The Moving Picture Weekly (1916-1917)

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16 THE MOVING PICTURE WEEKLY ^^A Stranger from Somewhere With Is this Sam? I ERE is a picture which it is impossible to classify, but which is simply delightful all the way through. It starts as a I Western, rapidly turns into a crook drama, takes another twist into pure comedy, doubles back again into a drama and ends with a surprise finisli wnich is a perfect jack-in-the-box for everybody. Franklyn Famum, the younger brother of Dustin and William, who made his picture debut just the other day as the French composer in "Love Never Dies," another Bluebird, in which he supported Ruth Stonehouse, has in this the dual role of a West Grace thinks she knows what he wants to say Grace tips the "loafer A WONDERFUL Bluebird, written by Willis and Woods and produced by William Worthington, with Franklyn Farnum in a dual role, Agnes Vernon as the heroine and Claire McDowell as the adventuress. A picture which combines drama, sensationalism and comedy in one delightful whole. CAST. "Spy-^LewTs I Franklyn Farnum Grace Darling Agnes Vernon Howard Dana Barney Furey Olga Claire McDowell Daniel Darling Arthur Hoyt Mrs. Darling Helen Wright erner, the "Stranger from Somewhere," and the dope-fiend "Dippy," who is the tool of as an unsci-upulous a pair of crooks as ever robbed an innocent of his roll. .That the youngest member of the Famum family possesses his full share of the family talent is proved by the rapidity of his development in pictures, especially in Bluebirds, in which it is demanded of an actor that he possess ideal qualifications for a leading role. Of course, though he is new to the art of the silent drama, Mr. Famum is no stranger to the stage. He has had prominent roles in such successes as "The Dollar Is this "Dippy?" Princess," "Madame Sherry" and "The Candy Shop." He was leading man for two seasons with the Henrj' W. Savage productions. His most recent stage appearance was the lead in "The Only Girl" at the Mason Opera House in Los Angeles. So Mr. Farnum is anything but a tyro in theatrical matters. Still it is unusual for an actor who is so new to the screen to be cast as star of an important five-reel production. Mr. Famum comes brilliantly through the ordeal. He took to pictures like a duck to water, and only one thing worried him for some time. He felt that he could not lay claim to the title full-fledged movie actor until he had risked his life, or Dippy complains that he stand any more. can't