Moving Picture World (Apr 1919)

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576 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD April 26, 1919 not strong enough to rank the picture with the major screen productions of the war, but the battle scenes develop many stri'-ing incidents and the subject has considerable value in this respect. The love story is delicate and of pleasing character, though it lacks any great depth of feeling. Cast. Doris Parker Dolores Cassinelli Harry Townsend E. K. Lincoln John Parker W. Cook Capt. Jack Tims Robt. Elliott Townsend's Pal Bradley Barker Story by Leonce Perret. Directed by Leonce Perret. The Story. Doris Parker is a young girl living at a pretty lake resort with her father, John Parker, a retired American sea captain. She is beloved by Captain Jack Tims, who has propoed to her many times, but she does not return his affection. Doris hears a friend reading a letter from France, in which the friend's lover says his pal, Harry Townsend, never gets any letters. Doris determines to play godmother to Townsend and writes him immediately. The scenes shift to the battlefields of France and show the arrival of Doris' first letter, to which Townsend at once replies. Later, in the course of the correspondence Townsend, as a joke, mails the photograph of a friend to Doris, pretending it is his own. Townsend is seriously wounded during an action and Doris is notified. She determines to go to France in company with Captain Jack Tims, who reluctantly consents to take her. Captain Jack is himself killed during the trip, in a fight with a submarine. Doris finds Townsend in the American hospital at Tours and learns of his deception with the photograph. But she had fallen in love with the soul in his letters and not with the portrait, so she readily forgives him. The epilogue contains many patriotic tableau effects taken in America, Program and Advertising Phrases: Stirring Story of the Great War, With Intimate Touches of Life on the Battlefields of France. E. K. Lincoln and Dolores Cassinelli, Stars of Latest Photoplay Success by Leonce Perret. Delightful Story of a Girl Who Played Godmother to a Soldier in France • With Romantic Results. Beautiful Girl Learns to Love Unknown Soldier Through His Letters Which Acted as Windows of His Heart. Though He Sent His Unknown Godmother the Photograph of His Pal, She Learned to Love Him Through the "Soul" in His Letters. Advertising Angles: Use the stars for all the pull you can get and for the story angle offer it as an intimate touch of the battlefields of France. Play up the accuracy of the production rather than the etory interest, but seek to hook the story up with the numerous war godmothers. Use the pictures for your lobby appeal and try having a returned soldier give a brief lecture on the picture. Advertising Aids: One one-sheet, two three-sheets, one six-sheet, one 24-sheet. Lobby displays, 11x14, both in sepia and color; also 22x28. Slide. Campaign book. Cuts. Released April 27. "The Usurper" Earle Williams Seen in Vitagraph Production Which Gives Him Excellent Characterization. Reviewed by William J. Reilly. EARLE WILLIAMS, in Vitagraph's picturization of "The Usurper," in which the late Nat Goodwin won such success on the stage, has built for himself one of his strongest and best characterizations. He displays an evident enthusiasm in the part and a zest betokening a large amount of interest in the role of Maddox, the American who leases and occupies the English estate of the girl he loves. He puts over the American initiative and aggressiveness in a live manner and throughout the picture displays a marked energy. Some beautiful outdoor scenes are well photographed, the garden views especially helping to give the picture an English atmosphere. James Young's direction is responsible for some of the best effects. Louise Lovely has an important role and fits it well. Cast. John Maddox Earle Williams Beatrice Clive Louise Lovely Basil, Lord Dulvarton Bob Russell Sir George Tranery Frank Leigh Bob Quentin Billie Elmer Sargent Dale Jay Morley Polly Maddox Audrey Chapman Margareth Quentin Bessie Eyton Lady Dulverton Lillian Langdon Author, I. N. Morris. Director, James Young. The Story. John Maddox. an American ranchman, in Vitagraph's "The Usurper," rescues Beatrice Clive, the daughter of an English house, and tells her that he intends coming to England some day for a cup of tea with her. Amassing a fortune, he fulfills Earle Williams As he is seen in the western prelude of "The Usurper." his promise, and more so, since he leases her estate through his lawyer and stipulates that her family shall remain in charge of the premises. Arriving in England with his sister, Maddox finds Beatrice engaged to Sir George Trenery, whom she does not know is a rotter, Sir George having betrayed Margaret Quentin, a maid in the employ of the Clive house. Margaret's father has made an attack on Trenery, who uses this situation to force Margaret into silence. Maddox persuades Margaret to tell Beatrice the truth, but Margaret fails at the last moment and Beatrice thinks Maddox is seeking to win her favor by maligning Trenery. She plans to elope with Trenery, but Maddox prevents it by leading her into a haunted tower. Quentin is discovered there and he clears up the whole situation. Maddox takes Beatrice back home as his wife. Program and Advertising Phrases: American Leases Estate of English Girl He Loves and Wins Her on the Home Grounds. Earle Williams in Energetic Characterization of American Who Wins English Girl Despite Engagement to Nobleman. Earle Williams, Popular Vitagraph Star, in One of His Best Roles in Late Nat Goodwin Stage Success. American Ranchman as "Buckskin Knight" Wins English Girl's Favor in West and Then Wins Her After Fight Against Nobleman in Home Country. Popular Stage Success Picturized, with Earle Williams and Louise Lovely Portraying Principal Roles. Advertising Angles: Play up the stars and tell that this is taken from the play of the same name in which the late Nat C. Goodwin appeared. Sketch the story in your newspaper work and stress the English country home atmosphere and the odd position Maddox held in the household in which he appeared as a guest while in reality he was the real host. Pick up such catchlines as "Lock ed all night in a haunted tower," "He was looking for ghosts, but he found a bride," etc. Advertising Aids: One design each one, three and six-sheets. Window cards. Lobby display, 11x14 and 22x28. Heralds. Slides. Plan book. Press sheet. Released April 28. "Bare Fists" P. A. Powers Presents Harry Carey in Six-Reel Subject of Characteristic Interest. Reviewed by Robert C. McElravy. THE episode in the life of "Cheyenne Harry," the character so frequently portrayed by Harry Carey, which is shown in this number is not so intense in action as many of them have been. Yet from the moment the subject, entitled "Bare Fists," opens, it carries the attention well. It unfolds a tale of the real West, quite human of its kind and unadorned by any flashy complexities. The plot is simple and comparatively obvious, but Cheyenne Harry has a certain way with him and the reviewer must confess to a strong liking for it. This is undoubtedly a subject in which the personality of the principal player dominates the plot, which might have failed in less skilful hands. The admirable direction given the picture by Jack Ford is another thing in its favor. There are some excellent scenic effects, depicting wide areas of the Western country, and dashing cowboys and moving herds of cattle give a constant sense of life and action. The story develops a touch of heart interest at various points, and the theme of mother love form a basis for this. The final reel is swifter in action and gives the production a satisfying climax. Cast. Cheyenne Harry Harry Carey Conchita Betty Schade Boone Travis Joe Harris Lopez Vester Pegg Conchita's Mother Molly McConnell Ruby Anna May Walthall Bud Howard Ensteadt Story by Bernard McConville. Scenario by Eugene B. Lewis. Directed by Jack Ford. The Story. Cheyenne Harry is the son of the marshal of Hays City, a border town in which lawless deeds are common. The story of "Bare Fists" opens with a sudden call upon the marshal to put a stop to a saloon row. The father says he is ready to go alone, but Harry elects to go with him, despite his mother's fears for his safety. In the effort to euppress the outbreak, Harry's father is killed and Harry avenges his death by killing two of the slayers. Following this tragedy, Harry's mother