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Only Yesterday (1933) Film Daily Staff Suggested by the book of the same name, but utilizing nothing from the book except the title, this is another love drama of the "Backstreet" type that ought to click big, especially with the feminine clientele.
Posted Apr 23, 2024  Edit critic review
The Mad Miss Manton (1938) Film Daily Staff They put this one together to collect the laughs, and man, oh, man, do they collect!
Posted Apr 22, 2024  Edit critic review
Queen of the Mob (1940) Film Daily Staff J. Edgar Hoover's book, Persons in Hiding, makes exciting screen entertainment... Blanche Yurka plays the role of the mob's queen, and it is a characterization both skillful and unusual.
Posted Apr 16, 2024  Edit critic review
Law and Order (1932) Film Daily Staff Huston's performance is notable and he gets fine support all around.
Posted Apr 16, 2024  Edit critic review
The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936) Film Daily Staff Emotionally moving, suspenseful and acted with conviction by a good cast, especially Warner Baxter in the title role.
Posted Apr 16, 2024  Edit critic review
She Done Him Wrong (1933) Film Daily Staff West puts on a show that's a robust treat for those who like lusty laughs. In a class by herself when it conies to this sort of stuff, Miss West lets the double entendre nifties fall from her lips in such a disarming manner that they never seem offensive.
Posted Apr 15, 2024  Edit critic review
Road to Ruin (1934) Film Daily Staff The old story of young girls following 1 the primrose path is honestly and frankly handled, without any suggestive scenes. It is a frank presentation of the pitfalls of youth, and it whitewashes none of the character.
Posted Apr 15, 2024  Edit critic review
The Pill Pounder (1923) Film Daily Staff This is, on the whole, a regulation slap-stick comedy with Charles Murray as the featured player. There are however, some really funny sequences that keep things from getting slow... although some of the humor is a trifle broad.
Posted Mar 27, 2024  Edit critic review
National Velvet (1944) Film Daily Staff Departing from the customary, [this] production is one of the entertainment highlights of the year that captivates with... its human touch, its simplicity, and its gentleness.
Posted Mar 26, 2024  Edit critic review
The Sin of Nora Moran (1933) Film Daily Staff The only merit from an entertainment standpoint is the work of the players, who do conscientious service.
Posted Feb 21, 2024  Edit critic review
Captain January (1924) Film Daily Staff [Baby Peggy is] fascinating and charming as she always is.
Posted Dec 21, 2023  Edit critic review
Don Redman and His Orchestra (1934) Film Daily Staff Don Redman serves a nice little dish of novelty musical entertainment.
Posted Dec 13, 2023  Edit critic review
The Devil Dancer (1927) Film Daily Staff Gilda Gray proves herself an actress of considerable dramatic talent as well as a clever dancer. Her current vehicle provides more real drama than has heretofore been her lot and she comes through in fine style.
Posted Dec 05, 2023  Edit critic review
State Fair (1933) Film Daily Staff Janet Gaynor was never seen to better advantage and Will Rogers is superb.
Posted Nov 09, 2023  Edit critic review
Jeannie (1941) Film Daily Staff There is much to be said for this modest and simple film, as perfect an escape from the harsh realities of the moment as one could hope for.
Posted Oct 02, 2023  Edit critic review
Moon Over Burma (1940) Film Daily Staff Story is not novel, it is true, but it moves along smoothly and maintains interest.
Posted Oct 02, 2023  Edit critic review
Blind Justice (1915) Wid Gunning This offering moves in a distinctive atmosphere. You are impressed immediately.
Posted Sep 08, 2023  Edit critic review
Bringing Up Baby (1938) Film Daily Staff Every type of audience will be highly amused and entertained with this new RKO pix, literally a riot from beginning to end, with the laugh total heavy and the action fast. Katharine Hepburn is very funny in a comedy role and Cary Grant scores heavily.
Posted Jul 25, 2023  Edit critic review
Grand Hotel (1932) Film Daily Staff With this lineup of Metro's marquee names any picture would draw. But in this particular case of Grand Hotel, additionally there's absorbing story material, expert performances, understanding direction and a swank production.
Posted Jun 06, 2023  Edit critic review
The Ocean Waif (1916) Wid Gunning After the story really got under way it went from bad to worse and it kept slipping until it was entirely gone.
Posted May 24, 2023  Edit critic review
The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1933) Film Daily Staff [The] atmosphere created by director Frank Capra is com mendable. Barbara Stanwyck has been seen to better advantage, but Nils Asther gives an outstanding portrayal of General Yen.
Posted Apr 24, 2023  Edit critic review
The Black Pirate (1926) Film Daily Staff It has Doug; its pirates are as terrible as anyone ever pictured and it is the finest specimen of the all- color feature yet produced.
Posted Mar 22, 2023  Edit critic review
The Devil Horse (1926) Film Daily Staff Canutt may not be the best actor available but he is a skilled horseman and to watch him perform is indeed a pleasure.
Posted Mar 21, 2023  Edit critic review
Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928) Film Daily Staff Buster Keaton gets a great break with nifty story heavily gagged, and he sends it over with lots to spare. Ernest Torrence as his dad, the captain of the steamboat, is at his funniest zest. Marion Byron is charming and full of pep.
Posted Mar 21, 2023  Edit critic review
Lotus Blossom (1921) Film Daily Staff Lotus Blossom is considerably below the average photoplay production of the present day.
Posted Mar 10, 2023  Edit critic review
Safety Last (1923) Film Daily Staff This last half of Lloyd's latest may not have a soothing effect upon people afflicted with nervous disorders... there are genuine shocks in Safety Last, some that can only be described by seeing them.
Posted Feb 21, 2023  Edit critic review
Back to Bataan (1945) Film Daily Staff The cast merits a citation. John Wayne does a fine job as an American colonel who leads the guerrillas. Among others who perform with distinction are Anthony Quinn and Beulah Bondi.
Posted Jan 31, 2023  Edit critic review
Main Street (1923) Film Daily Staff At times rather appealing but usually quite far-fetched and unconvincing.
Posted Jan 25, 2023  Edit critic review
Frankenstein (1931) Film Daily Staff A nightmare of entertainment which moves along swiftly, never failing to hold audience interest firmly.
Posted Jan 13, 2023  Edit critic review
The Lady Eve (1941) Film Daily Staff Sturges' script is a zany comedy based on an old story theme, but he makes it a refreshing and sparkling entertainment piece that will hold audience interest from beginning to end.
Posted Dec 29, 2022  Edit critic review
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) Film Daily Staff Here is a picture so masterfully produced and of such unusual entertainment value that it will make motion picture history.
Posted Dec 20, 2022  Edit critic review
Steamboat Willie (1928) Film Daily Staff This is what Steamboat Willie has; First, a clever and amusing treatment; secondly, music and sound effects added via the Cinephone method. The result is a real tidbit of diversion.
Posted Nov 14, 2022  Edit critic review
The Maltese Falcon (1941) Film Daily Staff It is beautifully made, excellently cast and acted, while John Huston's direction of his own screenplay is as brilliant as any of the jewels which are alleged to encrust the figure of the falcon whose possession is the crux of the story.
Posted Nov 11, 2022  Edit critic review
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) Film Daily Staff The film has impressive settings filmed in superlative Technicolor. The physical details are notable. The cast has been beautifully directed by Vincente Minnelli.
Posted Nov 10, 2022  Edit critic review
King Kong (1933) Film Daily Staff It is the exploitation and the showmanship possibilities, aside from the story itself, that put this picture in the big class
Posted Nov 08, 2022  Edit critic review
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) Film Daily Staff It is so good and has such timely warm human qualities that it gives Capra another outstanding contender for Academy of M. P. Arts and Sciences honor.
Posted Nov 08, 2022  Edit critic review
A Study in Scarlet (1933) Film Daily Staff This well-known mystery story has been brought to the screen with an excellent cast, each player giving a convincing characterization.
Posted Oct 22, 2022  Edit critic review
Java Head (1934) Film Daily Staff The picture is very attractively costumed. Dialogue is very literate and the conflict worked out principally in well-pointed talk... Miss Wong gives a splendid performance, as do John Loder, Elizabeth Allan, Edmund Gwenn and the rest of the able cast.
Posted Oct 21, 2022  Edit critic review
When Were You Born? (1938) Film Daily Staff This serves to make the work of Miss Wong very impressive and convincing.
Posted Oct 21, 2022  Edit critic review
The Thief of Bagdad (1924) Film Daily Staff Probably the most magnificent production of this kind ever made.
Posted Oct 21, 2022  Edit critic review
Shanghai Express (1932) Film Daily Staff Although not particularly new, the yarn has been made with intelligence and big production values and has been given expert performances by Dietrich, Clive Brook and other players.
Posted Oct 20, 2022  Edit critic review
Lady From Chungking (1942) Film Daily Staff A very satisfactory offering in the modest budget range.
Posted Oct 20, 2022  Edit critic review
The Toll of the Sea (1922) Film Daily Staff While the coloring in this is still somewhat removed from perfection, it is the closest approach to the natural that any of the experimenters have obtained. The tones are clear, unconfused and the colors do not jump.
Posted Oct 18, 2022  Edit critic review
Daughter of the Dragon (1931) Film Daily Staff A preposterous and draggy story.
Posted Oct 18, 2022  Edit critic review
Cobra Woman (1944) Film Daily Staff Cobra Woman possesses a potent sensuous appeal that will establish the box-office fortunes of the production, a Technicolor drunk revolving around the Maria Montez framework.
Posted Sep 20, 2022  Edit critic review
Mutiny (1917) Wid Gunning The offering got moving along about the third reel, however, with some wild-eyed action, and oh, boy! -- it was some wild!
Posted Sep 07, 2022  Edit critic review
The Secret of the Swamp (1916) Wid Gunning It has one or two very good twists, but these are not impressive enough to make the production big.
Posted Sep 07, 2022  Edit critic review
The Girl of Lost Lake (1916) Wid Gunning The story is routine melodrama. The cast are all acceptable, but none of them register a personality which might be called distinctive. We have entirely too much detail of continuity, making the story drag very badly at times.
Posted Sep 06, 2022  Edit critic review
The Greater Law (1917) Wid Gunning It has a lot of action and a fairly good element of suspense, so far as the average patron is concerned... While the important situations are convenient coincidences, they are rather good and, as individual incidents, compel attention.
Posted Sep 06, 2022  Edit critic review
The Show Down (1917) Wid Gunning Many attempts were made to put over comedy bits, but about 80 per cent of these were so forced that they failed utterly to register, and, because of that, I fear the film will seem quite tiresome to intelligent patrons.
Posted Sep 06, 2022  Edit critic review
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