Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-13
From the Front Row
Reviews and News of Washington Theaters.

tainment. And, the denouement Is
too surprising to divulge It here.
There Is also a keen surprise for
those who see the picture in the final
scenes. The story is based on the
play OF the same title, with the aid
OF the greater scenic effects possible
in the movies, may be said to score
greater triumph.
Ralph Forbes, who gets better with
each new production, has a role that
suits him exactly.
Inside the Lines" is a story of
thrilling intrigue and of death de-
tying spies. Betty, throughout the
greater part of the story. is torn be-
tween love of fatherland and love
OF an English officer, whose secrets
she must get at Gibralter, so that
the British Mediterranean feet NAV
be wiped out. There are comedy
and pathoS, love and laughter
throughout the picture and the fine
work OF a strong supporting cast
puts the gilt edge on the production.
To those who enjoy the educa-
tionally scientific type of film.
R-K-O Keith's added attraction
this week IS recommended, although
1t is strongly reminiscent of some of
the Byrd pictures. Bottom of the
World" is its title and it was made
under the sponsorship of the Ameri-
can Museum of Natural History. It
was directed by DR.. Robert C,
Murphy, who also explains it In an
informative pictorial-talkie story of
South Georgia, the gateway to Ant
arctica. Animal life on the bare.
bleak. icy coastal island is portrayed
faithfully, with penguins, albatross.
sea leopards and gulls as the princi-
pal actors.
The news reel, the animated talkie
cartoon, short subjects and the
R-k-Orlians round out the pro-
gram. D. j. K.
Our Blushing Brides"
A Tip to the Over -TrustfuI.
"OUR BLUSHING BRIDES" now
at Loew's Columbia Theater,
Is film that should be very, very
popular. It wears on its sleeve the
evidences of its theme, of which
this current age Is most fond-the
pitfalls that surround the working
girl. And it has probably more pic
lures OF feminine garb, and more
philoSophiZing about the BENEFITS, or
vice versa, to be derived from good
and bad than any picture on the
market.
Starting out with its best foot
first-a light. amusing, often really
clever beginning-the picture, after
the first half hour, settles down to
being earnest. and toward the end
rlpenS into an out-and-out tragedy.
One discovers three young girls
working in department store, ex-
lsting on twenty-two-flfty a week.
Two of them decide that all they
want Is filthy lucre." The third
has a romantic outlook and real
ICES, possibly, that "the best things
in life are free"
This good" girl, after warning
her two friends about the foibles
and foolishnesses of men, has the
modification of seeing one of them
married to a crook and the other
installed in Riverside Drive apart
ment, completely happy over the
generosity of her boy friend, who
has promised to marry her lin day
or So" The Riverside Drive lassie,
however, finds that this lad hasn't
been square with her-and when
reading in the paper the account
Of his engagement to a society girl,
she rushes into the bath room, grabs
poison, and, as is the way with
poison, it removes her from the
world of trust deceived.
Through this morose story Miss
Crawford has an affair of her own,
but depressing her natural aSpira-
tons under mantle of virtuous-
ness, even when she is lured to a