Motion Picture Classic (May 1921 - Dec 1927)

Mr. Reid Goes to the Movies ( Continued from page 49) a drunk. You’ll enjoy this film. Directed by Alf Gowlding. Dick Turpin. Fox. Cast: Tom Mix, Kathleen Meyers, Philo McCullough, James Marcus, Lucille Hatton, Alan Hale, Bull Montana, Fay Holderness, Jack Herrick, Fred Kohler. rT'o\r Mix has hung up his chaps and sombrero and gone in for laces and plumes in a picture of romantic chivalry. “Dick Turpin” gives him the chance to steal some of Fairbanks’ thunder in the role of England’s most notorious robber. He robs from the rich to give to the poor — and performs several daring and amusing feats. Tony is also in the picture, doubling as a mare, Black Bess. It’s a romantic, adventurous yarn, rich in incident and carrying the trimmings and trappings of the days when knights were bold. The idea is not so far different from the usual Western which has featured Mix up to this time, but it at least affords the popular star a change of costume and locale. You’ll like the fight, you’ll like the pursuit — you’ll like pretty near all there is in it. Directed by J. G. Blystone. The Redeeming Sin. Vitagraph. Cast: Nasimova, Lou Tellegen, Carl Miller, Otis Harlan, Rositta Marstini, William Dunn, Rose Tapley. Dictures of the apache world of Paris * never seem to vary. The feminine apache must be molded in the clay of Kiki — and she must hold the whip-hand over her “wolf-like” lover. Then she must waver in her affection when a youth from the upper strata walks into her life. This is a picture of redemption — of the girl who toys with her “wolf,” but who returns to him when believing the good youth unfaithful. So she goads him into stealing some priceless jewels from a statue of the Madonna in the church. When she gets “religion” she forces him to return them — and he is killed by his “wolves” for his treachery. It follows an orthodox groove, but the picture is enlightened with atmospheric touches — and several flashes of colorful acting by Nazimova. Lou Tellegen is inclined to strike too many heroic postures to be convincing. A familiar talc, but well done. Directed by J. Stuart Blackton. Tomorrow’s Love. Paramount. Cast: Agnes Ayres, Pat O'Malley, Raymond Hatton, Jane Winton, Ruby Lafayette, Dale Fuller. A light bit of matrimonial fluff has been ** dressed up with smart trimmings here so that it serves in offering real sparkle. Paul Bern’s Continental touch is very much in evidence in taking away the sting of morality and injecting the necessary spice. There are no heavy scenes in the sense that domestic tiffs are scenes. In other words he kids the story — a tale of a disillusioned wife who wins an interlocutory decree of divorce, but who races frantically to reach her husband at the end of the year when she realizes that he might marry her hated rival. The comedy vein — the gentle interference of grandma, deftly portrayed by Ruby Lafayette, and the subtitles keep it dashing along in a pleasant vein. It’s l’ght, but enjoyable. Directed bv Paul Bern. The Narrow Street. Warner Brothers. Cast: Dorothy Devore, Matt Moore, David Butler, Russell Simpson, Gertrude Short, Kate Toncray, Tetnpe Pigott, George Pearce, Madame Sultewan, Joe Butterworth. A wholesome and quaint idea is pro** jected in this humorous study of a shy, bashful youth who slaves monotonously at his work without finding romance until it comes dancing right up at his door. It carries the saving grace of being treated in just the right vein by Director Beaudine and Matt Moore who so skilfully plays the timid young man. Moore never steps out of his character. For 365 days he lives a life of dull routine. He is a pussy-footer, then the girl enters and makes him over. He turns from a lamb into a lion. The plot develops and mellows along with its characterization — but it is Moore’s sketch which makes it so enjoyable. No actor can excel him at such a rcle. Directed by William Beaudine. The Lighthouse By the Sea. Warner Brothers. Cast: Rin-Tin-Tin, Louise Fazenda, “ Buster ” Collier, Jr., Mattheiv Betz, Douglas Gerrard, Charles Hill Mailes. Y^hen an old-time melodrama reaches vv the screen and is treated for what it is — hokum, there is no doubt of its entertainment qualities. The sponsors of this thriller of yesteryear have realized the value of the camera to catch action and hold it. So we have one of those lively affairs concerning an aged, blind lighthouse keeper and his daughter and the rescued youth and the latter’s trusty dog who fight to prevent bootleggers from landing contraband goods. The characters are in their accustomed places — and the action runs true and familiar. Still at fhe same time it provides more than one thrill — and the incident concerning that fine, up-standing dog,. Rin-TinTin is immense. The canine star certainly does his stuff. It’s a picture crammed with physical action and suspense. There isn’t a dull moment. If you want a breathing spell, take notice of the marine shots. Directed by Mai St. Clair. A Thief In Paradise. First National. Cast: Ronald Col man, Aileen Pringle, Claude Gillingwatcr, Doris Kenyon, Alec B. Francis, John Patrick. ^arrying about everything that you can imagine to appeal to the eye and quicken the pulse, this picture seems destined to crack box-office records. We will catalog it as one of those modern society dramas in which a down-and-out pearl fisher and a dancer abandon their huts in the South Seas and come to Frisco, the former posing as the son of a millionaire, the latter being set up in queenly style. 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