Word: moviedom
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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With an ample budget to splurge on sets and costumes, with two fine leads and a capable supporting cast, Director James Whale has cooked up a rip-snortin' film paced and climaxed with plenty of gusto. Here's another case history to show that when moviedom is in command of its medium the result is grand entertainment...
...self-assured Producer filter into his portrayal of the lazy and dissolute Ted. Yet despite the defects of Laughton's acting, his skill in the creation of a distinguished production show that he has kept his place as one of the top-notch men in present-day moviedom...
...that Success is not much fun. GRAND HOTEL-A striking and ambitious production, depicting a number of lives swept together for a short time in a German hotel. MIRACLE AT VERDUN-What might happen if the eight million War dead rose. ONCE IN A LIFETIME-Hilarious nose-thumbing at moviedom. THE BARRETTS OF WIMPOLE STREET- Katherine Cornell. THE GREEN PASTURES-If the Lord were a colored preacher; if Gabriel were a Pullman porter. THE SILENT WITNESS-A mystery play which manages to mystify. TOMORROW AND TOMORROW-Problems of a rich young family in a small town. Musical-AMERICA...