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...down like a sewing machine, it is the spectacle of Leslie Howard in 18th Century coattails, making gestures of polite affection toward Merle Oberon. The Scarlet Pimpernel, derived from Baroness Orczy's famed best-seller (3,000,000 copies), contains both, picturesquely inlaid against an Alexander Korda background of tumbrels, old inns, the coffee rooms at Black's Club and Citizen Robespierre, snarling in falsetto...
Alison Skipworth and Roland Young supply the comic background for Crosby's impersonation of a waiter. The name of the picture incidentally is "Here Is My Heart" but it might be called any thing except "Romance in Manhattan" for that is the title of Francis Lederer's picture...
...more than show us that a paucity of babies is the universal cause of depressions, he might well deserve a welcome. But he come to us with the added distinction of service in a country that is the foremost exponent of the dictatorial state. The temper, training, and background of the Italian people have made them receptive to this departure from democratic institutions. Since that departure there have been notable innovations in dealing with the social problems of the country. Some of the methods employed are indigenous to the system from which they arose. Others...
...Tiki (Alexander Markey) belongs to that class of films which theatre managers advertise with lobby displays of excelsior and old straw, to represent South Sea Island residences. The cast contains The Virgin Bride, Her Lover and Her Father, all performed by natives. There is a volcano in the background. The dialog is entirely unintelligible...
Judge Charles L. Carr whose decision in the case displayed an admirable understanding of the philosophical background of the law, shared the chivalric attitude of the "Transcript." Remarking that "this court can not shut its eyes" to the unartistic character of the burlesque profession, he sustained the contention of Miss Louka's attorney, Mr. Harris G. Booras, that her reputation might be injured by the alleged display...