Judge — December 17, 1927 — page 25: what you’re looking at

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JUDGE JUDGING TEMOVIES ESPITE a very misleading D title, “Man, Woman and Sin” is one of the best mo- tion pictures I have seen in weeks, and the major credit for it must be given to the author and di- rector, Monta Bell. The story is tersely amusing and tragic, and is handled in a simple and direct manner: the only son of a widow struggles through poverty- stricken boyhood, working for his mother and running errands for a newspaper, and he eventually goes to work as a cub reporter. His very first assignment is the job of escorting the society editor of his newspaper to the Embassy Ball. The young cub falls in love with the nervous young woman who, incidentally, receives pearls and apartments from the editor, naturally a fellow of careless morals, BY PARE LCRENIZ The Movie Guide (Shows continuous unless otherwise noted) “College” (Olympia, Symphony)—Buster Keaton wins his letter. “Cheating Cheaters"’ —Reviewed in this issue. “Garden of Allah" (Japanese Gardens)—Lantern slides of nothing exciting in the desert. “Get Your Man’ (86th St.)—Reviewed in this is- we, “Gaucho!” (Liberty. Twice Daily)—Handsprings and religion in the Fairbanks manner. “The Jazz Singer’) (Warner's. Twice Daily) Jew- ish songs and fair acting by Al Jolson. “* King of Kings” (Gaiety. Twice Daily) Another Jewish sory. “Tove” (Embassy. Twice Daily) The nightgown scenes deleted to tepid entertainment. “Man, Woman, and S n''--Reviewed in this is- sue. “My Best Girl’’ (Loew's American)—America’s sweetheart defying the laws of vegetation. “The Patent Leather Kid" (Globe. Twice Daily) A sickening production. “ Son'’—Tiresome and overdone story '—Loew's humor, with Laura “The Spotlight"—Acting, direction, and story vintage of 1904. ‘Sunrise’ (Times Square. Twice Daily)—See it. “The Student Prince’ (Astor. Twice Daily)—You can hear the movie on your phonograph. “Uncle Tom's Cabin" (Central. ‘Trice Daily) —The worst of the lot. of the novel. “Silk Stockings La Plante. You have here then a situation which, while not strikingly orig- inal, is extremely effective be- cause Mr. Bell handles it so deli- cately. The innocent young lover, sole support of the family, falls hopelessly in love with the intimate friend of his employer. Wire—But, then, I’m not the complaining kind. Ke He is warned by his friends and his mother that his little Nell might be doing him wrong, but he defends her violently, and rushes to her apartment to pro- claim his love. The well-tailored editor lets himself in the front door about this time, and in the ensuing fight, he is killed by the reporter. The young man is arrested for murder and refuses to testify that his sweetheart was a kept woman, and she lets him be sentenced to death. After he has been sen- tenced the woman breaks down, under pressure from his mother, and confesses her réle in the murder. The boy is released, and the final scene shows him walking from the prison with his mother, while the woman who be- trayed him peers longingly down (Continued on page 26) comicbooks.com