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“ ‘The Ruling Passion’ is an answer to the question of what kind of films does the public want. There simply isn’t any one who can do the things that Mr. Arliss does with the same touch of perfection. He is in a class by himself. * * * Certainly it is not like the things he has done before, yet he brings to the role the same matchless playing and magnetic personality.”— NEW YORK EVENING MAIL.
“The Ruling Passion" is a comedy with a new and delightful plot. It is George Arliss’ newest and most surprising achievement. The setting and photography leaving nothing to be desired. It is a winning feature film.” — NEW YORK MORNING TELEGRAPH.
“ ‘The Ruling Passion’ tells a lively story, in which comedy and more serious drama are happily blended.” — NEW YORK EVENING TELEGRAM.
“This adaptation of Earl Derr Biggers’ story, ‘Idle Hands,’ is an engaging comedy, lighter of touch than that of any of Arliss’s preceding vehicles.” — NEW YORK EVENING SUN.
•“ ‘The Ruling Passion’ is the best of George Arliss’s pictures. Here is a film with an excellent story, which holds the interest, appeals to one’s sympathy and amuses, and is acted by a cast which ably supports the expert Mr. Arliss. The role which Mr. Arliss undertakes is unlike those in which he is familiarly known, and is something of a lark for him, as it will be for those wise enough to see him in it.” — NEW YORK EVENING GLOBE.
“It’s an entertaining comedy, with George Arliss in a role that reveals an unsuspected flair for humor.” — NEW YORK EVENING JOURNAL.
“The sinister George Arliss of ‘The Devil’ and the keenly contriving George Arliss of ‘Disraeli’ give way to the more genial and simply human George Arliss of ‘The Ruling Passion.’ It’s a human story and humanly done by Mr. Arliss.”—NEW YORK TIMES.
“George Arliss’s acting in the screen play, ‘The Ruling Passion,' is of a high order. It is distinctive and finely drawn, in a photoplay of real human quality. As a comedian Mr. Arliss is a delight.”— NEW YORK MORNING WORLD.
“It is one of the uniquely delightful comedies of the winter, raising Mr. Arliss to the pinnacle of the screen. Chuckles and continuous chortles were the order of the day. Mr. Arliss carries out the delicious entertainment with the most feathery of touches, so that one declines to believe, despite the evidence, that it is twenty years since he essayed straight comedy.” — NEW YORK HERALD.
“ ‘The Ruling Passion’ is a bright comedy of outdoors and George Arliss is a comedian again. Anything Arliss does is interesting, but as a comedian, he appeals deeply. He acts where many merely behave.” — NEW YORK AMERICAN.
“George Arliss is such a perfect actor that everything he does seems to be of the utmost importance. Mr. Arliss isn’t a shiek, nor a political schemer, nor a spy, nor even a devil. He is a rich man who is advised by everyone to retire when he doesn’t want to.” — NEW YORK TRIBUNE
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