... . THE RETURN OF SHERLOCK HOLMES, (Famous Players Lanky. American.) If ever a picture should have been made on its native heath, or at any rate, in a British studio, this is one. Basil Dean, already responsible in some part for the picturisation of The Constant Nymph, of which he was part author as a play, has, on this f'°n> sought Americas assistance. I ho result is an ordinary American ...

... . FILMED VAUDEVILLE. Although in some quarters the talkies are said to be injuring variety, it is a remarkable fact that the screens of the kinema are prone to go to the music-hall stage, for many of their programme items and general assistance. The numerous so-called film revues have up to now been nothing but series of music-hall acts, somewhat clumsily strung together, ond even the big ...

... . MASSES, STAGE, AND FILM GUILD. On Sunday night, at the Scala, the Masses, Stage, and Film Guild showed three pictures, sang the Internationale lustily, and made protests against the authorities who had prevented the screening of the Russian drama 44 Mother. From the protests we learned that the London County Council permitted the screening of certain pictures by the opulent Film Sooiety ...

... . THE SHOW OF SHOWS (Warner). The current attraction at the Tivoli is probably the biggest of the semi-revue pictures that have yet been screened in this country. The cast includes close on a hundred well-known film personalities in America, including some British players. These are supported by a battalion of picked Hollywood beauties. The whole is somewhat oyer- weighted. A complete ...

... . FILMS SHOWING. Great Britain is not particularly well represented in tho Easter programmes, although a number of players who are popular here have their places on f screen Rookery Nook, the Tom Walls British and Dominions feature, which has already enjoyed a highly tui run at the New Gallery, has started a second at the Astoria. Stewart Romo and Frances Doblo are being seen in. Dark Red ...

... . PAINTED PICTURES (Fox, British). It is said that the Fox Film Company are going to make pictures in England. If that be so, we shall probably be freed from the quota stuff that it, together with other firms, has been putting out. Painted Pictures is a good example of the unintelligent sort of thing that goes out as British, and compares badly with even tho most ordinary American films ...

... . SHOULD A DOCTOR TELLT? (British Lion. British.) Despite the experienced production of Manning Haynes, a capital company, and good recording, this feature will not help us much, nor is it likely to prove a public attraction, in spits of a certain morbid curiosity the title may be relied upon to arouse. The weak story is obviously inspired by recent happenings in the Law Courts. The ...

... . 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, ...