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"MOVIES" MAY ROBSON Wins Three Pictures of the Month HREE motion pictures of outstanding merit were The story, from the novel "Beauty," by Faith Baldwin, shown to the cinema-going public last month: "Beauty wa excellently directed by Richard Boleslavsky; with T for Sale," "One Man's Journey" and "Lady for a Lucien Hubbard as associate producer. Thus another of Day." They were .created and released by M·G-M, RKO Mr. Hubbard's productions have "clicked," giving him an Radio and Columbia respectively. almost perfect a\erage during his film career. But in each one of them the work of May Robson was Merian C. Cooper's production for RKO-Radio Pictures so beautifully portrayed. and so important a part did it ~tarring and featuring Lionel Barrymore, May Robson and bear on the story. that to her must go a large share of the Doroth} Jordan, deserves special mention among the three glory of winning "Three Pictures of the Month"-the first reall} great pictures of the month. time we have ever awarded this honor. Back tu the rural com· An old trouper of the American school, with a lengthy munity In which he was background of stage experience, May Robson brings to the raised, according to silver screen a wealth of genuineness, of sincerity and the story of "One hard application to her craft. Man's Journey," Particularly in "Lady for a Day," in which she comes Dr. Eli starred. was her work of paramount importance and Watt tLionel beauty. Briefly, the story, as directed by Frank (Continued on Capra, concerns the "king for a day" idea in which page 45) "Apple Annie" {May Robson) is glorified in a metropolitan hotel that she may meet her daughter returning to Europe after an absence of many years. Jean Parker and May The bedraggled apple vender is re-vamped by hair Robson in "Luly dressers, dressmakers, beauty specialists and others. for II D"i' and set up in a fine suite-with the necessary servants. At the dock the daughter, and the young man she is to marry (Barry Norton) arl' met by "Annie" and a "father," IGuy Kib- bee) and Warren William. How well it all works out is too good for us to spoil by telling you; suffice it to say that the picture is well worth seeing; although you are warned in advance that the film may jerk a few tears loose from your eyes; the climax in particular. Others in the cast not already men· tioned are T at Pendleton, Glenda Farrell, Jean Parker, Walter Con nolly, Hobart Bosworth, Halliwell Hobbes and Ned Sparks. The picture was taken from the Cosmopolitan magazine story "Madame La Gimp." In "Beauty for Sale," which stars Madge Evans, May Robson has a minor though good role; one which calls for the dramatic talents, rugged as they are at times, which she possesses to the' nth degree. As "Mrs. Merrick," Miss Robson was superb; her portrayal of the part of the mother of the fresh young cake-eater was particularly good. With her and Miss Evans we find Alice Brady, OUo Kruger, Ena Merkel, Phillips Holmes, Eddie Nugent, Hedda Hopper, Florine McKin- ney, Isobel Jewell, Louise Carter, John Roche and Charles Grapewin. .

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