The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-22

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THE Divorce" "Hell's Angels"
Holiday" Laughter "Old Eng
lisr," Outward Bound, Journeys
End" and Romance"
I did not have the Big House"
with Byrd at the South Pole" and
Anna Christie"
Film Daily has sent ME the fol-
lowing statement:
Taking first place with the unpreced-
ented vote Of 27l, giving 1t the wide mar
gin Of 104 over It's nearest rival and
representing the highest figure ever scored
in this series OF annual contests. "An
Quiet on the western Front heads the
list Of winners in The Film Daily's poll for
the Ten Best Pictures Of 1880"
The poll. a feature Of The Film Year
Book, which comes of the press in the
next fortnight. represents the opinions
Of motion picture critics on 2ss individual
daily newspapers, three syndicates serving
about $50 additional papers, and 80 fan
and trade publications. with an aggregate
Of more than 10000, 900 readers.
This years vote was the largest to date,
rejecting greatly increased interest in the
poll Further evidence Of the enthusiasm
that has grown up over the selection OF
the wears ten best pictures is sdoen in
the fact that nearly 100 newspapers.
magazines, organizations, etc, conducted
Ten Best contests OF their own. The
idea also has been adopted abroad. Mo-
ton picture critics on some Of the daily
papers have submitted, as their list Of ten
J Ill
made by a canvass OF their readers. Thus
the results announced in this contest
represent the last analysis and the final
essence Of all selections. 1t Is the best
Of all ten bests.
special factor operating in favor OF
IAN Quiet" was the great amount Of con-
troversy aroused by this picture in Europe
Germany banned II and several other
countries Immediately sought to follow
suit. This kept ''All Quiet In the news
paper headlines almost consistently. The
picture was produced by Universal and
directed by Lewis Milestone from the best
seller by Erich Maria Remarque. Among
the principal players in the cast are Lewis
Ayres. Louis Wolheim, John Wray and
Slim Summerville.
Second place on the list goes to "Abra-
ham Lincoln" United Artists release
produced by D. w Griffith. with Walter
Huston and Una Merkel heading the cast.
Holiday" Pathe production directed by
Edward II. Griffith. with Ann Harding.
Mary Astor, Edward Everett Horton and
Robert Ames, is third.
Journeys End" Tiffany picture directed
by James Whale, comes fourth. Colin
Give is the star and among his supporting
cast are Anthony Bushnell, Ian MacLaren,
David Manners and Bill Bevan. Fifth
place is held by anna Christie"
M-G-M production, directed by Clarence
Brown, starring Greta Carlo, supported by
Charles Bic&ford, George Marion and
Marie Dressler, and THE Big House." an
other M-G-M, directed by George Hill,
with Chester Morris, Wallace Berry, Rob-
ert Montgomery. Lewis Stone, Leila
Hyams and George Marion, takes sixth
| place.
with Byrd at the South Pole.'' the ex-
petition picture released by Paramount,
is seventh on the list, followed by THE
Divorce" M-G-M production starring
Norma Shearer, directed by Robert q.
Leonard and with a supporting cast that
includes Chester Morris, Conrad Nagel and
Robert Montgomery.
"Hells Angels" the Howard Hughes air