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• Educational Screen 1926-1927 — page 1076

  …Road to Romance, The (Ramon Novarro) Metro Colorful romantic melodrama based on Conrad's "Romance." Lively love-affair in West Indies. Sailor Izzy Murphy…

• Educational Screen 1926-1927 — page 975

  …Birds of Prey (Priscilla Dean) Columbia Poor Hardly No Earthquake melodrama with romance and thiev- ery by heroine. Black Diamond Express, The (Monte Blue…

• Educational Screen 1928-1929 — page 203

  …Brown) (F.B.O.) Tragi-comic stage- life romance of the Lauih. Clown, Lauih kind. Clumsy. Home James ( Laura LaPlante) (Univ.) Light farce with…

• Educational Screen 1938 — page 218

  …Jack La- Rue) (Republic)Largely melodramatic mess, de- signed for mere sensationalism. Incredible ac- tion in plot about fireman-hero's pretense of joining…

• Educational Screen 1935 — page 189

  …Jean Harlow) (MGM) Well-done ultra-thrilling sea-melodrama of frantic action and hectic romance of hard hero and cheap, brazen heroine. Incredible stuff…

• Educational Screen 1926-1927 — page 782

  …Horton) Universal Enjoyable Good Good Comedy romance with some amusing situations. Third Degree, The (Dolores Costello) Warner Passable Too exciting Unwhole- Melodrama of circus…

• Educational Screen 1935 — page 127

  …Murray, Guy Standing, Ann Sheridan) (Para.) Crime melodrama with much chasing, escape, artificial comedy, hectic romance, but largely a detailed and localized portrayal of…

• Educational Screen 1939 — page 244

  …of romance and comedy. 8-29-39 rA) Hardly (Y) Passable (C) Exciting Conspiracy (Allan Lane, Linda Hayes, Barrat) (RKO) Lurid melodrama of Americans…

• Educational Screen 1926-1927 — page 1077

  …Another roaring melodrama of fights and tears, with Ralph Ince as the customary hard-boiled sea- captain. Slightly Used (May McAvoy) Warner Light comedy…

• Educational Screen 1926-1927 — page 611

  …0.) Dlvil's Island (Pauline Frederick) Melodrama No No A penal colony with a prisoner unjustly sentenced for life, the woman who waits for…

• Educational Screen 1938 — page 166

  …Smooth, suspenseful, intricate mystery-romance, with ffood dialog, comedy and no gore. 4-12-38 (A) (Y) Very good of kind (C) Beyond them…

• Educational Screen 1937 — page 110

  …Then, sudden wave of mob hysteria over witchcraft, and film turns to eerie, stark melodrama of shuddering fear and gruesome- gallows, with artificial romance…

• Educational Screen 1936 — page 280

  …Mild crook adds mild romance. 10-13-36 (A) Fair (Y) Amusing (C) Amusing Big Broadcast of 1937 (Jack Benny) (Para) Elaborate radio "revue…

• Educational Screen 1930-1931 — page 20

  …Hero serving time for robbery in French penal colony on Devil's Is- land, has thrilling romance with warden's wife. Decidedly for ma…

• Educational Screen 1926-1927 — page 615

  …Lurid melodrama. Infatua- tion and murder. (Lee-Bradford) UsKY Business (Vera Reynolds) Unconvincing story of girl, millionaire suitor and ■young country doctor, her real…

• Educational Screen 1936 — page 246

  …known melodrama of California in the '70's finely done in excellent Technicolor, some scenes of unusual beauty and charm. Idyllic Indian romance, until…

• Educational Screen 1937 — page 142

  …Fine acting, strik- ing photography, convincing characters out- weigh some absurdities in melodrama. 3-30-37 (A) Very good of kind (Y) Doubtful (C…

• Educational Screen 1926-1927 — page 425

  …The New Commandment (First National) — A romance of the late war, with Blanche Sweet and Ben Lyon. Only fair. The Unguarded Hour (First National…

• Educational Screen 1935 — page 191

  …A pleasant romance is included. 8-6-35 (A) Good of kind (Y) Thrilling (C) Too strong Men Without Names ( Fred MacMurray. Madge Evans…

• 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…

• Educational Screen 1938 — page 34

  …12-28-37 (A) Inane (Y) & (C( Probably amusing ril Take Romance (Grac^ Moore. Melvyn Douglas, Stuart Irwin) (MGM) Light, gay musical romance, lavishly…

• 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…

• 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…

• Educational Screen 1937 — page 216

  …Flynn) (War.) Trite triangle romance involv- ing honorable characters, but with stilted dia- log and obvious situations leading to inevitable final self-sacrifice by…

• Educational Screen 1937 — page 218

  …John Trent ) (Para.) Inane, monotonous concoction, combin- ing romance and crook melodrama. Hero and heroine indulge in heavily whimsical dialog that is both unconvincing…

• Educational Screen 1939 — page 266

  Page 270 The Educational Screen Panama Patrol (Leon Ames, Charlotte Wynters) (Grand Nat'l) Agreeably thrilling spy melodrama, in which instructive exposition of code…

• Educational Screen 1932 — page 252

  …Yes Flames (John Mack Brown) (Monogram) Sensational melodrama about two firemen, two girls, an evil-intentioned boss, and a Estimates are given for 3…

• Educational Screen 1937 — page 217

  …The (Brent, Winniner, Anita Louise) (War.) Noisy but amusins comedy romance. Hero surmounts unheard-of obstacles, plactd by heroine's explosive and ingenious father…

• Educational Screen 1934 — page 164

  …A—Hardly Y—Better not C—No Manhattan Melodrama (Clark Gable, Wil- liam Powell ) (MGM) Tense, highly seasoned, finely acted melodrama with two heroes…

• Educational Screen 1932 — page 123

  …Mar- ion Nixon i (Fox) Very human and appealing* story with charming romance interest. Genial hero leaves his engineering work to father a pal…

• Educational Screen 1926-1927 — page 777

  …85) Better Way, The (Ralph Ince) Columbia Hardly Useless No Trite and sexy melodrama ending in the usual Ralph Ince fight to save girl…

• Educational Screen 1939 — page 308

  …Robinson, Gene Lockhart) (MGM) Grim, depressing, tense melodrama im- pressively acted and told. Robinson, fugitive from chain gang, jailed for another's crime, is…

• Educational Screen 1926-1927 — page 1120

  …Cancelled Debt, The (Rex Lease) Sterling The romance of a motor cop and his flapper sweetheart of higher social grade. Cruise of the Hellion…

• Educational Screen 1928-1929 — page 207

  …The (Tom Moore) (Colum- bia) Revenge melodrama — hectic, gruesome, with gallows threatening innocent girl as climax. Skirts (Syd Chaplin) (Metro) Cheap comedy worth no…

• Educational Screen 1936 — page 148

  …5-5-36 (A) (Y) Fairly good (C) Perhaps The Divine Flame (Marta Eggerth, Philips Holmes) (Gaumont-British) Historical romance on life of composer…

• Educational Screen 1926-1927 — page 926

  …Brute, The (Monte Blue) Warner Cattle-country romance for those who enjoy west- ern sombreros and spurs. GIabaret (Gilda Gray) Par. Pretty worthless. Absurd…

• Educational Screen 1940 — page 372

  …Lively, sus- penseful, routine melodrama brightened by di- verting humor, and a bit of romance. (A) Fair (Y) Hardly (C) No River's End…

• 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…

• Educational Screen 1930-1931 — page 180

  …Humor drawn largely from character, rather than from slap- stick and horseplay, with a human little romance throughout. Sidney as pawnbroker and Murray as…

• Educational Screen 1938 — page 72

  …Ro- mantic melodrama, brilliantly directed, beauti- fully set, acted and photographed. Inflates minor history to epic proportions, glorifies rascality, decorates and distorts for maximum…

• Educational Screen 1939 — page 106

  …Rogers) (Fox) Routine Mystery melodrama in Roving Reporters series. Involves stolen bonds, several murders, night club action, and agreeable romance. Reporter-hero wrangles with…

• Educational Screen 1928-1929 — page 271

  …Marked Money (Junior (^oghlan) ( Pathe) Rather cheap melodrama with boy hero. "Just the stuff that goes good at a children's Saturday matinee." says…

• Educational Screen 1922 — page 273

  …Carter melodrama, car- d with deftness by the winning Charles nes and an efficient if not an unusual pport by Eileen Percy, will please…

• Educational Screen 1937 — page 286

  …melodrama, occasion- ally interesting, but characters and action largely unconvincing. Baby-faced, little hero- ine levealed as thi.f, but avowed reformation justifies romance…

• Educational Screen 1928-1929 — page 113

  …40.) Love Me and the World Is Mine (Mary Philbin)(UmversaJj Romance laid on_ too thickly to be interest- ing. Naive Vienna girl has…

• Educational Screen 1926-1927 — page 1023

  …affair, heavy with romance and South American "vamping." Great Mail Robbery, The (Tlieodore Von Eltz) F. B. O. Violent melodrama. Warfare of bandits vs…

• Educational Screen 1926-1927 — page 489

  …Siberia (Edmund Lowe) Cheap No Decidedly Melodrama of romance, intrigue and villainy. "Too not much mis-representation of actual facts," says one judge. Social…

• Educational Screen 1928-1929 — page 238

  …No Adventurer, The (Tim McCk>y) (Metro) Preposterous and wild-eyed melodrama. Mediocre Mediocre No Air Circus, The (Sue Carol) (Fox) Amusing, convincing bit…

• Educational Screen 1936 — page 213

  …8-2B-36 (A-Y) Good of kind (C) Probably good Champagne Charlie (Paul Cavanaugh) (Fox) Mixture of melodrama, murder-mystery and romance on…

• Educational Screen 1937 — page 173

  …West (George Arliss and English cast I IGB) Costume melodrama of rum-running, romance, intrigue, with Arliss doing "Green Goddess" role with sly gusto…