Cinema check list

Helen Brown Norden

• ENTER MADAME.—And exit Elissa Landi, as far as I'm concerned. The sight of her cast as an Italian opera singer is something to frighten the wits out of you.

• BACHELOR OF ARTS.—Tom Brown and Anita Louise in a little number which wins this year's palm for banality. An additional depressing note is the presence of Henry B. Walthall and Mae Marsh in bit roles.

• FORSAKING ALL OTHERS.—The best of tin' Joan Crawford pictures to date, with Robert Montgomery, Clark Gable, Charles Butterworth and Billie Burke contributing splendid support to the star.

• THE MIGHTY BARNUM.—Wallace Beery fans (mine is the empty seat at the table) will gloat over this one, in which Mr. Beery disports himself as coyly as ever in the role of the great showman.

• GREAT EXPECTATIONS.—A dramatic version of the Dickens novel, handsomely directed by Stuart Walker and admirably acted by Henry Hull, Florence Reed and George Breakston. Dramatic and exciting.

• MUSIC IN THE AIR.—One of the best musicals of recent years, marking a triumphant come-back for Gloria Swanson. Last month, I erroneously gave all the directing credit to Erich Pommer. It was a Pommer production, but the director was Joe May. My apologies to Mr. May—and my congratulations for a grand job.

• HERE IS MY HEART.—A Bing Crosby musical, which is noteworthy for the farther advance in the cinema world of Miss Kitty Carlisle, who photographs well, acts intelligently and sings with great charm. Roland Young and Alison Skipworth are also in the picture.

• THE PAINTED VEIL.—The one and only Garbo in Somerset Maugham's tale of adultery in the Far East. The indisputable superiority of the star is once again ample excuse for the film.