Word: humorously
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...humor in the film is carefully restrained, but it comes out delightfully at just the proper moments to relieve the dramatic tension and prepare for the next scene. Excellent photography characterizes the piece. In fact, the photography and incidental music both are patterns which Hollywood well might emulate. All in all, it is a work of art in typical British-Gaumont goed taste. Directed by Berthold Viertel, Miss Nova Pilbeam reaches dramatic heights which merit the attention of every movie-goer. Whether or not you'll love her, as we do, you'll appreciate...
...theme, to be sure, around which "Sarah Simple" fluctuates, one which perhaps is best generally exemplified in Barrie's "What Every Woman Knows." With no pathos and more humor than Barrie's masterpiece, it should bowl along tonight without the impediments plentifully supplied by any dress rehearsal...
...Arthur, who has seldom shone very brightly in the stellar firmament of Hollywood, gives an excellent, performance as an easy-going, devil-may-care sort of girl who knows that in the long run the cards are stacked in her direction. In her acting she reveals a sense of humor that should take her far. The picture does not drag, although it is a long show and is very ably directed...
Among undergraduates Dr. Worcester is best known for his conferences on sex hygiene the first half of every year, when he has devoted all his evenings to groups of Freshmen. Such an undertaking as this required considerable courage to institute, and a remarkable balance of understanding and humor to carry on successfully. It is to be hoped that this custom will not end now that its originator is leaving...
...writing monograms and collecting antique snuff boxes. Alice Brady, as the close-fisted millionaire mother of Gloria Stuart and Frank McHugh, does her acting in the exaggerated mode of the whole production. Judged by the standards of a musical extravaganza "Gold Diggers of 1935" is excellent. There is humor, a soupcon of tragedy, good acting, and clever trick photography...