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Five centuries ago, when Church was State and monkhood was in flower, Joan of Arc with shaven head prayed on a pile of faggots in Rouen, while Warwick's English soldiers set the pyre alight, and the crafty-eyed Bishop of Beauvais, "Unjust Judge Cauchon," twisted the amethyst ring on his finger and watched...
Best current pictures arranged (A) according to merit, (B) according to the money they made last week: (A) The Passion of Joan of Arc- superb silent study of a saint's trial and death. The Divine Lady-Admiral Nelson ashore. Alibi-skillful, authentic crook-play with dialog. The Letter- Maugham melodrama with Jeanne Eagels and good synchronization. Madame X- marks a spot where old-fashioned melodrama becomes good entertainment. (B) The Broadway Melody (records everywhere); The Wild Party ($30,500 Granada, San Francisco); Weary River ($26.300, Strand, Brooklyn); The Barker ($25,000, Loew's State, Los Angeles...
Best current pictures listed (A) according to. merit (B) according to the money they made last week: (A) The Passion of Joan of Arc-Silent French version of history's greatest courtroom scene. The Divine Lady-Love among the frigates. The Spieler-Original story of carnival life. Wild Orchids- Greta Garbo in a bedroom for three. Strong Boy-Promotions of a baggage-smasher. (B) The Wild Party ($42,300, Buffalo, Buffalo) ; Wolf. Song ($34,000, Paramount, Los Angeles); Noah's Ark ($20,000, Aldine, Philadelphia); Weary River ($7,900, Des Moines, Des Moines...
...congress on a California hilltop at the western terminus of the Lincoln Highway, overlooking the burnished haze of San Francisco. There stands California's memorial to her War dead, the Palace of the Legion of Honor, an edifice filled with many treasures, including the life of Joan of Arc in Gobelin tapestries, gift of France...
...Passion of Joan of Arc- Unforgettable French Reproduction of the trial and death of a saint...