Motion Picture Magazine (Aug 1924-Jan 1925)

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Monte Blue, Marie Prevost, Clara Bow, Edythe Chapman and Wilfred Lucas are the leading players in "Daughters of Pleasure," which tells of the temporary moral collapse of a home that was built upon a wealth too suddenly acquired. This is a truthful plot, well directed and intelligently acted amusing — because it lacks breadth and colorful incident. It takes up the pattern of the "gay old dog" who attempts to get back some love letters from his sweetheart. This romancer, played with fine sparkle by that finished actor, Alec Francis, burns up a lot of effort and railroad fare in his efforts to dodge a tiresome woman of his acquaintance, and to regain the letters. Which marks the pivot of the fun, tho there are incorporated some fairly There is no whirlwind comedy stuff. There is nothing to propel a spectator out of his seat — overcome with mirth. But he may find moments of humor and interest in the work of a well-balanced cast that comprises, aside from Mr. Francis, Harry Myers, Louise Fazenda, Eva Novak, George O'Hara, Lee Moran and Dot Farley. Borrowed Husbands Domestic complications in the upper strata of society are given a thoro airing in this latest twist of the everpresent eternal triangle. It is rather heavy in plot and rather taxes one's imagination in keeping up with it. But it may be cataloged as a society drama which becomes quite entangled when certain friends introduce Below is Buster Kcaton in "Sherlock, Jr." In this picture Buster Keaton has a lot up his sleeve and it is one of his best efforts. You'll be sure to like it In "Men," under the direction of a Continental director, Pola Negri gives her best performance since "Passion." The story is trite, but in it Pola acts with her emotional flair and the abandon which once marked her work. The action concerns itself with Cleo who as the toast of Paris makes men pay and pay and pay The lapse of memory formula has been taken from its dusty pigeonhole to serve as entertainment in "His Forgotten Wife," a picture which is very much cut-and-dried. Madge Bellamy contributes charm and poise as the wife and Warner Baxter is excellent in the role of the veteran the wife of a departed husband as the most attractive widow in town and then proceed to give her a "borrowed" husband. Before the absent husband returns, the spectator is guided thru a series of melodramatic happenings, many of which are incredibly farfetched and convenient, tho they serve in shaping a fair amount of suspense. Romance has a prominent part in the picture. We follow a few love affairs between other women's husbands and other men's wives. There are several scenes which build tragic or near tragic climaxes. The most commendable part of the feature is its interpretation. Florence Yidor and Rockcliffe Fellowes succeed in playing their roles with authority. It has been given a highly satisfactory mounting. Bluff The movie conception of New York life is expressed in this artificial story which is framed against a background. of the idle rich. It has to do with the power of "bluff" in putting yourself over. And a subtitle has it that bluff is the only thing that New Yorkers understand. Which is a nice crack at the metropolis, but true only to your point of view. It projects a beautiful girl who, unable to assert her personalitv, 50 PAG I