The Film Daily (1924)

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THE .^ay, November 4, 1924 j?S^ DAILY Newspaper Opinions Cli Man Who Came Back"— Fox Rialto, Washington \LD — * * * it seems likely to repeat endous vogue of the stage play. ory, improbable though it may be, is less one that makes the strongest sort — This screen version of the famous Tules Eckert Goodman, outdoes its < in sheer impression of action, for . seems much better adapted to the iian the stage. • » * ^ — A splendid moral may be drawn ne Man Who Came Back," * * * the tion would be more entertaining had continuity been arranged. « * * e O'Brien * * * is well cast » » « k is highly dramatic. Dorothy Mac > 5 a little too much "mugging" « * • effective in the scenes demanding ac IU.J The support of these two principals /lamed Flirts"— Metro-Gold. Palace, Washington ALD — If "Married Flirts" is unique her respect, it can advance one claim mality. A number of stars of the gnitude such as Mae Murray, May and Robert Z. Leonard are as "ex the big dinner scene. , ,R — ■* * * the conventional picturiza jnlf the tmconventional mode of life of Tfi persons of assured position in the so olumns. £S — * * • Its treatment of the ageangle theme is the most refreshing in on I. Warfield, San Francisco Week Ending Oct. 25 BULLETIN — Regardless of the story, of the cast, of many things that enter into the making of a good picture, ♦ * * it is the panoramic wonders of Arizona brought to the screen that attract and hold the attention. CHRONICLE—* * * found favor in the eyes of big crowds ♦ * * The picture is exquisite scenically, • * * Dorothy Mackaill is not very attractive as Marta either in looking or acting, and Hatton is fine, as usual, in a hideous role. EXAMINER — Local theatergoers are giving the new film a rousing reception. * * * The story was filmed in Arizona, which makes the photographic effects striking and supplies unsurpassed pictorial beauty for the telling of the romance. As in all Wright stories the hokum is "put over" splendidly, and in an ideal setting. NEWS — W.arfield audiences, and others will doubtless eat up "The Mine With the Iron Door." * * * The acting of Frazer, Pat O'Malley and Raymond Hatton is acting as Wright's prose is writing. Dorothy Mackaill brings something more to the film — credence, sincerity, uncrystallized reaction. New Grand Central, St. Louis GLOBE-DEMOCRAT — The whole picture teems with life. POST-DISPATCH—* * * goes far beyond the ordinary motion picture play in human appeal and in naturalness. STAR — In adaption it lost nothing but its name, and gained Glenn Hunter, an actor of ability, who shows intelligent understanding of the part he plays. "MessaUna"— F. B. O. Regent, Philadelphia RECORD — * * * a noteworthy production that is sure to hold interest, especially for the Italian, for the story is about the Romans, and shows in a big way revelries, dancm and an exciting chariot race. ♦ * * 'iris 'Wrton of the Movies" — F. P.-L. Century, Baltimore JEWS — There have been injected into e creen version comedy situations and -if business" that were impossible on s'e owing to its limitations. The re 1 succession of laughs, chuckles and n Eastman, Rochester lOCRAT AND CHRONICLE— The ng whimsicality of Merton Gill is made otglntly appealing by Glenn Hunter. * • * :hyntire production is a joy to the ob '~ who is sensitive to the finer expres if thought and feeling reproduced with artistry by "Merton of the Movies." ;NING JOURNAL—* * * a very fine one that is superbly acted, especi Glenn Hunter in the title role. VLD — Too much praise can hardly be to Glenn Hunter for his admirable lyal of Merton. His work is the outi( feature of the picture. I ES-UNION— * * • you will be a little "; than human if you can sit through out a tightening of the throat and a sii of the eyes. * * * ■ keeps one chuckling throughout the nance and leaves memories which prene's good humor for many days there I Mine With the Iron Door"Principal Rialto, Omaha -A film, truly remarkable for its beauty and superb acting. * * * "The Navigator" — Metro-Gold. Family, Cincinnati POST — Keaton is a Imrlesquer, lacking the sublety of Chaplin, but he always holds his antics just within the bounds of good taste and is exteremely funny. TIMES-STAR — Novel situations and environment assist the solemn-faced comedian in making "The Navigator" one of his very best pictures. State, St. Louis GLOBE-DEMOCRAT—* ' * packs laughs to the fade-out clinch. POST-DISPATCH — Buster Keaton, the frozen faced comedian adds another to his line of feature length comedy triumphs by virtue of his amusing antics * * * STAR — The gags are all new, and Keaton makes the most of each of them. TIMES — There's a .ship load of laughs in "The Navigator," at Loew's State Theater this week. It's "Hilarity Week" there sure enough. "Sinners in Heaven"— F. P.-L. Capitol, Cincinnati POST — The story * * * is rather enter taining, tho it strains hard at romance, action and credulity to become so. * * * Bcbe Daniels, as the English girl, is quite alluring in a grass dress and Richard Dix, as the aviator seems to us to be a little too stolid a type to portray the hero of an impulsive love affair. TIMES-STAR — Not a runner-up for position among the ten best films of the year, but passably good entertainment for those who like action and e-xcitenient. Ferry Field, Detroit FREE PRESS — Some of the scenes are a bit sensational but the delicate situations have be_en handled carefully and "Sinners in Heaven" is a picture that is always entertaining and decidedely thrilling in spots. Mr. Di,x and Miss Daniels handle the unusual roles allotted them with marked skill. New Lyric, Minneapolis JOURNAL — A year ago it would «ot have been possible for Bebe to act with the simplicity and the directness she displays in this picture. * * * far from a masterpiece, but it will amuse you whether you believe in it or laugh at it. The se,x theme is handled audaciously and it is on this that the picture depends STAR — It is a Robinson Crusoe story of a girl who craves adventure. "The Thief of Bagdad"— United Art. New Detroit, Detroit NEWS — "The Thief" defies comparison with anything in the celluloid line that has ever preceded it. With it the movies take their most sudden lurch out of the rut. Now they may be mentioned in the same breath with art and no snickering about it from the hypocritical row. TIMES — It has remained for Fairbanks to go to the fountain-source of the fantastic, the Arabian Nights, and to combine their material with the wildest visions to which the cinema camera could give the aspect of reality. "Open All Night"— F. P.-L. Delmonte, St. Louis GLOBE-DEMOCRAT—* * * a confused mixture of sport, comedy and a wife who thought she wanted a caveman husband. Miss Dana plays well. POST-DISPATCH — * * * there were several scenes in the picture that were well handled * * * ^ However, it should be urged upon producers who make pictures of Parisian night life to find a story. STAR — The most unusual thing about the picture is Adolphe Menjou cast as a benedict, with a wife of wandering affections. "Tess of the D'Urbervilles"— Metro Gold. Lyceum, Minneapolis TRIBUNE—* * » the picture tells an intensely dramatic story, moves at a tempo that never permits interest to lag, is handsomely photographed and splendidly acted "This Woman" — Warners Strand, Minneapolis JOURNAL — Irene Rich is one of the handful of talented actresses on the screen • » • her first starring picture » * * provides as much entertainment as any recent release. STAR — A motion picture which provides interesting enough entertainment, having the attractive Irene Rich in the leading role. "Three Women" — Warners Palace, Montreal GAZETTE — Finished and convincing acting by an exceptionally well-chosen cast is the outstanding feature. * * * Piccadilly, Rochester DEMOCRAT & CHRONICLE—* * * is one of the strongest emotional screen dramas we have witnessed in many a day. JOURNAL — An ordinary story made interesting by clever direction. HERALD— Pauline Frederick, as the middle aged widow, * * * does exceptionally hne * * * 'he carries off the honors in "Three Women," albeit May McAvoy as her daughter, and as lead in the film, does fine work also TIMES-UNION— Ernest Lubitsch has directed the play with all his accustomed finesse * * * The cast is excellent and the settings and costumes are rich and effective * * * „ . These attributes, added to extremely effect ve lighting and photography, give a picture which it is a pleasure to see. "The Silent Watcher"1st Nat'l Rivoli, Baltimore NEWS — It is a simple story of modern lifC; picturized with impressive effect and an un canny understanding of the human emotions. 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