Judge — December 1, 1928 — page 22: what you’re looking at

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JUDGE i tr the ever upward progression of movies, before the army and cited for bravery under fire, | both Mr. Menjou and his stories wax thin- or, as the title-writer said, for giving her country ner and thinner, ‘til at the present time the something it could never rey I think that scene dapper idol of the sophisticated fan is ready to be — rates as one wrapped in tissue paper and put away for a long Hollywood, f the most vul spite its reverent r turned out of | rest. “His Private Life’ is Hed sophisticated movie, but examining it with a calm eye it appears ND in we have the war. “Man, Woman or to be a series of incidents featuring a well-dressed Wife” starts out with a really fresh situation: a ; but em. ed gentleman who sits, stands and sighs, deserter who has returned home to roam unknown like a foot-sore bloodhound, at a not too comely blonde — and destitute is picked out of the gutter by a woman (the gentleman's wife in private life, the program who loved him before the war. She is lady-in-waiting explains). The whole thing moves slowly, and the to a bootleg king and she runs away with her old comedy, wistfully located in Paris, approaches the lover. The deserter discovers his wife is to marry, character of the old-time vaudeville act in which the and he goes to stop the marriage, only to turn back two comedians accost the ung lady who carries at the altar, He comes back in time to murder the her money in her stocking. There is not one spon- bootlegger, who has returned for his gal, and is put | taneous moment in the movie. The star, the director in prison. The woman who loves him attempts to | ind the cameraman seemed to suffer a general fatigue, deliver him from prison, but he runs into the ma-— | HH and as the picture was taken in Paris there may — chine gun bullets as a recompense for his past trans- i be a reason not explained in the program. gressions. i} I have given you the complete story because Nor- I came through the lobby after seeing “The oman Kerry and Pauli rk do pad a job i] | £2 Woman Disputed” I overhes of acting pull see in a day's sitting. There was i} | mother explain to her daughter, “Ths ample material in the scenario, but the director and | Talmadge; don't you remember her in ‘Smilin’ — his cast let it grind away practically untouched. | Through'—so sweet,” but the heartless child merely | muttered, “She seemed kinda dumb to me,” and dis- inst Nationat is to be congratulated for bring- | | missed the subject. As a criticism of “The Woman ing the French picture, “Shadows of Fear,” to this 1} Disputed,” the child scored an ace. Perhaps there country, It is an adaptation of Zola’s nove Therese are those who care not what she docs so long as Raquin,” and while it is not a great movie, put it Norma Talmadge does it, but only those staunch down as one to see wh few can find much worthwhile in this war drama. It is a tremendous re re two faults: the situation is that — the sex situations ha movie heart-wringer, the woman who sells her virtue heroin i to (a) protect her lover, (b) si \ other noble re it who desig: n it comes your w f to see a picture in which e the breath of life about them ssn't swoon at sight of her lover in the bite him on the | 1 Bow, the on. The second fault is the hero, minute he enters the room," nce of Therese, ned his haireut and his gestures after John the repressed wife of a semi-invalid, and a robust Gilbert, which should give you some idea of what — painter, progresses to the place where they can enter i sort of a fellow he is. However, worst of all, there tain the idea of murder. They carry out their idea, is a great climax in which the heroine is led out (Continued on page 32) | There ¢ her country, (¢) any West End)— “Shadows of Fear”—Reviewo! in this hotography and George — imue. ory of the waterfroat i (Two pertor ly aly shows). "The Singing Feel” (Winter “Decks of New Yor Consult daily papers for theatre changes. Al isto good this will A ives us Wes : Jimmy Valentine” (Astor) (Continueus shows only. Programs uso “Y “The Woman Disputed” —Reviewed in Next week ‘ally change Saturdays.) “His Private Lite”—Reviewed in this this ievue. Devils (Gaiety)—Mr. Pox eave “Air Cireus"* (Dyker, Bklyn.)—Two ue yr Artifek Director Murnaia father fresh lads make it posible to ait levev'ssd tol suked him to make a sweet thing for tired through this business women “Man, Woman or Wite”—Reviewed in {Tee Comeramas (Clover, Buin} | “The Pate (Loew's Cire)—As the | Recommended: “Ead of $1 Peters Marriage by Contract” (Embasy)— This is a Keaton picture, which should weeks go on this becomes even a greater burg.” "Excess age.” White Next week be enough for you picture, and Janaings a better actor Shadows."""Our Dancing Boughtert comicbooks.com