Land. , NE^WWrafAL. The most powerful bit of movie property \\ have seen in years. A thriller, if there ever was^ one. The suspense is.oyerpowcring.-^-Warojj Htrshjitld. J ' ' ^ OtT IN TOUCH WITH YOUR COLUMBIA EXCHANGE "SUBMAftlNe" IS TH€ 60X-0fflC€ HIT Of TWe S6AS0N