Exhibitors Herald (Dec 1923 - Mar 1924)

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March 8, 1924 EXHIBITORS HERALD 49 RE VI E WS This Little Comedy Will Be Relished "DADDIES," a Warner Bros, production, with an all-star cast. Written for the screen by Julien Josephson from John L. Hobble's story. Photographed by John Stumar. Directed by William A. Seiter. Seven reels. This is a David Belasco production and is worthy of the name "classic." It is a joy feast for those who love good clean comedy and a credit to Director Seiter who handled the jnveniles in a manner to get the most out of them. Here's a picture that will bear extra advertising and will be easy to exploit. The story is delightfully refreshing. It concerns a bachelor's club with five members holding out against matrimony. They get an awful jolt, however, when one of their number pays his forfeit of $5,000 and announces his engagement to Bobette Audrey. Bobette's brother, a confirmed bachelor, is persuaded by his mother to adopt a war orphan and the other members fall in with the scheme and each agrees to become a "daddy." Complications follow when Bob's orphan arrives, a girl of eighteen, and anotlier bachelor receives triplets. James Crockett, the grouchiest of tlie bunch, gets a mischievous little girl, when he wanted a boy. In the end each gets married to provide mothers for their charges, and Bob marries his war orphan. Claude Gillingwater plays Crockett to the queen's taste. Harry Myers was great as Bob and Mae Marsh played demurely the role of Ruth Atkins, the war baby. Craufurd Kent as Rivers, was the first "slacker" and Boyce Coml)e contributed an excellent coniedv bit as Nick Walters. Of the children little Priscilla Dean Moran ran away with acting honors. The deBriac twins and King Evers were typical mischievous triplets and Milly Davenport a quiet little miss. The Cast: Mac Marsh. Harry Myers. Claude Gillingwater, Craufurd Kent. Claire Adams, Willard Louis, Boyce Combe. Georgia Woodthorpc. Otto Hoffman. Priscilla Dean Moran. DeBriac T\\'in^ and King Evers. Milly Davenport. Excellent Crook Tale Wliich Holds Interest "LOVE'S WHIRLPOOL," a W. W. Hodkinson Corp. production, starring James Kirkwood and Lila Lee. Written by Elliott Clawson and Bruce Mitchell. Directed by Bruce Mitchell. Length, seven reels. Tliis is tlic first of tiie new James Kirkwood-Lila Lee series presented by Rc^a! Pictures. Inc., through Hodkinson. It has many things to recommend it. A consistent story, excellent acting and pleasing iinish mark the production and its many dramatic situations will grip an audience, especially those who thoroughly enjoy crook plays. James Kirkwood in the role ot Jim Reagan, a hardened criminal who swears vengeance upon Banker Milton, for the death of Larry Reagan, Jim's young lirotlier, is at all times in character and his regeneration is arrived at logically and convincingly. Lila Lee plays the rule of Reagan's wife, and in the exacting part was very good, especially in the latter half of the picture. Madge Bellamy as the daughter of Milton, was charming and gave a good performance. Edward Martindel plays Richard Milton, the hanker, and was very good in the role. .\n excellent supporting cast surrounds the principals. The story revolves around a crook, Reagan, whose brother is killed when he tries to escape from jail guards, after his conviction as a thief. Reagan rescues Nadine Milton, daughter of the banker who sent the boy to jail, and keeps her to torture old man Milton. In an ingenious manner he discloses the presence of the daughter to Milton, then plans to kill her, but she is saved by Pansy, Reagan's wife, and Reagan's regeneration follows. The Cast: James Kirkwood. Lila Lee, Robert Agncw, Mathew Betz. Edward Martindel. Margaret Livingston. Madge Bellamy. Clarence Geldert and Joe Mills. Well Done Melodrama "THE NIGHT MESSAGE," Universal production written by Perley Poore Sheehan, directed by Perley Poore Sheehan. Five reels. Here is a picture at once entertaining. logical and replete with thrills. Care has been taken to see that each climax is built up before it is reached and not just filmed and stuck into the picture. It is well cast and the players work well together and it is not too harrowing to afford an enjoyable hour. The story concerns two families in the South who have just ended a feud lasting many years. The daughter of one family is in love with the son of the other. The boy is whipped off the place by the girl's father. Shortly after, the girl's brother is killed accidently by a third party while hunting. The death is lilamed on the girl's lover and after an attempt on the part of the dead man's father to kill him he is brought into court and convicterl of murder. The local telegraph operator, who was guilty, becomes a victim of remorse, and after many thrills, manages to get word to the states prison in time to save tlic hoy and is killed himself in doing so. The Cast: Charles Cruze, Gladys Hulette, Edgar Kennedy. Robert Gordon. Howard Truesdale. Margaret .Seddon. Xorman Rankow. All-Star Cast In Thread-Bare Story "THE NEXT CORNER," a Paramount production with an all-star cast. Written by Monte Katterjohn. Directed by Sam Wood. Length, seven reels. This Paramount feature is nothing to go wild ahout. It is just an ordinary program picture, rather long drawn out, with a thread-bare plot of a Spanish villain stealing away an American's wife and the letter of renunciation that was never delivered. It would take the seventh son of a seventh son to discover why it is called, "The Next Corner". One distinctive feature is the appearance of Lon Chaney without a make-up, although the role ofifers so little opportunity that one is inclined to wonder why such an expensive actor was picked for the part. Possibly an exhibitor can get by with the picture by talking about the Paris atmosphere in his advertising, the ardent love making of Ricardo Cortez, a la Valentino, the gowns worn by Dorothy Mackaill, and the really all-star cast. ■'Paris-paint-passion" were the magic words used by Grauman's Metropolitan in Los Angeles, to put across the picture at its premier there. The Cast: Dorothy Mackaill, Conway Tearle, Ricardo Cortez, Lon Chaney. Louise Dresser, Medea Radzina. Dorothy Cumniings, Bertha Feducha. Fathers Serial Has Plenty of Action "THE LEATHER STOCKING TALES" from James Fenimore Cooper's romance of pioneer days. A Pathe production directed by George Seitz. Two reels to each episode. Harold Miller and Edna Murphy put quite a bit of punch into this production. We overheard a couple of exhibitors talking about the picture and they seemed quite anxious to see the picturization of the famous stories they had "laid awake nights to read," as boys. They didn't ^eem to be disappointed after the screening. The only drawback was the Indians appeared entirely too chivalrous as far as Miss Murphy was concerned. On several occasions they had very tempting opportunities to scalp or otherwise maltreat the lady in question and it never seemed to occur to them that they should touch her. In other respects the subject is logically handled and well directed. If tiie balance of the serial keeps to the standard set by the first three episodes it should prove a good drawing card. There is some fine photography and interesting views of the costumes and living conditions of those days in addition to some well done pictures of the French and English armies of the period.