Alfred Rushford Greason
Alfred Rushford Greason's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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Variety film critic.
The White Heather (1919)
80%
“It has an abundance of highly flavored action, opportunities for fine outdoor settings, and a gripping story which works out in constantly ascending dramatic values to the powerful climax in a submarine fight be- tween the hero and the villain.” –
Exhibitor's Trade Review
Mar 16, 2023
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In Old Kentucky (1909)
“The views, particularly those wide reaches of landscape, are exquisite, and the sentiment of the subject is exalted. Nevertheless it Is difficult to reconcile the savage pursuit of his brother with decent feeling.” –
Variety
Jun 7, 2021
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“Barrymore's playing of a chuckle-headed British aristocrat carrying a perverse stew and crashing into the wrong dinner party during a fog In the streets and in his own befuddled head, has its merry moments.” –
Variety
Mar 9, 2021
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The Vermillion Pencil (1922)
60%
“A feature altogether satisfying to the star's Partisans of whom there are a very considerable number.” –
Variety
Nov 14, 2020
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Thunder (1929)
75%
“Chaney fans don't want him as a serio-comic, seml-heroic old-man. And fans of all kinds don't want marathon melodramas leading up to trick mechanical climaxes.” –
Variety
Nov 5, 2020
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Rolled Stockings (1927)
73%
“Miss Brooks, who has done several excellent things, here finds a role for her demure charm.” –
Variety
Nov 3, 2020
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Disraeli (1921)
100%
“A screen production with George Arliss, in all respects worthy of that consummate artist and the honorable record of the play on the stage.” –
Variety
Sep 29, 2020
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One Glorious Day (1922)
100%
“Here is a distinct screen achievement, a story of whimsical humor and fanciful design, translated by the picture medium with a delicacy of treatment that would be possible in no other way.” –
Variety
Jul 18, 2020
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The Case of Lena Smith (1929)
60%
“As a literary and artistic product it is admirable.” –
Variety
Jul 17, 2020
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The Sin Flood (1922)
100%
“For its changed purpose the picture is excellent. The bitter cynicism of the play is greatly modified. There are touches of comedy that lighten the gloom, and in the end romance triumphs.” –
Variety
Jul 16, 2020
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Clarence (1922)
71%
“The picture is a demonstration of the fact that the screen can be the medium of fine character delineation and gentle humor and is not by any means restricted to horseplay and crude melodrama.” –
Variety
Jul 15, 2020
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The Cat Creeps (1946)
75%
“The creepy thrill value is still there, but in the translation from silent to sound it has been badly slowed up.” –
Variety
Jul 9, 2020
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The Patriot (1928)
100%
“Many elements combine to give The Patriot a valid claim to greatness, much as that word has been abused in cinemania.” –
Variety
Jul 7, 2020
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At the End of the World (1921)
“At the End of the World is a colorful melodrama with a wealth of picturesqueness and plenty of dramatic punch.” –
Variety
Nov 12, 2019
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Little Women (1933)
89%
“[An] intelligent, grown up rendition of the Louisa Alcott classic.” –
Variety
Mar 26, 2009
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
91%
“Camera trick of changing a central figure from the handsome Fredric March into the bestial, ape-like monster Hyde, carries a terrific punch, but in each successive use of the device -- and it is repeated four times -- it weakens in hair-raising effort.” –
Variety
Mar 26, 2009
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Grand Hotel (1932)
87%
“A commercial picture of high box office potential, first by assembling the most impressive aggregation so far of strictly Bradstreet screen names, and then by filming the play practically unaltered in form.” –
Variety
Jan 29, 2008
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Frankenstein (1931)
94%
“Maximum of stimulating shock is there, but the thing is handled with subtle change of pace and shift of tempo that keeps attention absorbed to a high voltage climax.” –
Variety
Sep 24, 2007
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