Moving Picture World (Jun 1919)

June 14, 1919 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD 1681 REVIEWS AND ADVERTISING AIDS (Continued) a novel and the effort to get them all into the picture has given a rather mechanical turn to the events. However, the incidents are some of them new and compelling and, while there is little suspense, there is no confusion in the continuity. It is a subject dealing with the big outdoors and one that will make many friends in spite of its faults. The scenes are laid in a wild and rugged mountain country. Mitchell Lewis plays the role of Jacques, a happygo-lucky Canuck trapper. He befriends the girl in the case, who is portrayed by Fritzi Brunette. The heroine is made the victim of an unusual chain of events. An outlaw, whose life she had saved previously, marries her to save her from the hands of his friends, who believe her to be a notorious dancing-girl. Jacques then rescues the girl from this unwelcome wedlock, in the course of many exciting occurrences. Both the summer and winter scenes in this subject are of unusual excellence. Cast. Jacques La Rouge Mitchell Lewis Memory Baird Fritzi Brunette Joseph Clyde Treffery, Capt. C. A. Van Auker Jim Blake Murdock MacQuarrie Warren Sherman Edward Hearne Don Baird James Gordon Tennessee Jake James MacDowell Malamute Mike Fred Mack Story by R. M. Bradbury and F. H. Clark. Directed by Marvel MacGregor. The Story. Jacques La Rouge, the leading character in "Jacques of the Silver North," a trapper of the North Country, loves Memory Baird, daughter of the keeper of the trading post. But he realizes that she is not for him, and he gives her the next best thing, a priceless friendship and a strong right arm to protect her. The girl shields a fleeing criminal, named Treffery, from the hands of pursuing officers, believing him to be innocent of any crime. Jacques is the only one who knows of this, but he lies to save the girl. Later Memory wanders into an outlaw camp and is mistaken for a dancing-girl. The men at once make free with her and she appeals to Treffery, whom she recognizes among the band, to save her. Treffery says she has come to marry him and Jim Blake, leader of the band, insists that the knot be tied at once. Memory soon finds herself the unwilling bride of Treffery, who promises to release her. Jacques arrives and takes the girl back to the trading post. Later she makes an appeal to Treffery for her freedom, having fallen in love with a young mining man, Warren Sherman, whom she accidentally shot while on a hunting trip. Treffery, instead of releasing the girl, calls on her father and claims her as his wife. A fight ensues, during which Treffery kills the father. Treffery then abducts Memory and flees with her in a dog sledge. Jacques follows and brings the girl back to her true lover. Program and Advertising Phrases: The Story of a Man Who Loved So Well That He was Willing to Sacrifice All for the Happiness of the Woman He Loved. Romantic Story of the Great North Country Teeming With Action and Novel Situations. Mitchell Lewis in Thrilling Story of the Great Outdoors Among Wild and Rugged Mountain Scenery. Amazing Adventures of a Happy-golucky French Canadian Who Rescues the Heroine from a Band Who Believe Her to Be a Notorious Dance Hall Woman. Advertising Angles: Play up Lewis, connecting him with his previous productions which you have played. Tell of the chase through the snows on dog sledges, the predicament of the girl who is mistaken for a dance hall girl by the gang who infest the hotel to which she has strayed, and bear heavily upon the character of Jacques, who loved so well he could sacrifice all to win happiness for the woman he could not marry. Lewis and his role should form your chief angle of appeal. Advertising Aids: Two one-sheets, two three-sheets, one six-sheet, one 24-sheet. Window cards, 14x21. Heralds. Lobby display photographs, 8x10, 11x14, 22x28. Slides. Cuts, two one-column, two twocolumn, one three-column, one one-halfcolumn cut of star and one one-column and one two-column scene cuts. "One of the Finest" Goldwyn Presents Tom Moore in the Role of a New York Traffic Policeman. Reviewed by Louis Reeves Harrison. OF COURSE the handsome mounted cop is sure to make an impression on the heiress — there has been a noted experience of that kind — but Tom Moore, in "One of the Finest," does it Tom Moore Says he has found the finest kiddo of the lot in "One of the Finest." in such a pleasant manner, laughing at difficulties, meeting disaster with philosophy and with cool assurance of success in his courting, that he keeps the spectator as good-natured as himself, or as he appears to be. The characterization has a lesson in its patience and fortitude under trying circumstances, and the picture has some bright subtitles and amusing incidents. One of the best of the latter is where the traffic cop, who has been transferred through "inflooence" of the heroine's father because he threatened her with arrest for fast driving, lands up at the house in evening clothes on special duty, is mistaken for one of the guests, and dances with the heroine. He has her in his arms when the hated rival appears on the scene. He pretends she has fainted and sends the rival for a glass of water. Later, when the lady has vanished, the rival comes with the water, and the cop drinks his with thanks. The story is well typed, clean and pleasing. Cast. Larry Hayes Tom Moore Frances Hudson Seena Owen Mary Jane "Peaches" Jackson Mrs. Hayes Mollie McConnell Nellie Andrews Mary Warren Teddy Hallam Cooley Gus Andrews Edwin Sturgis Robert Hudson Frederick Broom Mrs. Hudson Adelaide Elliott Story by J. Clarkson Miller. Directed by Harry Beaumont. Photographed by George Webber. The Story. Larry Hayes, "One of the Finest," a traffic cop of New York, gets in bad by stopping the car of Frances Hudson, and worse yet when he rescues her on a runaway horse. She claims she was only giving the animal his "head." Her father is a man of wealth and influence, and he has Larry transferred. In Larry's home life there is a darling little child, the daughter of a crook Larry has been instrumental in sending to jail, who expects to "get" the policeman when his term is up. The child calls Larry "Daddy," and this leads to a complication. Larry, in a dress suit, is assigned to guard the valuables at a large social function in the Hudson country house, and he makes love to the repentant heiress so effectively as to stir the wrath of an almost accepted rival. When Larry is engaged to protect the house during an enforced absence of Mr. Hudson, the rival finds out there is a child in the policeman's home life who calls him "Daddy," and reports this to Frances Hudson. Frances is disheartened. She has learned to love the genial policeman and has gone so far as to permit his bold attentions. The atmosphere is partially cleared when the child's father, intent on revenge, attempts to shoot Larry, and gets the worst of a pistol duel. It is entirely cleared when Hudson learns that Larry's father, as Police Commissioner, was an old personal friend. The father of Frances objects to Larry's occupation, but the young cop has been quietly studying law and reminds his future father-in-law that he can be a poor lawyer as easily as one of the finest of policemen, and his wit saves the day for him. He wins the heiress, to the discomfiture of his unscrupulous rival. Program and Advertising Phrases: Traffic Cop Adopts Unique Tactics to Turn the Tables on Rich Girl Who Had Him "Broke." Tom Moore Star of a Romantic Story in Which He Proves to Be "One of the Finest" Policemen on the Force. The Story of "One of the Finest" Who Was Even Willing to Become a Poor Lawyer to Win the Girl He Loved. Novel Story With Plenty of Punch and Pep and Good Humor Which Makes It "One of the Finest" in Which Genial Tom Moore Has Appeared. Advertising Angles: Play up Tom Moore. Play on the title and announce that "One of the Finest is one of the finest Tom Moore productions." Make capital of the fact that he plays a mounted policeman in this play, using such stuff as: "If the police of (your town) were all as good looking as Tom Moore, they would have to move the police station to the (name your largest building.)" "Girls, how would you like to be 'pinched' by Tom Moore. Seena Owen didn't like it, but she married him, just the same." Get the police band, if your town has one, (Continued on page 1683)