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boblipton

Joined Feb 2002
Many opinions of films seem to be offered by people who have never seen them, or based on some irrelevant issue. A British film from 1914 might be despised because it's not a Soviet Academician film from 1928, or a film might be written off because its director or star offered some opinion about something else which the reviewer disagreed: this year's SULLY got a lot of rants online because director Clint Eastwood is politically conservative; the very amusing GHOSTBUSTERS remake was hated because it was full of women; and everything by D.W. Griffith is written off as racist because of BIRTH OF A NATION.

I try, in my reviews, to tell anyone who is interested in my opinions, to say what showed up on the screen, how well it worked, and how it fits into the vast array of films I have seen. I certainly don't expect a reader to agree with my opinions, but I will try to continue offering those opinions, as honestly as I can, about the film under discussion.

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The Shoplifter
5.46
The Shoplifter
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
6.36
Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout
Henry Aldrich Swings It
8.16
Henry Aldrich Swings It
Circus Days
6.06
Circus Days
Nothing Doing
6.06
Nothing Doing
Gräfin Plättmamsell
7
Gräfin Plättmamsell
4.55
What Demoralized the Barber Shop
Henry and Dizzy
6.96
Henry and Dizzy
Funeral Parade of Roses
7.76
Funeral Parade of Roses
The Love Machine
4.71
The Love Machine
The High Wall
3
The High Wall
Henry Aldrich for President
6.67
Henry Aldrich for President
The Primrose Path
5.06
The Primrose Path
Fragment of Fear
6.16
Fragment of Fear
A Lawman Is Born
6.15
A Lawman Is Born
Henry Aldrich Haunts a House
6.16
Henry Aldrich Haunts a House
All Faces West
6.96
All Faces West
Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid
7.96
Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid
Branded a Coward
5.96
Branded a Coward
What a Life
6.78
What a Life
Life with Henry
5.96
Life with Henry
His Glorious Night
6.64
His Glorious Night
Loaded Guns
4.75
Loaded Guns
Devil Goddess
5.72
Devil Goddess
Desert Gold
5.66
Desert Gold

Reviews18.7K

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The Shoplifter

The Shoplifter

5.4
6
  • Nov 29, 2025
  • Five Finger Discount

    Here a short industrial film about shop lifting. It cover the techniques that professional shop lifters use, how to spot them, and how to keep an eye on them.

    The sum lost through shoplifting when this film was made is estimated as two billion dollars every year. For 2022, the figure is estimated at $112 billion.
    Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout

    Henry Aldrich, Boy Scout

    6.3
    6
  • Nov 29, 2025
  • Scouting Builds Character

    John Litel hopes to have Minor Watson build his new factory in. Town instead of the next town over, where there's a school for problem children. His son, Darryl Hickman is a smart-mouthed and disrespectful youngster. Will the Boy Scouts be able to reform him?

    Much of the movie is taken up with Hickman doing things that deserve a walloping, but when will any of the scouts deal with this pest? Otherwise, there's a bit of thrill comedy and although there's no sign of the usual faculty at the high school, there's no shortage of skilled second bananas like Chester Clute, The principal idea of this movie, though is that scouting builds character.
    Johanna Enlists

    Johanna Enlists

    6.0
    6
  • Nov 29, 2025
  • Mary Pickford Was The Honorary Colonel Of The Regiment

    When the 143rd Field Artillery sets up camp in two of Fred Huntley's fields, his "plain daughter" Mary Pickford becomes the darling of the regiment.

    It's not among the best and brightest of Miss Pickford's vehicles, although there's a lot of well regarded talent, from director William Desmond Taylor, cinematographer Charles Rosher, and Frances Marion scripting from a story by Rupert Hughes. There are lots of close-ups by Miss Pickford and interestingly composed shots of the regiment, but there is a lot of reliance on the charms of Miss Pickford, as well as early roles by Monte Blue, Douglas Maclean, Wesley Barry, and Wallace Beery. There's no denying the competence of every part of it, but it's more of a decent programmer for its star than an outstanding picture of its own.
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