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Winged Barbs. In the sparkling back-of-the-book sections, directed by Literary Editor Thomas Cuthbert Worsley, surprisingly little of this left-wing fuzziness appears. Worsley, who is also drama critic and chief puzzle-master (under such pseudonyms as "Thomas Smallbones"), leans heavily on a few steadily brilliant contributors: Desmond...
Bright Leaf (Warner) tells the story of the rise of the cigarette, but it is a movie that is neither firm nor fully packed. Laid in North Carolina in the 18905, and based on Foster Fitz-Simons' historical novel, it leans heavily on such standbys as the rakehell hero...
Virgin & Victim. More staid in his outside activities than he used to be, Zanuck, the one-man studio, still gives a three-ring performance. In a story conference where he plays all the roles of scenes in the making, the bristle mustache suddenly twitches, and the face looks heavenward in...
The second feature, "Rapture," is a foreign imitation of the American psychological drama. Its chief failing is that it combines a rather naive brand of soap-opera psychology with a very poor dramatic situation. Filmed in the Campagna region outside of Rome, the plot leans heavily on the "rapture" of...
The film presents Producer-Scripter-Composer-Director Chaplin in his classic role as a tramp with the instincts of a gentleman. He falls in love with a blind flower girl (Virginia Cherrill) who takes him for a handsome millionaire. To help her out of difficulties as he nurtures her illusion...