Motion Picture Magazine (Feb-Jul 1925)

t ^MOTION PICTURp V\ I MAGAZINE L When the Marriage Call STRONG FORT The Perfect Man One day the marriage call — the call of mate to mate — will come to you. How will you meet the test? Are you physically fit to marry? Will you look into the eyes of the girl you love and admit that you are unworthy of her trust and affection? Can you truthfully promise that you will measure up to her vision of manhood — and that your offspring will be strong, healthy and normal? Stop and THINK now before it is too late. Don't do it, my brother — don't gamble with the welfare of your wife and children — don't mortgage your future success and happiness. Beabsolutely CERTAIN that you are sound, healthy, vital and a real man in the fullest sense of the word BEFORE you marry. Poor Health Should Bar You From Matrimony The girl you love looks up to you as her ideal of vigorous, virile manhood. She pictures you as her husband and the father of her children. 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The crime is framed on innocent man who is protected by the girl when a mob scours the countryside for him. Good of its kind. Betty Compson is the heroine. (Producers Distributing Corp.) Redeeming Sin, The — Treats of regeneration of an apache maid of the Paris underworld, portrayed in colorful Kiki-like style by Nazimova. The usual plot. An aristocrat goes slumming and steals her heart — which brings vengeance from the apache lover. He steals from the church — but finds redemption. Well done. (Vitagraph) Red Lily, The — A sordid, brutally realistic story is this one. It tells a plot of the Paris underworld with two sweethearts climbing out of the murky atmosphere thru finding redemption. Vivid atmosphere, but many unpleasant touches. (MetroGoldwyn) Revelation — This was made once before with Nazimova as the star. She is succeeded by Viola Dana who doesn't bring the same spiritual significance to story. A picture of redemption. Should have carried more appeal. Fair enough. (XlelroGoldwyn) Roaring Rails — Good, old primitive melodrama is served up here — one exploiting a locomotive engineer and his adopted child. Covers familiar ground, but always compels the interest thru its physical action and heart appeal. Some thrills. Harry Carey is the engineer — Frankie Darro, the adopted boy. (Producers Distributing Corp.) Romance Ranch — Just an ordinary Western framed around the lost will which is located in time to bring prosperity to the rightful heir. Obvious all the way, but colored here and there with creditable incident. (Fox) Roughneck, The — That faithful device — the locket — restores a son to his mother after scenes are exploited showing his triumph against tremendous odds. ' Travels from the water-front of Frisco to the South Seas. Features vivid action and hectic melodrama. Well interpreted by George O'Brien in the title-role. (Fox) Sainted Devil, A — Rudolph Valentino has another romantic drama in this colorful production. It abounds in lavish settings, gorgeous costumes and exquisite photographic effects. The star plays a dashing young noble of the Argentine who rescues a heroine in distress after believing her faithless. Not up to "Beaucaire" — but satisfactory in its appeal. (Paramount) Salome of the Tenements — The love story of a Jewish girl of the slums and a wealthy New Yorker. The plot is slight but the background of New York's East Side, and the fine types of old men and women from the Ghetto make the picture worth seeing. (Famous Players-Lasky) Sea Hawk, The — Superlative in every department. Sabatini's stirring and picturesque story finely adapted to the screen. Marvelous marine shots. A triumph of pictorial beauty and action. Transports us with its color. Finely acted. (First National) Self-Made Failure, A — Thoroly pleasing is this light comedy— which tells a neat little story of mistaken identity and tells it without recourse to hokum and slap-stick. Plot swings along in fine style. Very well done by Lloyd Hamilton and Ben Alexander. (First National) Sherlock, Jr. — Buster Keaton comes forward as an amateur sleuth in this rollicking comedy. Displays a brand-new line of gags — and the fun starts at a good pace and maintains its momentum. (Fox) Side Show of Life, The — Not so effective as a character study because there is little opportunity for shading. Ernest Torrence has had far more adaptable roles. However, this tale of the circus clown who goes to war and discovers romance thru tragedy is enjoyable. (Paramount) Signal Tower, The — The triangle in a remote railroad spot. Excellent melodrama which holds you in suspense thru the action, incident and interpretation. Builds to an effective climax. Old? Surely, but you never think of that. Absorbing. ( Universal) Silent Watcher, The — Exceptionally human treatment makes this a rare picture. Completely absorbing in its story of a youth who remains loyal to his chief tho it disrupts his home. Never loses its humanities. Real feeling put in it by Glenn Hunter and Bessie Love. (First National) Sinners in Heaven — A desert-isle romance featuring youth and girl who wed without benefit of clergy after their plane is wrecked. Colorful incident. Is well treated considering the single-aack story. (Paramount) Sinners in Silk — Affords plenty of high jinks in a sophisticated manner. Depicts some new antics of the younger set. Such stories have to carry invention in the incident. And there are several bright, new ideas. A pleasant hour. (Metro Goldwyn) Snob, The — Another fine picture — made so by its treatment. The director has shown a keen sense of humor. And his characters never strut but appear convincing in their emotions. A story of a fawning worshiper of wealth and position. (Melro-Goldu-yn) So This Is Marriage — The triangle executed with a sense of humor. The old, familiar plot looks brandnew because of its adroit directions. All about a young couple who disagree over debts and flirtations. Characters appear genuine. Well acted. (MetroGoldwyn) Sundown — An historical drama of the events attending the last great drive of the cattle kings of the oldiWest. Becomes monotonous because there is no variety of scene. Done on a big scale and shows a stampede and a prairie fire. But it never grips you. Good characterizations. (First National) Tarnish — A very faithful translation of the stage success. Shows a philandering husband and father whose daughter is twice disillusioned when she places wrong conclusion on innocent affair between her dad's temptress and her fiance. Treated and acted in human fashion. (First National) Tess of the D'Urbervilles — If you have read the original by Thomas Hardy, you will understand that the spirit of the book is missing. Marshall Neilan deserves credit for making it a tragedy, but the author is too elusive and the players strive too hard to live their roles. (Melro-Goldwyn) Those Who Dance — Life in the raw here — a melodrama dealing with violations of Mr. Volstead's ukase. Some tense moments revealing manufacture of bootleg liquor and its consumption by the younger set. Lots of lively action. Blanche Sweet and others perform well. (First National) Three Women — This isn't a very pleasant story, but it is extremely well done. Features the conflict of a woman and her daughter over a man. No scenes are wasted in projecting its plot and scenes are well dovetailed. (Warner Brothers) Thundering Hoofs — A Western melodrama, this, showing the stunt rider, Fred Thomson, triumphing against a border bandit and his gang in made-to-order action. Contains typical incident and picturesque scenery. First rate entertainment. (F. B. O.) Top of the World, The — James Kirkwood in a double role, ably supported by Anna Q. Nilsson, in a stirring drama dealing with a dope fiend and Kaffirs, love and romance, ending with a remarkable flood scene. Not great, but above the average. (Paramount) Trail Rider, The — Buck Jones has taken his cue from Tom Mix that Westerns must be enlivened with comedy and fresh incident if they are to survive. Here he has one of his best bets. The old material has been given a new dressing. Satisfies. (Fox) Triumph — One of Cecil De Mille's. Builds it around point that success is neither a gift nor an inheritance, but the reward of sincere effort. A wastrel loses his business and a young idealist takes it over and loses his sense of proportion. Substantial and compelling. Leatrice Joy gives a brilliant study. (Paramount) Try and Get It — A slight, but thoroly amusing comedy — executed in a spontaneous manner — centering around a young bill collector who must collect a bad debt or lose his job. Moves at good speed and keeps within bounds. Performances unmarked by exaggerations. (Producers Distributing Corp.) Turmoil, The — Booth Tarkington's story is excellently humanized here. A tale of a MiddleWestern town, it reflects the affairs of a family in accurate style. Has one important scene. ( Universal) Wanderer of the Wasteland — A graphic picture produced in natural colors. Adapted from a stirring yarn of the old West by Zane Grey. Jack Holt plays the wanderer who thinking himself a murderer becomes a wanderer. The colors enhance the feature and lend vividness to the plot. Finely done. (Paramount) Warrens of Virginia, The — Shows the last moments of the Civil War — with romance centering around the customary conflict of Northern hero and Southern girl. Not so good in building its high lights — and atmosphere not of the best. Lacks vitality. (Fox) Welcome Stranger — Again something different in the line of comedy. Is kindled with sentiment and pathos in relating the adventure of storekeeper who is run out of the town. How he puts himself and the town over make up the interesting episodes of story. (Producers Distributing Corp.) White Man— The old, old story of the girl who runs away from tying herself up to a mercenary marriage. Meets aviator and is carried in his plane to the Congo. Romance almost negligible, but youth proves to come from good stock. Fair. (SchulbergPreferred) White Moth, The — Sophisticated and a trifle risque — this story succeeds in being quite interesting. Plenty of French atmosphere for this plot of a man who saves his brother from a dancer only to fall in love with her and marry her, himself. Colored with spice. (First National) Wine — Falls into the conventional slot of a "flapper play." Nothing startling concerning the bootlegging trade is introducei, tho it is expected. Has a good climax, but takes too long to get there. Walter Long the most convincing as the bootlegger. (Universal) Wine of Youth — First-rate film version of Rachel Crothers' play, "Mary the Third." Enlivened witli jazzy scenes featuring a little group of wilful drinkers and dancers. Well contrasted with "high doings" in grandma's day. Capital'y played. (MetroGoldwyn) Winner Take All — Larry Evans' prize-fight story shapes up very well as an attraction for Buck Jones. He meets shady gamblers and forsakes the ring, but enters it again on the basis that "winner take all." Of course he wins. Incident carries it thru. (Fox) Without Warning — A serial condensed into six reels. Straight out-and-out melodrama which moves vigorously, but lacks motivation. Presents an anticlimax and too much flag-waving. Acted in tense manner bv cast headed by Antonio Moreno. Picture formerly called "The Story Without a Name." Woman on the Jury, The— This stage play carried sufficient film values to lend itself easily to adaptation. Rather complicated as to plot, but it holds the attention. Girl wronged by a man convinces jury (she is one of the twelve) that another of her sex is innocent thru confessing her own transgression. Rather heavv. Not for the children. (First National) Worldly Goods — Treats of the awakening of a young "show-off" — who after living a life of sheer bluff discovers that he has lost his wife. Awakens in time to put over one of those big deals and wins back his spouse. Not pretentious. (Paramount) '12 Every advertisement in MOTION PICTURE MAGAZINE is guaranteed.