Life, 1929-05-24 · page 28 of 36
Life — May 24, 1929 — page 28: what you’re looking at
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This page from Life magazine (circa 1928-1929, based on the talkie film references) contains primarily **advertising and entertainment listings** rather than political satire. The left side features a **Dunlop golf ball advertisement** emphasizing quality ("It costs so little more to play the best"), with an illustration of a golfer mid-swing. The center presents a **"Confidential Guide"** reviewing current talking pictures and supper clubs—typical Life magazine content. The film reviews are candid and witty (dismissing *Show Boat* as "terrible," noting Mary Pickford's transition to adulthood in *Coquette*). The right side is a **Railways of France advertisement** promoting French resorts as affordable luxury alternatives to expensive American destinations, targeting the average American traveler. **No political cartoon or satire appears on this page.** It's a standard magazine layout mixing editorial content with paid advertising—common in Life's era.
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IT COSTS SO LITTLE MORE TO PLAY THE BEST THE IMPORTED “BLACK” DUNLOP meshed or dimpled marked ONE DOLLAR Life Confider,tial Guide (Continued J from Page 24) Movies Buttpoc DaumMonp. (Tatxie) Samuel Gold- wyn—Reviewed in this issue. Tue Desert Sonc, (Tatxit) Warner Broth- ers—Reviewed in this issue. Snow Boat. (Tatxie) Universal—Don't be- lieve the ads. It’s terrible. Tue Rainsow May. (Tatxte) Sono-Art—An entertaining tear-jerker. Frankie Darro gives a fine performance. Cooverre. (Tatxit) United Artists—Mary Pickford cuts off her curls, puts her rompers in storage and becomes an adult talkie star. You'll probably like her. Tue Wito Parry. (Tatxie) Paramount— Clara Bow talks quite plainly and contin- ues to sell what the public generally seems to consider sex-appeal. Tue Serre Marriace. (Sounn) Metro-Gold- wyn—Buster Keaton furnishes some hearty chuckles with the assistance of Dorothy Se- bastian and a set of false whiskers. Hearts in Dixie. (Tatxie) Fox—An excel- lent study of the Southern rural negro. Good singing and a swell comedy per- formance by Stepin Fetchit. Broapway Metovy. (Tatxie) Metro-Gold- wyn—Entertaining song-and-dance talkie. A triumph for Bessie Love. Tue Inox Mask. (Souno) United Artists— The sequel to “The Three Musketeers”, but not quite as good. Two short talking se quences by Doug Fairbanks for their adver using value. Tue Fryinc Freer. (Sounn) Metro-Goldwyn —Ramon Novarro shows how Annapolis graduates become flyers. Exceptional aero- plane photography. A Woman or Arrars. (Sounn) Metro-Golld. wyn—Greta Garbo and John Gilbert in a slightly purified version of “The Green Hat.” Greta is great. Weary River, (Tatxie) First National—An- other crook reforms through the power of music. Richard Barthelmess sings the theme song (or goes through the motions). Tue Barxer. (Tarte) First National—A really good talking picture. Milton Sills supported by lots of sex-appeal. Recom- mended for adults. Supper Clubs "Dressy. © Cover Charge. H Head Waiter. Aastassavon Grit, Park Avenue at s1st. Nice quiet place to dance. °C.$1.50-2.00. Barney's, 85 West jrd. A swell place. A swell orchestra. €.$2.00-3.00. H.Arnold. Casanova, 151 West sqth. Great hang-out. Roof now open. C.$3.00. Crus Ricuaan, 157 West 56th. Olsen is back. C$s5.00. Ctus Praza, Plaza Hotel, Nice place. Popular at Tea Dances. Lio, 7th Ave. at sand, Very Park Avenue. *C.$5.00. H.Cabiati. Montmarte, 205 West so, Oldest supper club if’town and still popular. C.$3.00. H.Charlie. Mocaor, 51st St. East of Bway. Nice place. C.$3.00. Renvezvous, Winter Garden Theatre. Clay- ton, Jackson and Durante, the funniest birds in town. C.$3.00-4.00. H.Leon, Szactave, St, Regis Hotel, Vincent Lopez speaking. °C.$1.50-3.00. H.Charles, (Continued on Page 30) cw Ptah ihn Sep ah nies y The smartest resorts in the world...are not the most expensive! If you're the average man, accustomed to American prices...you're apt to leave the smartest resorts on this side of the Atlantic outside your calculations....But French resorts offer a far more brilliant picture... at prices you can easily afford....LeTouquet ..-international chic at a beach that owes its reputation to the Prince of Wales.... Deauville...where tout Paris spends hectic week-ends....Dinard...a lovely curving shoreline for the bather, rocks for the artist, the casino for everybody...the smartest plage in Brittany. ...La Baule... ten miles from St. Nazaire, crowded with gay Parisians who adore the beach, the pine woods, the tennis and the dancing.. Biarritz... the sponsor of the sun-tan m and every important fashion in sports clothes... the starting point for the auto-car serviceover the Routedes Pyrenees....Cannes «the southern capital of chic, the centre of smart Riviera life.... MonteCarlo...where all the world comes for the ultimate thrill. Information and literature on request RAILWAYS OF FRANCE General Representatives INTERNATIONAL WAGONS-LITS, 701 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK, OR ANY TOURIST ACENCY comicbooks.com