The Film Daily (1921)

12 bH4 DAILY Sunday, May 1, 1921 Tom Moore in Another Pleasing Light Comedy Offering Tom Moore in "MADE IN HEAVEN" Goldwyn DIRECTOR Victor Schertzinger AUTHOR William Hurlbut SCENARIO BY Arthur F. Statter CAMERAMAN Ernest Miller AS A WHOLE Entertaining light comedy offering, clean and wholesome; should please all STORY Not a great deal to it, but it makes good comedy material and creates a proper role for star DIRECTION .......... Very good PHOTOGRAPHY Good LIGHTINGS Satisfactory CAMERA WORK Up to standard STAR Smiles all the way through it SUPPORT All do good work and are suitable EXTERIORS Some familiar New York sights INTERIORS Adequate DETAIL All right CHARACTER OF STORY Irish fireman saves life of an heiress and marries her LENGTH OF PRODUCTION 4,684 feet Evidently Goldwyn was so well pleased with "Hold Your Horses" that they decided another story along the same lines for Tom Moore would be appropriate and so they have taken William Hurlbut's story, "Made in Heaven," which gives Moore a role somewhat similar to that of Daniel Canavan, the whitewing of "Hold Your Horses." The present picture, like the former, is rich in titles which make up practically half of the comedy business. They seemed to get more laughs at the Capitol than the actual business. "Made in Heaven" does not contain so many humorous situations, but the star and his Irish smile holds the attention all the time. The supporting cast including Rene Adoree, Helene Chadwick and Charles Eldridge, is well selected and they all do good work. The direction is very good and particularly in small matters which of themselves don't mean a lot but add to the feature's enjoyment. Director Schertzinger has done very well. Scenes taken from the ship coming into New York harbor are effective and later when the Irish immigrants are established in their East Side quarters. There is a realistic fire with hero Tom saving an heiress' life. After the rescue he continues to wear the uniform, but as far as the audience is concerned he doesn't appear to be working at his "profession." The director might have used an occasional scene with Tom in the firehouse. Tom brings his father and sister to this country. He joins the fire department. He isn't long on the "force" before he makes a thrilling rescue, saving the life of an heiress. It develops that the heiress is being forced into a marriage against her wishes. One day she meets Tom in the park and confides her troubles to him (contrary to the adage, "tell your troubles to a policeman" — she tells them to the fireman). Hero Tom agrees to save her by marrying her himself and agreeing never to see her after the ceremony. Complications occur in which the heiress' sister marries the unwelcome suitor and leaving the other sister with a fireman-husband on her hands. Of course Tom meets his "wife" again and eventually he makes some money through an invention and builds a pretty home, where he takes his "wife," but suggests that they be married first, explaining that the first marriage didn't "take" and that it wasn't real. Clean Humor that Should Please Everyone Box Office Analysis for the Exhibitor Exhibitors should be able to satisfy them with this if their patrons like clean, light comedy pictures. And particularly if they like the star and saw him in "Hold Your Horses," you should please them with this. If you played "Hold Your Horses" you might mention that "Made in Heaven" is somewhat similar and you can promise them some real laughs. You might make known the story by catchlines such as: "Being an Irish immigrant and a fireman didn't stop this hero from proposing to an heiress. See the results in Tom Moore's latest Goldwyn production." The title probably has drawing power. Use it in connection with explanatory lines such as : "They say marriages are 'Made in Heaven,' but was this one? See how it happens in Tom Moore's picture at the blank theater."