Judge — March 31, 1928 — page 27: what you’re looking at

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THE BRIDGE | OF SIGHS | | L's problems. u JUDGE PAYS § FOR EACH ONE PRINTED. Judging the Movies (Continued from page 23) write a story for the movies, well and good. If he wants to adapt | a play, excellent. But when he lets them adapt a play line for line and then suddenly | plot so that the spirit « acter of his people are \ changed and the story eliminated | he is cither a careless playwright | or else believes that, “ol, well, | it's for the movies I resent’ that “They Knew What They Wanted” was a good | play. Phe Seerct’ Hour" is stupid, false and dull. The fault lies between Sydney Howard for allowing them to so adapt his play, Rowland Lee, the director, and the Hays office. tT is enough to send you away from the movies for life. It isn’t the letter, it ix the spirit of the thing that counts. A man nbe put in jail for beating his Character is no synonym for law. Lf drama and literatur as the movies, are te be held within the limitations of the law, God help us. What possible hari could come to an audience of children, old men, or even New Yorkers. seeing a picture in which a man is great enough te accept oa woman who is the mother of an Megitimate child? | This is the beginning of a régime of censorship that may so emasculate the movies that the west rabid movie fan will turn to tiddle-de-winks as a more adult diversion. Let us pray the day is not far off. ue Count or Trex” had the best story of any prize fight movie I have ever seen, but it had a poor cast and worse direction, so that the net appraisal at the most is: fair. (Continued on the next page) HOW GmD I€ Sou FRIDGE GAM SIDNEY @ LENZ = se—if you win a Lenz ¢ National and Intere Iuction Bridy HIS is the eighth of a series of Lenz problems pub- lished in Jupcr. Prizes weekly for the best three solu tions. Sterling silver trophies by ( un for the best threc scores in the series, Mr. Lenz personally conducts this de partment. Tis decisions will he final. Li two or more con i nts tie, both or all will receive like prizes. Problenis grow more difficult as the series progresses. The series will run not less than thirteen weeks nor more t sixteen Contestants should yive as directly and clearly as possible all eysential variations of attack and defense in playing the cards. Address solutions to Sidney S. Lenz, His Desk, Jupce, 627 West 43rd Street, New York City. Problem No. 8 The number of the problem must be clearly indicated by the contestant at the top of each solution. Only one side of each sheet of paper used should be written on, All solutions must be re- First Prize ceived not later than April Twelve packs Russell's Aristocrat Oh. Lenz solution will be ‘ The cards w : Von th fe ohacks. An es published in April 28th issue. tablished favorite of card clubs. Names of winners will be published in May 5th issue. Second Prize oO (1) Set Clark's: Auction Bridge sas Tiles. with racks. L in place vara) of card ; Ideal for working © i) a7 tems Or (2) A year's subscrip JUDGE. Third Prize An autographed nz on Bridge. me. Published by chuster. Contains all h popular problems f 2 York theater programs. Or 2) A year's subscription t> Auction Bridge Magazin Spades are Trumps. South has the lead, North and South must win six of the seven tricks against any de- fense by Bast and West. (See next page for Lens Solution to Problem No. 4) comicbooks.com