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Laurence Reid
Reviews
THE New Photoplays
GRETA GARBO'S personality plus a technique that every observing fan knows — these make certain in establishing "The Mysterious Lady" as a picture which is certain to appeal to most of the boys even if the Gilbert man is conspicuously absent. You see, Conrad Nagel is the boy friend who is closest to the divan these days.
The picture is nothing to rave about. The Scandinavian lady rises far above it in her role of an itty spy of the late war. Her particular assignment is to tempt a susceptible youth to his
doom. You see, he has the papers. It's an old trick which is perpetrated. She pretends to fall in love with him and ends up by discovering that her heart has truly gone pit-a-pat.
It's an antique yarn dusted off for the occasion, but it functions fairly well — what with the Garbo woman tempting and tempting and tempting. And it builds a fair line of suspense. Some may miss that Gilbert man — and, missing him, may discover that Conrad doesn't burn up his scenes .even if he does act with more poise than the big passion man.
First Class Mystery
THAT intriguing yarn, "The Bellamy Trial," — one of our best sellers — has been treated to a dose of celluloid, and turns out to be a neat package. It follows the books very closely, builds through a courtroom sequence with an array of flashbacks and keeps one as
excited as the original. This is right up Monta Bell's alley I (he's the director, you know) and one can pay homage to a | first-rate job.
Readers of the novel will appreciate what's taking place every minute and yet it holds the attention through its approach to realities. Suspicion points first to one and then to another. And the scene shifts constantly to the place wherej body was found. And you know, a place where body is found has never failed to rouse the morbid vein in all of us.
The least suspected person in the book still remains the least suspected person in the picture. That's how close it follows as neat a mystery tale as has ever found its way in print. The atmosphere reeks of the genuine touches of any courtroom where a murder case is being enacted. Close-ups tumble head over heels on long shots. And don't forget , Exhibit A or B. These provide some fascination, too. Altogether, you'll enjoy this new picture very much. It
At top, left, Conrad Nagel is demonstrating to Greta Garbo that she doesn't miss John Gilbert at all. The scene is from "The Mysterious Lady." At the left is bit of courtroom procedure as revealed in the excellent version of "The Bellamy Trial." Leatrice Joy is the little lady at the right. Below, Baclanova registers extreme fright in "Forgotten Faces"
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