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202 The Educational Screen Fifteen Best Productions (of those reviewed so far) A. Serious Drama 1. THE FOUR HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE (Metro) (Reviewed in May number) Director Rex Ingram executed a careful and distinctive screening of a story of epic quality; the touch of an individualist domi- nated the atmosphere of continental subtlety and culture. In like manner every member of the cast played with the earnest artist's cautious regard for effects. 2. FOREVER (Famous Players) (Feb.) The first picture to treat convincingly the maudlinized subject of the spirit world. Partially touched out photography was an innovation. Wallace Reid betrayed new depths. Elsie Ferguson has made no greater picture. A production as beautiful as its closing title, "The foolish world will call us dead but we have just begun to live." (Omitting the absurd mistake of the rising figures at the close.) 3. OUR MUTUAL FRIEND (F. B. Warren) (Apr.) To quote from our review for April: "a magnificently Dickenesque film; in a good *nany years of film study this cast, without exception, stands as the most impressively intelligent array of polished actors ever as- sembled for a screen production." 4. TURN TO THE RIGHT (Metro) (May) Of itself a flawless production. Our re- mark gains in significance when we add that in film form Turn to the Right sur- passed the play on the stage. 5. TOL'ABLE DAVID (First National) (Jan.) But for the very isolated error in pro- longing a fight scene Tol'able David repre- sented a maximum in artistic expression. Richard Barthelmess shadowed his greatest screen characterization. 6. THE CONQUERING POWER (Metro) (Feb.) A step forward in the matter of "frank and sensible presentation of its relation tl the original story." A completely modern ized version of a tale of past centuries thJ will be the tale of all centuries as long a] men love gold and women know honeJ love. 7. FOOTLIGHTS (Famous Players) (Feb.j The charm and interest of the story, thj artistry of Elsie Ferguson and Marc Md Dermot, the numerous touches of truth j] the portrayal of life in the play world, ttt evident talent of the man who set the scene and the man who turned the crank—com bine to make something well worth atten tion. 8. THE PRODIGAL JUDGE (Vitagraph) (Apr,! The direction of Edward Jose, the chai acter sketching of JMaclyn Arbuckle, an< the shining poise of Jean Paige furnish th screen, at small cost, with a memorably fin picture. B. In Lighter Vein 1. A CONNECTICUT YANKEE Hi THE COURT OF KING ARTHUI (Fox) (Jan. A delightful series of reels, American i spirit and wit, portrayed by a thoroughl Yankee-American,—one Harry Meyer) about whom we cannot say too much. 2. THE THREE MUSKETEER; (United Artists) (Janj Douglas Fairbanks at his best in his ir terpretation of Dumas' deathless d'Artag nan. Adult and child alike may well af plaud a production of clean vigor and scii dilating fun. 3. COME ON OVER (Goldwyn) (Apr. Colleen Moore and Gareth Hughes gi\ us an altogether enjoyable characterizatio of Irish love. Irish, too, are the other men bers of the cast. Irish, too, are the title limpid in their beauty. Productions 111