Motion Picture News (Sept-Oct 1921)

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Q Sphndid Success at its ^MQm Ljoric J^remiQrQ ^ ... "Fresh/ from view of 'Disraeli,' George Arliss seems to us the screen's greatest artist . . . Henry Kolker has done a great piece of work in the direction, and the star, Mr. Arliss, possesses more magnetism than most of the handsome heroes of the screen combined ... Of ail the plays which have been transferred to the screen, it seems that none have been more successfully done than this one of Louis N. Parker's . . . The titles, evidently taken from the play, leave nothing to be desired, and the photography, settings and costumes make 'Disraeli' at least 99 44-100 perfect." N. Y. Tribune. " 'Disraeli' is distinctly a motion picture event. The distinguished acting of George Arliss is even more effective in the screen version than in the stage success of the same name. Here is a motion picture that is signally intelligent. No one interested in the development of screen art can afford to miss it." N. Y. Commercial. "It is extraordinarily well cast, beautifully photographed and endowed with a certain artistic quality that gets you. The final picture of all— the reception of the successful Disraeli by Queen Victoria — is one of the handsomest tableaux I, can recall.-'^ N. Y. Americnu. " 'Disraeli' proves a delightful thing . . . dignified, glowing, dramatic and tender . . . The film has many remarkable features. First, its star; second, its truthfulness to its origin; third, its tremendous charm of background and direction; fourth, its excellent supporting cast and so on and so on!" N. Y. Evening Journal. "When the final count is in 'Disraeli,' George Arliss' new film, will rank with the notable screen achievements of 1921." N. Y. Evening Mail. "Mr. Arliss is a motion picture actor as naturally as he is a stage actor . . . The picture is highly worth seeing for the sake of his unfine actiner." commonly fine acting. N. Y, World. "Mr. Arliss is an exceptional screen player ... As a screen figure, considered by itself in its motion picture context, Mr. Arliss' 'Disraeli' is vivid and verisimilar and an impersonation that gives the photoplay distinction "and puts it well above the average production m interest. N. Y. Times. 'It is a stimulating and a refreshing oasis in a wilderness of senseless 'photoplay' creations." N. Y. Evening Globe. "George Arliss plays with suavity au'rf with all his best saturnine glitter that sardonic role that is probably his most famous on the speaking stage, and for once in a way the screen seems able to convey a good deal of the tang of a personality." N. Y. Herald. "Mr. Arliss' skill in making the great Prime Minister of Victoria come to life on the screen is really uncanny. None of the vivid drama . . . has been lost in the play's transference to the screen." N. Y. Evening Telegram. "The picture setting forth his adventures in the role of Prime Minister of England has that elusive and much to be desired quality known in easy spoken circles as class." N. Y. Daily News. O Z)istincticrQ /Production UNITED ArZlTISTS COP-POH^ATION MAfiY DICI<rOQ,D CWAHiLIE: CUAPLIN DOUGLAS TAIdDANKS D. W. GQ.irriTU UIQ.AM AoriAMS. pq.e:side:nt DISTINCTIVE PRODUCTIONS. INC: presents m bisMEii C^rom his celebraf-ed sfadQ success by JjDuis ParlcQr