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  1. The Arts and Sciences
    Alexander Bakshy
    Ivan Bunin
    The American Mercury, February 1934, pp. 220-223
  2. Drama: Vaudeville Must Be Saved
    Alexander Bakshy
    The Nation, July 24, 1929, pp. 98-101
  3. [+]
    Films (Review)
    Alexander Bakshy
    Journey's End (1930 Film), by James Whale
    1. Journey's End (1930 Film) by James Whale
    The Nation, April 30, 1930, p. 524
  4. [+]
    Films (Review)
    Alexander Bakshy
    Street Scene (1931 Film), by King Vidor
    1. Street Scene (1931 Film) by King Vidor
    The Nation, September 16, 1931, p. 290
  5. [+]
    Films (3 Reviews)
    Alexander Bakshy
    Maedchen in Uniform (1931 Film), by Leontine Sagan
    1. Maedchen in Uniform (1931 Film) by Leontine Sagan
    2. Goona-Goona (1932 Film) by Armand Denis and Andre Roosevelt
    3. The Night of June 13th (1932 Film) by Stephen Roberts
    The Nation, October 12, 1932, p. 338
  6. [+]
    Films (Review)
    Alexander Bakshy
    Strange Interlude (1932 Film), by Robert Z. Leonard
    1. Strange Interlude (1932 Film) by Robert Z. Leonard
    The Nation, September 28, 1932, p. 292
  7. [+]
    Films: A Lesson from Moscow (Review)
    Alexander Bakshy
    Cain and Artem (1929 Film), by Pavel Petrov-Bytov
    1. Cain and Artem (1929 Film) by Pavel Petrov-Bytov
    The Nation, June 25, 1930, p. 739
  8. [+]
    Films: A Notable Achievement (Review)
    Alexander Bakshy
    Sous Les Toits de Paris (1930 Film), by Rene Clair
    1. Sous Les Toits de Paris (1930 Film) by Rene Clair
    The Nation, January 7, 1931, p. 25
  9. [+]
    Films: A Novel Idea (2 Reviews)
    Alexander Bakshy
    If I Had a Million (1932 Film), by James Cruze and H. Bruce Humberstone
    1. If I Had a Million (1932 Film) by James Cruze and H. Bruce Humberstone
    2. The Sign of the Cross (1932 Film) by Cecil B. DeMille
    The Nation, December 21, 1932, p. 624
  10. [+]
    Films: A Soviet Fantasy (2 Reviews)
    Alexander Bakshy
    A Fragment of an Empire (1929 Film), by Fridrikh Ermler
    1. A Fragment of an Empire (1929 Film) by Fridrikh Ermler
    2. Son of the Gods (1930 Film) by Bradley King
    The Nation, February 19, 1930, p. 226
  11. Films: A Year of Talkies
    Alexander Bakshy
    The Nation, June 26, 1929, pp. 772-773
  12. [+]
    Films: American Natives and Nature (3 Reviews)
    Alexander Bakshy
    The Silent Enemy (1930 Film), by H.P. Carver
    1. The Silent Enemy (1930 Film) by H.P. Carver
    2. The King of Jazz (1930 Film) by John Murray Anderson and Pal Fejos
    3. The Song of the Flame (1930 Film) by Alan Crosland
    The Nation, May 28, 1930, p. 632
  13. [+]
    Films: At the South Pole (3 Reviews)
    Alexander Bakshy
    With Byrd at the South Pole (1930 Film), by Julian Johnson
    1. With Byrd at the South Pole (1930 Film) by Julian Johnson
    2. The Big Pond (1930 Film) by Hobart Henley
    3. Caught Short (1930 Film) by Charles Reisner
    The Nation, July 9, 1930, pp. 49-50
  14. [+]
    Films: Charlie Chaplin Falters (2 Reviews)
    Alexander Bakshy
    City Lights (1931 Film), by Charles Chaplin
    1. City Lights (1931 Film) by Charles Chaplin
    2. Trader Horn (1931 Film) by W.S. Van Dyke
    The Nation, March 4, 1931, p. 250
  15. [+]
    Films: Children for the Grown-ups (2 Reviews)
    Alexander Bakshy
    Skippy (1931 Film), by Norman Taurog
    1. Skippy (1931 Film) by Norman Taurog
    2. Dirigible (1931 Film) by Frank Capra
    The Nation, April 29, 1931, p. 485
  16. [+]
    Films: Class War (2 Reviews)
    Alexander Bakshy
    Cabin in the Cotton (1932 Film), by Michael Curtiz
    1. Cabin in the Cotton (1932 Film) by Michael Curtiz
    2. A Bill of Divorcement (1932 Film) by George Cukor
    The Nation, October 26, 1932, pp. 409-410
  17. Films: Color
    Alexander Bakshy
    The Nation, March 19, 1930, p. 337
  18. Films: Concerning Dialogue
    Alexander Bakshy
    The Nation, August 17, 1932, pp. 151-152
  19. [+]
    Films: Delightful Lunacy (3 Reviews)
    Alexander Bakshy
    The Man from Blankley's (1930 Film), by Alfred E. Green
    1. The Man from Blankley's (1930 Film) by Alfred E. Green
    2. Song o' My Heart (1930 Film) by Frank Borzage
    3. Mammy (1930 Film) by Michael Curtiz
    The Nation, April 16, 1930, p. 465
  20. [+]
    Films: Eisenstein's Latest (2 Reviews)
    Alexander Bakshy
    Old and New (1929 Film), by Grigori Aleksandrov and Sergei M. Eisenstein
    1. Old and New (1929 Film) by Grigori Aleksandrov and Sergei M. Eisenstein
    2. Paramount on Parade (1930 Film) by Dorothy Arzner, Otto Brower, and Edmund Goulding, ...
    The Nation, May 14, 1930, p. 577
  21. [+]
    Films: Emasculated Dreiser (2 Reviews)
    Alexander Bakshy
    An American Tragedy (1931 Film), by Josef von Sternberg
    1. An American Tragedy (1931 Film) by Josef von Sternberg
    2. The Miracle Woman (1931 Film) by Frank Capra
    The Nation, September 2, 1931, p. 237
  22. [+]
    Films: Enter Japan (Review)
    Alexander Bakshy
    Slums of Tokio (1928 Film), by Teinosuke Kinugasa
    1. Slums of Tokio (1928 Film) by Teinosuke Kinugasa
    The Nation, July 23, 1930, p. 104
  23. [+]
    Films: Fantasy All the Way (2 Reviews)
    Alexander Bakshy
    Le Million (1931 Film), by Rene Clair
    1. Le Million (1931 Film) by Rene Clair
    2. The Smiling Lieutenant (1931 Film) by Ernst Lubitsch
    The Nation, June 10, 1931, p. 645
  24. Films: Free Lances
    Alexander Bakshy
    The Nation, March 13, 1929, pp. 324-326
  25. [+]
    Films: Glories of the "Epic" (2 Reviews)
    Alexander Bakshy
    Cimarron (1931 Film), by Wesley Ruggles
    1. Cimarron (1931 Film) by Wesley Ruggles
    2. Fighting Caravans (1931 Film) by Otto Brower and David Burton
    The Nation, February 18, 1931, p. 199
  26. [+]
    Films: Going Into Politics (Review)
    Alexander Bakshy
    Washington Merry-Go-Round (1932 Film), by James Cruze
    1. Washington Merry-Go-Round (1932 Film) by James Cruze
    The Nation, November 9, 1932, p. 466
  27. [+]
    Films: "Hell's Angels" (Review)
    Alexander Bakshy
    Hell's Angels (1929 Film), by Howard Hughes and Edmund Goulding
    1. Hell's Angels (1929 Film) by Howard Hughes and Edmund Goulding
    The Nation, September 3, 1930, p. 254
  28. [+]
    Films: Hemingway in Hollywood (Review)
    Alexander Bakshy
    A Farewell to Arms (1932 Film), by Frank Borzage
    1. A Farewell to Arms (1932 Film) by Frank Borzage
    The Nation, January 4, 1933, p. 28
  29. Films: Hollywood "Entertains"
    Alexander Bakshy
    The Nation, June 24, 1931, p. 687
  30. Films: Hollywood Tries "Ideas"
    Alexander Bakshy
    The Nation, June 22, 1932, p. 708
  31. [+]
    Films: Inflated "Grandeur" (4 Reviews)
    Alexander Bakshy
    Happy Days (1929 Film), by Benjamin Stoloff
    1. Happy Days (1929 Film) by Benjamin Stoloff
    2. Puttin' on the Ritz (1930 Film) by Edward Sloman
    3. The Green Goddess (1930 Film) by Alfred E. Green
    4. Not So Dumb (1930 Film) by King Vidor
    The Nation, March 5, 1930, pp. 280-281
  32. [+]
    Films: Ingredients (3 Reviews)
    Alexander Bakshy
    The Dawn Patrol (1930 Film), by Howard Hawks
    1. The Dawn Patrol (1930 Film) by Howard Hawks
    2. Manslaughter (1930 Film) by George Abbott
    3. Grumpy (1930 Film) by George Cukor and Cyril Gardner
    The Nation, August 20, 1930, pp. 209-210
  33. [+]
    Films: "Kameradschaft" (3 Reviews)
    Alexander Bakshy
    Kameradschaft (1931 Film), by Georg Wilhelm Pabst
    1. Kameradschaft (1931 Film) by Georg Wilhelm Pabst
    2. I am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932 Film) by Mervyn LeRoy
    3. Once in a Lifetime (1932 Film) by Russell Mack
    The Nation, November 23, 1932, p. 513
  34. [+]
    Films: Lectures from the Screen (Review)
    Alexander Bakshy
    Hell Below Zero (1931 Film),
    1. Hell Below Zero (1931 Film)
    The Nation, July 22, 1931, p. 94
  35. Films: Love and Sex
    Alexander Bakshy
    The Nation, July 8, 1931, p. 47
  36. [+]
    Films: Madness from Hollywood (2 Reviews)
    Alexander Bakshy
    Horse Feathers (1932 Film), by Norman Z. McLeod
    1. Horse Feathers (1932 Film) by Norman Z. McLeod
    2. American Madness (1932 Film) by Frank Capra, Roy William Neill, and Allan Dwan
    The Nation, August 31, 1932, p. 198
  37. [+]
    Films: Morals, Facts, and Fiction (3 Reviews)
    Alexander Bakshy
    Bring 'Em Back Alive (1932 Film), by Clyde E. Elliott
    1. Bring 'Em Back Alive (1932 Film) by Clyde E. Elliott
    2. Doomed Battalion (1932 Film) by Cyril Gardner, Karl Hartl, and Luis Trenker
    3. The Dark Horse (1932 Film) by Alfred E. Green
    The Nation, July 6, 1932, p. 18
  38. [+]
    Films: More Celluloid (Review)
    Alexander Bakshy
    Rasputin and the Empress (1932 Film), by Richard Boleslawski and Charles Brabin
    1. Rasputin and the Empress (1932 Film) by Richard Boleslawski and Charles Brabin
    The Nation, January 18, 1933, p. 76
  39. [+]
    Films: Mr. Griffith's New "Epic" (Review)
    Alexander Bakshy
    Abraham Lincoln (1930 Film), by D.W. Griffith
    1. Abraham Lincoln (1930 Film) by D.W. Griffith
    The Nation, September 17, 1930, p. 305
  40. [+]
    Films: Nature and Artifice (2 Reviews)
    Alexander Bakshy
    Rango (1931 Film), by Ernest B. Schoedsack
    1. Rango (1931 Film) by Ernest B. Schoedsack
    2. Comrades of 1918 (1930 Film) by Georg Wilhelm Pabst
    The Nation, March 18, 1931, p. 305
  41. [+]
    Films: Nonsense and Satire (2 Reviews)
    Alexander Bakshy
    Million Dollar Legs (1932 Film), by Edward F. Cline
    1. Million Dollar Legs (1932 Film) by Edward F. Cline
    2. What Price Hollywood? (1932 Film) by George Cukor
    The Nation, August 3, 1932, p. 111
  42. [+]
    Films: Out of Their Own Mouths (Review)
    Alexander Bakshy
    The Common Law (1931 Film), by Paul L. Stein
    1. The Common Law (1931 Film) by Paul L. Stein
    The Nation, August 19, 1931, p. 192
  43. [+]
    Films: Personality or Talent? (Review)
    Alexander Bakshy
    Make Me a Star (1932 Film), by William Beaudine
    1. Make Me a Star (1932 Film) by William Beaudine
    The Nation, July 20, 1932, p. 63
  44. [+]
    Films: Screen Musical Comedy (2 Reviews)
    Alexander Bakshy
    The Love Parade (1929 Film), by Ernst Lubitsch
    1. The Love Parade (1929 Film) by Ernst Lubitsch
    2. Sally (1929 Film) by John Francis Dillon
    The Nation, February 5, 1930, pp. 158-159
  45. [+]
    Films: Screen Musical Comedy (2 Reviews)
    Alexander Bakshy
    Monte Carlo (1930 Film), by Ernst Lubitsch
    1. Monte Carlo (1930 Film) by Ernst Lubitsch
    2. Animal Crackers (1930 Film) by Victor Heerman
    The Nation, October 1, 1930, pp. 356-357
  46. [+]
    Films: Selling Sophistication (2 Reviews)
    Alexander Bakshy
    Society (1930 Film),
    1. Society (1930 Film)
    2. Laughter (1930 Film) by Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast
    The Nation, December 24, 1930, p. 713
  47. [+]
    Films: Shaw's First Movie (Review)
    Alexander Bakshy
    How He Lied to Her Husband (1931 Film), by Cecil Lewis
    1. How He Lied to Her Husband (1931 Film) by Cecil Lewis
    The Nation, February 4, 1931, p. 135
  48. [+]
    Films: Small Mercies (3 Reviews)
    Alexander Bakshy
    China Express (1929 Film), by Ilya Trauberg
    1. China Express (1929 Film) by Ilya Trauberg
    2. Sarah and Son (1930 Film) by Dorothy Arzner
    3. Anna Christie (1930 Film) by Clarence Brown
    The Nation, April 2, 1930, pp. 404-405
  49. Films: SOS
    Alexander Bakshy
    The Nation, August 5, 1931, p. 142
  50. [+]
    Films: "Soul" (Review)
    Alexander Bakshy
    Soil (1930 Film), by Aleksandr Dovzhenko
    1. Soil (1930 Film) by Aleksandr Dovzhenko
    The Nation, October 29, 1930, pp. 480-481
  51. [+]
    Films: Stark War (2 Reviews)
    Alexander Bakshy
    All Quiet on the Western Front (1930 Film), by Lewis Milestone
    1. All Quiet on the Western Front (1930 Film) by Lewis Milestone
    2. Turksib (1929 Film) by Victor A. Turin
    The Nation, June 11, 1930, pp. 688-692
  52. [+]
    Films: Talkies and Dummies (2 Reviews)
    Alexander Bakshy
    Disraeli (1929 Film), by Alfred E. Green
    1. Disraeli (1929 Film) by Alfred E. Green
    2. Young Nowheres (1929 Film) by Frank Lloyd
    The Nation, November 13, 1929, p. 562
  53. Films: The Eye and the Heart
    Alexander Bakshy
    The Nation, December 11, 1929, p. 728
  54. Films: The German Invasion
    Alexander Bakshy
    The Nation, May 13, 1931, p. 538
  55. [+]
    Films: The Grafted Narrative (2 Reviews)
    Alexander Bakshy
    The White Hell of Pitz Paul (1929 Film), by Arnold Fanck and Georg Wilhelm Pabst
    1. The White Hell of Pitz Paul (1929 Film) by Arnold Fanck and Georg Wilhelm Pabst
    2. Outward Bound (1930 Film) by Robert Milton
    The Nation, October 15, 1930, p. 424
  56. [+]
    Films: The Miracle of "Arsenal" (Review)
    Alexander Bakshy
    Arsenal (1928 Film), by Aleksandr Dovzhenko
    1. Arsenal (1928 Film) by Aleksandr Dovzhenko
    The Nation, November 27, 1929, p. 640
  57. Films: The News Reel
    Alexander Bakshy
    The Nation, January 8, 1930, pp. 54-55
  58. [+]
    Films: The Romantic Western (3 Reviews)
    Alexander Bakshy
    Billy the Kid (1930 Film), by King Vidor
    1. Billy the Kid (1930 Film) by King Vidor
    2. The Big Trail (1930 Film) by Raoul Walsh and Louis R. Loeffler
    3. The Girl of the Golden West (1930 Film) by John Francis Dillon
    The Nation, November 12, 1930, pp. 534-535
  59. Films: The Shrinking of Personality
    Alexander Bakshy
    The Nation, May 27, 1931, p. 590
  60. Films: The "Talkies"
    Alexander Bakshy
    The Nation, February 20, 1929, pp. 236-238
  61. [+]
    Films: The Talkies Advancing (Review)
    Alexander Bakshy
    Applause (1929 Film), by Rouben Mamoulian
    1. Applause (1929 Film) by Rouben Mamoulian
    The Nation, October 30, 1929, p. 503
  62. [+]
    Films: The Travel Picture (Review)
    Alexander Bakshy
    Mediterranean Cruise (1930 Film),
    1. Mediterranean Cruise (1930 Film)
    The Nation, December 10, 1930, p. 657
  63. [+]
    Films: The Underworld (2 Reviews)
    Alexander Bakshy
    The Criminal Code (1931 Film), by Howard Hawks
    1. The Criminal Code (1931 Film) by Howard Hawks
    2. Paid (1930 Film) by Sam Wood
    The Nation, January 21, 1931, pp. 80-81
  64. [+]
    Films: The Wages of Talent (2 Reviews)
    Alexander Bakshy
    Kismet (1930 Film), by John Francis Dillon
    1. Kismet (1930 Film) by John Francis Dillon
    2. The Playboy of Paris (1930 Film) by Ludwig Berger
    The Nation, November 26, 1930, pp. 590-591
  65. Films: There Are Silent Pictures
    Alexander Bakshy
    The Nation, August 21, 1929, pp. 203-204
  66. [+]
    Films: Three Premature Births (2 Reviews)
    Alexander Bakshy
    Love Me Tonight (1932 Film), by Rouben Mamoulian
    1. Love Me Tonight (1932 Film) by Rouben Mamoulian
    2. Life Begins (1932 Film) by James Flood and Elliott Nugent
    The Nation, September 14, 1932, p. 239
  67. [+]
    Films: Too Much Halo (Review)
    Alexander Bakshy
    The Front Page (1931 Film), by Lewis Milestone
    1. The Front Page (1931 Film) by Lewis Milestone
    The Nation, April 15, 1931, pp. 428-429
  68. [+]
    Films: Where Broadway Scores (3 Reviews)
    Alexander Bakshy
    Holiday (1930 Film), by Edward H. Griffith
    1. Holiday (1930 Film) by Edward H. Griffith
    2. The Big House (1930 Film) by George W. Hill
    3. Raffles (1930 Film) by George Fitzmaurice
    The Nation, August 6, 1930, pp. 160-161
  69. Films: With Benefit of Music
    Alexander Bakshy
    The Nation, April 1, 1931, p. 359
  70. The Future of the Movies
    Alexander Bakshy
    The Nation, October 10, 1928, pp. 360-363
  71. Films
    [+]
    Gastronomy (2 Reviews)
    Alexander Bakshy
    Trouble in Paradise (1932 Film), by Ernst Lubitsch
    1. Trouble in Paradise (1932 Film) by Ernst Lubitsch
    2. The Kid from Spain (1932 Film) by Leo McCarey
    The Nation, December 7, 1932, p. 576
  72. Love Letters of Anton Chekhov
    Alexander Bakshy
    The American Mercury, September 1935, pp. 1-9
  73. Moving Pictures: Character and Drama
    Alexander Bakshy
    The Nation, April 18, 1928, p. 464
  74. Moving Pictures: Charlie Chaplin
    Alexander Bakshy
    The Nation, February 29, 1928, p. 247
  75. Moving Pictures: Douglas Fairbanks
    Alexander Bakshy
    The Nation, January 25, 1928, p. 104
  76. Moving Pictures: Realism au Naturel
    Alexander Bakshy
    The Nation, May 18, 1927, p. 564
  77. Moving Pictures: The Language of Images
    Alexander Bakshy
    The Nation, December 26, 1928, p. 720
  78. Moving Pictures: The Russian Contribution
    Alexander Bakshy
    The Nation, July 25, 1928, pp. 94-96
  79. New Dimensions in the Talkies
    Alexander Bakshy
    The Nation, December 24, 1930, pp. 702-703
  80. New Letters By Anton Chekhov
    Alexander Bakshy
    The Saturday Review, July 27, 1940, pp. 11-12
  81. The Path of the Modern Russian Stage (1916)
    Alexander Bakshy
  82. [+]
    A Reviewer of Plays (Review)
    Alexander Bakshy
    Upstage: The American Theatre in Performance, by John Mason Brown
    1. Upstage: The American Theatre in Performance by John Mason Brown
    The Nation, April 15, 1931, p. 425
  83. Vaudeville: Vaudeville Prestige
    Alexander Bakshy
    The Nation, September 4, 1929, p. 258
  84. [+]
    Vsevolod Meierhold (Review)
    Alexander Bakshy
    The Theatrical October,
    1. The Theatrical October
    The Nation, May 11, 1927, p. 535
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