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...main billing of the evening, "Sea Devils," goes in for the usual he-man McLaglen activities with the Coast Guard offering a convenient excuse for several good shots of icebergs, ships in distress, breeches buoy, and dozens of manly blows between the smiling Tim O'Shay, (Preston Foster) and Bo'suns Mate Malone (McLaglen). Ida Lupino as "Doris," Malone's daughter, acts as a rather insipid if adequate apex of the eternal triangle over which Malone, the father, tries to exercise parental influence. In spite of the overworked sickbed, hero, and may-the-best-man-win falderol the picture...
...have a struggle to criticize a Claudette Colbert picture rationally. She certainly has something we like to see but "The Bride Comes Home" runs in the same rut of he-man conquering little lady despite wealthy opposition. Colbert can act, as well as show off well, and it is unfortunate that her talents, and the more limited ones of Fred MacMurray are not allowed to wander into different roles. It would, perhaps be better if they were separated for a change...
...He-Man's Tobacco...
...Jones had the same feeling but being a he-man he wasnt going to begin to cry so he tryed to comfort his wife but he couldnt do it for the simple reason that he felt the same way himself...
...most unfortunate thing, of course, is to be misrepresented in the press. When I was arrested for speeding once in Brooklyn the papers printed how several hundred letters were received from women asking to let me off. They ignored the fact that I had just as many he-man friends who would be glad to take the bat for me. The grape-fruit throwing episode, for example, has been distorted completely out of proportion, and soon I will be receiving clippings from the coast about rotten eggs and heaven knows what. It is that kind of publicity that...