The Film Daily (1921)

12 — \sjiJtA DAILY Sunday, March 20, 1921 Newlywed Farce Comedy Affords Pleasant Amusement Wanda Hawley in . "THE OUTSIDE WOMAN" Realart DIRECTOR Not credited AUTHOR Philip Bartholomae SCENARIO BY Douglas Bronston CAMERAMAN Paul Perry AS A WHOLE Not many big laughs but plenty of good amusement in "mix-up" farce comedy STORY From the stage play "All Night Long;" along "bedroom farce" lines but not quite risque DIRECTION Quite satisfactory considering the many sided situations he had to work with PHOTOGRAPHY Good LIGHTINGS All right CAMERA WORK Average STAR Her admirers will like her in this SUPPORT Clyde Fillmore not very professional looking doctor ; colored maid and Jap valet good EXTERIORS Hardly any INTERIORS Good DETAIL All right CHARACTER OF STORY Newlywed wife gets into heap of trouble through her continual "exchanging" of her husband's purchases LENGTH OF PRODUCTION 4,225 feet Wanda Hawley's latest picture for Realart is an adaptation of Philip Bartholomae's stage play "All Night Long." On the whole the director has been successful in making an amusing picture of the "bedroom" farce comedy variety, and while it doesn't contain any riotous humor, there is sufficient genuine amusement to make it hold together nicely, and considering that the story is one of those cases of complications, with each incident making the main situation more complex, the director has managed to keep it coherent and the solution is reached at the proper moment, without dragging things along until it becomes tiresome. There's not much of the "bedroom" business in this, that is literally speaking, since there is only one bedroom scene. But Wanda Hawley is in negligee throughout the picture, so her appearance in such attire is the only reflection of the boudoir. Miss Hawley will be sure to please her admirers in the role of the newlywed wife who has a passion for exchanging her husband's purchases, much to his annoyance. The ladies will be sure to observe that the star has adopted the latest fad in head dress and is showing a "wee bit o' ears" with her hair piled high in a coiffure. Clyde Fillmore, as the husband, hasn't a great deal to do but the titles inform you that in his professional capacity he is kept busy following up the stork. The newlyweds' colored maid and the Japanese valet of the artist upstairs have a short comedy sequence which they handle very well. Dorothy gives a lace peddler a queer looking idol in exchange for a scarf and later the peddler sells the idol to an artist upstairs. When Dorothy learns that the idol is worth thousands of dollars and that her husband was only taking care of it for a friend, she decides to sneak up the fire escape and rescue the idol. Before she can do so the artist comes in and Dorothy is compelled to hide. The artist practices jiu-jitsu and falls, injuring his head. The valet runs out for a doctor and Dorothy comes out of hiding to help the injured man. Later Dorothy's husband is called in and the artist tells him about the woman being in the apartment, but the doctor doesn't know it's his wife until sometime later when matters are explained and the idol restored. Star's Admirers Will Like Her Latest Box Office Analysis for the Exhibitor This is an amusing farce comedy, not riotously funny, but containing some genuine humor despite its mild demeanor. You can be quite sure that it will satisfy the majority and it isn't long enough to get tiresome. Quite often in such farce comedies, it happens that the situations are dragged out until there is no more fun left in them. But in "The Outside Woman" they have managed to keep the interest until the end, and when they reach the solution of the" complications they waste no time in finishing it up. Admirers of Miss Hawley will be pleased with her work, and while the role doesn't call for anything unusual in the way of acting, she portrays the "Pussykins" half of the newlywed family adequately. It would seem that a more appropriate title might be found for it. "The Outside Woman" won't mean very much to picture patrons. Catchlines relative to newlyweds should be a good way to interest your folks.