Life — December 8, 1927 — page 27: what you’re looking at

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the Sitenr DRAMA re oP ove ““My Best Girl” ] ARY PICKFORD is in again, with another typical Pickford picture. It is called “My Best Girl,” ind in its substance and its form it conforms religiously to the standard traditions that have made Sweetheart what she is to-day. The story was written by Kath- leen Norris, who evidently copied it off old pieces of blotting paper that were found lying around the Pick- ford studio. Its heroine is a wistful but comical little shopgirl who has to support and man shiftless family; its hero is a handsome young clerk, with a twinkle in his eye—the latter ng accounted for by the fact that he is the millionaire shop- It is hardly necessary to announce that Miss Pickford is excellent. So is Charles Rogers, as the lad with the twinkle. And so is Sam Taylor's direction. America’s T is not improbable Charles Rogers felt when he was called on to make love to Mary Pickford in “My Best Girl.” When Miss Pickford first started playing love the screen, Mr. Rogers was a resident of Olathe, Kansas, being at the time all of one Year of age. 1 feel certain that Rogers has been in the that young a bit nervous scenes on Mr. movies long when assed as a “veteran characte Our Mary will still be a as wistful but comical little heroines in pictures exactly like “My Best Girl.” enough to be ¢ > @ ‘Sorrell and Son” (YOR three-fourths of the “Sorrell an extraor- ily tender, sensitive and movit drama of self-sacrifice, alty and kindred virtues. It is bes sutifully acted, by H. B. Warner and little Mickey MeBann, and directed with gentle sympathy and genuine intelli- gence by Herbert Bren The fact that “Sorrell and Son” falters toward the end is due to feeble performances in two or three vitally important parts. The intense realism is impaired, and_ the tional strength weakened, BRENON Mt: again that he cule of delicacy which are so generally absent among members of the directorial frater- nity. He can take a fragile story such as “Peter Pan” or “A Kiss for Cinderella”’—and can handle it with The fine spirit of “Sorrell and could have been killed by applic of the diree- torial bludgeon; it lives and breathes, however—which constitutes one more credit for Mr. Brenon: “The College Widow” AHERE has been much talk re- cently of proselyting in the col- leges. It seems that football stars are continually from one university to ises of lucrative j the way, and Son” is emo- demonstrates the ind good taste care. Son” too strenuous ion being enticed ther by prom- »s in the student cal subscription laundry or ageney. In “The College Widow" onstrated a brand-new form of pr selyting. It is engineered by Dolores Costello, who appears as the daugh- ter of the president of dear old something-or-other colleg Whenever a sensational e-threat fullback s for Yale, Penn Stat the University of California, new starts scoring + HMlinois Miss look slumbrous Costello gives him a yearning from the depths of her eyes—and he transfers at dear old something-or-other. Just to get entirely clear, bicycle. onee to how Miss Costello manages uch is not made ably around so Pr she uses a “Two Arabian Knights’ SOMEWHERE. along about the sixth reel of Arabian Knights” a and mentarily ‘ wo intrudes this procession of gorgeous gag plot damage plot me hilarious put the to do any Knig ingenious interrupts urrives too late real “Two Arabian stands as an amazingly and uproariously funny comedy Much of humor is at- tributable to Le Wolheim—a great deal of it to William Boyd— sl to the di- its lusty and probably a great de Lewis Milestone Whosesoever the Arabian Knights” formidable provoker of loud laughs that has come to the screen in a long, long time. rector, credit, “Two stands as the most Sherwood. R. E.§ R Sunrise. The fantastic and infinitely stimulating story of a man who repented in the nick of time. It was directed by FW. Murnau. The Student Prince. FE turns sentimental and, of cour in a graceful and ing Ramon Novarro helps a k The Patent Leather Kid. A fighter in the prize-ring and a slacker in the war, portrayed by Richard Barthelmess. Lubitsch manner. ecent The High School Hero. as thoroughly pleasant as any 4 ever seen. The Garden of Allah. Love and re- nunciation in the great, throbbing desert —irected by Rex Ingram Wings. Grucling hattles in. the and grim drinking bouts in P: fully: and. thrillingly depicted The Way of All Flesh. nings gives a heroic perio ure I've pales Agee The King of Kings. spectacular but pageant of gospel tr Seventh Heaven in the Charles Far el Underworld. ture—the acti on the Chica comicbooks.com