The Film Daily (1919)

— a);<ffta5 Tuesday, February 4, 1919 In the Courts preme Court Justice Platzek framed an application by >e Glaum to compel the Paral give particulars of their -tut for $2,500 Tor , . The defendant con s that Miss Glaum's $500 a c contract was rescinded but that she knows nothing it it. First Rate Entertainment in Story Giving Star a Dual Role jnrv before Supreme Court ice Lehman gave a verdict for 5 for Charles S. Goetz in a against Wharton, Inc. The ,tiff sued for $1.00.0 on the nd that on Sept. 3. IQJ7. the de" int through Theodore ~\ . Whar president, agreed to pay him 0 if he would tind a part) to exand exhibit the feature film, Great White Trail." An agreewas executed between the de mt and the Four Square PicCorp.. but the defendant re 1 to pay the $1,000. s K. Schwartz has filed an ser in the Supreme Court in a 1 by Curt J. Wackerow, as a liholder of the Automatic Mo tj Picture Machine Co. against and Stanley Katzenstein, Ju . Dreher, J. Robert Rubin, and Ci. Bell, offlicers and ,stock rs of the company. Schwartz that the corporation lost al cnefits of the contract alluded t^ complaint as "worth upwards 50,000" by reason of the fact it was unable to comply with rms and conditions laid down dlhe contract was cancelled. nit by the Fairmount Film (juration against the New AmCasualty Co., which gave -1 fi . the plaintiff in the unlit by Irving E. Bur:k|to recover stock in the Fairand in which suit the Fairts to recover the damage y the Burdick suit an an'ejjhas been filed by the casualty nijiny alleging that all the costs n already been paid by Burdick id alleging further that tl plaintiff is a foreign corporaess in this State it having complied with the J has no authority to sue here. J ftw Independent Reported. lis — It is reported that xhibitors have lined w[h L. H. Coen, formerly with d Metro, and that he BH)lish a distributing company to ■Mependent features. Carlyle Blackwell and Evelyn Greeley in "COURAGE FOR TWO" World. DIRECTOR Dell Henderson. AUTHOR Harry O. Hoyt. CAMERAMAN Lucien Tainguy. AS A WHOLE Entertaining offering constructed on meller lines; likely to hold attention of audience. STORY Another version of changed identity plot, giving Carlyle Blackwell a good opportunity in dual role. DIRECTION Permits some scenes to be overplayed, but is generally satisfactory. PHOTOGRAPHY For the most part clear. LIGHTINGS Lack variety. CAMERA WORK Double exposure well handled; interiors shot from the same angle too frequently. STARS First rate material for Blackwell; Evelyn Greeley pleasing. SUPPORT Jack Drumier inclined to overact; others passable without registering anything distinctive. EXTERIORS Not many. INTERIORS Some have a "setty" appearance. DETAIL Nothing out of the ordinary. CHARACTER OF STORY Can't offend. LENGTH OF PRODUCTION 4,773 feet. Obviously written for entertainment purposes without any effort to interpret life as it actually is, this latest vehicle for Carlyle Blackwell and Evelyn Greeley fulfills its mission satisfactorily. The plot is rather unlikely but it has been developed in a way that grips the attention and affords Blackwell a good opportunity to appeal to his admirers. Harry O. Hoyt, the author of the story, has provided another version of the changed identity theme with events so arranged that two cousins, one a wealthy society man somewhat deficient in nerve, the other an East Side product with more than his share of fighting spirit, get into an interesting series of complications. The story has sufficient novelty and is well enough acted in the chief roles, but some of the subordinate characterizations would prove more effective if they were drawn with greater restraint. Jack Drumier for instance, is inclined to act scenes for all that there is in them and then some, whereas the same is true of the gangsters who kidnap Carlyle. Critical audiences may find this part of the melodrama is a bit overdone, but probably the average crowd will accept it without complaint. Miss Greeley, in particular, should be commended for a sincere, natural performance in a role that would not have much strength save for the impressiveness of the actress. The film starts off at a rapid clip with a fracas in Hell's Kitchen, in which Blackwell shoots the leader of one of the East Side gangs and escapes with his girl, Miss Greeley, who warns him that henceforth he will be marked for revenge by the gangster. Carlyle tells something of his past, how when he was a boy his father was swindled out of a fortune by his dishonest partner, thereby ruining his son's chances in life; how his only schooling was that of hard knocks and how he would go West and make a place for himself in the world, if he only had a few dollars to start with. The second angle of the plot concerns a cousin of the East Side youth, who is living on Fifth Avenue and fighting rather feebly against the fraudulent plans of the man, who years before, had ruined the other branch of the family. Carlyle calls on his relative and the upshot of their conversation is a decision to change identities. To carry the game through completely, the crude East Sider, disguised in the clothes of his cousin, visits the society girl to whom the wealthy youth has been engaged. She soon discovers the deception, but is quite content with the man who displays a force she had found sadly wanting in the cousin. Meanwhile, Blackwell. in the other role, is playing his end of the game with Evelyn Greeley, who, realizing his weakness, is ready to give him the support of her stronger character. They work the story along these two angles, showing how the East Sider brings the crooked business man to terms while the polished product of society becomes mixed up with the gangsters and, inspired by the plucky Evelyn, gets all the better of the argument. The two men end by changing sweethearts as successfully as they had changed identities. In the cast are Rosina Henley. Henry West, Albert Gaston and others. Should Get by Nicely as Average Program Offering Box Office Analysis for the Exhibitor. This is altogether a very fair program offering if you are looking for an entertaining picture for which no extraordinary claims need be made. The story is rather fantastic reading, which won't bear scrutiny on the score of plausibility and the production isn't anything exceptional, but the picture holds through the five reels. Carlyle Blackwell and Evelyn Greeley make a decidedly good team in films of this kind, and if you have been in the habit of running their offerings, "you probably have found that they are bui'ding up a consistent following. Of course, the name of Blackwell is known to all regular screen fans and may be banked upon to draw, but I would give Miss Greeley an equally prominent place in your exploitation, because she is the type of player likely to increase her circle of admirers if she is given half a chance. The lobby display should be about equally divided between pictures of the two stars, using stills showing them together and others presenting Blackwell in the dual role. If you get a flash of the star shaking hands with himself it would be worth displaying. "Courage for Two" looks like a very fair title from the box office angle and might be worked into effective catchlines, such as "They changed their identities and they changed sweethearts in this story of love and adventure. See Carlyle Blackwell and Evelyn Greeley in 'Courage for Two'," or "She was a real girl and she had 'Courage for Two' when the man she loved weakened. See Carlyle Blackwell and Evelyn Greeley in their latest photoplay, a thrilling romance of the underworld." wench Picture Casualties. -l{de Patin, of Beacon Films and wdio leaves for France this las furnished the following :s regarding the French pice jade and the war. The deaths jreji72, prisoners 25, wounded ted for bravery 52, awarded the War Cross. Military or Legion of Honor. THE BA TTLE of CHA TEA U THIERR Y E. RATISBONNE 729 7th. Ave. New York City