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Mordaunt Hall

Mordaunt Hall's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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Sherlock, Jr. (1924) 86% EDIT “There is an extremely good comedy which will give you plenty of amusement, so long as you permit Mr. Keaton to glide into his work with his usual deliberation.” – New York Times Feb 23, 2024 Full Review The Devil Dancer (1927) 71% EDIT “The narrative has been worked out so that it holds the attention and Miss Gray is always interesting.” – New York Times Dec 5, 2023 Full Review State Fair (1933) 100% EDIT “Will Rogers... gives a most pleasing characterization of a farmer named Abel Frake, whose chief interest at the fair is in winning the blue ribbon with his hog, Blue Boy. ” – New York Times Nov 10, 2023 Full Review The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1933) 86% EDIT “It is a story that is scarcely plausible but which has the saving grace of being fairly entertaining.” – New York Times Apr 25, 2023 Full Review The Black Pirate (1926) 100% EDIT “This is a production which marks another forward stride for the screen, one that the boy and his mother will enjoy and one that is a healthy entertainment for men of all ages.” – New York Times Mar 22, 2023 Full Review The Devil Horse (1926) 100% EDIT “[Rex] will be remembered as the animal who gained no little fame, for what might be termed a performance, in the film called Rex, the King of Wild Horses... Rex is just as wonderful in The Devil Horse as he was in the other picture.” – New York Times Mar 21, 2023 Full Review Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928) 96% EDIT “Buster Keaton's latest attempt to make the millions laugh is a sorry affair. It is known as Steamboat Bill Jr., and the producer appears to rely chiefly on water and smashing scenery to create fun.” – New York Times Mar 21, 2023 Full Review The Light of Asia (1925) EDIT “Although the photography is poor, with peculiarly undesirable tinting, and the acting of little consequence, it is a picture that has some interesting episodes.” – New York Times Mar 8, 2023 Full Review Steamboat Willie (1928) 100% EDIT “Steamboat Willie... introduces a new cartoon character, henceforth to be known as "Micky Mouse." It is an ingenious piece of work with a good deal of fun. It growls, whines, squeaks and makes various other sounds that add to its mirthful quality.” – New York Times Nov 14, 2022 Full Review A Study in Scarlet (1933) 93% EDIT “Anna May Wong does well in her part. ” – New York Times Oct 21, 2022 Full Review Daughter of the Dragon (1931) 71% EDIT “Mr. Oland makes the most of his part. Miss Wong does quite well in some of her scenes. ” – New York Times Oct 18, 2022 Full Review The Cat and the Canary (1927) 94% EDIT “It is not only in actual cinematic effects that Mr. Leni's work is telling; there are sequences in the story which reveal his absolute command of the players.” – New York Times Sep 29, 2022 Full Review Kongo (1932) 71% EDIT “Mr. Huston does vigorous work in the part, but it cannot be said that the spectators ever thought him as awesome as did the characters on the screen.” – New York Times Dec 15, 2021 Full Review The Power and the Glory (1933) 86% EDIT “No little praise for the excellence of this film is due to William K. Howard for the direction and to Preston Sturges, who is responsible for the story and its development.” – New York Times May 13, 2021 Full Review EDIT “It is really the intelligent humor that helps this production over the hurdles.” – New York Times Mar 9, 2021 Full Review Queen of the Nightclubs (1929) 56% EDIT “This story is told in such a way as to arouse curiosity as to how it is going to finish. The dénouement, however, is by no means as imaginative as one anticipates.” – New York Times Mar 9, 2021 Full Review Fox Movietone Follies of 1929 (1929) 86% EDIT “Some of the singing is not as effective as one might hope for, due perhaps to the theatre's reproducing device, but it is a picture that has been produced with a pleasing sense of humor and with no little photographic skill.” – New York Times Mar 6, 2021 Full Review Turksib (1929) 100% EDIT “Turksib is one of the most interesting films that has come out of Russia.” – New York Times Jan 22, 2021 Full Review The Legion of the Condemned (1928) 90% EDIT “A somewhat unconvincing attempt to give an idea of aviators as bearers of spies is stressed throughout this film. Mr. Wellman does not reveal as much imagination as one would like to see in these stretches.” – New York Times Nov 13, 2020 Full Review Paris (1929) 92% EDIT “It is quite obvious that these colored portions are stealing laughs from the show and, taking everything into consideration, one prefers the merriment to the pastel shades.” – New York Times Nov 13, 2020 Full Review Three Week-Ends (1928) 60% EDIT “Notwithstanding the nonsensical series of events, Clarence Badger has given expert direction to this subject and consequently it boasts of far better acting than the yarn deserves. It is also especially well photographed and staged.” – New York Times Oct 21, 2020 Full Review She's a Sheik (1927) 67% EDIT “There are quite a number of novel episodes in this photoplay, but... one can hardly accuse it of being outrageously funny or possessing much more than a mere skeleton of a story.” – New York Times Oct 20, 2020 Full Review Haxan (1922) 93% EDIT “The picture is, for the most part, fantastically conceived and directed, holding the onlooker in a sort of medieval spell.” – New York Times Oct 8, 2020 Full Review Song of the Flame (1930) 82% EDIT “The singing, including the deep tones from Noah Beery, is most pleasing and so far as the story is concerned, it is, after all, with all its implausible romanticism, no worse than the tales of most musical offerings.” – New York Times Sep 29, 2020 Full Review Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1928) 80% EDIT “A splendid pictorial translation of Anita Loos's book.” – New York Times Sep 29, 2020 Full Review
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