New Pictures: Apr. 18, 1927

Tillers of the Soil. A French film records the adventures of two youths in love with one girl. The grandfather, symbol of the stern paternalism that runs with and parallel to the landowner's devotion to his soil, forces the girl to marry the less favored. The frustrated beloved goes to Paris, becomes a potent sculptor. He returns to fight the jealous brother, to die in the struggle. The acting is sincere though violent.

The Monkey Talks. When the play was presented, Jacques Lerner amazed audiences by simulating the monkey who talks. In the...

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