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• Educational Screen 1937 — page 330

  …the best to date in Jones Familyeeriesof domestic comedy dramas. Natural boy action and wholesome family relationships depicted with simple realism, humor and sympa…

• Educational Screen 1935 — page 190

  …Zasu Pitts) (Warner) Farcical "society" comedy, about bungling attempts of comic family "manager" to marry off son of impoverished family to pseudo-daughter of…

• 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 1935 — page 20

  …Labored social comedy, too farcical _ to convince, and largely nullifying sophistication by burlesque character of the action. A—Mediocre Y—Better not C—No…

• Educational Screen 1939 — page 244

  …Europe (British) (Richardson, Olivier) (Colum) Lively, delightful spy-thriller- comedy of character and action. New radio power-ray threatens England's aviation. Thrills and…

• Educational Screen 1940 — page 327

  …The ( Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard) (Para) Hilarious mystery comedy with most of brisk, spine-chilling action taking place in haunted castle on island near…

• Educational Screen 1926-1927 — page 731

  FILM ESTIMATES Film Estimates — Continued 87 Titles of Films (Actors) (Producers and Distributors) Exit Smiling (Beatrice Lillie) Metro First film by this film comedienne…

• Educational Screen 1940 — page 94

  …less, action feeble, situations stupid. 1-23-40 (A) (Y) & (C) Worthless Henry Goes Arizona (Frank Morgan, V. Weidler) (MGM) Entertaining little comedy melodrama…

• Educational Screen 1936 — page 246

  …married father's family. Resultant heart-aches end fairly con- vincingly in three happy marriages. Roland Young's role outstanding comedy. 10-6-36…

• Educational Screen 1928-1929 — page 488

  …Chasing Through Europe (Nick Stuart) (Fox) Beautifully photo- graphed and lively comedy of a news-cameraman, a girl he saves from family complications, and…

• Educational Screen 1937 — page 286

  …Montgomery, Jean Parker) (Col) Far-fetched farce comedy, with some appealing action. Wealthy hero flees crude, domineering fiancee and finds worth- while romance with…

• Educational Screen 1940 — page 142

  …Eddy, Ilona Massey)(MGM) Lavish musical comedy melodrama. Masquerading prince falls in love with lovely communist. Action in court, countryside, opera house, war, cabarets…

• Educational Screen 1938 — page 232

  …Bar in ocean liner background for much of action. Tom Ken- nedy's usual dumb antics for "comedy." 8-23-38 (A) Feeble (Y…

• Educational Screen 1936 — page 20

  …Enough color, fast action and low comedy to outweigh faults of jerky continuity, glaring improbabilities, and very unsympathetic hero. 12-10-35 (A) Good…

• Educational Screen 1934 — page 22

  …not even Ruggles' deft comedy touch keeps from being pretty thoroughly disgusting throughout. Much suggestive dialog and cheap actions by mostly cheap people. A…

• Educational Screen 1930-1931 — page 622

  …Fast, vivid, entertaining romance, fine singing and ample comedy. Unob- jectionable in specific scenes and actions, but central situation pre- sents illicit love as…

• Educational Screen 1937 — page 173

  May, 19}7 Page 171 THE FILM ESTIMATES California Straight Ahead (John Wayne) (Univ) After much slow, unimpressive action by truck- driving hero and…

• Educational Screen 1938 — page 106

  …Fox) Lively horse picture with much real character comedy, with brassy little Jane bossing the action. Ethics badly twisted. Petty swindling and gambling made…

• 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 1928-1929 — page 270

  …Rather good little comedy. Annapolis (John Mack Brown) (Pathe) Not much of a story, but clean little comedy with interesting scenes of Annapolis. Beware…

• Educational Screen 1946-1947 — page 175

  …TANKS A MILLION // Laughter, comedy and action are the highlights of this NEW "streamliner*' feature which presents a story of army selectee life as…

• Educational Screen 1932 — page 92

  …Hero- ine's drunken father furnishes comedy. Moral values utterly distorted. A—Worthless Y—By no means C—No Arrowsmith (Ronald Colman, Helen Hayes…

• Educational Screen 1928-1929 — page 69

  …Rose Marie (Joan Crawford) (Metro) Much violent action added to give "punch" to what was a charming little stage play. Heau- tiful background chief…

• 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 1936 — page 216

  …Brian Donlevy, Glenda Far- rell ) ( Fox ) Fast-moving, breezy comedy w ith lots of action supplied by the tough hard- drinking hero's fists…

• Educational Screen 1935 — page 289

  …Slapstick farce-comedy ranging from humorous and pathetic to painful and monotonous. Nei- ther story nor acting talent are adequate for a full length…

• Educational Screen 1930-1931 — page 406

  …comedy of the Western type. Fair Warning (George O'Brien) (Fox) Ordinary Western, with usual hero-girl-villain-horse-dog stuff, live- ly action…

• Educational Screen 1924-1925 — page 782

  …She is sur- rounded by an excellent French cast in which the only familiar face is that of Charles de Roche who plays Lefebvre…

• Educational Screen 1939 — page 344

  …his family leave their native rural territory and descend upon New York City, mules and all. Semi-cred- ible adventures, mixing comedy and melodrama…

• Educational Screen 1939 — page 36

  …Milland, Bradna) (Para) Frothy, sophisticated comedy of complications. Hero and French bride keep marriage secret to help his family out of financial difficulties, she…

• Educational Screen 1937 — page 217

  …Herbert) (War.) Nonsensical, confused comedy. Crazy characters try to manage newspaper syndicate and family troubles. After chaotic session in insane asylum and gangster intru…

• Educational Screen 1937 — page 216

  …Many naive, staring close-ups which slow up action. Some striking photog- raphy and some very bad. Obvious propaganda glorifying Communist party. 8-3…

• Educational Screen 1930-1931 — page 338

  …nonsense farce- comedy, with more or less music. designed solely as framework for the famili ar antics of Ed Wynn who works very hard…

• Educational Screen 1938 — page 136

  …Ned Sparks) (RKO) Feeble story of two little stowaways, San Fran- cisco-Honolulu, naval plans, spv ring—^but mainly series of old familiar Hawaiian…

• Educational Screen 1933 — page 202

  …Claud- ette Colbert) (Paramount) Light character comedy—hardest to do—about widowed mother, of no business sense, throwing her family into sudden poverty. Boland…

• Educational Screen 1939 — page 265

  …mystery comedy written CMpiM-ially for her by Van Dine. Gracie further confuse?" police with her idiotic chatter and in- ane actions. Will delight…

• Educational Screen 1938 — page 256

  …Light- weight, fairish comedy bat the likable Novarro deserves better. 9-13-38 (A) Hardly (Y) Fairly good (C) No interest Affairs of Annabel…

• Educational Screen 1935 — page 189

  …Sylvia Sidney) ( Para.) Smartly produced, well-acted comedy of middle-aged playwright and his young secretary. Action mostly mental, hence **talky". Intelligent entertainment despite…

• Educational Screen 1939 — page 106

  …Domestic comedy of nonsense and slapstick. Engaging little dog and Baby Dumpling, talk- ing far beyond his years, steal picture. Little spark or ability…

• Educational Screen 1938 — page 166

  …recovers jewel stolen from eminent family whose daughter interests him. Smooth, suspenseful, intricate mystery-romance, with ffood dialog, comedy and no gore. 4-12…

• Educational Screen 1930-1931 — page 213

  …Flirting Widow, The (Dorothy Mackaill) (First National) Well acted and quite amusing comedy of family life, in which older sister invents a fiance for…

• Educational Screen 1932 — page 284

  …Most colorful and absorbing Western, unusual for lively action, varied characters, real human interest, sane comedy, fine fron- tier atmosphere and gorgeous setting among…

• Educational Screen 1936 — page 280

  …Hinges on buried treasure of noble family exiled from their castle. Lively action and romance when scion returns. 10-13-36 (A) Good of…

• Educational Screen 1923 — page 446

  …The Drivin' Fool— A rollicking romance of a transcontinental automobile race, with enough wholesome action to please the whole family. The finest kind of…

• Educational Screen 1934 — page 243

  …Relentless, iron-willed older sister dominates family till charming young wife of brother turns tables. Grim, clean. A- -Goodof kind Y Good of kind…

• Educational Screen 1924-1925 — page 792

  …Looking for Sally — (Pathe) An unusually inter- esting comedy for its numerous touches of origin- ality in plot and action. Films Reviewed But Not…

• Educational Screen 1939 — page 136

  …Part I presents eight miniature scenarios, supplying action depictable in 100-foot lengths of films, for family and local newsreels. Limitless modification in script…

• Educational Screen 1930-1931 — page 501

  …Tracy J (Fox) The wholesome theme of family trying to live beyonfl its means has real comedy posBibilitiee —but this is one of the…

• Educational Screen 1930-1931 — page 309

  …Horton) (Sono-Art Wide World) Absurd farce-comedy on same "Horton formula of mistaken identity, re- deemed and made largely "charac- ter" comedy by…

• 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…