I. reviewing the cinema industry of 1938, Miss C. A. Lejeune, critic for the "Sunday Observer," writes as fol.
There has been a noticeable decrease both in the quality and quantity of pictures. The list of outstanding films for 1938 is the shortest since the arrival of talkies. Bad stories and faulty casting have caused many of the top-rank stars to lose their grip.
There has been no film during the year from Greta Garbo, and none from Paul Muni. Directors like Capra, Lubitsch, Long, Clair, Van Dyke and Duvivier have fallen below their own h standards. There has been ne new star of any importance except perhaps, our wu Wendy Miller. Danielle Darrieux, the other English-speaking discovery, had already been seen the French "Mayerling" before the year began,
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