Judge — October 8, 1927 — page 20: what you’re looking at

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JUDGE PGIWG THe MOV Ie HERE are so many good I things about Buster Keaton’s romantic comedy, “College,” that the only thing I can say is: see it. Not only is Keaton up- roariously funny in this new pic- ture, but you will find the picture is intelligently made. There are 0 “gag: titles are used only when it is necessary to hold the story together. Every scene is cleverly planted so that Keaton’s pantomime is made doubly funny just because you do know in ad- vance what he is going to do. The action is built around the very simple story of a class vale- dictorian who tries to become an athlete because his girl favors he- men, With noth- BY VARE LORENTZ 26. (6) The Movie Guide “The Big Parade” (not playing in New York)— At so-called popular prices now. Any price for this should be popular. “The Cat and the Canary” (Colony)—The pro- logue alone is worth the price of admission. “Chang” (Keith houses, New York)—House- keeping inthe jungle. The tigers are great. '—Reviewed in this issue. “Garden of Allah” (Embassy) —| —If it's worth two dollars to see two minutes of authentic muscle dancing, all right. “King of Kings” humanity. “Let Miserables” (Central)—A religious theme imported from France by Universal for no apparent reason. “Metropolis” (Not playing in New York)—This German eye-opener should be in your neighbor- hood soon. “Old San Francisco” (Warner’s)—Providence en- forcing the Mann act with an earthquake. “The Patent Leather Kid” (Globe)—Inexcusably (Gaiety)—For the sake of taste. ““Sereice for Ladies" (Loew's Freeman)—Menjou in light comedy that really is light. "Seventh Heaven" (Audubon, Japanese Gardens, Academy of Music)— \nother big one that is running at popular prives now. And they should be. "Soft Cushions” - % viewed, and lengthily, in | this issue. “Stark Lore” (Not playing in New York)—Hill- billies and their women folk in a really stark drama. Way of AU Flesh’ (Not playing in New York)—Emil Jannings in a simple poignant story. “Wings” (Criterion)—The first and best avia- tion picture. “What Price Glory (Strand and Yonkers)— One of the good war pictures. ing more sub- stantial than this Keaton manages to put an amazing amount of pathos and whimsy into his action and, with the exception of the crew race, every sequence is consistently funny. There is a fast- moving and cul- minating climax and a unique end- ing. “College” is one of the best moving pictures that has been made this year. I was supposed to go to the Paramount and see “Soft Cush- ions” on Wednes- day, but something came up and I didn’t get around to it in time. Thursday morning I woke up and Husbands. No password or grip is necessary to gain entrance to a meeting of the Fraternal and Benevolent Order of Oppressed knew right away there was some duty hanging on my mind by the strange way I acted under the shower and just as I was putting away the shaving brush it came to me again: I had to see “Soft Cushions” at the Paramount. By the time I had thrown away the usual basketful of movie publicity and read W. O. Me- Geehan’s sport column it was late mid-day and past time for lunch- eon. Just as I was hurrying out of the office I got a call from New Brunswick, which made it neces- sary for me to be at the Pennsy vania Station at 3:55. Making a note on my pad to “see ‘Soft Cush- ions,’ Paramount,” I dashed on out to gulp down luncheon and thence to the Pennsylvania Sta- tion. The clock pointed to 3:30 when I reached the station and I was chatting idly with one of the guards when the staccato notes of a bugle sounding Reveille brought me stiffly to atten- tion, (the military training indelibly impressed on a man by a summer in the R. O. T. C. coming vigorously to the fore). “You ain’t sup- posed to stand at attention,” the guard said re- provingly. “Where I come from,’’ I came (Continued on page 2 SE comicbooks.com