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Universal Weekly
Vol. 24, No. 12
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An Earthquake Vividly Depicted, Go duct ion of a Paris Boulevard Are Fe
AFIRE and earthquake, patterned after the great San Francisco disaster, opens "The Fourth Commandment." It reverses the fortunes of the Millers and Grahams, destroying the wealth of the former and bringing riches to the lowly Gi'ahams, through the work of rebuilding the city.
This opening sequence is an awe-inspiring reproduction of a great disaster. Many thousands of dollars were spent in filming the scenes that show building-s tumbling, streets afire and the great flight of the refugees. It is one of the mechanical triumphs of motion pictures.
The story then moves forward fifteen years showing the life of Gordon Graham, a struggling young architect, Virginia, his wife, and Sonny, their adored child. Their home is a lowly one and causes Virginia to become
In Stone-marts Iwme Virginia leads the life of one of fortune's pampered darlings possessed of everij luxury money can buy.
Center: A perfect reproduction of a Parisian hoidevard was built at Universal City for the closing scenes of the picture.
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A few of the lavish sets are shown on these pages.
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As she sits at her perfectly appointed dinner table in a dining-room a duke might envy ivith servants to attend her, Virginia longs for the day in the cottage with Gordon, "Mother" Graham and Sonn]/.
discontented with her lot. She eagerly accepts her mother-inlaw's offer to take care of Sonny so that she may go back to work and add to the family income. Then when Sonny grows to love his grandmother more than her, she becomes fiercely jealous and leaves her home, taking Sonny with her.
In the next phase of her life Virginia is surrounded with luxury. As the "wife" of Frederick Stoneman, she lives in a richly fu; ยป nished home. Servants attend her every need, yet she is desperately lonely.
The sets for this part of the pro