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Theatrical Film Critique Conducted by M. F. L. TURN TO THE RIGHT (Metro) Not hailed with any such trumpet blaze as characterized The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, this pic- ture deserves, nevertheless, praise as unlimited in its extravagant enthusi- asm. For perhaps the one out of a thousand instances, a picture of a famous stage play proves a better medium for its story than the original medium. It serves to illustrate our oft repeated contention from the con- verse side. We have asserted fre- quently that the two strangely anal- agous dramatic mediums were, despite their common elements,' dis- tinctly different fields. The many adaptations were quoted as evidence to prove the incompatabilities of the two, for these rewarmed expressions were either utterly new stories or abominably bad rehashes. Now, we have our assertion further emphasized by the amazing fact of an obvious im- provement, via the silver sheet, over the stage play, faithfully scenarioized. The pantomime of the "What do you suppose I roughed him for?" scene is by far more effective than the dialogue of the play. The close- ups of Gilly and Muggsy made pos- sible a deliciously intimate characteri- zation of those gentlemen; words, however juggled, proved cold realities beside the grimace of the screen shad- ows. There were the many, many in- stances of exquisite directions by the 154 master of a cameo-like detail; tto was that strange quality of tremend( restraint in Miss Terry's wo Whether she plays the great lover the Ibanez story or the simple sch girl of Turn to the Right her shad promises limitless reserve of emoti held easily, casually in perfect conti Miss Terry is, in addition, beautii but her talent is entirely apart fr her beauty. Jack Mulhall showed, dubitably, the marks of Ingram dir tion. The work of Lydia Knc always but particularly in Turn to Right, ought to stand as a lesson to many who maudlinize the part of gentle mother. The ex-comedy c\ who shadowed the alternately ; grieved and jubilant Sam proved fi nier on the screen than on the stai not because of any better ability in matter of acting but because of advantages of the medium in which worked for the material at hand. Distinctly Turn to the Right p sents a new affirmation of our beliei the movies and their special field, not a discovery. Evidently, thoi stage material is more usually t' only, it may be, in cases like this, i proved in the picture medium. SCHOOL DAYS (Warner Bro ers) A sadly persistent spectacle of wl film men must guard against if we ; to make our "kid" pictures advisa and safe influences for our youngste J!