Judge — March 23, 1929 — page 25: what you’re looking at

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JUDGE GANG THe MOVES | By PARE LORENTZ Hite it is the first talking musical comedy W picture, “The Broadway Melody” is nothin but a cheap relish of last season's dram. dealing with the rts of gold that beat under the tinsel shirts of our chorus girls. There is that which the he desperate scene fro o rushes out in his BLY to his sweetheart. and the famous “Broadway” in - D's and makes It was good two years a idea seems in for a good run in the movies, “Broadway Melody” is filled with those stupendous ets which the movies produc to show Ziexteld that he but the dialogue, very from time to time just is still in the amateur class, story, and music all) sound: very, familiar, “Broadway Melody" is off-key most of the time. the mouths of babes, Dummy’ —by far the entertaining It has a brilliant east, an so to speak, comes talking picture vet made. and amu * There are two people who deserve their report cards: Mickey Bennett, child Zazu Pitts, one of the oldest best actresses in Hollywood. The lad carries the réle of a precocious office boy who is hired by a detective to impersonate a deaf and noof a wealthy family in order to be taken by a kidnappi sunge The boy foils the villains, saves a little child, and gets a badge. original idea we dialoge gold stars on new retor, and and dumb sc However, simple as it is, for a movie plot that’s itoriginal, And Zazu Pitts, who has always been a great actress, will have you rolling in the aisle with the lugubrious humor of her lines. She has a perfect comedienne’s voice, crook who doesn't her man is handse sad, doleful, and as a kindhearted tre what people say, she thinks *. she is funny enough to revive hope in the talking pictures as comic mediums. Ruth Chatterton and actors of long standing, John Cromwell, legitimate round out the cast ¢ Dummy” so that at no time docs it fail to be show, \V Jie it is filled with old gags, “AIL At Se ist’ dirty and funny. It is K. Arthur redies. old-fashioned nother one of those Karl Dane, George And as in their last picture, it becomes almost lavender in tone enough to be at times, However, it makes no pretense of being anything hut a slapstick movie, ind as such it is not a bad job. “Qenaroine” is just the sort of movie you would F expect wrote a movie, girl who always got when she wouldn't tell her she Booth ‘Tarking was mm to write if he ever It is a gentle story about a meaty a big langh from the fellows sat down to ple seven her best) friends menace ona dance tloor, ind her complexion resembled a salt map of the Bal- kans, Her father hires a gig in two weeks her friends up to dance—and wins a lovin If Booth Tarkington thought “Geraldine” tbout what movie aldine™ sit through it.) are amazed when she lo to give her lessons and ets. cup! was just fans are worth, then [ think “Ger is just about what Booth ‘Tarkington is worth. (And that compensates me somewhat for having to Mary Nixon is pretty enough to do the picture more than justice, The Movie Guide “AM at Sea" —In th “Awakening” —For “The Dummy" —I nd of St. remains the be tersdarg”—Which still st war pactate to date “The Doctar's Secret”—\ gow! show. “Geraldine”. ay Melody” —In this issue ita aces stherty Leve'*—CGeorge K. Arthur Dane braving bricks at each Fansie Brice, funny the ny fashion. “Case of Lena Smith" —Besutiful pice tures, superb music, and excellent acting. “The Patriot” Still the best picture Marion Davies is really funny in this one. “Redskin” — Dix working like a real Indian, ng “The River’*—More the eye, Beautiful “The Rescue"*—Herbert Brenon doing very well by Conrad's novel. worn Angel”? > love a gold di A doughboy Well “Sins of the Fathers”—Emil Jannings is too sad for words The Singing Foo!" —Joleon ‘good crys. getting @ ‘The Welt of Wall Street’*—Io sheep- ‘White Shadows” Reellent picture of the South Seas. comicbooks.com_