Life — December 22, 1927 — page 28: what you’re looking at

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26 ‘‘Love”’ (THERE have been recurrent re- ports that Greta Garbo — has walked out on her job in Hollywood and after her two recent. pictures, [can well under- stand the motives behind her mutiny. If ever t a flying: ste that in ‘Temptress. seeing most a new actress got off to t, Greta Garbo did just The Torrent” and “The And if ever a promising actress was done wrong by, Greta Garbo has been done just. that in “Flesh and the Devil” and “Lov This ravishing and unusual er ture, this priceless gift to roman starved humanity, — this princess o” dreams, is being butch- ered before eyes. Her cruel employers are forcing her to go the way of all flesh (and how!), and are sliding poor John Gilbert along with her. It’s enough to m glorious our very strong men break down and weep. | “Love,” both Miss Garbo and Mr. Gilbert appear to distinct disadvantage. They are equipped with an illogical, inconsistent and rather ham story (and if you hasten to tell me that Tolstoi wrote it, my answer is, “What of that?”). When, at the conclusion of “Lov Miss (€ before a moving train, one gathers that it is the natural action of an intelligent rbo casts herself Recent The Gaucho. Douglas Fairbanks has set an amazingly high standard for him: self—and this one isn't quite up to it Uncle Tom's Cabin. Real } hounds and real ice—but it’s still a pl melodrama. My Best Girl. Mary Pickford as ever Sorrell and Son. An unevenly played hut beautifully directed story of a sol dier’s he m after the war. The College Widow. tello completely surrounded by plavers in a generally entertaining Two Arabian Knights. 7 as the most uproariously laug year's movies, The Magic Flame. Dolores Cos- football able of the Ronald Colman person who has been compelled to work through—let alone sit through —a picture like “Love.” There t least two meritorious elements in “Love.” One of them is Brandon Hurst and the other is George Fawcett. The collar of Mr. Gilbert's uniform is also pretty im- pressive. “The Spotlight”’ WHILE Tam on the subject of my personal likes and dislikes (and when am I otherwise?), I may as well announce that I am also tired of comedy-dramas of back-stage life Jsther Ralston amusing pranks on the hero. In this one, called “The Spot- light,” she appears as L hody-or-other, who acquires a Rus- black and in which plays some- sian nt and a wig becomes famous, Even apart from the staleness of its subject matter, “The Spotlight” is a very pallid piece of work. Bulletin ROM Jackson E. ‘Towne the following suggestions for a Great American College Movie: “In this picture the hero will matriculate as a Freshman, but when come “Don't yo! wish yo’ had a job, Rastus?” “Deed Ah does, Sambo, wid all dese holidays a-comin’ on.” fete Roth bom the time comes for the big football game a few weeks later he will not be able to make the winning touch down for dear old Tait, for the quite natural reason that, being Fresh for the man, he will not be eligible Varsity team. “There will be when the hero finally does win. the game for dear old Tait, will not be seated next to the heroine and will not manifest more enthusiasm than the 1 professor who, tire cheering section. The hero's parents will attend the big game, but this will not be the first football game they have will have fre- quently witnessed their son's pigskin vol, Con ever seen, for they prowess at preparatory sc sequently, they will not fatuous pride nor extreme indigna- tion at comments of praise or blam« of their overheard from ad- jacent strangers in the stands. “There will be a trainer for the team, but he will not bet everything register son down to his undershirt on the out- come of the final game.” Furthermore, the hero's room- mate will not be a puny, bespectacled rind who will hotly defend his pal when all the other students have erroneously assumed that the hero is yellow. In fact, it will probably turn out that the hero is yellow e. Sherwood. Developments and Vilma Banky in one of those romances. The Angel of Broadway. Tears from the old hokum bucket Quality Street. Quite quaint and quite dull Tell It to Sweeney. This is funny, Jesse James. secretary out of a The Fair Co-ed. something terrible. The High School Hero, The Student Prince, Sunrise, The Garden of Allah, Wings, The Patent Leather Kid and Underworld. These are all recommended. Making a Y. M.C. A od bad man Marion Davies in comicbooks.com