Universal Weekly (1924-1936)

34 Vol. 24, No. 12 A Perfect Cast Portrays Henry Victor WITH a record of screen and stage successes in England, Holland, France and Spain, Henry Victor came to the United States and in the support of Eod La Rocque in "Braveheart" and opposite Barbara La Marr in "The White Monkey" immediately took his place among the foremost American screen actors. Now in "The Fourth Commandment" where he plays Gordon Graham, Belle Bennett's husband and Mary Carr's son, he does the finest work of his entire career. In England he is famed as the star of "The Prodigal Son," made from Hall Caine's popular novel, for "The Picture of Dorian Gray," as the male lead in Rider Haggard's "She" in which Mile. Delysia played opposite him, as the leading man for Hilda Bayley, Fay Compton, Constance Binney and Isabel Elson, and for many other productions. It is a strongly emotional role that Mr. Victor plays in this Emory Johnson Production. Torn between love for his aged mother and his beautiful but jealous young wife he is faced by the ultimatum that either his mother must leave or his wife will go. But before he can bring peace to his home his wife leaves taking their small, adored son with her. He faces lonely years during which he becomes one of the foremo.st architects in the country. but in the end he is rewarded by the love of his childhood sweetheart played by June Marlowe. Kathleen Meyers As the petulant young wife of Sonny, Virginia's son, Kathleen Meyers rounds out the story of a wife's jealousy of her mother-in-law in "The Fourth Com mandment." She in her turn, just as Virginia had done years ago, informs her husband that his house is not large enough for both her and his mot h e r. Virginia leaves to become a beggar on the streets of Paris. In playing her role in* " T h e Fourth Commandment," Kathleen Meyers returns to the studio which gave her first opportunity to show her worth. She started in serials with Eddie Polo when he was making chapterplays for Universal. Since then she has been in constant demand and among her recent pictures are: "Mulhall's Great Catch," "Kosher Kitty Kelly," "The Flving Mail," "Gentle Cyclone," "Sir Lumberjack," "The Traffic Cop," "Smiling at Trouble," "The Goat Getter," "Heads Up," "Go West," "Sit Tight," "High and Handsome," "His Supreme Moment," "Midnight Secrets," and "Dick Turpin." Kathleen Meyers as Sonny's wife. Henry Victor, the talented English actor, plays Gordon Graham, Belle Bennett's husband. June Marlowe WHEN the Wampas in 1925 picked Jane Marlowe as one of their twelve Baby Stars they knew what they were doing for in the short time that has intervened June has proved herself of real starring quality. In "The Fourth Commandment," in which she plays the childhood sweetheart of Gordon Graham (Henry Victor), she has the opportunity to show her ability to a marked degree for like Belle Bennett she has a role which calls for a transition from youth to late middle age. Appearing in the early sequences as a belle of 190.5, she attains age with exquisite finesse and the final scenes find her staid and matronly despite her real youth and modern slimness. June has been acting in pictures ever since she was graduated from Hollywood High School, and in the Beautiful June Marlowe is Gordon Graham's childhood sweetheart, who sJuires his later triumphs, after Virginia has deserted him space of three years has advanced to the featured roles in some of the most notable film productions of the season. She stills regards being made love to by John Barrymore in "Don Juan" as her most thrilling professional experience. After her appearance as Ina Heath in "The Old Soak"— the girl for whom Clemmie, Jr., steals his mother's bonds — critics the country over have been talking of this beautiful new ingenue. Sti-angely enough she made her entrance into pictures by request instead of by her own initiative. A friend at the F. B. O. studio persuaded her to have a screen test made. The test came out so well that she was chosen to play the lead with George O'Hara in the "'Fighting Blood" series. At the conclusion of these pictures she was sighted by Warner Bros, and was featured in a number of productions including "The Tenth Woman," "The Lighthou.se by the Sea," and others. Principal Pictures, producers of Harold Bell Wright stories, selected her for the lead in "When a Man's a Man." When her contract with Warner Brothers expired she was chosen by Edward Sloman to play the ingenue lead in "The Old Soak," and as a result of her excellent performance in it she was assigned under a long-term contract to the studio at Universal City.