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Tom Mix has been given a cinematic holid a y from ranch life in "SoftBoiled." It is a breezy and bright picture, tho its incident suffers from repetition
Above is Buster Keaton in "Three Ages," his first feat u r e length comedy which is full of rollicking entertainment. And, at the left is " T h e S e 1 f Made Wife," a story you have seen with slight variations time and time again
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Comment On Otker Productions
BUSTER KEATON comes forward here with his first featureI length comedy — and since this comedian has proved his mettle in short pieces, there is no reason why he shouldn't adopt the campaign policies of Chaplin, Lloyd, et al. "Three Ages" is rollicking entertainment — conceived and executed in the best Keaton manner — which means that it presents some startlingly new high jinks. First we have Buster a love-sick youth of the Paleolithic period — then as the "rankest Roman of them all," and finally as his natural self in a modern age. His buffooneries are rare and mirthful — capable of extracting the loudest guffaws. A rich series of ludicrous situations race thru with lightning speed. Here is the stone-face Keaton as a stone-age worshiper at milady's shrine ; here he is again chasing the golf -ball as the royal and ancient game was played in the Neolithic period. The Roman episodes reveal a funny chariot race.
We could continue citing the highlights of this comedy gem. Be it said that it does not contain a single dull moment. Buster is always in character and his expression is as wooden as ever. Norma Talmadge's protegee, Margaret Leahy, the English girl, appears opposite the comedian and performs fairly well. Wallace Beery is Keaton's foil — and a very good one. "Three Ages" ? One of the funniest comedies of the silversheet.
The Self-made Wife
How often have you seen this one — telling as it does the conflict in the home between a husband who progresses while his wife stands still ? It is pigeonholed in nearly every producer's desk — to be lugged out when there is a dearth of plot material. Having seen it so many times, surely you will anticipate every move. You will wonder why the wife, contrary to her sex — is able to continue in the old rut when good fortune gives her the opportunity to take her place in society. The husband is not a member of any Rotary or Kiwanis club. He strikes his success in oil — which spouts in the first scene. Then he has the audaciously bad manners to bring a social secretary into the home to make over his wife. A mild bit of conflict
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