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No film holdings matched "Comedy Crime Romance" in title — but it appears in catalogs below.
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Educational Screen 1938 — page 223
…Scenes showing life of marines—on leave and in action— interspersed with pleasing romance. Satisfactory comedy touches. 6-21-S8 <A> Passable (Yl and…
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Educational Screen 1935 — page 191
…Comedy some- times labored, but charming romance, lovely music and settings compensate, 7-23-35 (A) Enjoyable (Y) Excellent (C) Good Mysterious Mr. Wong…
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Educational Screen 1937 — page 173
…A feeble romance included. 5-4-37 (A) Mediocre (Y) (C) Perhaps Call It a Day (Ian Hunter. Frieda Incscourt) (War) Light, domestic comedy…
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Educational Screen 1938 — page 196
…O'Keefe) (MGM)Misleading title for unpretentious, pleas- ant little comedy of family life. Amusing com- plications in heroine's romance with hero, when…
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Educational Screen 1938 — page 218
…Humor- ous aspects dwarfed by wisecrack dialog, ele- mentary comedy and crude sex emphasis. Even inherently decent central romance takes on un- pleasant aspect…
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Educational Screen 1938 — page 106
…acting of four fine roles, good dialog, and smooth unfolding of comedy-romance in Hungarian high life. 3-1-38 (A) (Y) Very good…
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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 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…
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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 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 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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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 1924-1925 — page 716
…RECKLESS ROMANCE (Producers Distributing Corporation ) You can check your troubles at the door and enjoy every minute of this absurd farce, for in addition…
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Educational Screen 1940 — page 418
…hurled into European mystery, intrigue and crime hunting for answers to World War 1. A feeble romance adds little. Continuous fast, tense, nerve-tingling…
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Educational Screen 1940 — page 327
…Lynn) (Warner) Light, pleasant comedy romance. Talented young feminine violinist is financially sponsored by jovial elderly man. Their rela- tionship misunderstood by his children…
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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…
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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…
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Educational Screen 1935 — page 226
…Jack Haley) (Fox) Nonsense comedy about actor and pals out of work, who sponge on farm family. pro<*uce crazy play as compensation, trick…
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Educational Screen 1926-1927 — page 425
…The Splendid Crime (Paramount) — A crook story with a neat little moral. Bebe Daniels and Neil Hamilton. Not So Long Ago (Paramount) — Romance in…
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Educational Screen 1935 — page 190
…One freak policy entangles him fa- tally in romance. Reverses hit him but gam- bling triumphs. Breezy comedy smoothly played, but ethics dubious to…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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 1937 — page 190
…Good box-ofiice despite Boles* comedy antics. 6-8-37 (A) Depends on taste (Y) Unwholesome (C) No Beethoven Concerto (Russian, Excellent English titles…
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Educational Screen 1939 — page 106
…club action, and agreeable romance. Reporter-hero wrangles with police in- spector and shows him up by cleverly solving crimes. Acting passable, direction weak…
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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…
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Educational Screen 1934 — page 217
…More murders occur for good measure and the usual comedy and romance are added to the mixture. A Mediocre Y—Hardly C—No Harold…
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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 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 1924-1925 — page 585
…It has been defaced by the introduction of unworthy and disgusting plots depicting the lives and char- acters of vice and crime in a…
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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 1936 — page 20
…12-24-35 (A) Entertaining (Y) Good C) Exciting Annie Oakley (Barbara Stanwyck, Preston Foster) (RKO) Hilarious costume comedy of Buffalo Bill days, mixing…
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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…
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Educational Screen 1934 — page 82
…A—Mediocre Y—Better not C—No Bombay Mail (Edmund Lowe, Shirley Grey) (Universal) Harmless mystery melodrama of crime on board express from Calcutta…
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Educational Screen 1939 — page 36
…Students busy at play, eats, puppy romancing, razzing rich President who opposes athletics, and his queer son, till both become heroes ! Inane, misleading but…
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Educational Screen 1934 — page 243
…Fredrir March | i MCM i A maater- that belong! among the finest motion picture* ever made, Historical romance to satisfy and delight. Beautifully set…
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Educational Screen 1939 — page 344
…antics, elementary comedy, and usual swing music. 10-31-39 (A) Depends on taste (Y) Doubtful value (C) No Double Crime on the Maginot…
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Educational Screen 1939 — page 266
…8-22-39 (A) Hardly (Y) and (C) Amusing Romance of the Redwoods (Jean Parker, Charles Bickford (Colum) Obvious thrill stuff of little merit…
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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…
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Educational Screen 1937 — page 24
…Thin Man—happy married couple al- ways tanerled in crime, and furnishing fairly human comedy as they go. But hero's almost continuous drunken…
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Educational Screen 1930-1931 — page 247
…Monte Carlo (Jeanette MacDon- aid) (Para) A smart musical comedy starring Jeanette MacDonald and Jack Buchanan. Good acting by cast and clever direction by…
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Educational Screen 1938 — page 136
…stolen suitcase of new super-explosive, including mur- ders, labored comedy and dull romance. Too much noise, darkness, grewsomeness and clumsy narrative. 4-5…
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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…
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Educational Screen 1940 — page 184
…4-2-40 (A) & (Y) Worthless (C) Decidedly not! Escape lo Paradise (Bobby Breen, Kent Taylor) (RKO)Comedy romance provides opportunities lor typical "singing…
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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…