Life — March 4, 1926 — page 28: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

“Moana” HEN I saw Robert J. Fla herty’s picture, "Nanook of the orth,” ir years weather was in Cooler Inside” sign the thea v re was not strictly true; when I saw his more re cent effort, “Moana, a blizzard was rag ing in inclement New York, and the cury mer- was flirting with zero. Perhaps, then, the external element have contributed hat to my ap Mr fine f more inclined to be- but am lieve that his pictures would seem as gen- ely great had their release dates been transposed Moana” lack ADOLPHE “Moana” Tacks 5 ee the vigorous, st ah wart drai that surged through “Nanook of the North,” for the obvious reason that life in the South th j the spent his life in a Seas is less heroic life N in Arctic. le to snatch the bare the 2 could reach up esse st M from ur friendly snows; pluck his daily br adfruit from the low hanging branches of the luxu t tropical trees Me Nan of his life, while not as admirable The details Nevertheless, vk ure as was any particular perils, are in teresting, and the backgrounds of his activities, as pictured by Mr. Flaherty are beautiful beyond words LIFE - @ Whe pe That is where Mr. Flaherty’s artistry He | He “The Grand Duchess and the Waiter” lr" is about wo! is apparent as the selective se i t time for us critics to drop i of a painter knows how to com be “promising” in connection St. Clair On the exceptional pictures rather, how to record th have been most per- Malcolm fe with which © scenes strengt! in a row, there is no doubt that he is fectly composed definitely there (wherever that is) by nature, “Moana His latest, “The Grand Duchess and bably the W is the most pretentious of eye that date; it is also the farthest from that style of wit which has been so happily evident in Mr. St. Clair’s previous een- Indeed, this fly, fig suggests Lut his effort believe ook of . removed om distinctly native well supported by the public, I tures. at comedy nd sch, as represented par sincerely h that ticularly in orbidden Paradise. It Moana” will proves that Mr, St.Clair’s train of A well as Man thought does not necessarily run on a like Robert Fla rrow-gaug way track. herty (and there lorence Vidor is the Grand Duchess and Adolphe they are both as close to perfection as ure all too few like Menjou the waiter, and him) deserves and requires encourage- n this day, for a . ment. He has. the progress. Miss Vidor's beauty is g, on ability to make heavily emphasized thre pictures of realand — ture—and where else could emphasis be MeNjou enduring value. placed to equal advantage? The answer pecuess asp tie Unfortuna’ he to that is, I don’t know rer” will (not be: given R. E. Sherwood. a chance to do’ so (the film business being what it is) (Re Developments will be found jess those pictures turn in a profit on page 33) This is Station MEOW. Four saxophonists, a politician and a con- tralto have entered the studio, This is Station MEOW signing off. Good night. comicbooks.com