LONESOME
Starring Glenn Tryon and Barbara Kent
THE FILM SPECTATOR
June 23 , 1928
Fejos recently completed for Universal his second picture. It is called "Lonesome," and while it is not as bold in conception as "The Last Moment," it is a departure from the routine, and further strengthens my conviction that Fejos is a director of great ability. It would have been a better picture if it did not contain some totally meaingless titles that now mar it. There is no story, wherein lies its strength. A girl and a boy, unknown to one another, are lonely in a great city. They come together and fall in love. That is all. Every step taken until the paths of the two parties to the romance converge is directed admirably. In a beach sequence, and in one showing the concessions street of a resort, Fejos has too much animation in his backgrounds, the only flaw I can find in the picture. It was too long when I viewed it, but I assume that fault has been corrected. What surprises me about the production is that it was made. There is nothng in it that producers insist must be in every picture to assure its success. In trying to discover how it happened, I learned that Carl Laemmle Jr., battled everyone on the lot on behalf of the script and finally won his father's consent to its production. The result is a picture of which Universal has reason to be proud. I think it will make money, but in any event, it is a fine thing to have done. It would have been finer if the studio had been brave enough to leave out all the titles.
LONESOME
Starring Glenn Tryon and Barbara Kent
PHOTOPLAY
July, 1928
Barbara Kent and Glenn Tryon present a modernistic romance of young love. It has a big city and beach resort background and an earn-your-living flavor and would be more impressive if it were the first picture relying on trick shots for novelty and dramatic mood. Both Barbara and Glenn acquit themselves as masters in two of the best human interest scenes yet filmed. You won't be sorry you saw "Lonesome."
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