The educational screen (c1922-c1956])

49a The Theatrical Field Reviewed Previously The Educational Screen JUNE Bella Donna (Paramount) — Pola Negri with the advantages of American methods of lighting and make-up does not live up to her reputation as an emotional actress. Missing Millions (Paramount) — Fairly entertaining crook drama. Thrills missing along with the millions. Driven (Universal) — One of the best. A somber tale, but keen character portrayal. The Ne'er-DoWell (Paramount) — Thomas Meighan brightens up the old Rex Beach story. The Christian (Goldwyn) — A fine picture. Richard Dix and Mae Busch do good work. Where the Pavement Ends (Metro) — Rex Ingram made two endings for this picture. Ask your exhibitor for the sad one! Within the Lfaw (First National) — Norma Talmadge as Mary Turner. Not a great picture, but a satisfactory one of its kind. Souls for Sale (Goldwyn) — -Hysterical story of a girl's adventures in the movies, with a jumbled impression of Hfe in Hollywood as it is not. What a Wife Learned (First National) — Also what a husband learned. You will be entertained as well as informed. The Abysmal Brute (Universal) — Reginald Denny rather a striking figure as a prize-fighter from the back woods. SEPTEMBER Main Street (Warner Brothers) — A competent cast wasted on an uninspired production. Trifling With Honor (Universal) — Good baseball story with a moral. Well done. The Covered Wagon (Paramount) — A real American epic. Not to be missed under any circumstances. The Girl of the Golden West (First National) — Slightly diluted to meet the demands of censorship, but on the whole, satisfactory. Only Thirty-eight (Paramount) — Charming story of a belated romance, delicately handled by William De Mille and a good cast. Tea With a Kick (Victor Halperin)— Foolish farce, with an all-star cast. The Exciters (Paramount) — Bebe Daniels as an exponent of Jazz. Not the best of its kind, but fair enough. I Human Wreckage (Film Booking Offices) Mrs, Wallace Reid presents a vivid, if gloomy indictment of the drug evil. Instructive but hardly an entertainment feature. Fog Bound (Paramount) — Mystery smothered by fog. Dorothy Dalton and David Powell. The Love Trap (Grand-Asher)— "Program stuff" with Mabel Forrest, Bryant Washburn, and Wheeler Oakman. Legally Dead (Universal) — A rambling story with Milton Sills as the chief sufferer. Where the North Begins (Warner Brothers) — Rin-tin-tin, the dog actor, gives a fine performance. The Common Law (Selznick) — Lots of real stars who are given no opportunity. OCTOBER MerryGoRound (Universal) — Vienna and the war, and unusual performance by Mary Philbin, George Hackathorne, and Norman Kerry. Penrod and Sam (First National) — A real exposition of the way a real boy's mind works. You should see it. Homeward Bound (Paramount) — Thomas Meighan — the rest doesn't matter. Circus Days (First National) — Jackie Coogan joins a circus, with resultant tears and laughter. Suzanna (Mack Sennett) — Mabel Normand moves in the romantic atmosphere of Old California, but has little or nothing to do. Hollywood (Paramunt) — Proving that somebody in the movie industry has a sense of humor. Dulcy (First National) — A good adaptation of the stage success, starring Constance Talmadge. Salome (Allied Producers and Distributers) — The appeal of Nazimova's version of the Oscar Wilde drama is almost wholly pictorial. Unusual settings are the distinctive feature. The Shriek of Araby (Mack Sennett)— Horrible! The Famous Mrs. Fair (Metro) — An excellent picture directed with Fred Niblo's sane judgment and even tempo. Soft Boiled (Fox) — Tom Mix tries on hornrimmed specs with indifferent results. '