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• Educational Screen 1946-1947 — page 167

  …Walked Alone Comedy Strange Illusion Drama Crime, inc Drama Hollywood & Vine Comedy The Phantom of 42nd $1 Mystery The lady Confesses Mystery The Missing…

• Educational Screen 1926-1927 — page 826

  …Mystery Club, The (Matt Moore) Universal A mystery film of considerable merit. It really mystified. Oh, What A Night (Edna Murphy) Sterling Artifical hash…

• Educational Screen 1935 — page 191

  …Taylor, Jean Parker) (MGM) Hilarious farce-comedy and murder- mystery, laid on a battleship, with sailor wise- cracking, low comedy, slapstick, cheap ro- mance…

• Educational Screen 1936 — page 180

  …stilted comedy. 5-19-36 (A) Amateurish (Y) Harml^s (C) No interest Florida Special (Sally Eilers, Kent Taylor) (Para) Romantic mystery melodrama. Cross…

• Educational Screen 1935 — page 78

  Page 78 The Educational Screen The Film Estimates After Office Hours (Clark Gable, Constance Bennett) (MGM) Lively, sophisticated, social crime-comedy, more breezy than…

• Educational Screen 1932 — page 252

  …house with secret passages, mysteri- ous gang of criminals and weird characters —but made more entertaining than average by comedy of Zasu Pitts and…

• Educational Screen 1930-1931 — page 371

  …How he can keep it up year after year is one of those mysteries. I believe somebody must encourage him ! Mary Doran is the…

• 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 1936 — page 52

  …Abel) (RKO) Excellent mystery story, intelli- gently written, deftly played, combining keen character interest with suspenseful, impenetra- ble plot. Comedy and thrill, fast tempo…

• Educational Screen 1926-1927 — page 971

  …screen comedies. Vera Voronina is a new leading lady, and well worth looking at. [151] THE CHINESE PARROT (Universal) Locked doors, mysterious knockings, un…

• Educational Screen 1928-1929 — page 459

  …Realistic comedy—all talking—^but the hero- ine's voice is terrible. Scandal (Laura LaPlante) (Univ.) Decidedly above average comedy of genuinely happy married…

• Educational Screen 1936 — page 148

  …Powell, Jean Arthur) (RKO) Delightfully amusing detective-murder- mystery with deft comedy dominant over thrills. Ex-wife, an engaging mystery addict, merrily helps and…

• Educational Screen 1926-1927 — page 416

  …Interesting Unwhole- some No Bat, The More comedy element than original play. Rather good as "mystery" stuff. (See review No. 4) Entertaining Exciting Too…

• Educational Screen 1936 — page 216

  …beyond them Half Angel (Frances Dee, Bryan Donlevy) (Fox) Highly artificial, improbable mystery rbout two murders, a heroine always terrifiei and suspected, a bellowing…

• Educational Screen 1926-1927 — page 928

  …An ill-assorted array of this comedian's comedy talents. (See Review No. 138) Spuds (Larry Semon) Pathe Tiresome effort to be funny. Tender…

• Educational Screen 1926-1927 — page 486

  …Crook, mystery, melodrama, bur- lesque; fairly entertaining. Battling Butler (Buster Keaton) Amusing Possibly Better Not A prize-fight theme but done as only Keaton…

• Educational Screen 1935 — page 189

  …6-11-35 (A) Feeble (Y) Feeble (C) Hardly Accent on Youth (Herbert Marahall, Sylvia Sidney) ( Para.) Smartly produced, well-acted comedy of middle…

• Educational Screen 1923 — page 490

  …His Mystery Girl — Universal. A good comedy but exaggerated as usual. A man lays a plot to cure his brother of woman-hating. Sug…

• Educational Screen 1926-1927 — page 1121

  …Good Very (thrill- Too thrilling Mystery-thrill-murder melodrama of first class. ing- Unusual for photography and Charles Murray's com- edy work. IIauvester…

• Educational Screen 1934 — page 217

  …finds material for murder-mystery story in the process. More murders occur for good measure and the usual comedy and romance are added to…

• Educational Screen 1926-1927 — page 1074

  …A mystery and detective story above average. College Widow, The (Dolores Costello) Warner In spite of certain absurdities, an amusing comedy for audience of…

• Educational Screen 1937 — page 217

  …Great Hospital Mystery (J. Darwell, Sally IJlane. Thos. Beck) (Fox) Feeble murder tale of involved situations, exaggerated characters, in- congruous slapstick comedy, absurd hospital…

• Educational Screen 1937 — page 330

  …but combination of musical comedy, mystery drama and burlesque, not very convincini?. Achie- ves some suspense, and occasional humor. 11-23-37 (A» Perhaps…

• Educational Screen 1926-1927 — page 975

  …Becky (Sally O'Neill) Metro Fair Doubtful No Average comedy with unusually funny titles. Flippant portrayal of "life." Beware of Widows (Laura La Plante…

• Educational Screen 1928-1929 — page 203

  …Her Cardboard Lover (Marion Davies) (Metro) Low comedy. Her- oine wins her man by cheap vamp- ing and questionable methods. His Tiger Lady (Adolphe…

• Educational Screen 1946-1947 — page 329

  …Comedy, Drama, Mysteries, Thrillers, Musicals, Cartoons ... all distributed by Film Highlights 1%::=^'=^ m^^ Al #1^' \^i '\. FILM HIGHLIGHTS, INC. 330 West 42nd St., New…

• Educational Screen 1936 — page 280

  …11-3-36 (A-Y) Very good (C) Unless too exciting Girl on Front Page (Gloria Stuart, Edmond Lowe) (Univ) Unskilled romance-comedy-mystery…

• Educational Screen 1940 — page 44

  …Loy) (MGM) An- other hilarious, smoothly sophisticated, mur- der-mystery farce-comedy, deftly played by fine cast, but over-complex and rather long. Same…

• Educational Screen 1938 — page 72

  …good Chan mystery, despite overcomplexity and unpleasant aspects of plot and some faulty direction. Keye Luke still tries too hard. Comedy situations amusing, with…

• Educational Screen 1935 — page 127

  …Lindsay) (1st Nat.) Complicated, absorbing mur- der mystery solved by clever lawyer-detective and his "modern" Secretary. Thinking her first husband dead, heroine marries…

• Educational Screen 1924-1925 — page 321

  …Good comedies and mystery plays drive away the blues. Pictures develop a love for the beautiful, create a desire for beautiful home furnishings, bring…

• Educational Screen 1934 — page 189

  …The (Aline MacMahon, Guy Kibbeei iWarneri Slapstick farce and real- istic comedy mixed in picture of ordinary family of ne'er-do-wells kept…

• Educational Screen 1926-1927 — page 551

  …Trash Unwhole- No Good actors wasted on absurd story of harem some mystery and intrigue. Last Frontier, The (William Boyd) Metropolitan Passable Exciting Too…

• Educational Screen 1926-1927 — page 927

  …Horse Shoes (Monty Banks) Pathe "A dull comedy," says one judge. King of Kings, The (H. B. Warner) P. D. C. An inspiring treatment…

• Educational Screen 1935 — page 289

  …A mystery-comedy adequately complex and suspenseful. Gwenn and Digges notable. 11-19-35 (A) Very good (Y) Very good (C) Good Daughters of…

• Educational Screen 1939 — page 344

  …Garland, and many more) (MGM) Lively, laughable, sure box office musical comedy, exploiting Rooney as universal stage genius. Second generation of actors show parents…

• 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 1940 — page 230

  …Davenport) (Warner) Light, amusing semi-mystery comedy. Sprightly, soft-hearted old Western pioneer woman gets involved in murder case and sets 3Ut to get…

• Educational Screen 1941 — page 405

  …Inquest Mystery thriller with surprise ending. Features Elizabeth Allen. 7 reels. Law and Disorder Comedy drama in which young lawyer poses as German spy…

• Educational Screen 1934 — page 135

  …A Depends on taste Y Doubtful C No Countess of Monte Crislo (Fay Wray, Paul Lukasi (Universal) Fanciful comedy concern- ing adventures of two…

• Educational Screen 1936 — page 20

  …Heavy-drinking-lawyer-detective-hero made so flippant and smart-aleck that farce comedy be- comes burlesque and mystery is lost in fast tem…

• 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 1930-1931 — page 216

  212 The Educational Screen {Continued from page 209) Titles of Films (Actors) (Producers) Let's Go Native (Jack Oakie) (Paramount) Hilarious nonsense farce-comedy…

• Educational Screen 1937 — page 286

  …11-9-37 (A) Waste of time (Y) Poor (C)No She Asked for It (William Gargan) (Para) Thin comedy mystery told in the…

• Educational Screen 1935 — page 104

  …Musical- comedy hash, with some amusing comedy, but top-heavy with gigantic spectacle, mere wealth, and endless "effects". 3-26-35 (A) Depends on…

• Educational Screen 1933 — page 202

  …and wins out through ma/.e of obstacles combining mystery, r mance and comedy. Amusing in spots, but entirely too complex and confusing for…

• Educational Screen 1930-1931 — page 525

  …Honeymoon Lane ( Eddie Dowl- ing) (Paramount) A simple, senti- mental, human little film of the musical comedy type—about a re- formed gambler who…

• Educational Screen 1940 — page 372

  …Arthur Lake) (Columbia) Usual inane tone to "Blondie" series, mystery comedy. The Bum- steads, as favor to boss, occupy house which proves to be…

• Educational Screen 1937 — page 24

  …on taste (Y) Not the best (C) No Brggar Student (Ufa) (English Titles) Hi- larious character comedy accurately laid dur- ing Saxony-Poland struggle…

• Educational Screen 1939 — page 106

  …crooks to Lone Wolf in an intricate hodge-podge of comedy, crookery, mystery, peril and ro- mance. Smooth, suave role by William with effective…