The Moving picture world (November 1926-December 1926)

526 MOVING PICTURE WORLD December 18, 1926 "Love and Leave 'Em^' Real Stage Success Is Put Over on the Screen With Excellent Acting and Careful Direction WORKING with one or last season's real stage successes, Frank Tuttle has made an entertaining and somewhat different screen play from the story of a big department storev Possibly shop people will find inaccuracies in both stage and picture versions, but the atmosphere is convincing if not accurate, and the director has worked in a surprisingly large amount of comedy relief that really is amusing and not merely farcical interruption. There are scores of clever bits that materially aid the general effect including a capital fadeout. But it is not direction alone. Evelyn r?rent, in the lead, is not a typical store Ljirl, but she plays with deftness of touch and with Osgood Perkins stages a fight that rocks Milton Sills on his throne. Perkins is a race track tout who is holding out on Mayme's sister the result of a successful bet. The money will save the girl from disgrace as a defaulter of the store club's funds. Mayme gets it and he comes after it, with the result that they fight all over the room and Miss Brent does a football tackle that would gain her a place on any varsity eleven. Louise Brooks has the more colorful role as the flapper sister and makes full use of her opportunities. Lawrence Gray, as the hero, is agreeable. "Love 'Em and Leave 'Em" is decidedly good entertainment for the average patron. Adolph Zukur and Jesse L,. L^sky Present "Love 'Em and Leave 'E^" A Frank Tuttle Production Based on play by John V. Weaver and Georg-e Abbott A Paramount Picture CASTi Hayme Walah Evelyn Brent Bill Billlnssley Lawrence Gray Janie Walsh Lonlse Dronka Lem TVoodmS Oaf^ood Perkins Miss Streeter Marela Harrta Mr. Schwartx Arthur Donaldson Miss Gimple Elsie Cavanna Length — 6075 Feet Mayme and Janie are employees In a large department store. Janie use? club funds to bet on the races and throws suspicion on Mayme. Mayme gets the money back and wins the sweetheart Janie stole from her, but Janie wins the boss. Amusing comedy drama. "Rose of the Tenements*' Shirley Mason and Johnny HaiTon Featured in Human Interest Stors^ of Slums and War Joseph P. Kennedy presents "Rose of the Tenements" With SlUrley Hason and Johnny Harron Based on "The Stumbling Herd," By J. A Morosco Directed by Phil Rosen OASTt Rosie Roaettl Shirley Mason Danny Lewis Johnny Harron Emma Goldstein Valentlna ZImlna Wtllofsky Kalla Pascha Tim GalUgran James Gordon Mickey Frank McGIynn, Jr. Mrs. Kohn Mathllde Comont Length — 6,678 feet. Rosie, an orphan, raises Danny, another orphan, but when war breaks out he falls under the lure of enemy propagandists. Finally he sees the light and enlists and realizes he really loves Rosie and she returns his love. Good heart interest story and romance. AN ADDITION TO THE list of interracial romances, but furnishing a variation from the flood of Irish-Jewish stories, is the F. B. O. picture "Rose of the Tenements" which has an Italian-American angle. Shirley Mason and Johnny Harron are the principal players. Heart-interest with effective touches of pathos are the keynotes of his picture, with Shirley Mason giving an appealing portrayal of the strongly sympathetic characer of an Italian orphan who raises a little foundling and then falls in love with him but hides her love and sees him fall into the lure of a designing foreign spy. The action takes place during the war and she is powerless to keep "her boy" from following false ideals and consorting with pacifists and spies. Eventually he sees the light and enlists and realizes his real love for his "Little Mother." The story proves moderately interesting and the picture ranks as a pleasing audience attraction. The situations follow along rather obvious lines and much of the appeal is due to the excellent work of Miss Mason and Johnny Harron in a convincing but unsympathetic role as the weak-easily led lad Valentine Zimini and Kalla Pasha give good performances as the foreign propagandists, and the atmosphere of the East Side slums and patriotic fervor of war days is capably handled. Frank McGlyn, Jr., gives a good portrayal of an East Side bully and scrapper and there is a good snappy fight. "Call of the Wilderness" Conflict Over Gold Discovery Is Keynote of Film in Which Sandow, a Police Dog, Is Star SANDOW, A WELL-KNOWN police dog star is the featured player in the Associated Elxhibitors production "Call of the Wilderness" in which Louis Sargent and Edna Marian have the leading human roles with Max Asher supplying comedy relief as a shiftless negro. The story concerns a rich chap who as disinherited and goes West settling on a homestead on which a prospector has found gold. There is a clash over the rights ending in the villains attempt to drive Louis away and failing, he wrecks his auto pinning Louis underneath. The dog brings the girl to the rescue and then chases the villain to his death over a high cliff. The closing scene shows Sandow acting as nurse to the young couple's kiddie. The story is built up along familiar lines and is practically devoid of suspense. There is a sprightly opening and much of the succeeding footage is concerned with moderately amusing comedy supplied by Max Asher as a lazy colored driver of a balky flivver. The climax with the auto wreck develoonly a mild punch and altogether this picture ranks as mediocre program entertainment. The players are capably cast, but the canine star has little opportunity to appear to advantage, but what he does he does well. Sargent makes a likeable young hero and Miss Marian an attractive heroine. Van Pelt Brothers present Sandow, the dog, in "Gall of the Wildemea«>' Directed by Jack Nelson An Associated Exhibitors Production CAST: Sandow Hiaaaelt Andy Horton Lonis Sartrent The Girl Edna -Mnrlan Horton, Sr. Dyndey DeRxay Red Morsran Al Smith Joe Max Aaher Length — 4,218 feet. Attracted by a girl, Andy secured a homestead and Incurs the enmity of Morgan, who has discovered gold on the land. Mor^n ■wrecks Andy's auto but the girl comes to his rescue and Sandow chases Morgan over a clIfT. Good dog story with amusing: comedy touches.