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The Billboard
DECEMBER §, 1917
FILMS REVIEWED:
THE BABES IN-THE WOOD
Fox film, adapted by Bernard McConville. ReYeased December 2
Dresser = ‘Slim MeCrear’ ‘This picture ts mediocre,
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wipe fortune ‘by an aunt who ba: ccl The two ‘Tite te crooks pursue him’and try to bisckmall him into Jick and the Beanstalk fiving, “bush money.” "'The young. nian, dow ‘Wonderfal
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‘The story is foll of mystery and .sosptclon. [Nara-Nara (Sessue Hayakawa) 18 2 secret service wan engaged “in. watching: the destinies of. the American transports. A stenographer who is in Jove with a German ‘soldier plays an important Dart in the plot. Sbe gets a:position in the
‘ofa leak of information regarding the sailing
forced to stay overnight in Comptba~Cénter. | o¢-transports to the enemiy. :She gives valuable ‘They get hold of @ young nativ> of the.town and | aig to Nara-Nara, who finally traces the leak to
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‘The superb.acting of Sessie Hayakawa makes this ‘production: one: of “intense ‘interest. Never Las ihis work. been more’ artistic and the big scenes are handled.by him in a masterly fashion, Florence Vidor, a8 the stesographer, is most ‘capable, putting 2 great deal of clever work thto"her important’ scenes. “The settings ‘and photography “are both exceptionally good.—G. K.
THE. TENDERFOOT
flat contessiog “to hi sweetheart, win, ot | Fivereel VitagraphBloe Ribboo feature. Author,
Av pleture “with a: punch, depicting the | pecaliar situation-of a man fighting for one girl ‘when be is under-the impression. that he is SghtSng. for: an entirely differeit. one. The story [starts ina blaze of action; giving a virid view of; what Western’ life;really te.
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/ THE SMALL TOWN GUY
Publicly cirectar of the King-Beo Film Corpore
‘The evident Intent of The Secret Game 4°10 snow that Jepan is sincere in her relations with the United States and that Japan‘ appreciates |@-Gaughter in hla-own cabin, Lambert's mind the honor conferred upon. her ty the. United | gives. ws Staten io entrusting to ber the sufety’of the | mia, woman or ehlid.” In. bis" delirium.he leaves
‘failure to win the love of a. E Feoew tiielr, Jove affair and-De
bier. Broteniearted after her Clopeaee with ‘Went, Lambert ‘still kept up his good work, but er, herretura later, when lie-ziven birth to
[sivebway, ‘and he sweats ‘never. again. to” belp
a6 his only friend and is taken cere of by Lilly Sm! ‘lther of them, ta the girl that Latabert
had forsaken. Ghe is--strangely attracted “to
lofice of Major Northfield. She secures knowledge | Lambert. andthey become good friends.
from Fanny's lips that Lilly is his daughter and ‘bis reason returns:~ Lambert chafronts West and ills him.
‘William Stowell ts-becoming a greater, actor ‘every day and the character of Doctor ‘Lambert affords bim unlimited scope and be takes advan
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Schide ap¢ Hector Dica stand out very promiently. ‘The settings and photography are fully in Keeping with the star's work.—W. J. H.
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