Judge — June 1935 — page 25: what you’re looking at

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MOVIES (Continued from page 14) funny, and some of them are But they were meant to be ironic and bitter—a tragic laugh out of the corner of a laughing face—and they also, I am afraid, were meant to ex- press Hecht and MacArthur's own at- titude towards love, marriage, women, and Sam ldwyn, They had Mr. Coward to toss off their epigrams, and he is probably the best man they could e found for the business. But their epigrams are not wows enough to save the first part of the picture from a dreary pace. There are far too many epigrams, and far too many sour epigrams, to make up for an utter lack of dramatic ob- jective. They do get “The Scoundrel” under way eventually, and from the moment they have their Mr. Coward brutalize a little corn-flower poetess he has plucked from the arms of a decent (if poorly written) lover, until the con- clusion, in which Mr. Coward goes to Heaven under violent circumstances, their picture shows the writing skill and the dramatic sense you expect from them. The fact remains, however, that in 1 Hollywood, “The Scoundrel” ald have been re-taken and better- edited than it is at the hands of the men who wrote it. Few authors have the courage to write well and then direct their own writing with an iron hand, and if there is anything Hecht nd MacArthur need to do, besides relaxing and getting a little less tense with their ideas, it is to find a “no- man” to help them keep their produc- tions in hand. As for Mr. Coward, he remains what he has always been: a facile actor, with obnoxious manners, a fine dramatic sense, and an effeminate, re- pulsive personality—which he is sup- posed to have in “The Scoundrel,” and would have had to even a g er degree had the boys edited their own dialogue, and thought their camera, than amusing. more about about the lines they have been wanting to write for a long time. HE Summer crop of horror pic- tures are floating around. I rec- The Bride of Frankenstein” as the best of the lot—at least it’s the most outlandish and has the best technical work from director James Whale. It also has one or two religious scenes which are nauseating and which, as long as I can remember, have usually been inserted in pictures made by Universal. I don’t know who is responsible and I don’t know that it’s important, but I do know it is in damn bad taste. ommend * for OILY ‘SKINS mEnnen LATHER Skins ore either oily of dry. Now 1 moke o shoving cream for each of these types. Get both creoms in my Skin Tester Kit, for DRY SKINS | apres BRUSHLESS / great new idea in ‘One man’s shave may be another's poi- son. Yes sir, Because all skins are not alike. Actually, skins are divided into two main types—Oily and Dry. And each type nceds its own especial type of shave, Prove this in just two shaving- mornings, by trying out the two types of Mennen Shaving Cream you get in. my skin tester kit. Mennen Lather Shave is especially for men with oily sk It loosens deeply imbedded oi] and grease deposits, washes out over-active pores. Makes skin healthier, smoother—better able to take it. Leaves it feeling fresh—and looking fine Mennen Brushless is especially for men with dry skins. It's emollient softens, relaxes, soothes. Rids you of that dry, taut fecling. Roughness, red- ness disappear. You'll like to use it. No mess. It's a cream, not a grease So send for my Skin Tester Kit. Con- tains both types of Mennen Shave (Lath- shaving W.9. er and Brushless), Skin Bracer, Talcum for Men and a Mennen double-edge Blade. Costs only 10c, but only one kit to a customer.” (AFTER THE SHAVE Mennen Skin Bracer, 2 new tingling tonic. Has a subtle odor that's 100% mannish—yet the girls like it, too. Mennen Talcum for Men, the most popular man’s powder. Doesn't shou Kills face-shine. Great after bathing, too. MENNSN LATHER SHAVE Plain or Menthol-Iced E oss PRUBIESs ate “Yes, Mr. Mennen, I'll make the test. Send along your SKIN TESTER KIT containing trial sizes of Mennen Lather Shave, Brushless Shave, Talcum for Men, Skin Bracer, and a Mennen doubleedge blade.” Send coupon with 10¢ in coin to The Mennen Company, Newark, N, J., Dept. JG—6. comicbooks.com