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• Educational Screen 1942 — page 294

  …Schools and other groups interested in obtaining official government ^war films for use in a planned pro- gram of war infoVmation should seek information…

• Educational Screen 1926-1927 — page 976

  …147) First Auto, The (Russell Simpson) Warner Crude, unintelligent farce-comedy, with much Passable Amusing Harmless historical interest and sentimental appeal. Framed (Milton Sills…

• Educational Screen 1942 — page 341

  …College Film Courses Attuned to War The pioneer course on the Motion Picture given for many successive years under the joint auspices of New…

• Educational Screen 1946-1947 — page 167

  …Drama Bluebeard Drama The Great Mike Drama Rogues Gallery Drama The Town Went Wild Comedy The Kid Sister Comedy Fog Island Droma The Man…

• Educational Screen 1926-1927 — page 367

  …I Want My Man (First National) — A wartime romance with Milton Sills. How Baxter Butted In (Warner Brothers) — Well directed story of a would…

• Educational Screen 1926-1927 — page 1121

  …No Sl'ap-stick war comedy that has to resort to vulgarities. GiKL FROM Chicago, The (Myma Loy) Warner Hardly Doubtful No Wild melodrama…

• Educational Screen 1926-1927 — page 1077

  …Slightly Used (May McAvoy) Warner Light comedy with rather novel idea. Heroine, nagged by family, pretends to be married to an im- aginary husband…

• Educational Screen 1930-1931 — page 246

  …trench warfare—funny in spots and harm- less, but largely stupid. For the Love O* Lll (Jack Mul hall) (Columbia) Spirited comedy of the…

• Educational Screen 1942 — page 385

  …E for Cafofog and Uenfal Rofes. >1fso Free Governmenf War Information Films. EDUCATIONAL FILMS III. Santa Clara, Calif. FATHER HUBBARD 188 W. Randolph Sf…

• Educational Screen 1935 — page 78

  …Most- ly grim, convincing realism, slightly eased by bits of comedy, leaving little glamour about war. 2-12-35 A—Good of kind Y…

• Educational Screen 1936 — page 88

  …Crude, overdone comedy by Warren Hvmer. 2-17-36 (A) Mediocre (Y) Perhaps (C) No The Lone Wolf Returns (Melvyn Douglas, Gail Patrick) (Columbia…

• Educational Screen 1930-1931 — page 213

  …Inside the Lines (Betty O)mpson) (RKO) Decidedly above average war story—without battlefield shots, Laid inside Gibraltar during the great war, showing complex…

• Educational Screen 1932 — page 92

  …s subtle comedy. A—Fair Y—Good C—Fairly good Lost Squadron, The (Richard Dix, Mary As- tor) ( RKO ) Three world-war fliers become…

• Educational Screen 1930-1931 — page 180

  …Dumbbells In Ermine (Robert Armstrong) (Warner) Amusing comedy of crude prizefighter's love affair—with no prizefight ! !—but cheapened with wisecracking dialog and poor…

• Educational Screen 1936 — page 52

  …Warner Baxter. 2-3-36 (A) Little value (Y) Perhaps (C) No Le Dernier Milliardaire (Rene Clair produc- tion) (Gaumont-Franco) Thoroughly continental comedy…

• Educational Screen 1926-1927 — page 731

  …comedy rather well done. "Spontaneous and well-sustained comedy," says one judge. Hotel Imperial (Pola Negri) F. P. L. Pretensions and elaborate war story…

• Educational Screen 1928-1929 — page 364

  …Greyhound Limited, The (Monte Blue) (Warner) Crude, heavy, mor- alizing comedy, with terrible dic- tion coming through the loud- speaker. Silent titles a relief…

• Educational Screen 1937 — page 330

  …Davis) (Warner) Delightful, gay satiric comedy, tx- pertly directed, acted. Clever dialog, brisk tempo, and vtry amusing situations as actor- hero tries to disillusion…

• Educational Screen 1944-45 — page 234

  …Other feature length comedies, starring these two comedians, which have been made available by Gutlohn are Par- don Us, Sons of the Desert, and…

• Educational Screen 1928-1929 — page 16

  …If I Were Sinrfe (May McAvoy) (Warner) Very thin comedy of mar- ried couple, suspecting each other quite without cause. Could liave been charming…

• Educational Screen 1943 — page 119

  …A hilarious comedy featuring an all star cast of Hollywood beauties. "WHAPS COOKIN' Here is one of the liveliest musi- cal comedies of the…

• Educational Screen 1936 — page 217

  …But the "war- fare" is ridicubus with naive absurdities and unintentional comedy. 6-9-36 (A) Perhaps (Y) No (C) No We Went to…

• Educational Screen 1923 — page 490

  …The Country Kid — Wesley Barry (Warner Bros.). High School Age. Comedy-drama. Story of country life. Hesitate to recom- mend for younger children because…

• Educational Screen 1940 — page 94

  …comedy, but predominantly stereotyped and definitely second rate. 1-15-40 (A) Hardly (Y) Valueless (C) No Mad Empress, The (Medea Novelara, Nagel) (Warner…

• Educational Screen 1930-1931 — page 309

  …War Nurse (Anita Page and Rob- ert Montgomery) (MGM) Vivid and grim realities of what war meant to war nurses amid front-line hos…

• Educational Screen 1926-1927 — page 1024

  …Paid to Love (Virginia Valli) Fox Amusing Very Unsuitable Merry little comedy of the "mythical kingdom" amusing kind. Above average. Painting the Town (Glenn…

• Educational Screen 1936 — page 20

  …Warner) Perry Mason mystery story made into unrecognizable jazz. Heavy-drinking-lawyer-detective-hero made so flippant and smart-aleck that farce comedy be…

• Educational Screen 1934 — page 164

  …A—Unconvincing Y—Unwholesome C—No Upperworld (Warren William, Mary Astor) ( Warner) Trite and unconvincing domestic drama with implausible characters. Husband, railroad magnate, neglected…

• Educational Screen 1939 — page 344

  …Ritz Bros.) (Fox) Farce comedy, with caricatured World War background, about little French hero- ine carrying military secrets to her father, a spy at…

• Educational Screen 1926-1927 — page 928

  …Does justice to the Spanish-American war theme. See You in Jail (Jack Mulhall) First Nat'l. Breezy farce-comedy. Senorita (Bebe Daniels) Par…

• Educational Screen 1930-1931 — page 405

  …Rioting and murder figure in the story, as a background for the romance of a youthful prisoner and the warden's daughter. Walter Huston…

• Educational Screen 1930-1931 — page 308

  …Life of the Party (Winnie Light- ner) (Warner) Slapstick farce- comedy near apex of bad taste. Two brazen gold-diggers steal gorgeous gowns from…

• Educational Screen 1935 — page 289

  …Notable cast) (Warner) Artistic masterpiece, combining un- forgettably Mendelssohn's music with the fairy- land fantasy, exquisite settings, hilarious low- comedy, and eerie atmosphere…

• Educational Screen 1926-1927 — page 366

  …his divided allegiance dur- ing the war. OCTOBER (1925) Beggar on Horseback (Paramount) — Adroit mixture of comedy and satire in the troubles of a…

• Educational Screen 1936 — page 180

  …Brent) (Warner) Thin, highly improbable comedy. Humble heroine, exploited as face-cream heiress for publicity purposes, gives ample chance for hero's misunderstandings, needed…

• Educational Screen 1938 — page 218

  …mouth comedy. 6-21-38 (A) Inane (Y) and (C) Depends on taste Gold Diggers in Paris (Rudy Vallee. Rosemary Lane) (Warner) Much love…

• Educational Screen 1926-1927 — page 1072

  …Other pictures in prospect are Honeymoon Hate, with Florence Vidor, Now We're in the Air, latest of the Beery-Hatton war comedies. The…

• Educational Screen 1928-1929 — page 239

  …Women They Talk About (Irene Rich) (Warner) Mildly amusing comedy of town politics—mostly un- objectionable—chief feature the fine speaking voices of Irene…

• Educational Screen 1926-1927 — page 492

  …Warick Deeping's novel, Sorrel & Son, have been purchased. James Cruze who has just finished Old Ironsides will direct Raymond Griffith's next comedy…

• Educational Screen 1939 — page 142

  …kind (C) Little interest Last Warning. The (Preston Foster. Joyce Compton) (Univ.) Ineffectual murder mystery in flippant comedy vein, pair of detectives mix- ing…

• Educational Screen 1926-1927 — page 424

  …The Midshipman (Metno-Goldwyn) — Ramc Novarro in a comedy of life at Annapolis. Qui harmless and correspondingly lifeless. The Man on the Box (Warner…

• Educational Screen 1944-45 — page 329

  …The story sweeps from war-torn China to San Francisco's Nob Hill. Topper—a merry comedy dealing with the escapades of Thorne Smith…

• Educational Screen 1938 — page 34

  …Rathbone) (Warner) Light, sparkling, mature, thoroly delightful comedy, deftly acted, directed and produced. Boy- er and Colbert excellent as royal Russian ref- ugees working…

• Educational Screen 1926-1927 — page 1076

  …Semi-risque and rather feeble farce-comedy. Out All Night (Reginald Denny) Uni^'. Unusually funny farce-comedy — -the favorite device of a marriage and…

• Educational Screen 1930-1931 — page 561

  …The (Warner Bax- ter) (M-G-M) Fine picturization of old stage classic, beautifully set and photographed, with excellent cast. Warner Baxter's work…

• Educational Screen 1935 — page 20

  …A—Very good Y—Very ffood C—Mostly good Broadway Bill (Warner Baxter. Myrna Loy) (Columbia) Excellent race-track comedy of real character and…

• Educational Screen 1934 — page 189

  …William) l Warner) Sophisticated, rambling, farcical domestic comedy with fast tempo but lacking in spontaneity and humor. Hero- ine is an unpleasant person who…

• Educational Screen 1923 — page 237

  …William Fox announces three costumes pic- tures, "Cameo Kirby," "The Shepherd King," and "The Warrens of Virginia." Harold Lloyd's new comedy is tentatively…

• Educational Screen 1926-1927 — page 296

  …burlesque of all the war stories with great success. There is a human quality to many of the comedy situations which makes them all…

• Educational Screen 1936 — page 216

  …6-9-3G (A) Hardly (Y) Not the best (C) No Hard Luck Dame (Bette Davis, Warren Wil- liam) (Warner) Improbable stuff about two…