Judge — June 30, 1928 — page 25: what you’re looking at

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JUDGE you would only save of the » over all ve to put up “The Dragnet” is a crook movie produced by the same aggregation that turned out “Underworld.” We'll dismiss that, however, and judge it on its own merits, if your old copies zine, there would be no need te I ¥ this again, but as you don't, you'll } with occasional repetition. sible. According to the daily papers, which, of course, you can't believe, Chic is the only sector of the civilized world where it is f matics with clothes. Be that as. it) may, Mayor Thompson's happy hunting grounds have been responsible for an alarming amount of drama, and “The Dragnet” may be chalked up as another fan tastic story dealing with the intimate lives of our pro fessional gangsters. The story suffers in that it is not new to the movie public. By now, we all know that a crook worthy of the name buys his clothes from Brooks Brothers and his machine guns from Thomp son, and that an honest cop has to enforce the law as hionable to wear auto evening bout as much chance icaraguan Boy Scout to halt the invasion of the Marines. In this latest study of armored gentlemen, G Bancroft again plays the r Kid, who shoots first of a modern Billy the nd he His part saunters nd asks questions later, lives up to the promise he gave in his first. él running mate, yn Brent, again a of a he-lady of the underworld, through her routine with convincing gusto. The story is fantastic and weak, and since the artillery practice of our modern underworld has been shown in at least a dozen movies since the Hollywood philanthropists allowed a gentle world a glimpse of Chicago gang action in “Underworld.” there much to recommend this picture save the is not able act- | ov" IES ie ing and direction, Ud rather see “Underworld” over News Tatmavor contributes a entitled “IT Love with Reservations,” She acts as she loves, she does, she does. magazine article it is alleged. Je stiess in movie endings are now changing, and it iy the current me to allow the hero to sink inte the arms of his loved one with several pounds of lead reposing somewhere in his person. We are indeed a bloodthirsty public. what with war pictures, crook melodramas and polite drawi shootings be coming more and more popular with movie patrons My my, and it seems but yesterday somebody started a war to end war. Well, UF cerning me fed up with square meals and room ‘is another one of those movies con men and women who are simply who eat three out of the A favor ng, it will thrill many a crowd before the celluloid grows dim, -pamby fellows get their excitement sporting columns of the daily news) ite theme, with a grim end vers. Fazil” is a son of the desert who just can't » silly notions the West where monogamy He falls in love in nd then proceeds to enforce his Arabian cus toms in polite society. It doesn’t work, so he le She follows him to Arabia and we hav magnificent wife stalks into his rd - delivers a speech in defense of American womanhood, This is the s that should throw the s audiences in’ the and well it should it American girl wants to marry a who believes that a nsidered a good theory. ves his wi seene in which his woman is just a playthir (Continued on page 29) The Movie Guide (Toe performance shows only. Conn daily papers for change of theatres “The Man Whe Laughs” (Centr! wie yet turned “Trail of "38" Astor) God camera re that grows extrenely duly be “The Tempest” | f= ography ant Job ti t, well Barrymore If pacture ever ant god. Other Insertions of Soviet propaganda. “Fart” Gaiety)—Reviewet The successful tis setting a lang run Aying pretur 1. Doll story and marvelo py tFoels for Luck™ (Uinown Loew's ontinuows snes only. P “The Crowd” (rons. Strand and Tre not) —Vidor's belliant splendid cast make this ection and tertaininent _Ohicker A La King” eviews! i The Smart Set?" (New 1th) this iemae ove with William H in this “The Dragnet” —Iteviewed comicbooks.com