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The Gold Rush (1925) 98% EDIT “Charlie Chaplin, that delightful little man, with his laughs and his nonsense, is very much of an artist. He has done for comedy what Victor Herbert did for jazz.” – Philadelphia Inquirer Jun 24, 2025 Full Review Only Yesterday (1933) 100% EDIT “Its ability to reduce and audience to a pulp, however, is not the film's sole claim for attention, for it introduces Margaret Sullavan, a capable young player of the Helen Hayes-Loretta Young type, to the screen. ” – Philadelphia Inquirer Apr 23, 2024 Full Review Sherlock, Jr. (1924) 86% EDIT “A rollicking comedy.” – Philadelphia Inquirer Feb 23, 2024 Full Review The Sin of Nora Moran (1933) 67% EDIT “The picture is brilliantly directed by Phil Goldstone and bids fair to be one of the outstanding pictures of 1934.” – Philadelphia Inquirer Feb 22, 2024 Full Review The Devil Dancer (1927) 71% EDIT “One finds [Gray] somewhat wistful and timid, in her series of dances she is anything but that.” – Philadelphia Inquirer Dec 5, 2023 Full Review State Fair (1933) 100% EDIT “Mr. Rogers forsakes his usual habit of telling the world what is wrong with it, and gives one of his most delightful performances as Abe Frake. ” – Philadelphia Inquirer Nov 9, 2023 Full Review The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1933) 86% EDIT “From Its provocative title to its final sane Inconclusive conclusion the film made from Grace Zaring Stone's novel rivets the attention and interest.” – Philadelphia Inquirer Apr 24, 2023 Full Review The Black Pirate (1926) 100% EDIT “The Black Pirate is done entirely in color, and it is done magnificently. There is none of the eye-strain coming from brilliant splurges of red, green, violet and blue which playgoers have found in earlier attempts at color photography.” – Philadelphia Inquirer Mar 22, 2023 Full Review Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928) 96% EDIT “One of the most delightful comedies of recent months... with Buster Keaton and Ernest Torrence forming an about perfect comedy team.” – Philadelphia Inquirer Mar 21, 2023 Full Review Safety Last (1923) 97% EDIT “The fact remains that the heart-arresting stunts performed by Mr. Lloyd as he climbs the side of a towering skyscraper... are startling enough to send a shiver down the back of even the most hardened steeplejack in the world.” – Philadelphia Inquirer Feb 21, 2023 Full Review Frankenstein (1931) 94% EDIT “For horror, terror and the atmosphere of Edgar Allan Poe at his most gruesome it is hard to recall any former film surpassing Frankenstein. James Whale has handled his ghastly material in a manner which makes the most of its morbid and grim possibilities.” – Philadelphia Inquirer Jan 13, 2023 Full Review My Four Years in Germany (1918) 95% EDIT “Unvarnished truths pertaining to the present war, and the events which led up to it, are depicted in My Four Years in Germany, the remarkable picture based on and comprising many of the incidents which came to the notice of Ambassador Jambs W. Gerard.” – Philadelphia Inquirer Nov 16, 2022 Full Review Cavalcade (1933) 64% EDIT “Quite as much as the cast, if not far more deserving of praise, is the superior direction of Frank Lloyd who has handled the unwieldy and sprawling material with disciplined intelligence and understanding art. ” – Philadelphia Inquirer Nov 9, 2022 Full Review King Kong (1933) 97% EDIT “One recalls The Lost World of silent days, and still finds King Kong a more artful result of superb trickery, good acting and accompanied by a serious and excellent musical score written by Max Steiner. ” – Philadelphia Inquirer Nov 9, 2022 Full Review The Thief of Bagdad (1924) 97% EDIT “The photography of the picture is remarkable. The tricks of the camera were never better utilized than in the travels of the magic carpet and the winged horse and in showing Fairbanks' descent into the sea.” – Philadelphia Inquirer Oct 21, 2022 Full Review Shanghai Express (1932) 96% EDIT “No matter how slowly Mr. von Sternberg may unfold his story his artistic perception is always evident, his handling of detail is masterly and his films fairly bristle with imaginative effects.” – Philadelphia Inquirer Oct 21, 2022 Full Review Lady From Chungking (1942) 80% EDIT “A more or less routine drama which nevertheless has flashes of power. [But they] hardly compensate for the inept script and the unbelievable simplicity with which the guerillas accomplish their plans.” – Philadelphia Inquirer Oct 20, 2022 Full Review Peter Pan (1924) 98% EDIT “It is a treat for children and grown-ups alike this wonderful fairy tale of the joyous Peter Pan. And Betty Bronson, selected by Sir James Barrie for the part, is most truly the elf he conceived when he wrote the play.” – Philadelphia Inquirer Oct 20, 2022 Full Review Neptune's Daughter (1914) 95% EDIT “The pictures were exceedingly interesting, and gave Miss Kellerman better opportunities than the usual stage would to disport herself as a veritable mermaid,” – Philadelphia Inquirer Jun 24, 2022 Full Review The Queen of Sheba (1921) 93% EDIT “A picture that will attract even those to whom motion pictures generally make no appeal.” – Philadelphia Inquirer Jan 12, 2022 Full Review London After Midnight (1927) 75% EDIT “Sharing honors with Mr. Chancy is the haunted manor house which is the scene of much of the blood-curdling and goose-flesh-producing action.” – Philadelphia Inquirer Jan 11, 2022 Full Review From the Manger to the Cross (1912) 88% EDIT “The picture, presented by the Kalem Company, is a wonderful delineation of the New Testament story of the Man of Galilee. Throughout the entire five thousand feet of film, divided into five reels, a deep study is given of human emotions.” – Philadelphia Inquirer Jun 3, 2021 Full Review The Dream Girl (1916) 86% EDIT “No better picturization could be desired of the intricacies of the underworld than those portrayed by Miss Murray.” – Philadelphia Inquirer Jun 2, 2021 Full Review They Had to See Paris (1929) EDIT “Naturally, Will Rogers is about the "whole show" and deservedly so.” – Philadelphia Inquirer May 20, 2021 Full Review Gold Diggers of Broadway (1929) 93% EDIT “Winnie Lightner as Mable is the hit of the show with her excellent voice, her gags and her forgotten monologue that is a comedy classic.” – Philadelphia Inquirer May 20, 2021 Full Review
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