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January 14 , 1922
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ly Tear Your Heart in Two,?
New York Telegraph
Vast throngs crowd big Broadway Strand, sitting in breathless suspense overwhelmed by the tremendous scenes
EXCEPTIONAL AND OF SUPERIOR WORTH
11 Admirable and exceptional, of superior worth. A picture that will give a new and invigorating thrill to any film fan and one that will be made an exception even by those superior persons.” — New York Globe.
MAKES YOU HOLD YOUR BREATH
“The best picture that has been seen on the screen in a long time. Full of action and extremely interesting. Remarkable, in this case, is not an exaggeration. An exceptional fight, that will hold you tense. You will grip your chair and hold your breath. Characterizations are real.” — New York Post.
BARTHELMESS IN HIS BEST ROLE
“ Barthelmess wins fresh laurels, the first great star of the new year. His interpretation surpasses anything he has ever done.” — New York Evening T elegram.
TENSE AND FULL OF SUSPENSE
“ Suspense is the piece de resistance with a terrific struggle and a happy ending.” — New York Evening World.
A SLICE OF REAL LIFE
“ Barthelmess plays with consummate skill. As fine a film as we have seen in many a day, one of those rarely fine pictures in which a slice of real life is faithfully pre
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Adapted by Edmund Goulding and Henry King from the Saturday Evening Post story by Joseph Hergesheimer; Directed by Henry King and Photographed by Henry Cronjager
sented, with some super-excellent character drawing. The cast is splendid.” — New York Mail.
SPLENDID WITH VIGOROUS REALISM
“ Vigorous realism — splendid. A fight that was warm enough to make the celluloid film curl. Barthelmess has more than fulfilled his promise.” — New York Journal.