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daughter, contribute a few plausible and
beautiful scenes. Grant Withers plays a
cocksure young sailor-bootlegger. Not for
children and too thin for grown-up minds.
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THE BIG REVUE— All-star

/^NE wonders just where modernism is tak-
^-^ing us when ten-year-old kids sing "Moon-
hght Madness" and other such rot into the
microphone. But, at that, the youngsters are
good. It's straight revue (thank goodness they
didn't bring in Papa Boy) and gives the Ethel
Meglin Wonder aggregation a chance to see the
world u-ithout joining the navy. It's an all-
talking, singing, toddhng juvenile extrava-
ganza, and ought, somewhere, to please some-
one. All Talkie.

THE PRINCE AND THE DANCER—
World Wide

JUST another reason \\hy liuropean producers
should leave the subtle art of picture-making
to Long Island and Hollywood. The theme of
dissolute prince and lowly dancer, which is, in
itself, just a bit old school, is not noticeably
improved in this case by His Highness' flabbi-
ness and her dancership's clumsiness and
general inabihty to act. However, the titles
are diabolically sophisticated, and there are
some charming Viennese street scenes. Silent.

THE COLLEGE COQUETTE—

Columbia

' I 'HERE seems to be a conspiracy among the
•*■ producers of the nation to keep the Amer-
ican public from knowing what goes on in its
colleges. Not a textbook to be seen, and
chaise tongues in all the rooms instead of desks.
The odds are all against Jobyna Rowland,
John Holland and Buster Collier. Ruth
Taylor would be the same with or without
odds. All Talkie.



HUNGARIAN RHAPSODY—
UFA-Paramount

TLJERE is a real beauty — marvelously
-*• -*-directed, exquisitely produced and photo-
graphed, and has a simple country story beauti-
fully acted by a fine cast of German aces.
Lil Dagover, Dita Parlo and Willy Fritsch
play the leading roles, under the inspired baton
of Erich Pommer, and a synchronized score
plays the soul-compelling music of the famous
piece from which the film takes its name.
Restful and kindly, this little film, as a relief
from the current Hollywood hullabaloo! Sound.

RICHTHOFEN: THE RED KNIGHT
OF THE AIR—F. P. G. Production

•T^HE Germans have turned out a Teutonic
-*• "Wings" in this silent film record of the
war life, battles and death of Manfred Baron
von Richthofen, hero of eight)' air battles and
their red knight of the World War. Sadl)'
enough, they felt urged to insert a sticky
love stor)' to pad out the air stuff — which,
also sadly, isn't one, two, three with the great
Hollywood brand. Add to this, wretched act-
ing and worse photography and you'll see that
so far the California stunt flyers have all the
best of air battling. Silent.

THE SILVER KING— British

' I rilS is another British film of some interest
-'â–  to American fans because it stars that
excellent actor and old friend, Percy Marmont
That, added to the fact that it is a pretty
thrilling mystery melodrama on the "Bulldog
Drummond" model, gives it some tone here.
Percy is suffering just as nobly as he has for
years, but a villain called "The Spider," and
not a heartless female, is responsible now. A

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Mrs. West must have secretly gloated.

"^\libi" was completed. It was a success,
one of the most talked about pictures made in
the new medium. And everybody in the cast
was a success — particularly Chester Morris and
Toomey.

npHE production was previewed one sunny
-•■ morning at Grauman's Chinese Theater.
Paramount officials were there. Regis Toomej-
was there.

A few days later Regis Toomey was at
Paramount signing a long term contract. He's
made two pictures since then, "The Wheel of
Life." with Richard Dix, and "Illusion," with
Buddy Rogers.

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loftily, "it's the old story of the hare and the
tortoise. I'm developing too fast for her and
she'll never get the higher viewpoint. It
serves me right, at that, for marrying a San
Francisco salesgirl with nothing but a perfect
three-quarter right profile."

"If you think I'll register rage, you're out of
Juck," throbbed Joyce, stealing a look at a
mirror. "I was the best change maker the
Five-and-Ten ever had, and I'm not ashamed
to go back. Voii — the man of a million
sweethearts — -I'll raffle you off to any of 'em
for a thousand weekly alimony. Honest, Abie,
Vhen we were married he was almost real once
you got him away where no one was looking.
But now he's fallen for the society racket I
expect he'll start sporting a monocle!"

The bewildered president stumbled to his
feet and reeled to his official throne. "Do I
look like a night club hostess or somethink,"
he moaned, "that you got to bawl on my
lapels? A pfiii on j'ou for a couple false pre-
tencers! ."^in't it only four months since I
slipped you that Persian rug along with my
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TTHE Mountstephens bared their souls with
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"That's right," said Mr. Zoop dreamily,
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"Not much he doesn't. He runs a gym
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lo, and—"

"I ain't interested in your love life," an-
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hmits. If you want a divorce after a year
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juicy headhnes to the tabloids. "

"Friendly enemies," remarked Mr. Mount-
Stephen. "Well, I guess I can stand it, but
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public it won't mean anything. "

Abie watched the couple exit haughtily, and
then winked cagily at a bust of the Little
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know how to handle these temperamental
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TUTR. MOUNTSTEPHEN disentangled him-
â– l*-'-self from the fragile Brenda Berkeley at
the end of an ardent love scene and cast an
inquiring eye at the director.

"Never better," said that weary gentleman.
"Just about all the heat the celluloid will
stand, Hubert. What's pepped you up? "

"An artist can't stand still," repUed the
star airily, "and I'm trying to ready myself
for man-about-town roles. "

"You're not the type. Too kind looking,
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"He's right," fluted Miss Berkeley. "The
idle rich are a washout, Hubert. There's one
of them who drops in on me every winter and
I think she's coming out today. A terrible
bore — Glossop's her name. "

" Glossop, " said Hubert reverently. " Not — ,
surely not the Long Island Glossops? "

"Nobody else. The same crew that enter-
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while the old lady goes slumming around the
studios, and I'm her favorite at Stupefaction
because I give her hints on how to dress."

" Rubbish, " pronounced Mr. Mountstephen.
"More likely the other way."

Brenda started to reply, then switched her
attention to a commotion at the door. A large,
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"Oh,"" murmured Hubert, "so she's Eng-
Ush."

"English your eye, "said the director. "Say,
I used to be an inquiring reporter and I found
out that after you reach the inner circle you
narrow your hips and broaden your A's. Why,
that dame's grandfather got his start selling
German silver watches to the Pennsylvania
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"Come on, it's time for lunch."

BY this time Brenda and the new arrival were
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