The Film Daily (1924)

12 THE Wednesday, January 9, 1924 TRIBUNE — The play has, it aeons to sne, been rather clumsily adapted to the screen. It has scolding locks. Sensing this untidiness may have had a great deal to do with the star's acting, which is, in the main, colorless. • • • The picture was filmed in the Yosemite valley and the scenery is beautiful. Garrick, Minneapolis STAR— On the whole "Tiger Rose" would stand alone as an entertaining film story, but with Miss Ulric in the title part it assuredly becomes a ranking piece of current photoplay. "West of Water Tower"— F. P.-L. Fenway, Boston TRANSCRIPT — This major deviation from the spirit of "West of the Water Tower" is enough to invalidate the best efforts of an unusually excellent cast. Even Mr. Hunter as young Plummer cannot overcome so preposterous * • • "Strangers of the Night"— Metro Strand, Minneapolis STAR — The photoplay is well produced, has plenty of action throughout, and yet is not overdone. No one part sticks out, and there are practically no rough places. It is thoroughly enjoyable. "To The Ladies"— F. P.-L. Capitol, Detroit FREE PRESS — Six reels of delicious fun • * * If you want a hearty laugh attend the banquet called by the chief at which the decision is to be made. It is one of the most delicious bits of comedy ever screened, and a decided relief from the usual slap-stick stuff on which fans are fed up. NEWS— • * 'filled with more funny situations and clever passes than any picture in a long, long time. TIMES — If you want a real New Year's treat in the way of light comedy on the screen, don't leave the Capitol out of your movie schedule. It's the old hokum like "Lightnin" but it's funny and Jimmie Cruze because of his nice sense of humor has made it a real directorial treat. "The Virginian"— Preferred Rialto, Omaha WORLD-HERALD— Mr. Harlan is ideally cast as the hero. He never overstresses a single scene. * * * The story is presented with beautiful locations excellently photographed. * * • Very few western picture can stand comparison with this production. White Rose" is notable if for nothing els* than that i* brings Mae Marsh back under Griffith's aegis. * • • It is uncommonly well cast and Griffith proves as adept at aubtle shades of feeling as he ever was with the more impressive and spectacular battle scenes. • • • "White Tiger"— Universal Hippodrome, Cleveland NEWS — her personality dominates her every move. • • • However, in this photoplay she has been more fortunate than in some of her previous offerings. PLAIN DEALER— "White Tiger" has Miss Dean and two other favorites to recommend it — Wallace Beery, * • • ,n(j Raymond Griffith • • • There's nothing else to recommend it "White Tiger" is filled with dime novel thrills and strained situations. Melodrama with too much ham in it. PRESS— "White Tiger" is a conventional thriller • • • "Wild Bill Hickok"— F. P.-L. Karlton, Philadelphia BULLETIN — It is a motion picture to delight the hearts of admirers of Hart's two-gun style, • • • Hart performs all his former stunts, * * • but it seems that the hand of age has laid heavy upon him, and he is not what he used to be. INQUIRER— William S. Hart, • • • if such a thing is possible, a far better actor. As if in the lapse of time, he had become far more sympathetic, with a heart grown bigger and a better understanding of the human soul. NORTH AMERICAN—* • • contains all of the qualities which characterized his earlier films and a few more, only as far as the star himself is concerned it seems as if "the old gray mare ain't what she used to be." • • • Only the hand of age has lain visibly on him, and he cannot accomplish these various deeds as gracefully as in earlier years. PUBLIC LEDGER (EVENING)— It affords him _ every opportunity in the world to bring in his talents of shooting from the hip and hitting what he shoots. RECORD— The picture abounds with glimpses of frontier life and is not without a strong vein of sentiment centring around a dance hall queen and a married woman "The White Rose"— Unit. Artists Ohio, Indianapolis STAR — It is this often-told story of a man's retribution to a girl he has wronged that Griffith tells again. But he tells it gracefully (if at great length) and "The Hunt Stron.Ws produced THE FIRE PATROL Year's Greatest Melodrama i Ask I. E. Chadwick — He Knows "Wife in Name Only"— Selxnick Victoria, Philadelphia INQUIRER— But nowadays it seems a bit old-fashioned, yet there is a deal of interest in the film version. • • • There's nothing convincing or real about the story, but the makers have added a lot of material which gives it the semblance of reality. PUBLIC LEDGER (MORNING)— The cast is quite exceptional, * * * It's quite a relief not to have the settings too lavish. There is a real punch in the climax, which saves the picture from being just another one of those pctures dealing with the "400." PUBLIC LEDGER (EVENING)— The story is not strikingly original, but the players are the thing this time. * * * The picture is artistically, if not lavishly, mount ed mounted. RECORD— Theatre, has a good plot and is well acted. Walnut, Louisville HERALD—* • * Florence Dixon • • • possesses not only physical beauty and talent but a personality * * * "Wife In Name Only" is a worthwhile picture. TIMES — Florence Dixon, * * * scores another triumph * * • HetJlotJWan $ut gteuttuer "Woman Proof"— F. P. L. Strand, Milwaukee SENTINEL — Tom Meighan can always be depended upon to provide amusing and wholesome entertainment, and it is to his work as star rather than the fact that George Ade was its author that "Woman Proof" owes its delightfulness as comedy. The plot, while not a knockout for origin1 ality, is bright and humorous • • • "You Can't Get Away With It"— Fox Rialto, Louisville HERALD — A splendidly enacted piece of work • • * Plot of the play is rather sophisticated • • * TIMES—* * * an unusual picture with a still more unusual ending, • • • "Youthful Cheaters"— Hodkinson Empress, Omaha WORLD-HERALD— Glenn Hunter * * * gives a fine picturization of this role, being especially clever in the episodes in which he first feels the effect of cocktails and jazs Relief Fund $123 Father and Daughter Can Now Be United Through Generosity of Film Men The relief fund sponsored by THE FILM DAILY in order that a five year old kiddie can be united with her father who is employed by one of the film companies in New York has been closed with total contributions at $123. The money will be cabled to the foreign country in which the child is now living and transportation arranged. She will be kept from her father only as long as it takes to make the journey from a far-off city to New York. At the exporters' table at the Astor yesterday, the conversation turned toward this worthy case with the result that Lou Baum, Louis Brock, Jack Glucksmann and George E. Kann each contributed a dollar. The mail yesterday brought a check from Mrs. Florence Strauss of First National for $5; $2 from J. E. Stocker, of the Myrtle theater, Detroit; $10 from Jimmie Grainger and $10 from Harry J. Cohen while Charles Walton personally visited THE FILM DAILY office to donate $5. One dollar was received from an anonymous donor who signed himself a reader of THE FILM DAILY and said in his letter: "I'm awfully sorry it can't be more, but I do hope this will help." The contributors follow: A. S. Aronson $ 5 David Bader S Lou Baum ' 1 J. C. Barnstyn 6 Louis Brock 1 H H. Buxbaum 5 Harry J. Cohen 10 Milton Cohen 5 Danny 5 James R. Grainger 10 R. L. Giffen 10 Jack Glucksmann 1 Millard Johnson 5 Geoi ge E. Kann 1 A. J. McCosker 5 E. M. Saunders 25 Sig Schlager 5 Florence Strauss 5 J. E. Stocker 2 Charles Walton S A Reader 1 Anonymous , 5 Total 5 $123 v Ufa Theaters On Steamers (.Spteui to THB FILM DAILY') Berlin — The Ufa is extending the use of films on important German liners. The Albert Ballen was the first but the Deutschland. Thuringia and Westfalen are to be included. ThrLY SENT YOU T< PRISON UNJU5TLN RENALLES, Inc. "The Elks Tooth" \