Motion Picture News (Jul-Oct 1915)

August 14, 1915. MOTION PICTURE NEWS POPULAR LUBIN STARS IN A TRIO OF AUGUST RELEASES FROM THE PHILADELPHIA PLANT 85 ROMAIKE FIELDING AND VINNIE EURNS IN "THE GREAT LONE LAND" "THE BATTLE AND FALL OF PRZEMYSL" (American Correspondent Film Company — Five Reels) REVIEWED BY PETER MILNE JUST at present when the strenuous activities of the German and Austro-Hungarian armies are ever before the public eye, such a picture as the feature in hand will by no means come amiss. And incidentally we have seen practically all the European pictures on the market, but none that can compare favorably with the views set forward in these four thousand feet of film. The picture deals mainly with the siege and recapture of Przemysl by the Teutonic allies. A. K. Dawson, the representative of the American Correspondent Film Company, was at all times in touch with various branches of the Austro-Hungarian and German troops while they moved on the famous stronghold, always r:ady with his camera and, too, with his courage. Mr. Dawson has given us such a wide variety of scenes that an appalling idea of the monstrous proportions of modern international strife is embodied in the picture. Dynamiting bridges. THE LIFE GUARD" WITH BILLIE REEVES SCENE FROM "THE SECOND SHOT' THE FALL OF PRZEMYSL construction work, advances, hospital services, bombardments, charges, aeroplane reconnoiters, and the deadly effects of war are all vividly shown. Added to this we have two scenes exhibiting a cavalry and an infantry charge, and during both, .'hells can be seen bursting near the soldiers. All these scenes and a lot more giving interesting and pathetic details of army life combine to make the picture long to be remembered. It is an exhaustive study of modern military methods— a strong appeal for peace. On the other hand, views are given of prominent generals of the army inspecting their troops, encouraging them before going into battle. And one scene showing the huge number of Russians that were made prisoners in the recapture of Przemysl is particularly significant of the magnitude of the European war. The greater number of the pictures are enhanced by clear photography. Some of them arv not so good, but this by no means deters the interest, and anyone who realizes under what conditions they were procured can readily pardon any slight fault in photography. Any exhibitor who desires actual scenes relative to the war, some of real fighting, can book this feature and be absolutely certain that it will prove a valuable attraction. A lecture has been compiled by Edward Lyell Fox, to be read, if one so desires, while the picture is on the screen. "BOLD EMMETT, IRELAND'S MARTYR" (Lubin — Three Reels} REVIEWED BY IRENE PAGE SOLOMON ONE of the series that Sidney Olcott produced for Lubin on the soil of old Erin herself. In this picture, Olcott takes the triple role of athor, director and leading actor, which adds much to the interest that the play will excite. The stormy days when Robert Emmett tried in vain to free Ireland from her yoke are vividly portrayed in a series of beautiful scenes full of heart throbs. The story tells how Con Daly, loving Nora Doyle, is also a devoted lover of his country. Emmett is a friend of them all and gets assistance from the family to further his plans. Once, when there is a riot. Major Kirk, an English officer, desperately wounded, is nursed back to health by Nora and Con. The major shows his gratitude by obtaining a pardon for the lovers at the eleventh hour, when they are sentenced to be hung for attempting to bring on a revolution. An exciting incident is the cutting of the rope, already around THE TRIAL Con's neck, by a friend, who performs this daring feat from a neighboring tree top, before the pardon arrives. Emmett escapes this time by climbing up a chimney. Besides Olcott as Con, Valentine Grant is seen as Nora. Jack Melville is Robert Emmett. Laurens Santley is Nora's mother. P. H. O'Malley is Major Kirk. Robert Rivers takes Feely.