Judge — July 14, 1928 — page 23: what you’re looking at

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JUDGE an executive of one of our major movie companics let down the bars for a moment, so to speak, and appraised the leading ts of the Gold Coast with cold candour. After ming over the various officials and discussing their talents, he mentioned a young Frenchman, Monsicur D’Arrast, and remarked that he of the directors in. Hollywood who only craftsman but a man with some culture I believe he said that Chap! However, no matter where he Director D'Arrast has made and amusing. EVERAL months » S ws few good and knowl- v had trained him. received his trainin picture that is light, Unless you sit through score after y movies, you can never know the relict of stumbling upon as refreshing and stimu lating as “The ™ ficent Flirt.” the production turned out by D’Arrast. Well cast, capably acted and magnificently directed, it is heartily mended to pu as entertainment. The story doesn't amount to much, and one might wish for a more exciting dénouement, but the charm of the director so asserts itself in minor scenes, really never think of the story. in which the sophisticated man about town waits im- ntly for his companion, meanwhile inspecting the intings, and casually glancing over the personal effects scattered about the There is the American from Terre Haute who is revelry bent and who takes Paris as he finds it. And he does. There a dozen slick titles turned out by Mankewicez, including one tossed off during a se- quence in which the worldly count pointed out to his young nephew some exercises going on across the street. The boy picks out an airplane with the binocu- ady doing her daily dozen, whereupon the uncle dec “That's just like you: I show you a beautiful woman and you look at As or was not a reco! you There is the sequence room, are air- (Two performance shows only. See daily papers for theatre changes) “The Lien and the Mouse"? ( War —There is abmolutely no virtue ia t jan Whe Laughs" (Central) — a good director and a marvelous actress do very well by Victor inevdent, made entertaining by the acting of Sybil Thorndike. “The End of St Petersburg” (Ham- merstein)—A magni Soviet government wi ni propaganda. ‘The ables dire huteted in “Fant” ( of the theme “Eas the twain shall meet, with a harera thrown tn for good measure. Good fun for grand- mother “The fed Dancer” in this issue. ne tO ee Thi 9 ew (Globe) —Ro- joa e+ pees ies Joba Barrymore with lit “wings” (Cri seme of the Uoye mand this one would lose money is THE MOV] od : | Nl ES /1, By PARE LORENTZ plane. You pervert!" given to D’Arrast for turnin Flirt.” of-the T End of St. “The these manoffs exec he hiticent » much credit cannot out “The Ma It has that one quality so foreign to th mill movies run charm. followir versions of Russian the Revolution red recently in movie form in the order » Last Command,” “The Tempest.” “The Clothes Make the Woman,” There are probably others, but wvineed me, and [have t Ro ted so many times, [ feel like a pro al pall-bearer. [can’t tell you what an attach ment T have formed for that ill-fated family, and if there perchance is a Romanoff alive and if he or she any time this I should be real pleased to help with the Petersburg. Red Dar have er. ¢ seen today is thinking of having a funeral summer, services. “The Red Dane ailment: r suffers from that chronic story deficiency, It is a tale of the revolu tion and is filled with scenes supposedly showing the usual oppression of the peasants, The Grand Duke is a virtuous young fellow with the responses of Y. M. C. A. seeretary. The heroine alternately down her hair to look like old pictures of Theda Bara and leaps to a soap box and assumes the once famous pose of Dr. Munyon, The story has this serious defect: show us the horrors of pre- every other title is a wise-crac! titles about th dominates the asked to be very concerned tion and the next you are d to take it all in a spirit of fun. ‘The pho hy is excellent, the acting awkward, and the story as dignified as a Lydia (Continued on page 28) movie it pretends to volution Russia, yet and, despite verbose downtrodden peasants, the love story minute ¥ about the economic of is picture, so that one uoare situa The Movie Guide ally change 3% grams asi faye “Ladies of the Mi Nema)—A neat story and obaon) ‘ + Bow. “The Magnificent Flirt” in this is Reviews! The Circus" (Crewent, Brooklya)— The latest Chaplia “The Patsy” (Schuyl Davies ug Vicker aol ma grand fi Marion everyboly “The $ amusing, ne ( —Equally “The Station Master.” Reviewsi in they issue. comicbooks.com