Judge — November 16, 1929 — page 23: what you’re looking at

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JUDGE ce fE~ DD — By PARE LORENTZ ue week brought a nice batch of ole-timcy movies to town, leaving no opening for the boys to discuss fluid rhythm, lap dissolves or any other technical development of the infant art, “Wel come Danger” is welcome chiefly because it is slap- stick and because Harold Lloyd is a od slapstick ian. Lloyd is one of the world’s greatest box- actions. Women and children must make ire gags, he always manages to have a Ladies’ Home Journal decorous spirit in all his work. He is the small boy at the party who does hand springs. Chaplin is the outeast gamin who breaks the windows, steals the ice cream, and pinches the rls. it so, Despite his sure he best part of Lloyd's work in the past has been his action. horses Climbing buildings, racing a team of through traflie—his past tricks have been funny beeause Talk slows down “Welcome Danger” real laughs are in the camping episodes that begin the picture. They are slapstick and funny. However, once the story gets heroic it becomes un n, the story and action are practically 1 from Buster Keaton’s he ommend “Welcome Dang: ous fun, active, Cameran as casual, not hilari- Homes” is another with sound. The dialogue is so stilted and the English accent of the traordinary I think you will find it very amusing. I liked the thing because it holds to the old school of detective fiction that always litters its plot with foot- prints, poison needles, fake mu and d phones. Clive Brook isa surprisingly good cha actor and there is some intended as well as uncon scious comedy in it. The ship's concert is one of the best comic scenes the gurgling movies have yet produced. I suggest you see it if you still get that old kick out of hearing the villain gasp ‘Hawk- shaw, the detective!" when the hero doffs his disguise. ne Retery or Sientock good movie gone wron ast so eXx- aiton’s Hottpay” belongs to the new tot school of the movies. In this form of the infant art two fat boys with broken noses are brought in from the stockyards, laced up in a uniform of some sort, and then sent before the movie to make faces d curse at each other. There is always a tough girl and a sweet girl, and the sweet girl always melts the iron of the tough guys and then cools them into virtue by her innocence. It's a harmless sort of pas- time and healthier than the old mustache hand-kissing Latin-American hero. types that for a while menaced the characters of our bus boys and clevator starters. As a matter of fact and stupid. K probably much ilor’s Holiday” is clumsy Tnne are quite a few movies coming to town which I can not possibly see: (1) Those dealing with backstage life. (2) Those dealing with backstage life. I may be a dirty old shirk, but I can not gorge any more of that stuif. If you like it, you can’t be ps much attention to my advice, and if you agree with me, I hope you will be duly tolerant and forgiving. I'll still the rounds of the talkies and even the little movie houses, but you can send out the word that Lorentz is through with the musical comedy movies. From now on backst life is as the faded leaves in the fast-approaching autumn of my life. And if only cnough of you fellows will put your shoulder to the wheel and help me with this job, maybe we can get the movies out of the backdrops by Christmas. * Jez Heaven” is a good example of the kind of e movies ths ust’ struggle along without my constructive criticism in the future. I overheard a conversation between two office boys and discovered that the story concerned a boy who wrote a theme song which was marketed by a pure gal who later marries the be Ho-hum. They might have at least varied the formula and had the girl steal the boy's song, shoot his mother and marry the producer. Even then I wouldn't like The Movie Guide “Hallelujah” —King Vidor's extraor- ¥ pegro production, aris Bound” —Smart dialogue and an excellent east. “Pieeaditly”—If you have a chance, don’t miss seeing this sileat British movie. y"—Interesting direction and “Priseaers”—\ dull beginning, but Heles Morgan, good conclusion to Molnar dialogue. “Street Giet—Crisp ant pleasant musical talkie “The Lady Lies—\ veteran cast, and a story with some real moments in ‘it “Unholy Might”—Roland Young makes it good, 7 That Upt"—Moran and Mack are still worth seeing, even in a movie. ““Youne Wewherey®—Barthelmeas in a Gentle Romance. “Bulldog Orummend™—Siil! goo! “Fast Co "—§ beeery Lardner a story, with Jack Oakie doing a gond job.