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March 8, 1924
EXHIBITORS HERALD
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Plenty of Action In Duncan Serial
"THE FAST EXPRESS," a
Universal Duncan, from "Crossed Wires" by Courtney Riley Cooper. Directed by William Duncan. Two reels.
This latest serial is packed with action right from the time it is flashed on the screen. The introductory title shows a rushing locomotive which is apparently iieaded right for the spectators and the audience is never allowed to recover from that first thrill. The first three episodes are excellent and if the balance are as good the picture should register well everywhere. William Duncan knows his business, both as a director and an actor.
The story deals with the ranchmanpresident of a railroad who is working to discover the source of a number of mysterious accidents whicli have been happening to the crack train of the line in an endeavor to bankrupt the road. In addition to the opportunity this situation gives for thrilling stunts, an element of r---stery is introduced when it is discovered in the third episode that the heroine, played by Edith Johnson, is an heiress in disguise and in her own home, is a friend of the villain who, in turn, is under an assumed name. Each episode leaves the audience with a desire, not wholly to see more of the breath-taking action, but also to see how the plot works out and just who's who.
The Cast: William Duncan, Edith Johnson, Edvrard Cecil, Jim Walsh. Albert J. Smith, Harry Woods. Joe Oominguez,
Much Ado Over Old Letters
"LOVE LETTERS," a Fox
production starring Shirley Mason. Written by Fred Jackson. Directed by David Solomon. Five reels.
Shirley Mason to retain her popularity among picturegoers will have to have better material than is offered in "Love Letters." It is a made-to-order, cut and dried plot, with but one or two situations that are at all convincing or dramatic. The cast is adequate and Miss Mason does her best to put over her role, but the story is weak and machine-made.
A philandering cad holds a box of love letters from former admirers. Two women, one married, and the other engaged to the secretary of the cad, desire to get their missives back. The man is discovered mysteriously murdered when Evelyn, the young engaged girl goes to his home to secure her letters and those of her sister. The bo.x is opened by the police and found to be empty and the murder mystery is cleared up with the confession of a brother of a woman whom the philandering one had cast aside.
John Miljan plays Chadwick, the owner of the box containing the letters, in a convincing manner. Gordon Edwards was Jimmy, his secretary, not so convincing. Alma Francis was Julia Crawford, the married sister, and Shirley Mason was Evelyn Jefferson, the unmarried one.
The Cast: Shirley Mason. Gordon Edwards, Alma Francis, William Irving, John Miljan.
An Historical Romance
Marion Davies* newest Cosmopolitan attraction is "Yolanda," a picturization of the Charles Major historical romance. Many great sets, such as have appeared in other Da vies vehicles, also are a feature of this spectacle. The attraction is review^ed in this issue.