Word: plotting
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Strangers in Love (Paramount) was not strenuously publicized before release. Its derivation, a forgotten fiction by William J. Locke, was no literary masterpiece. Its plot revolves about the old-fashioned problem of dual identity and its cast (Fredric March, Kay Francis, Stuart Erwin, George Barbier) is only up to the Hollywood average. It would be too much to say that the finished product is brilliant or surprising, but it is consistently enjoyable. Everyone concerned with the story seems very much at home in its surroundings; the cinema has been doing this sort of thing for a long time...
...plot briefly is that Ethelyn Church, the talented daughter, must win a five thousand dollar prize and a trip to Europe if only to get her mother, a thorough meanie, out of the house to make way for Dudley's affianced, Christine. If she does win, however, she loses her beloved Robert and is doomed to a career abroad, dogged by her relentless mother. Dudley cavorts in the midst of all this in a galaxy of slamming doors, back slappings, protest meetings, silver cup awards, and fruitless "touches" for amounts varying from five dollars to five thousand...
...opportunity to see to what lengths beings the wife of a professor will drive a leading lady. In "Uncle Vanya," which the Studio Players recently put on, and in "Hedda Gabbler", which Blanche Yurka opened Monday night, the lady becomes so bored with her existence that she makes a plot for Chekov or for Ibsen. Perhaps because, in the pattern of an older generation, there were no clubs or sports to keep women busy, or because they congenitally lacked any insight or interest in research before the days of women's colleges, their only outlet lay in society or love...
...Sunshine Susie" boasts four capable leading actors, a not-too-elaborate plot that alternates from the sentimental to the ludicrously funny, excellent photography, and amusing sound effects. Renate Muller, as Susie, comes to Vienna looking for a job. She gets it, and eventually lands the Herr Director Arvay (Owen Nares) by some clever angling. But the comedy which runs through the entire film is the best feature of the show: Jack Hulbert does magnificently as Hasel, the doorman who, on Wednesday nights, leads the musical society at Schultz's beer garden; Herr Klapper, played by Morris Harvey, is particularly good...
...becomes enamored of the unfortunate young man's sister (Erin O'Brien-Moore), although he does not share her unflagging belief in her brother's innocence. Neither do McKinley nor the Governor until Mr. Craven stumbles on the one flaw in the murderer's plot. If you are smart you might find the clue in this refreshingly upside-down mystery during the crap game...