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• Educational Screen 1946-1947 — page 167

  …Comedy The Kid Sister Comedy Fog Island Droma The Man Who Walked Alone Comedy Strange Illusion Drama Crime, inc Drama Hollywood & Vine Comedy The…

• Educational Screen 1926-1927 — page 157

  …Slapstick comedies, as well as de- tective thrillers featuring the commission of crimes, may have their effect in suggesting similar deeds to the individual…

• Educational Screen 1926-1927 — page 976

  …Colleen (Madge Bellamy) Fox Amusing Good Good Comedy of real Irish atmosphere — amusing and well-acted. Country Doctor, The (Rudolph Schildkraut, Sr.) Notable Excellent…

• Educational Screen 1938 — page 196

  …Patricia ElhsXUnlv) Crime Club detective mystery well written, directed and acted. Tense story of concealed identity, crisply told, with ample comedy, agreeably intricate, fast…

• Educational Screen 1938 — page 223

  …Polly Moran's an- tiquated comedy quite futile. 7-26-38 I .-^ I Mediocre (Yl Perhaps iC) No Law of the Underwsrid (C. Morris…

• Educational Screen 1937 — page 173

  …Frieda Incscourt) (War) Light, domestic comedy of springtime ro- mance with outstanding cast, sprightly dialog, deft direction. Brazen love-chasing by emotional females. Adult…

• Educational Screen 1928-1929 — page 80

  …starring Emil Jannings ; Red Hair, an Elinor Glyn story starring Clara Bow ; Partners in Crime, the new Beery-Hatton comedy ; Some- thing Always Happens…

• Educational Screen 1935 — page 191

  …television, the motive for the crime. Inferior acting and direction, too much talk, extraneous scenes lugged in for comedy. 9-3-35 (A) Poor…

• Educational Screen 1926-1927 — page 424

  …The picture never hits the high mark set by some of Lloyd's other comedies, although there is a generous measure of fun. Jobyna…

• Educational Screen 1934 — page 135

  …A Hither amusing Y Perhaps C Hnrdlv Crime Doctor. The (Otto Kruger, Karen Horley, Nils Asther) (RKO) Above ;r crime-mystery with excellent cast…

• Educational Screen 1924-1925 — page 591

  March, 1925 The Film Councils of America 165 Syd Chaplin in "Charley's Aunt" (Christie Comedies) — The audience seemed to have a splendid time…

• Educational Screen 1926-1927 — page 276

  …Slapstick comedies, as well as detective thrillers fea- turing the commission of crimes, may have their effect in suggesting similar deeds to the individual…

• Educational Screen 1924-1925 — page 71

  …A rather silly comedy. Quit Kidding — (Century). Poor Kid — (Century). A comedy with Baby Peggy- Tailing a Chance — (Pathe). Showing chances taken in various…

• Educational Screen 1940 — page 280

  …Ronald Reagan Rosemary Lane) First National) Fast moving little fflirce comedy. Two innocents from Texas are taken in by wise-cracking, debt-ridden producer…

• Educational Screen 1924-1925 — page 785

  …Never Say Die (Pathe) — Douglas MacLean needs better comedy material than this. Manhandled (Paramount) — Gloria Swanson makes her debut as a comedienne — and 'a…

• Educational Screen 1924-1925 — page 1028

  …Next year's program will include the regular list of fifty-four features, westerns, comedies, and serials. Three big productions of the "Super-Jewel…

• Educational Screen 1940 — page 418

  …Roger Pryor) (Columbia) Continuous dose of doings of night- club addicts in a perennial atmosphere of booze, intrigue, philandering, blackmail and crime. Spotless heroine…

• Educational Screen 1924-1925 — page 887

  …He makes the interesting proposition that in comedy — and notably in Chaplin's comedy — the movies most nearly reach the status of a new…

• Educational Screen 1938 — page 232

  …Paul Kelly) (Univ) Fairly engrossing crime melodrama free from mystery but with suspense and action well maintained, and likable stars. Wounded hero, a romantic…

• Educational Screen 1926-1927 — page 418

  …Warner) Notable Doubtful No Unusual crime story from Beulah Marie Dix play. Mental suffering, heroic silence, some effects over- done but strong film. Silken…

• Educational Screen 1930-1931 — page 405

  …Those of you who con- template a future of crime, see this and reconsider. Edward Robinson does an excellent characterization as Ricco. Douglas Fairbanks…

• Educational Screen 1939 — page 176

  …4-11-39 (Aj Depends on taste (Y) Thrilling (C) No Family Next Door (Hugh Herbert, Joy Hodges) (Univ) New series of domestic comedies…

• Educational Screen 1933 — page 111

  …A—Depends on taat« Y—Doubtful C—No Crime of the Century (Jean Hersholt. Stuart Erwin t ( Paramount) Entertaining and de- cidedly "difTerent" murder…

• Educational Screen 1939 — page 265

  …Warren Wil- liam > (Para) As blunderinir amateur detective in hilarious murder-mystery comedy written CMpiM-ially for her by Van Dine. Gracie further confuse…

• Educational Screen 1930-1931 — page 372

  …Cohens and Kelleys in Africa, The (George Sidney and Charles Murray) (Univ.) Another farce-comedy ad- venture of the friendly enemies, now in Africa…

• Educational Screen 1928-1929 — page 279

  …The Theatrical Field {Concluded from page 263) [103] FORGOTTEN FACES (Paramount) An interesting story of crime and punishment and revenge, with Clive Brook and…

• Educational Screen 1938 — page 106

  …Solved despite endless blunderings and too much "comic relief" by Edgar Kennedy as sheriff. "Crime Club" picture. 3-8-38 (A) Mediocre (Y) Hardly…

• Educational Screen 1924-1925 — page 897

  …Roy Barnes supplies the comedy relief. SO THIS IS MARRIAGE (Metro-Goldwyn) Here's the triangle again, with Lew Cody making the trouble between…

• Educational Screen 1940 — page 94

  …1-30-40 (A) Excellent (Y) and (C) No Everything Happens at Night (Henie, Cum- mings, Milland) (Fox) Diverting, fast-moving comedy-romance brings…

• Educational Screen 1926-1927 — page 1075

  …Made grotesque by too fast a comedy-tempo, eccentric actions and poor photo- graphy. .

• Educational Screen 1924-1925 — page 716

  …Zasu Pitts and Tom Wilson provide most of the comedy. Sylvia Breamer and Rosemary Theby are also present. ARGENTINE LOVE (Paramount) Again the ardent…

• Educational Screen 1937 — page 286

  …10-19-37 (A) Perhaps (Y) Exciting (C) No Counsel for Crime (Otto Kruger, D. Montgom- ery) (Colum) Forceful indictment of unscrupu- lous trial…

• Educational Screen 1923 — page 272

  …A true "crook" story of crime and revenge, practically every member of the cast being a criminal, with the exception of the innocent young…

• Educational Screen 1938 — page 218

  …Lively, amusing action, realistic characters in unpretentious little domestic comedy. Family has whirl in Paris and gets entangled with spy ring through son's…

• Educational Screen 1939 — page 142

  …Wild animal comedy absurdly out of place. 3-21-39 (A)Good of kind (Y)Good (C) If not too exciting Code of the…

• Educational Screen 1938 — page 336

  …Pangborn) (Fox) Shirley, busy and prankish in gay comedy, coaxes prosperity around corner for father and friends, delights rich, crusty old man, father's…

• Educational Screen 1924-1925 — page 237

  …Hustlin' Hank (Pathe) — One of a series of short comedies which Will Rogers is making. They may improve. FEBRUARY Paddy the Next Best Thing…

• Educational Screen 1924-1925 — page 322

  …Through the years the pictures have shown all sorts of vice, crime and brutality as being caused by drink. Pic- tures contributed, at least…

• Educational Screen 1924-1925 — page 903

  …It is spoken of as a great comedy. It is wonderfully directed and acted, there is no question about that, and the theme is…

• Educational Screen 1936 — page 212

  …Last year three French films stood out La Ma- ternelle, Maria Chapdelaine, and Crime et Chatiment —and a fourth, Lc Dernier Milliardaire, was included…

• Educational Screen 1936 — page 213

  …Heroine assumes blame and is imprisoned for brother's crime of manslaughter but cleared. Commended for time- ly theme and restrained treatment. 8-18…

• Educational Screen 1940 — page 142

  …2-27-40 (A) & (Y) Stupid (C) No Balalaika (Eddy, Ilona Massey)(MGM) Lavish musical comedy melodrama. Masquerading prince falls in love with lovely…

• Educational Screen 1932 — page 23

  …Nice Women (Sidney Fox, Alan Mowbray) (Universal) Pleasant Jit- tle realistic comedy. Poor but am- bitious family tries to marry off older daughter to…

• Educational Screen 1924-1925 — page 351

  …cheap melo- drama or have to do with crime; twenty-five per cent are comedy and are often vulgar, and about five per cent…

• Educational Screen 1930-1931 — page 441

  …As always, too, his story has its sober side as well as its screaming comedy moments. Beauty and vulgarity go hand in hand. But…

• Educational Screen 1928-1929 — page 112

  …A com- plete picture of how crimes are committed ! Faithless Lover, The (Eugene O'Brien) (Krelbar) Rather cheap and stupid—bursting dam—rescue, etc…

• Educational Screen 1930-1931 — page 280

  …Most of the situations, however, are too labored to be really good comedy. And that's too bad, because Mr. Keaton de- serves more…

• Educational Screen 1930-1931 — page 278

  …Big Money (Eddie Quillan) (Pathe) Lively farce-comedy of in- credibly "lucky" boy who quit bank job and becomes rich ae partner of professional…

• Educational Screen 1934 — page 188

  …A—Disappointing Y—Doubtful C—No Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (Ronald Colman) (U.A.) Excellent mixture of thrill, suspense, comedy, and romance, with Col…

• Educational Screen 1928-1929 — page 235

  …There are half a dozen grand airplane crashes, and some minor accidents, including a comedy smash with Colleen, who overdoes it on the slapstick…