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...uncertain if the attack was made through insanity or was part of a Communist plot; the latter was feared, as the attacker was believed to be a Communist...
...Leigh Rogers? Knopf ($2.50). Against the black and bloody canvas of the Russian Revolution, this story rises sombre and of more than usual interest. The author, a young American who has lived some years in Russia, has caught all the swift horror of those cataclysmic days, has limned his plot against a background that rings true. Rasputin moves evilly through the picture, and Kerensky, Lenin, the dreaded Cheka are delineated with more than a modicum of truth. It is a colorful, kaleidescopic tale, ranging from scenes among the simple, suffering peasants to all the lavish splendor of the Imperial Court...
...story you have told," Senator Norris vociferated, "is a falsehood. I know a blackmail plot when I see it. If you were not a woman, this would not be the end of this, I tell you. I did not kiss that girl. She kissed me. Intimations were given to me that if I did not favor Henry Ford's bid for this Muscle Shoals, some sort of thing would be hung over my head. I guess this...
...best screen actors, for this canine artist is as unconscious of self and of the camera as every hair on his back. In this story of the North he proves again his authentic appeal, winning a dog race at Banff on which his master's fortune-and the plot-hang. Strong-heart seems spurred on to greater efforts than usual, for this time he is performing before his consort and their family of five pups...
...plot is not the point. It is Fields with his delightful German accent who carries the show. Even the saddest situations, handled by this popular pet of the last decade, become the subject of uncontrolled mirth. The scene in the office of Al Tyler with off-stage jazz bands, is a true picture of the slapdash production of vaudeville and musical belly-wash by the mighty morons of the "continuous." This scene allows the introduction of the vaudeville team of Hackett and La Marr (Sam White and Renee Noel) who bounce through a demonstration of their new and excellent dancing...