The educational screen (c1922-c1956])
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April, 1923
The Theatrical Field
187
William Collier, Jr., and J. Barney Sherry. (Theatrical only) (Adult.)
THORNS AND ORANGE BLOSSOMS
(Preferred Pictures)
A Bertha M. Clay opus that comes to the screen with the title intact at least. A Spanish singer, an American, one kiss — Americans abroad are always so simple-minded; and his friend warned him, too! Rosita refuses to be a cast off, follows our hero home, and makes a scene. In her excitable Latin way she produces a revolver, and in the scuffle ensuing, she gets shot, and he gets five years in prison. Learning that he has a wife and child, she retracts the false statements she made at the trial. He is pardoned, and Rosita goes back to her singing "with a smile on her lips and a tear at her heart." This part is very sad.
Aside from its utter commonplaceness, and the futility of the story, there is nothing the matter with this picture. Kenneth Harlan plays the young man with the low intelligence quotient. Estelle Taylor is the fiery senorita, and Edith Roberts plays the wife in a blonde
wig by way of contrast. (Theatrical only) (Adult)
ADAM AND £ FA (Paramount)
On the stage this was a sprightly comedy about a young fellow who stepped into the idle, discontented household of a millionaire, and "business-managed" it on to a practical working basis. On the screen it becomes just another picture. Marion Davies, whose dramatic ability has suffered a relapse since "When Knighthood Was in Flower," is surrounded by an adequate cast and Urban settings, but neither of them puts the picture across.
As so often hanpens in film translations, the emphasis is misplaced. In the stage comedy, it fell on young Adam Smith and his demonstration of G. K. Chesterton's hypothesis that a man can go "down the chimney of any house at random, and get on as well as possible with the people inside." In the picture Adam is merely a necessary evil, and Eva and her spending ability are played up heavily. As is usual with this star, there is a dazzling accompaniment of gowns, jewels, and scenery. (Theatrical only) (Adult)
Reviewed Previously
DECEMBER
One Exciting Night (D. W. Griffith)— The mystery story de luxe! (Theatrical, some community use.) (Adult.)
Oliver Twist (First National) — A splendid combination of Dickens and Jackie (Toogan. (Church, school, community use.) (High School.)
The Old Homestead (Paramount) — Topnotch melodrama. (Church, school, community use.) (Family.)
The Man Who Saw Tomorrow (Paramount) — Bad psychology, but good acting. Thomas Meighan. (Theatrical only.) (Adult.)
The Man Who Played Grod (Distinctive Pictures)— The admirable George Arliss indifferently directed. (Some church and community use.) (Family.)
The Headless Horseman (Hodkinson) — Will Rogers usually insures a picture. (Church, school, community use.) (Family.)
The County Fair (Maurice Tourneur Production) — Simple and charming. (Church, school, community use.) (Family.)
Romance and Arabella (Selznick) — Constance Talmadge in clever comedy. (Church, community use.) (Family.)
The Kentucky Derby (Universal) — Hackneyed but enjoyable. (Theatrical only.) (Adult.)
East Is West (First National)— Constance Talmadge plays a Chinese girl. (Theatrical only.) (Adult.)
One Wonderful Night (Universal)— Fairly good melodrama. (Theatrical only.) (Adult.)
The Woman Who Fooled Herself (Associated Exhibitors) — An exotic narrative, well cast and convincing. (Theatrical only.) (Adult.)
The Hands of Nara (Metro) — Little worthy of comment. (Theatrical only.) (Adult.)
Skin Deep (First National) — Milton Sills and Florence Vidor in an interesting crook story. (Theatrical only.) (High School.)
JANUARY
Broken Chains ( Gold wyn)— This story won the Chicago Daily News ten thousand dollar prize. The others must have been terrible! (Some community use.) (Adult.)
The Flirt (Universal-Jewel)— A thoroughly splendid adaptation of Tarkington's story. (Church, community, school use.) (High School.)
Back Home and Broke (Paramount)— An excellent team — George Ade and Thomas Meighan. (Church, community, school use.) (Family.)
Trifling Women (Metro) — Ingram's excellent direction makes this a good picture. (Theatrical, only.) (Adult.)
.Loma Doone (Maurice Tourneur Production)—Excellent. (Church, community, school use.) (High School.) . . . x
Tess of the Storm Country (United Artists) —Mary Pickford marks time. (Theatrical only.) (High School.)