Judge — July 9, 1927 — page 23: what you’re looking at

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JUDGE GING ‘»e MOVI t’s a shame the way they treat W. C. Fields. His last three pictures have been based on this formula: the poverty-stricken, henpecked clerk suddenly a quires wealth, subdues his family and becomes boss of the ranch. Now Fields is a good juggler, a good actor, and a great comedian, and he deserves better treatment. There is one scene in “Running Wild” where he goes in to ask for a raise in which he gives one of the finest and most poignant characterizations I have ever seen on the screen and before this, when he rehearses his speech and goes through that pantomime you see Ids at his best: the -show- man with the grand gestures, the gold watch chain and the black cigar. And while the scenario it- self is about as original as a Bruce Barton, as clever as a Coolidge speech of welcome and mirth- provoking as a pernicious ¢ of spinal meningitis, “Runn Cop—Humph! by Pare Loresmnt 3, Common Stock “Camille’’—Miss Talmadge ii “Casey at the Bat "radle Snatchers’ actress checked. aton painstakingly fun art's sake of Mr. Dix the hi I athtubs to gospel * Knockout Reilly’ “Long Pants" “Low's Greatest M rr title, Not bad, Ninety-nine percent too Mr, Wa'"—Mr. Chan “Naughty but Nice “The Potters" —W. C. “ Resurrection’ “The Rough Ri “Running Wild’ Kelly, Slide"’—It looks like th again. he Surat Derby"—For the children. this worst. this issue, ds greatly hin Preferred Stock neZM Beloved Rogue""—Barrymore more like if. ng""—About time for the second trip. “Metropolis” —German and good. “Secrets of a Soul" —And so is this. “Stark Love"—100 percent American. And good “Tillers of the Soil"”—Old French picture worth seeing. Stopped prompt when I told ya, eh? fer not givin’ me a chanst to bawl ye out! Wild” is still worth seeing be- cause Fields is in it. Movie - Prologue axiom (4): You can’t go wrong with “Lhe Volga Boatman.” Tod Browning is a good and a courageous movie director. First in “The Mystic,’ then in the “Unholy Three” and now with “The Unknown,” Browning has consistently tried to develop the most difficult of all movie effects: the sinister and supernatural. Consider the task: even the worst moron has seen so many clim: in the movies that he now feels confident that the hero will come to the rescue in time and tendency to become alarmed at any situation, Again, the in- animate cinema does not allow the emotional reaction that the sibi- lant whisperings and sudden lences of the stage can create. The (Continued on page 26) Now I gotta bawl ye out comicbooks.com