Evening Star Newspaper, November 29, 1932, Page 28

From the Front Row Reviews and News of Washington's Theaters. Be!l 'l'en and Worst Ten of it Season’s Films. HIS is that happy time of year when movie sleuths are implored by that active news sheet, the Film Daily, to put t) wits together and try to figure out which they think are the best 10 films of the past season. A list of some 300 films is inclosed and from that number the de- sired 10 are meant to be salted. This is more of a task than usual this year. Whilz ths past season is said to have been ripe with talent and full of bigger and better cine- ma substance, upon looking over what is what, the good seems only and the me:i- octe comes up ts you in the face. is trouble, too, in making st—since a reviewer is apt 1 to some side of the . say, -and if he really puts down d most the list is apt So—in the words of ‘Wynne—inasmuch as ing out of the very ult process curing the small of the morning—while we are e might as weil get the worst with first. Therefore, we pre- in advance, our idea of the worst 10 films of the past ceason: The following are those “vehicles” which, during the viewing of them, ed the most sorrow: “White bie"—we are sorry, Mr. Lugosi, but even your eyebrow rk couldn’t e the grave; A . bigz:st first day's busi- al Palace Thenr/r has resson for this one Vanity Fair’—this unquss- reaches rock bottem: Girls"—this mey have uded in our last year's list, but it will bear repetition; “Polly of the Circus"—even Mr. Gable's classic _chin, or whatever he has, boost this above zero; “Th: this we are sorry about, it has Miss Chatterton and Brent in d “Murders in the Rue Morgue"—which we are not sorry about 4t all. Having disposed of last year's flot- sam and jeissm—and there was plenty more—we now suggest a tentative list of those which seem as though they should be included in en all-around group of comedy, tragedy and other amusement head- ings. Even before they are “writ” we know the anger that will be felt by thas“ whose favorites have been side- . This is, however, upon small on, the group that comes first ‘ Grand Hotel,” because imates the best the picture had to offer; “Similin’ ‘Tarough,” because it was faithful to & play and to an ideal; “Emma,” be- cause in it Marie Dressler reached the peak of her career; “The Guards- man.” because it included Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne; “Scar- face,” because it was brutal but true; “Horse Feathers,” because we laughed louder over it than over any other A New Parker FOUNTAIN PEN that has no flexible ink sack to be easily worn out Note the construction sketched above, and you will see the plunger method Parker uses in this superior fountain pen. The small cap on the butt end unscrews, mak- ing the plunger piston accessible. 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Bronson and the United States Marine Band at the Marine Barracks, when, in honor of the occasion, the band will play a radio program of all-Irish airs. On 3unazy, the secretary of 'the Irish embassy, Mr. O'Donovan, has invited a hundred dinner guests to welcome them, and on Thursday there will be an official reception of Minister Michael MacWhite and 600 guests to meet the visiting players. Local and Other News Of Stage and Screen. THIS is the day when the theater world is turning to Cleveland, where tonight Katharine Cornell will first be presented in Thornton Wildcrs adaptation of Andre Obey’s play, “Lucrece”...Noel Ocward ar- rives in this country tomorrow, and will start work next Monday on his play, “Design for Living,” in which he will be featured with Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne. .. appearing “in_person” today at_the Roxy, in New York. .. bath in Manhattan, star) Breedon, with handsome wife ...R-K-O Radio Pictures have dis- covered the film possibilities of W. H. Hudson'’s novel, “Green Man- sions”. ..Col. Harry E, Long is dou- bling for vacationing City Manager Carter Barron, akng the Washing- ton Loew front...Fatty Arbuckle has started in on his second Warner Bros. comedy. ..“Huckleberry Finn” will be presented December 17 at the National Theater...This is the same morning that the Children's National Symphony concert will be given at Central High School. Can't these dates be juggled? E.de S. M. .FIDACS °UT WREATH | ON UNKNOWN'S TOMB, Veterans’ Organ’zation Observes Twelfth Anniversary of Found- ing of Order. A wreath was placed on the Tcmb of th> Unknown Sold'er in Arlingtcn Na- tional Cemetery yesterday in honor of the twelfth anniversary of the found- ing of Fidac, th: interallied veterans' crganization. Simultaneously, wreaths were placed by other representatives of Fidac on-the tombs of the unknown soldlers of all the allied nations, Comdr. Charles Hann, jr, of New York, American vice president of the organization, headed the delegation at Arlington. Immediately following the ceremony, the Fidac officials and dele- gates were received at the White House by_President Hoover. in addition to the regular Fidac dele- ) gation there were present Gen. Pillon, French - military = attache; Col. Fitz Maurice Day, British mi'itary attachs; Lieut. "Col. Marco Pennaroli, Italian military attache; Charles Lecnard, chancellor of the Belgian embassy: Ed- ward Weintal, attache of the Pol'sh embassy; Dr. Ian Skalicky. counselor, and Alex Broz, secretary of the Czecho- slovak legation; D. Dimanesco, ctiache of the Rumanian legation, and Rado- mir B. Koulitch, attache of the Yugo- slav legation. May Stop Profanity. To stop complaints against poor pens at post offices, British postal officials have adopted one of stainless steel :'xe:ently perfected after years ot exper- lent you have a moderately heavy line. 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