Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-18
The Snoring Picture cAlbnm
By Robert e. Sherwood.

just themselves quickly to the local
they fail miserab1y when they try to
initiate 1t in their home studios.
saw stars in German and English
pictures who were painfully exact in
copying the appearance. the costume
and the method Of Greto Carlo, or
Richard BarthelmsSs, or Adolph Men
on, or Clara Bow, % J on CLANCY. They
had learned all the little tricks of make
up and gesture. But they couldn't come
close to an approximation of the gen.
uine article. The spirit, whatever 1t Is,
wasn't there.
The predominance of Hollywood over
the rest of the movie world is most
glaringly apparent among the female
stars. Perhaps am thinking more
now Of sex appeal. and the exploitation
thereof. than OF the genuine art Of act
ing. But aren't We all
There has always been in Hollywood
a substantial supply Of young ladies,
who are both decorative and able. One
can reel of at the present moment
such names as Janet Gaynor, Anita
Page, Bessie Love, Nancy Carroll, Norma
Shearer. Lois Moran, Sue Carol, Alice
White and probably dozens OF others
They are more than alluring; their per-
formances on the screen give evidence
Of intelliaences that are sprightly alert.
You can look over the foreign field
for female film stars to be compared
with the Hollywood talent-and you
will keep on looking for a long time
You will have a hard time finding any
that can either act or beguile. Unless
you have much better eyesight than ]
have, you will find none who can do
both.
There are two or three good actresses
in Russia. There are one or two in
| France and in Germany. There are
none IN England. I can imagine few
| things more dreadful on this earth than
the standard English movie ingenue
land they are all standard). Such
cuteness. such archness, such pertness,
| such inhuman purity.
| No wonder the British fans flock to
see Clara Bow in Dangerous Curves"
| X
Several important new pictures have
appeared in New York within the
past two weeks, first and foremost
| among them being the stupendouS
Hollywood Revue" which has already
achieved for itself considerable distinc-
ton in its own home town. Although
| its occasional attempts at humor are
| almost all notably unsuccessful, this
Hollywood Revue Is not far short OF
magnificent and its sponsors, Metro
| Goldwyn-Mayer, deserve to be con-
graduated on having turned out another
hit Of the proportions of 1.-THE Broad
way Melody"
Say It With Songs" Warner
Brothers) is a carbon copy of The
Singing Fool" with added bits from
other pictures. AL Jolson and Davey
Lee repeat their fearful act by request
mot mine) and Marian Nixon stands
by and looks sympathetic. While Al
Jolson is singing this is great picture;
at other times it's dreary and dull.
The Cockeyed World" CFox) is also
sequel, its two heroes being the same
veteran Marines who fought their way
through What Price Glory?" The,
are again played by Victor McLaglen
and Edmund Lowe, both of whom are
excellent. THE Cockeyed World" is q
rough and rowdy and generally funny
picture, filled with strenuous neckinG
and with thinly disguised bad language
1t ought to be tremendously popular.
Street Girl" (Radio Pictures) Is on,
more story of life in cabaret, will
Betty Compson, John Harron, Net
Sparks, Jack Oakie and Joseph Cav
thorne. The acting saves it from medi
being particularly happily cast as ;
pair Of jazz musicians.
There are plenty of reports to tn,
effect that King Vidor'S "Hallelujah'
is the greatest Of all talking pictures
It will soon be released, and then W
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