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...much so. Apparently, he has talked as loudly in the studio as in the picture, with the result that some of the minor roles, notably that of Kate, are neglected. Exceedingly competent acting on the part of James Gleason, who plays Lefty, Thomas' assistant, and on the part of Una Merkel, who portrays the fickle femininity of the story, is enough to save the rather weak plot and the overemphasis on Mr. Tracy. The photography contains nothing unusual, except for the introduction of a former Pathe News version of Soviets parading. In general, the picture leaves an impression...
...just seems that no motion picture director can ever pass by a chance to introduce one of these three themes. Bobe and Ruby have a little scene that sort of embodies all three. A really good censor would have cut it out and left in a few more of Una Merkel's giggle wise-cracks. (Yes, I understand; if he were that good he wouldn't be a censor...
...under his father's tutelage. From 12 to 15 he went to school at Vevey, Lausanne, Geneva, Zurich, Leipzig. At 16 he entered the University of Western Pennsylvania, but when his family moved to Pasadena he switched to Occidental College, Los Angeles, took his bachelor degree. He first met Una Call whose second husband he was later to become, while he was a post-graduate student at the University of Southern California...
...California. Thence he went to Seattle and, to get some outdoor work, entered the forestry department of the University of Washington. At 25 he received a legacy from an uncle. Independent, he went to live at Hermosa Beach, passed his time swimming and writing verse. In 1913 he married Una Call Kuster...
...Private Lives" is a succession of romantic seenes and dynamic situations peopled by selfish yet utterly charming personalities. Dramatic flares of invective alternate with cosy hours of idyllic romancing as Miss Shearer and Mr. Montgomery, newly-wedded, but not to each other, lead Reginald Denny and Una Merkel, their lawful mates, a merry chase through alpine scenes of photographic excellence. Sophisticated without being stilted, explosively theatrical without being either absurd or the least unconvincing, "Private Lives" stands at the top of the Playgoer's list of the season's comedies...