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No film holdings matched "Action Crime Drama Romance" in title — but it appears in catalogs below.
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Educational Screen 1937 — page 173
…solves crime and shows up police. Lively action, humorous dialog, good roles by Overman and Karns as alcoholic pal, 5-4-37 (A) Hardly…
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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…
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Educational Screen 1938 — page 218
…progress of plausible, interest-holding story about career of band and dramatic romance of principals. 8-16-38 (A) Very gd. of kind (Y…
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Educational Screen 1935 — page 191
…and romance with engineer-hero pleasingly and hu- morouslyshown. Conflicting viewpoints separate them until hero's troubles with labor-racketeers bring dramatic climax and…
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Educational Screen 1938 — page 106
…days, with religious intolerance, grinding poverty and ingratitude. Dramatically faulty and very de- pressing. Feeble romance helps little. 2-15-38 (A) Notable (Y…
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Educational Screen 1940 — page 94
…titles) Ab- sorbing drama done with deft, realistic French touch. Romances, intrigues, amusing complica- tions of retired actresses and actors in private home for…
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Educational Screen 1938 — page 196
…But pond- erous, laboriously exotic, dramatically loose and overdone. 5-24-38 (A) Spectacular (Y) Doubtful (C) No Beloved Brat (B. Granville, D. Costello…
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Educational Screen 1939 — page 266
…Hard struggle until a supposed suicide, needing solution as murder, gives them plenty of action. Dramatic construction faulty, some ab- surdities, but nothing objectionable…
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Educational Screen 1935 — page 127
…Mac Murray, Guy Standing, Ann Sheridan) (Para.) Crime melodrama with much chasing, escape, artificial comedy, hectic romance, but largely a detailed and localized portrayal…
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Educational Screen 1936 — page 213
…Two spoiled ten-year-olds manipulate their respective father and mother, first preventing, then promoting a romance. Mere situation without drama. Rath- er dreary…
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Educational Screen 1939 — page 265
…finely 8ct*d drama of emo- tional conflict in violinint-hern whose temporary denertion of music for financial succeitfl in ftirht rinB faiU to…
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Educational Screen 1940 — page 327
…8-7-40 'A) & (Y) Good (Cl Mature but good CroHx-Conntrv Romance (Rarrie. Raymond I iRKO) Farce com^dv. Millionaire heiress jilts fianc…
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Educational Screen 1938 — page 256
…Weaves mystery melo- drama around construction of floating airplane- landing platform in mid-ocean. Mixture of healthy romance, lively action, and long strug- gle…
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Educational Screen 1939 — page 176
…Heroine planted with gang is key of whole action. Some hectic romance included. Minimum of guns and fists. 4-25-39 (A) Hardly (Y…
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Educational Screen 1940 — page 418
…intrigue and crime hunting for answers to World War 1. A feeble romance adds little. Continuous fast, tense, nerve-tingling action. Actually achieving a…
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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…
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Educational Screen 1935 — page 190
…dramatic material. 8-13-35 (A)Very good (Y)Excellent (C)Probably good Flame Within (Ann Harding, Herbert Mar- shall) (MGM) Strong, clinical romance…
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Educational Screen 1940 — page 280
…Rob«rt Paige) ( Para I Morbid prison drama of innocent young couple, imprisuned for first husband's crime, exploited by political racketeer, and saved…
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Educational Screen 1940 — page 142
…O'- Brien) (Warner) Another prison drama with no new angles. Arrogant, tough, rebellious little gangster imprisoned for crime. Later per- mitted leave by warden…
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Educational Screen 1936 — page 280
…Lively action and romance when scion returns. 10-13-36 (A) Good of kind (Y-C) Little interest Hollywood Boulevard (John Halliday) (Para) Near…
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Educational Screen 1933 — page 111
…la Grand Hotel, all action confined to Paris-R4>me through train. Many human types, theft, murder, and illicit romance with novel lesson, are…
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Educational Screen 1932 — page 123
…Horo sacrifices career to take blame and jail sentence for brother's crime. After release, parforma emergency operation, and wins back happiness for nil…
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Educational Screen 1939 — page 72
…Cluttered with clews, clowning, conflict and romance. One of Crime Club series. 1-31-39 (A) Mediocre (Y) No value (C) No Men of…
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Educational Screen 1933 — page 260
…Capture—disclosure- heavy struggle for hero—and Armistice saves the romance. A—Fair of kind Y—Perhaps C—No Anne Vickers (Irene Dunne, Walter…
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Educational Screen 1939 — page 142
…Irene Dunne) (RKO) A masterpiece of cinema, in character, drama, settings, sound, photography, acting and direc- tion. Mature romance between European playboy and American…
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Educational Screen 1939 — page 308
…semi-historical melo- drama of peasant hero's revolt against brutal oppression by landowners in 18th century Slovakia. Grim action occasionally lightened by robust…
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Educational Screen 1939 — page 106
…night club action, and agreeable romance. Reporter-hero wrangles with police in- spector and shows him up by cleverly solving crimes. Acting passable, direction…
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Educational Screen 1939 — page 376
…11-28-39 (A) Hardly (Y) & (C) No Calling All Marines (Donald Barry, Warren Hy- mer) (Repub) Mediocre drama of gangster who joins Marines…
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Educational Screen 1939 — page 36
…dreams, romance and disillusion, to final triumph. Some trivial and unconvincing stuff combined with much drama of real power. No- table roles by Rainer…
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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…
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Educational Screen 1936 — page 122
…Howard, Bette Davis) (Warner) Tens?, tragic character drama laid in desert fillinpr-station, little physical action, much mental. Beaten hero, ambitious heroine, outlaw killers…
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Educational Screen 1940 — page 44
…Ingenious detective hero's work interferes with romance. Disgruntled heroine rebels, breaks en- gagement, but relents to aid hero clear innocent man of murder…
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Educational Screen 1930-1931 — page 247
…Full of excitement ani romance. Sea Wolf, The (Milton Sills) (Fox) Another super-brute melo- drama of Eastern water fronts and open ocean—packed…
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Educational Screen 1937 — page 330
…Fast, breezy action. but combination of musical comedy, mystery drama and burlesque, not very convincini?. Achie- ves some suspense, and occasional humor. 11-23…
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Educational Screen 1934 — page 22
…Joel Mc- Crea) (RKO) Light, simple, little romance of filling-station hero in country village, and fine little heroine, his village sweetheart, who waits…
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Educational Screen 1924-1925 — page 453
…imitate, the desire to repeat the action seen, the thing that was done so vividly and dramatically by hero, or heroine or villain. And…
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Educational Screen 1934 — page 188
…SchiMkraut & for- eign cast) (U.A.) Unsuccessful attempt at heavy drama-—slow-moving, choppy, dull dia- log, ponderous action. Wea'thy countess se- duces…
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Educational Screen 1937 — page 272
…Arti- ficial but fairly diverting comedy with a little suspense and romance injected. 9-21-37 (A) Perhaps (Y)Prob. amusing (C) Unsuitable Breakfast…
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Educational Screen 1940 — page 184
…4-9-40 (A) Fine of kind (Y) Mature (C) No Danger Ahead (Phillip Renfrew) (Monogram) Class B crime and adventure thriller. Royal Mounted…
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Educational Screen 1938 — page 289
…Mass action and dialog expertly handled. Historical drama beautifully done. 10-25-38 (A) Excellent (Y) Mature but good (C) Beyond Inspector General (Czechoslovak…
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Educational Screen 1935 — page 226
…on each film. (A) Discriminating Adults (Y) Youth (C) Children of romance, drama and tragedy of Stephen Foster's life, with charming setting and…
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Educational Screen 1933 — page 139
…llirilling action and excitement, yet not enough to outweigh human interest. Avoids being propaganda for either side. Dialog and action undistinguished. A—Mediocre Y…
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Educational Screen 1940 — page 230
…Pointless sensationalism in line Tech- nicolor ! Extraordinary camera techniqueachieves startlingly real illusions in dramatically futile story 5-7-40 (A) Mediocre (Y) Hardly (C…
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Educational Screen 1938 — page 136
…3-22-38 (A) Amateurish (Y) Not the best (C) No Crime of Dr. HaIlet(Ralph Bellamy) (Univ)Her- oic doctor in Sumatra jungle…
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Educational Screen 1939 — page 344
…10-31-39 (A) Depends on taste (Y) Doubtful value (C) No Double Crime on the Maginot Line (French. English titles) Substantial drama of…
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Educational Screen 1935 — page 160
…His romance with "bound girl" brings conflict with citizenry, but melodramatic ending brings hap- piness to both. 5-14-35 (A) Dull (Y) Dull…
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Educational Screen 1935 — page 78
…Late (Twelvetrees, Nagel) (Para.) Office romance of clerk and dumb stenog- rapher provides human and pleasant little comedy-drama. Stalled elevator furnishes tense climax…
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Educational Screen 1937 — page 24
…acters, slight in action. More a study than entertainment. Overemphasizes failure. Only picture shown is mocked. Laughton fine in un- dramatic role. Speeches overdone…
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Educational Screen 1938 — page 272
…Fast, furious action and dialog. 9-20-38 {A)Depends on tste. (Y)Prob. funny (C)Perhaps Safety in Namber8(0ne of Jones Family…