The Moving picture world (November 1926-December 1926)

302 MOVING PICTURE WORLD November 29, 1926 "Money to Burn'^ Dorothy Devore and Malcolm McGregor Please in a Romantic Action Melodrama of South America Sam Sax Presents "Money to Burn" Based on novel by Reginald Wright Kaufman IHrected by Walter Lang Distributed by Lumas Film Corp. CAST! Dan Stone Malcolm McGre;s:or DoloreM Valdez Dorothy DeTore Don Diegro Eric Mayne Mnria >'ina Romano Ortego Gcorce Chesbro Kegro Jnlen Ck>wle« Length — 5,900 Feet • Returning to her South American home, Dolores falls in love with Dan, the ship doctor, who believes he has accidentally killed a man. Dan discovers that his rival is engaged in counterfeiting and with the aid of marines saves Dolores. Fast-moving melodramatic romance. Reviewed by C. S. Sewell jD ASED ON A NOVEL by Reginald Wright ■L* Kaufman, the Gotham Production "Money to Burn," featuring Dorothy Devore and Malcolm McGregor, is a romantic melodrama centering in a counterfeiting plot on a South American island. The earlier part is bright and interesting romance aboard a ship and introduces considerable comedy. With the shift of the action to the island there is a mystery as to what is going on in a deserted chapel and the melodrama develops with the plot to marry the girl to one of the conspirators, the discovery tliat the gang are counterfeiting money and the action climax culminates with the escape of the hero, who stops the w^edding just in time, while the U. S. marines, summoned by a jealous woman, invade the wedding, and after considerable hand-to-hand stuff and a snappy fight between hero and villain all, of course, ends satisfactorily. Dorothy Devore is excellent as the girl in the case and Malcolm McGregor makes a good hero, with George Chesbro well cast as the villain. Jules Cowles appears in his familiar role of a negro and contributes comedy relief. There is plenty of action, and while there is nothing distinctive about the story, it has been capably directed and well mounted and is a colorful production that should please the average audience as a program attraction. "Ladies at Play" Lloyd Hughes, Doris Kenyon, Louise Fazenda Featured in Amusing Version of Stage Farce WITH DORIS KENYON, Lloyd Hughes and Louise Fazenda in featured roles, First National is offering "Ladies at Play," an amusing farce adapted from the stage play "The Desperate Woman," and directed by Alfred E. Green. The familiar idea of the necessity for a marriage in a short time to inherit a fortune furnishes the basis of the action, but it has been given a new twist as the heroine seeks to comply with the provisions, first by causing the prospective but unwilling groom to compromise her and this failing, by hiring two cake-eaters to compromise her spinster aunts, whose consent is necessary. This time the plot works. Reviewed by C. S. Sewell The plot interest is slight, for practically the whole story depends on these efiForts to compromise somebody. While treading perilously close to rather risque ground and falling in the bedroom farce class the situations have all been handled from a comedy angle and are well punctuated with laughs. The first effort flivs because two "co-respondents" appear, Hughes minus his trousers and Hal Cooley in a bathrobe. Most of the footage is used in the efforts to compromise the two maiden aunts and several of these situations, due principally to the fine work of Louise Fazenda are genuinely funny and will keep an audience in smiles. Ethel Wales does well as the other aunt. The average audience will find "Ladies at Play" quite amusing. Fir.^t N.itifinal presents "Ladipn at Play," With Doris Kenyon and Lloyd Hughes. Based on Samuel Janney's play, "The Desperate Woman." Directed by Alfred E. Green. CAST I Ann Dorlii Kenyoa Barry Lloyd HoKhe* .\iint Catherine Louine Faxenda .%ant Sarah Ethel Wales Betty Vlrfflnla I.ee CotWb Ck>akley Philip MrCullouKh Terry Hallam Cooley .4ndy John Patrick Length — 6.119 Feet Faced by provision of a will that she must marry within three days, Ann, failing to land the hotel clerk, arranges to have two aakeaters compromise her spinster aunts and embroil the young chap. The scheme works O. K. Amusing farce-comedy. ^'A Regular Scout'' Boy Scouts Share Honors with Fred Thomson in Film That Will Especially Please the Kiddies Joseph P. Kennedy Presents Fred Thomson In "A Regnlar Scout" Directed by David Kirkland An F. B. O. Picture CASTt Fred Blake Fi-e«> Thomson OIlTC Monroe Olive Hasbroaok Scar Stevens Harry Woods Steve Baxter T. Roy Barnes Mrs. Blake Mary Carr Luxe Baxter William Conrtrlght Length — 5,564 Feet A stranger murders Fred's mother. Later, Fred believing he has killed him, determines to get revenge by posing in his place as a long lost son, but Is dissuaded by the kindness shown him by his adopted family and marries his supposed sister. Fntertaining drama with fine Boy Scout angle. Reviewed by C. S. Sewell NOMINALLY A WESTERN, as the action takes place in that section of the country, the plot of "A Regular Scout," Fred Thomson's newest starring vehicle for F. B. O. gets away from the familiar formulas of this type and concerns a plot for vengeance on the part of the hero, that was nipped because of the love and kindness shown him by the family he set out to wreck. Thomson's fans will find that there is plenty of action in this picture and in the latter reels he performs some thrilling stunts in saving a lad who has fallen down a mountain side. The tone of the picture is excellent and it will prove especially popular with the children. In fact, the boys especially should go wild over it for much of the footage con cerns Boy Scouts and their work. When the kiddies see the way the Scouts, dozens of them, pounce on and capture the villain they will howl with glee. Fred Thomson has a thoroughly congenial role and, of course, his wonderful horse Silver King has quite a lot of to do, although not figuring quite as prominently' as in seme of the previous pictures. Margaret Seddon is excellent as the mother and Olive Hasbrouck is pleasing as the girl. T. RoyBaines seems miscast as a villain. "A Regular Scout" offers fine opportunities to tie-up with the Boy Scout movement and should please the average patron.