oscaralbert Review of Another Romance of Celluloid

Another Romance of Celluloid (1938)

With more lies and misinformation than a typical . . .

[5/10 · 5 January 2019]

. . . Orange Clown POTUS "press conference" packed into its 10-minute running time, ANOTHER ROMANCE OF CELLULOID: ELECTRICAL POWER is a sterling example of a movie studio's penchant for haphazard mendacity, thoughtless prevarication, and off-hand deceit. "THE WIZARD OF OZ is shot ENTIRELY in color," misstates the narrator here in a whopping fib at which any American kindergartner would roll their eyes. Power from the "Boulder Dam" will facilitate the filming of GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS in London, England, continues this VERY untrustworthy source. First off, the water wall pictured is named the HOOVER dam. Secondly, its hydro power has never made it as far East as Chicago, let alone London! Finally, here is a list of the featured "extras" of ELECTRICAL POWER, which the lame-brained studio has omitted from this page: Gracie Allen, Lew Ayres, Lionel Barrymore, George Burns, Harry Carey, Joan Crawford, Judy Garland, Rita Johnson, Hedy LaMarr, Jeanette MacDonald, Dennis O'Keefe, Nat Pendleton, Eleanor Powell, Johnny Weissmuller, and Robert Young! With unit publicists like this, who needs enemies?