The Moving Picture Weekly (1920-1921)

May 14, 1921 THE MOVING PICTURE WEEKLY 11 Publicity Stories for "Wolves of the North" STRAIN OF WOLF PRESENT IN ALL MEN, SAY SCIENTISTS 'THAT there is a strain of the wolf in all men is implied in "Wolves of the North," Eva Novak's fascinatingly dramatic screen story of the Alaskan wilds which is to be shown at the Theatre on Noi'man Dawn, the Universal director, wrote the story and produced it in the far north and the result is considered to be one of the most daringly dramatic interpretations of human emotion ever screened. As the story opens the blonde beauty is seen as a school teacher in a desolate arctic outpost. Two men want her enough to marry her. One is a sensitive boy; the other a bearded brute with a bad reputation and a good heart. Just which of them gets the girl is never clear until the story rushes toward its climax. Supporting Eva Novak in her starring role will be seen Herbert Heyes, Starke Patterson, Percy Challenger, Barbara Tennant, William Eagle-Eye, Clyde Tracy and Millie Impolito. "Wolves of the North" will stand out as one of the most artistically presented screen stories of the decade. In addition to being a master of drama, Norman Dawn is a scenic photographer of note and he has embellished his forceful theme with some of the most magnificently inspiring scenery ever recorded by the camera. MOUNTAIN AVALANCHE USED IN UNIVERSAL FILM "PVA NOVAK, the beautiful girl who won her first conspicuous screen success in "Wanted at Headquarters," charmed a packed house at the Theatre last night in her latest Universal photodrama, "Wolves of the North." The story was written and directed by Norman Dawn and produced in the far north with a splendid cast of popular players. As Aurora, a school teacher in a desolate Alaskan settlement, the girl finds herself equally sought by two men. One of them is a big fellow with a reputation for evil while the other is a stripling against whom the only indictment is weakness. The girl pledges her heart to the boy. He goes to another camp further north while she waits for him to return. Then come rumors of his unfaithfulness and she goes north to see with her own eyes. An avalanche has killed David but the girl finds sufficient proof of his weakness to turn to "Wiki Jack." The climax is perhaps the most dramatic that has ever been screened; but if there was no story, the picture would stand upon its own merits as a magnificent scenic record of the grandeur of the Arctic circle. Norman Dawn has sustained his reputation as a dramaturgist. He has painted his story in broad strokes of light and shadow with the attention to photographic values which is a memory of the days, before he became a director when he carried a camera to the heights of the Andes to record a vista of enchanting beauty and was elected a member of the Royal Photo graphic Society. "Wolves of the North" is a credit to Universal as its producer and another triumph for Miss Novak. The supporting cast cannot escape mention for clever work. Herbert Heyes and Starke Patterson, the leading men were excellent, while Percy Challenger, Barbara Tennant, William Eagle-Eye, Clyde Tracy and Millie Impolito added to the appeal of the story by sincere interpretation of their roles. SPELL OF THE NORTH SHOWN IN PHOTOPLAY ppVA NOVAK, the young girl who won instantaneous fame through her dramatic work in "Wanted at Headquarters," is coming to the Theatre on in "Wolves of the North," her most recent photodrama in which she does her best work. The story was written and directed in the far north by Norman Dawn, the Universal director, and is a daring narrative of the struggle of two men for one woman in the land where primitive passions rule nad a man takes his mate according to his strength and valor. DOES YOUR HUSBAND BELONG IN POODLE CLASS OF MEN? QCIENCE has recently drawn parallels between men and dogs, comparing men of various temperaments to dogs of various breeds with interesting results. What kind of a man is your husband, according to the newest scientific analysis? If he is a snappy, fussy, nosy little fellow, he comes under the heading of "poodle-man." If he is small, a game fighter, wiry and willing to tackle anything that fights, he is of the more desirable "Terrier-man" type. Perhaps he is a big fellow, slow on the get-away with a strong sense of loyalty to his home and faithful to his ideals. Then he is of the "mastifman" category and well worth while. In "Wolves of the North," the sensational Universal photodrama which is now running at the Theatre, wolf-men are depicted and there is a strong implication made that all men partake, to a degree, of the characterictics of the wolf. The story was written around that idea by Norman Dawn, who also directed it, with Eva Novak in the starring role. Dawn, who is a master of the camera art, has added to his idea by clever photography by which he quickly transforms a gentle dog into a snarling wolf as the emotion of the story requires that interpretation, and the alliance between wolves and men is subtlely drawn. In no picture of recent years has nature played such a dramatic role. The action was recorded by the camera while an arctic gale lashed towering pines into a frenzy and the earth was blanketed with a trackless immensity of snow. The spell of the north! Its roaring silences and its forbidding warning to weaklings not to tresspass its borders, is suggested in the brilliant photography by which some of the most aweinspiring scenery of the polar-arc was recorded by the cameras. A cast of unusual ability will be seen in the supporting roles. Opposite Miss Novak plays Herbert Heyes. The second masculine lead is interpreted by Starke Patterson while Percy Challenger, William Eagle-Eye and Clyde Tracy all have roles well suited to their vigorous pei-sonalities. The feminine side of the cast abounds in beauty. Barbara Tennant, who will be seen as a woman of the northern mining camps, is a great screen favorite, while Millie Impolito, a spectacular Spanish beauty, plays a role that has sufficient fire to melt the snow of the locale.