Judge — February 18, 1928 — page 25: what you’re looking at

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JUDGE ILIVGWG THe Mi OM LISS? | = rums or Love” has a D magnificent cast and D. W. Griffith has directed them in a strong movie that sup- ports his reputation as one of the ablest men in the business. The story takes place in Nine- teenth Century South America because, as the program explains, nobody seems to know what was going on in South America dur- ing the Nineteenth Century. This permits the director to rent some Student Prince extras, borrow some Gauchos from Mister Fair- banks, hire a few machine gun- ners who have been loafing since they went over the top in “What Price Glory,” and call this col- lection a Nineteenth Century South American army. However, it really doesn’t matter whether the country went democratic that year or not, be- cause the simple story of “Drums of Love” is wholly a dramatiza- The Movie Guide (Treo-performance shows only) “Drums of Love" (Liberty)—Reviewed in this iene “The Enemy" (Astor)—Miaa Gish in an illus ‘trated sermon. “The Jase Singer” (Warver's)—Al Jolson does is best in a bad one. ibe” (Earl Carroll)—Jungle picture by Mr. ra. m Martin Jobnsoa. * (Times Square)—The most mature i are abowiag in the ety. incle Te (Central}—The most ‘om's Cabin'’ Wings’ (Criterion)—Sappy idea and gorgeous photography. (Continuous shows only) “Raby Mine’ (Loew's 86th St.)—Pic-throwing bares made fair by Ctarlotte Greenwood, The tie Chaplin’ 's latest picture. “Gentlemen. Prefer Blondes’ (Loew's ate)— We ‘eak sister to the book and “Hee of Troy” (Keith's Mow)—The cast laugh more than the audience at their own antics. The Laat Command” (Rialto}—Emsl Jannings in a splendid mor “London After Midnight" (Bronx Strand)— Lon Chaney's latest contortion. pate Nomen ead Bi; (Gramercy) Seance ture, he Long and tiresome ‘Stuiet pre (Loew's Lexington)—Go to sleep after the frat hall we Washington Square’ —Reviewed in this Teo Arabian Knights” — i iepiek Wolbeim doing some excellent clowning in the “U (Arcade)—One of the the best. i. ae! tion of the age-old legend of Paola and Francesco struck in gorgeous colors on a broad Grif- fith canvas. Cor—Well, what did she call you? Truck Driver—Oh, Officer, With admirable delicacy he moves his young lovers in slow tragic sequence to their inevitable fate, their destiny hopelessly en- meshed in the circumstances of their environment. I have never seen a more lovely actress than Miss Philbin, and while her smi and drooping lashes indi- cated that she had heard tell of things not usually explained to cloistered young Spanish vir- gins, the love scenes in which she and the handsome young brother of her Caliban husband sit in mute agony, silently husbanding their emotion, are the most sensu- ally poignant I have ever seen created on the screen. The settings are very mediocre, and the army looks more like the annual D, A. R. pageant of Washington at Valley Forge than a first-class South American out- fit, but the performance of Lionel (Continued on page 26) I'd die before I'd repeat it! comicbooks.com