... . DOMINION City Lights. Now that the hysteria has died town, and the intensive boosting hat heralded the new Chaplin ilm has become quieter, it is lasier to look at tho matter impartially. Like most other things the virtues of vhich have been ammod dovtn tho public throat *d nauseam, City Lights, pre sented here on Fobraary 27, is iomething of a disappointment. IV o are told that the ...

... . UNIVERSAL. The programmes of future pic tures--the plays and stories that have been or are being made or marred in the studios--are always interesting. Universal's secrets are carried in The Big Book, an elaborate effort that tells us what we have to expect from Carl Lacmmle and his staff until well into 1952. It is beautifully printed in many colours. 44 Back Street will give us the ...

... . EMPIRE--''POLITICS.'' (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.) Although American politics are often strange to us, the humour of Marie Dressler has a wide appeal. In this case we hare her as a hard-working housewife who, infuriated by a gang murder, decides to enter the arena of local politics and purify the town. The women support her whole heartedly, but the men make things very unpleasant* and an awkward ...

... . JEALOUSY. Warner. British. Adapted from a stage play, The Green Eye, this is useful drama. The story possesses little originality, but has been well worked out with good dialogue. Production by G. B. Samuelson is capital. Tho story tells of one Garwood, who is in love with his ward, Joyce. She, unfortunately, love9 Bernard Wyngate. It is necessary to get the young man out of tho way, ...

... . THE HAPPY ENDING. (Gaumont-British.) A silent version of Ian Hay's story was made some years ago, the director being, so far as we remember. George Cooper, and the star Fay Compton. it was an exceedingly good film. As so often happens nowadays, the story in the new picture suffers somewhat from tho lure of apectacle and elaboration, it lias been directed by an American, Millard Webb, ...