Montana labor news., 1936-05-14
THE film CORNER
Conducted by the New Film Alliance
WEEKLY GUIDE TO NEW FILMS

WE ARE FROM KRONSTADT -
An interesting account of the Soviet
Workers successful defense of Petro-
grad against the White invasion. There
are many moving sequences. Out
standing is the impressive scene in
which captured Red sailors are fore
ed to jump off a cliff into the sea with
their hands tied and weighted down
with rocks. While not up to the stan
dard of Chapayev, it is we'll worth see
ing.
THE GOLD'1 ARROW = Betty
Davis this tim 8 a job with a cos
metic corporate making it necessary
for her to pos5 a millionairess. She
appeals to Ge- Brent a $30-a week
newspaper re- ed to save her from
the advancesg fortune-hunting titled
foreigners. y n George discovers
the hoax hrN much relieved because
- you que it - he loved her for
herself alo' nd not for her money.
This shoui We you an idea OF the
impoverist lature of the plot. 1t is
a pity that bette Davis who is a gift
ed actress despite the Motion Pic
ture Academy award has to be wasted
on such a sappy picture.
THE PASSING OF THE THIRD
FLOOR BACK - A Stranger" moves
into a London boarding house and by
his Sweetness and light" attitude in
fects all the boarders with the virus
Of Christian charity, It doesn't make
quite as dull a story as this descrip-
ton might lead you to believe - but
it's far from the brilliant movie some
Of the critics claim it to be. Conrad
Veidt, who plays the part OF the Christ
like stranger, suffers from miscasting.
Rene Ray and Beatrix Lehman, both
English actresses, contribute brilliant
performances.
TIMES SQUARE PLAYBOY =
Warren William, a yokel boy who
strikes Wall Street gold, goes through
a series Of silly adventures with a fin
ancee who misunderstands him and a
boyhood friend from the sticks who
sets things right, A boring film. Stay
away.
10 HOURS BY AIR = This trys tc
be another Ceiling Zero but nevei
equals it. The setting is a trans-con-
t~inental airp1ane, with detectives, gang
STEERS, a girl, a romantic pilot and a mis-.
chievous kid have all kinds Of impos-
sible adventures. The plot is half mel
odrama, half comedy. Fred MaoMur
raw IS the usual two-fisted hero pilot
loan Bennett makes a nice looking
society heroine. Brian Donlevy anC
Alan Baxter, up and coming Holly.
wood actors, give believeable perform
ances as detective and gangster bu
are in danger of being typed. The dia
louge is good and Zasu Pitts has som'
good lines for a change.
F.-Man - Hollywood's cycle OF puff
for the Men beautifully timed as al
advance huildup for the pending anti
alien and anti-labor %crusaders) is be
ginning to pail on the public. So nov
they're starting to kid them. The re
suit is "F-Man", a casually-concocte,
hash of leftover comedy situation
peppered with a few good gags.
NOTHING is GIVEN AWAY
Bank Night, which has supercede'
the baseball pool and the Irish Sweep
stakes as Americas greatest gambling
institution, is fIimflamming the publ
into seeing mediocre motion picture
which they otherwise would avoid Xix
the plague. Moreover it is bankrupt
ing the small theatre owners in thei
courageous fight to break the mono
poly grip OF the big producers and en-
riching only the Affiliated Enterpris
es, Inc, which first hit upon this in
genious method Of lodging the anti
lottery laws.
AT first blush Bank Night seems t
be a charitable institution designed
relieve the monotony Of life in a pei
/. iod of depression. You just sign yor
name opposite a number in a big boo
, in some theatre lobby. You don
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