Evening star., 1932-08-14

4 Y from beyond the portals of
Manhattan found Harold
Lloyd's new laugh opus, Movie
Crazy" the Marx Brothers latest
nonsense classic, "HorSefeatherS,"
and the current Chevalier film,
Love Me Tonight" among the
top-notch picture entertainments
of the year, seems to suggest that
the Paramount Corporation lis
coming up from under not only
smiling-but laughing.
These three films should do
more to lure patrons back to box
Office habits and put them in a
jovial and undepressionistio mood
than any event since Lloyd did
"Grandma's Boy" the Marx rela-
tions did "The Cocoanuts," or
Chaplin accomplished Shoulder
Arms" It is a sure sign that this
firm, which for the past season
has been suffering from a mild
attack of the doldrums, is now
back on its feet and striking out
in the very definite direction OF
success.
This opinion, certain scribes will
say, has been bolstered by the
three-day fiesta which Paramount
rendered reviewers in this city
during the past few days. But,
although the Convention" has
been exceeding merry, although
the 14th floor of a major Man
haitian hotel has fouriShed with
smiling faces and the pattering
of much and many feet, and al
though it was more than pleas
ant to be whiSked through the
streets in fleet of shining
limousines, and made to feel as
though a king couldn't have had
a much better time if he were
off somewhere on a jaunt with
out his crown, there is still the
imperishable truth that these
three films are not to be SneeZed
at-and that when they strike the
home City of Washington they
will be among the unqueStionably
popular laugh sagaS of the year.
Most astonishing perhaps of all
has it been to find that Mr.. Lloyd,
who is among the vintage OF the
Pickford, Fairbanks and Tai
madge clan, has come back with
such a broadside of comedy. Al
though his film begins somewhat
painfully, and at the end has less
of a climax than one could wish
for, it is still so rife with come
dianna and so full Of what must,
unfortunately, be described as
good. clean fun" that one can
onlv take ones hat off to this
laugh provoker, who has been pro-
yoking such things for so many
years.
Another salient feature in
"Movie Crazy" is the all-impor-
tant presence of Constance Cum
minpS. who becomes all at once
the most satisfying Of all Mr..
Ilovd's leading ladies. Instead
of incoming around in haySeed
fashion. and loving him from the
moment her eyes strike the ker-
mel of his tortoiSe-shel goggles
Miss Cummings advances the
surprising theory that Lloyd
leading player can act as well as
lust look, and be amusing as well
as Just ornamental.
Washington Marx Brothers
fanciers may expect when they
see this yearly nonsense output
to roll in the aisles and behave
themselves generally in the man
ner to which they have been &C
customed since these + o u r
brothers first hove into sight. The
title, "HorsefeatherS," hits the
idea of the plot right on the head
since it hasn't any plot-nor
any head either. A typical ex-
ample Of Marx Brothers witt
cisrns, this will delight those who
have been waiting for such an
event-and will slay enemies Of
these comics who have never
thought them in any way comical.
AS an ardent admirer of these
harp-playing, cigar-smoking, dog
catching and no-sense- making g
artists, we cannot help but think
that an evening spent with them
" well spent. and that this lat