Judge — October 6, 1928 — page 23: what you’re looking at

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JUDGE IN. JUD GIWG rt MOVIES xer, in the dim past, Marion Davies made a O picture that was amazingly funny in spots. That is, King Vidor directed her and she seemed funny. She docs all her little tricks in The Cardboard Lover.” inverted adaptation of the play “Her Cardboard Lover,” but they are dull and The play was amusing. an tiresome for the most part. ind with an able director the movie might have up held the successful precedent. As it was turned out, he Cardboard Lover” has nothing to recommend it save one or two funny spots and the unusual ward presented by Nils Asther, the so-called le robe ding man, His tennis outfit was something to behold. who would play tennis in such garb would ming in evening clothes. It w Aman oO swim a unique exhibit. Perhaps Mr. Asther is a Pacific Islander and is hav- ing his first fling at wearing clothes; in first certainly he is in the Hollywood race for leading clothes-horse position, place The story, such as it is, gives us a college co-ed turned loose Monte Carlo, stricken with calf love French tennis star. She is employed by him to keep him from the wily clutches of his unfaithful mistress. Miss Davies is just a bit seasoned to give the f a co-ed, and even she couldn't ippear dumb enough to do the things demanded of the heroine. She gets her man, finally few laughs up until this point. Go se the picture King Vidor did for her. entertaining. D' srire: its title, from the bold There are a few into the raspy Buddy, fora you ilusion of a vut there are “The Patsy,” It’s much more the “Air Circus” laddics who flew gives us a re “over there. 2 the mov of “Over There but these are just a few st tone blares and “My chords left scenes wh chords oe over from “What Price Glory” and the other war les immortalized by Mr. Fox. Something should be done about Mr. Fox. This is the third or fourth time he has allowed a picture a dostart and then for no apparent reason just turned the camera over to the spirit of mother-love. Perhaps Mr. Fox believes that the mothers of the land are being neglected. If so, I wish he would ate his pictures and announce his tear epies as For Ladies Over Ninety Only.” ‘This would assure a hundred per cent maternal nd provide a warnir red tendance for moviegoers who have le: te tuke their mothers or leave them alone, The “Air Cireus” deals with the modern theme of sters who go to a civil trainin 3 school to arn to fly. The atmosphere is u nd pleas- are very ind acking at times and, except when he is called upon for some dialogue, is the best feature of the picture, The story moves along like bright American Soy story until the last-minute injection of audible conversation and mother-love, and then it sounds like a memorial serviee put on by the lies’ Aid. I wish Mr. Fox would stop it. I have only his interests at heart. ture (Unfortunately, I lost my pre you their T and the two youngsters in the p tive. am can't smart aleck ive names.) of the pair is very Fan Mail From Washington Juper, New York City. Gextiemen: In a recent issue of Jupor you recommend in your line-up of picture shows “The Racket’ —one of the best melodramas of the year, with Louis Wolhe I saw this picture and Thomas Meighan was the (Continued on page 2 The Movie Guide (Two pertormances 2 day only shows) “Air Cireus™ (Gaiety) —Peace time tly ing and a silly story Lilae Time” (Central) —A sloppy steal II the flying pictures of the “The Terror (Warner’s)—Loo but funny in places, All talking “White Shadows” (Astor)—Beautiful photography and capable acting by Monte Blue. asd on Freslerick O'Beven’ dhetnent of the white man's eivilitatio A fair treat- ment of a thr ject. Based on. of th the macabre “The Docks of New York” story that gets George Hancroft a A robust, a in the end. Haclanova. “The Magnificent Flirt” (Itov a! amusing piece, with Florence Vidor, (Continuous performance movies.) “Fart” (Fox's American ind: “Steamboat Bill, Jr." (Ne ter Keaton at his worst is fu the ordinary comedian. On with Ernest Torrence that she be worth a halfatollar, comicbooks.com )