Judge — September 24, 1927 — page 21: what you’re looking at

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JUDGE UDGING TEMOVIEL BY PARE LORENZ, 9 The Movie Guide C | \ "The Big Parade” (Astor two performances)— | The best war picture that has been made | | | “The Garden of Allah” (Embassy two perform- | ances)—Reviewed in this issue. } passinG fire truck almost * Hula'—Reviewed in this issue. can think up some original rea- caused a stampede at the 1 of Kings" (Gaiety)—It's a toaeup be | Son for going you're perfectly premitre of “Les Misé- n going to see this and listening to John Roach welcome. a f Stratton over the radio. } rables” the other night, half of the ° . . . . “Lea Miserables” (Central, two perfor — q | first nighters tearing their shirt ae ee eget” Coates, twa| performances} Wie some unusually beauti- } studs out in a frenzy to leave the ful shots of the desert might theater. However, it was not fear make “The Garden of Allah” in- that prompted them so much as teresting to you, it would be genuine relief at being able to see something like confessing a weak- : s “thi . cca coed ‘ fire “Metropolis” (Empr 27. Valentine, 28-29. sie fe I A 1 1 anything so interesting as a fire Continuous)—A tre jously interesting German ness for burning sands anc i | after having witnessed a few Picture, portraying the city of the future. heroes dressed in burlap and thousand feet of the Universal “Old San Francisco” (Warner's, twice daily)— sheeting. The picture is taken ] Pi . Banke Which only goes to show that the public will go to ; 5 gt eT eases Film De Franc ; gee anything, if anything wes nesded'to. prove it from the romantie novel written Several cri said that the by Robert Hichens, and the story French film, imported to this is rather irritating. The religious country for no apparent r clement runs throughout the plot “The Patent Leather Kid formances)—The worst on, though Richard Barthelmess i | was very interesting because: (1) h houses, Brooklyn) and while in all fairness it must Py i : ng on the continent : : | it showed how pictures were ae Meagie be said that Director Rex Ingram | made in France; (2) how far used a great deal of restraint in A mI “Seventh Hear (Sam Harris, two perform- ae . * we had advanced in this country. ances)—The notable acting of Janet Gaynor makes handling the religious theme, still | According to that reasoning it this one: weeth while, and all it remains obnoxious. | = 4 ‘ | would be interesting to listen to a “Topay and Era" (Rivoli, continuous. For no If you read the novel you will piccolo concert in order to provi soot itally we bad wo "Ol San Francaco” | remember the story of the Trap- : priority cornet trios. 2 »ist. monk who abdicates from | the’ ‘superiority of comnsh EROS “The Way of All Flesh” (Rialto, continuous pist 2 aaa Any wes Misérables” moved A simple story made strong by the acting of E: the monastery and marries an at a snail’s pace, it had a leading Jennings: English girl and then has to de- lady who hopped around and “ Underworld” —Reviewed in this issue. cide with his conscience whether looked like Lillian Gish having “What, Price Glory,” “Chang.” “‘Secrete of a he will serve God or matrimony. delirium tremens, and the pho- Soul," “Stark Lore,” also above the ordinary. He and his bride go honeymoon- tography was very poor. If you —— | (Continued on page 26) 5 ns csc cnc a | Neuve Party—Stranger, where am I? I was in the bathtub when I stepped on a i cake of soap and I don’t know which way I went! comicbooks.com