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CLASS 8— Dramas 190
PRODUCER
Jether, son of Jesse, patriarch of Hebron, is weary of the monotony of his pastoral life and of the angry chiding of his harsh brother, Gaal. A passing caravan gives him a glimpse of the beautiful courtesan Tisha, and an ambition to see the great city beyond the hills. Despite the entreaties of his mother and the maiden, Naomi, he demands his portion of his father's gold and, accompanied by the evil Tola, leaves for the city. Here he learns to drink and to gamble and falls into the snare of the siren Tisha.
His portion is quickly squandered in idle and luxurious living and Tisha, vexed that he is unable to continue to buy her jewels she craves, transfers her affections to another. Jealous and desperate, Jether yields to the tempting of Tola to play with loaded dice, is discovered, humiliated and reviled. He breaks through the drunken crowd that mocks him and goes to Tisha, whom he bitterly reproaches for his ruination, only to be seized by her servants and cast outside.
Shortly afterward, during a night of riotous pagan revelry and feasting, the vengeance of heaven is visited upon the city. Lightning cleaves the sky, the statue of Ishtar crashes to the ground, the pillars of the temple totter and the roof thunders in upon the appalled throng.
A dreadful famine follows — Jether is nearly starved. Finally, after many tribulations, the humble prodigal returns to his home — changed, ill, in rags. Tidings of Jether's return are brought to Jesse, but he is unable to forgive his son until the intervention of the mother brings about a reconciliation and the feast is spread to celebrate the wanderer's return and his betrothal to Naomi.
The director has made the most of this stirring theme and no one can fail to be impressed, not only by the excellence of the cast and the sincerity of the portrayal, but by the beauty and lavishness of the settings. It is a masterly production and will have a universal appeal.
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8148 Code SEGOR The Fighting Coward Paramount
Featuring Ernest Torrence, Cullen Landis, Mary Astor, Noah Beery and Phyllis Haver
After years of absence at school in the North, Tom Rumford returns to his Southern home where he becomes engaged to Elvira, his father's ward. Major Patterson, Elvira's disappointed suitor, challenges Tom to a duel without cause. Tom, to whom all fighting is repulsive, can see no reason for fighting for the hand of a girl he has already won and refuses the challenge, thereby creating a reputation /or cowardice. His stern old father, mortally offended, drives him from home; Elvira returns his ring and the rest of the family spurn him — all but Lucy, Elvira's younger sister, who approves of his refusal to fight.
Insulted and scorned, Tom travels down the Mississippi and into the New Orleans gambling house of "General" Orlando Jackson, where he sees and shrinks from more fighting. At this point, "Captain" Blackie, a notorious fighter and killer, feared by all the other men in the place, infuriates Tom by his insults and Tom suddenly sees red. Heedless of results, he amazes all by the furv of his
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