The Film Daily (1923)

THE •3&*\ DAILY Wednesday, March 28, 1« Newspaper Opinions "The Leopardess"— F. P.-L. Rialto AMfeRlCAN — There is a good storm scene * * * a large number of the regulation palm trees waving in the regulation way, and the usual amount of South Sea atmosphere * * * Alice Bradv does as well as could be expected * * * EVENING JOURXAL— Henry Kolker directed the production, which is not without some rather fair dramatic moments. EVENING WORLD— Of course there .is the usual half-caste (played by Miss Brady), the millionaire American hunter; the clean-cut hero; native hula dances and almost every other ingredient that goes to make up Movie Formula No. 33. GLOBE — It was another South Sea island yarn — so much to its discredit — but done with a great deal of zest by all concerned, especially by Miss Brady and a sure-enough leopard that broke throught a plate glass window in time to kill the villain. MAIL— * * * has not the compensating element of having been photographed in that country, as have several other recent pictures The story is improbable and uninteresting, and yet because of the woman-taming idea may "get over," so to speak. MORNING TELEGRAPH— Alice Brady deserves better material than this. She makes the most of what there is, and that's about all. Montague Love is convincing and at times amusing as the caveman. * * * POST—* * * They (the cast) do the best they can to make the picture effective. There are some good settings, especially a storm scene with bending palms.. SUN—* * * quite interesting* * * TELEGRAM— The role of Tiare, * * * suits Miss Brady splendidly. She puts into her performance all the necessary fire and dash, tempered by her exceptional skill as an actress. TRIBUNE — In "The Leopardess." at the Rialto, Alice Brady is seen to advantage; never has she looked more attractive on the screen than she does in this tale of the tropics. Nor has Montague Love, her leading man, often had a part better suited to his talents. * * * It is a piece of hack work, not badly done, but commendable only because it shows us Miss Brady looking prettier than she has hitherto looked on the screen. "The Little Church Around The Corner." Warners — Strand EVENING WORLD— Frankly, we didn't care for "The Little Church Around The Corner," on for the week at the Strand. Mainly it irked us because it is so apparently one of those film efforts built about a title, and practically nothing else. GLOBE— "The Little Church Around The Corner," while an obviously old-fashioned story, has been made in a decidedly newfashioned way. The first part of the picture is acted almost entirely by children, and the histrionic ability displayed by the youngsters is nothing sort of marvellous.* * MAIL — * * * just an ordinary photplay with tear-producing hokum * * * MORNING TELEGRAPH— David Kenneth Harlan acts with that spiritual quality so essential to a proper portrayal of the role, and Pauline Starjce distinguishes herself as the dumb girl with the most touching piece of work we have seen on the screen in some time. Claire Winsor and Herbert Bosworth are also good. It is a good picture, even though the theme is somewhat hackneyed. . . , ,. ■ POST — It is full of sentiment and "situations" which are for the most part, overdrawn, but generallv effective for the masses. SUN — Whether you will be deeply stirred by this picture depends primarily on your religious beliefs. No one, however, regardless of his or her faith, can fail to be excited by the very excellent melodrama in 'The Little Church Around The Corner." Most of the melo-drama is at least honest and is not presented with a smug, eye rolling spirit. TELEGRAM — * * * filled with thrilling moments and a pretty romance. * TRIBUNE— "The Little Church Around the Corner," shown this week at the Strand, is well above the average, save in one detail— its interior sets. The cast of the picture could not well be better. * * * _ This is a good picture, one well worth seeing. WORLD — A little soft soap for the laboring classes now and then will do the motion pictures no harm, and no one knows it better than the up-and-coming Warners. * There is enough sentiment and a large enough supply of cut-and-dried "conflict situations" in it to satisfy the gullibility of audiences almost anywhere. "Bell Boy 13"— 1st National Strand GLOBE— "Bell Boy 13" does considerable stretching of the long arm of coincidence, bu1 what farce doesn't? Yesterday's audience found it highly amusing. Douglas M;u I. i.m. who this writer insists is Mr. Fairbanks's only logical successor, performs in his usual breezy and highly capable fashion. MAIL To be sure, "Bell Boy 13" is not a in! feet moving picture. The incidents in the story are hackneyed and old. It is worth while because of McLean. This comedian has a contagious smile and a quiet manner of acting that is pleasing. IKLEGRAM — It is one of the most humorous of films* * * The situations are very funny TRIBUNE—* * * one of Douglas MacLean's funniest pictures. While there is little in it that is new, it moves swiftly and is consistently amusing. Van Pelt Leaves Ernest Van Pelt of Sacred Films, Inc., left yesterday for Los Angles. The untimely death of Dr. Harwood Huntington, president of the company has necessitated a change in operating plans. A new president will be elected after Van Pelts arrival. Weingarten remains here. Kathlene Martyn has been signed by C. C. Burr. Honor Schulberg (Continued from Page 1) toastmaster and in his usual style alternately slammed and praised almost everybody in the business. Other addresses were made by Dr. A. H. Giannini and Roy L. McCardell. When Schulberg spoke he managed to forget all about Preferred Pictures and delivered a general talk along humorous lines. A number of vaudeville acts augmented festivities. About 100 were present, among them a number of out-of-town film men. These included Ben Amsterdam. Philadelphia; Harry Charnas, Cleveland: Joe Friedman, Chicago; Phil Gleichman, Detroit; Nathan Gordon, Boston and L. W. Korso'n, Philadelphia. Baby Peggy Features Soon (Special to THE FILM DAILY) Los Angeles — Babby Peggy, starring in Century Comedies for some time past, will shortly graduate to features under the Universal banner with Mr. and Mrs. Rupert Julian directing. Three pictures are planned. Ten Days' Grace (Continued from Page 1) the Board. Sidney B. Lust, of St Films, Inc., of Washington, st; that it was the experience of ss men that exhibitors feared to b "remade" pictures on the belief if once rejected the eliminat would take the life out of them. Ten days will be granted the tributor in which to bring his into acceptable form, this limitaj being placed upon the withholding the complained-of bulletining in o: to insure prompt action on the of the exchanges. Chesterman sta "We wish to be perfectly fail the course we take and to allow motion picture people every poss advantage under the law." W. E. Lusk Dead First National was advised by l from Washington yesterday Walter E. Lusk, manager there died. Lusk who was 35 suffered f cancer. He was formerly with I National in Cleveland and was l well known. IIII!IIIII!IIIIII!II!IIII!I!IIIIII!IIII!IIIII!IIIIIIIIIIII!IIIIH what DR. RIESENFELD thinks OF NATIONAL SCREEN SERVICE THE RIALTO TIMES SQUARE OFFICE OF THI MANAGING DIRECTOR THE RIVOLI BROADWAY AT 49™ STREET THE CRITERION TIMES SQUARE NEW YORK March 20 19 2 3 Mr. A. Weinberg, National Screen Service, Inc., 126 West 46th Street, City My dear Mr. Weinberg: There is no question in my mind that a good trailer is the best medium for a motion picture theatre to reach its clientele and announce its forthcoming productions; especially when the trailers are made up in the de-luxe fashion such as yours , containing the high spots and dramatic action of the announced ohotoplav. With best wishes for your continued success, believe me, Very sincerely, iging Director DE LUXE TRAILERS NOW READY KICK IN SAFETY LAST BELLA DONNA ADAM'S RIB GLIMPSES OF THE MOON NATIONAL SCREEN SERVICE, Inc. NEW YORK, 126 West 46th St. CHICAGO, 732 So. Wabash Ave. LOS ANGELES, 917 So. Olive St. oocZc^ SCi6>c<6c^t' e^L^-'