Moving Picture World (Jan-Feb 1927)

448 February 5, 1927 MOVING PICTURE WORLD ‘‘Between Dangers” Magazine Story Provides Buddy Roosevelt With Exceptionally Fast Vehicle — One of His Best Lester F. Scott, Jr., presents ••Between Dangers” Starring Buddy Roosevelt Based on magazine story ‘‘Ride ’Im Cowboy” by Walter J. Coburn Directed by Richard Thorpe A Pathe picture CAST: 'Tom Rawlins Buddy Roosevelt Sne Conway Alma Rayford Santine Rennie Young Charlie A1 Taylor Sheriff C. E. Thurston Length 4,533 Feet Tom, inheriting a ranch is double-crossed by his lawyer who gets a thug to pose in Tom’s place and frames Tom for murder, but the sheriff believes Tom’s story and after a series of exciting situations Tom establishes his identity and wins the sheriff's daughter. Fast-action western. VI / ESTERN FANS WILL find in “Be» » tween Dangers,” a Pathe picture starring Buddy Roosevelt, an exceptionally UNDER A TITLE THAT gives a good idea of . the nature of the comedy, First National is offering Leon Errol, the popular stage comedian, in his second starring vehicle for the screen, “The Lunatic at Large.” The story follows along unhackneyed lines with Errol in the role of a tramp who is persuaded to change places with a millionaire and finds himself in a private insane asylum. “The Lunatic at Large” is straight farce and highly improbable, it was built solely for laughs and will keep an audience in smiles and chuckles all the way through. Warner Bros, present “Don’t Tell the Wife” Starring Irene Rich Based on play “Cyprienne” by Sardou Directed by Paul Stein CAST: Mrs, Cartier Irene Rich Jacques Cartier Huntly Gordon ■Susanna Lilyan Tashman Magistrate Otis Harlan Ray William Demarest Length — 6,972 Feet Married for seven years, Jacques flirts with Suzanne and his wife in revenge starts an affair with Ray. Their friend the magistrate pretends to divorce and remarry them as they wish and tells them the truth when they decide to let the old loves stand. Amusing light comedy. WITH IRENE RICH in the stellar role, Warner Brothers is offering under the . Title “Don’t Tell the Wife” an adaptation snappy and entertaining program western without a single dull moment for the action and adventure fan. Adapted from a story “Ride ’Im Cowboy” that appeared in Action Stories Magazine, the plot concerns a lad who falls heir to a ranch, is double crossed by a crooked lawyer who steals his papers and has a thug pose in his place. The hero goes west to establish his right, is framed as a murderer, has to fight the crooked ranch foreman and the lawyer’s gang, but wins out because the sheriff recognizes the family likeness and is already suspicious of the false heir. While there is nothing radically new or novel in the theme or the individual situation they are all dovetailed into each other with more than the usual plausibility and keep the story moving at a fast pace that holds the interest and results in well sustained suspense. The majority of western The comedy depends largely on the fact that in the first part Errol does not know that the others are insane and in the latter part that the keepers who are chasing him all are sure that he crazy and humor him. There are a number of excellent gags too numerous to mention in detail, some staged in the asylum, others in a ballroom and an amusing thrill climax on a dirigible where Errol keeps falling into the controls and making the ship dive up and down. Errol’s comedy is excellent and he gets a lot of laughs through his fine facial expressions and thoroughly amusing work, particularly the clever manner in which he handles his legs and keeps wabbling and falling. This alone will keep the spectators in an uproar. Dorothy Mackaill does good work but has very little to do. Errol is al of the stage play “Cyprienne.” by Victorien Sardou, which is a light and rather sophisticated story of how a married couple came very near divorcing each other, but were saved in time through the ruse of a friendly magistrate who made them believe they were divorced and legally married to their new loves. Huntley Gordon and Irene Rich portray this couple with Lillian Tashman as a flirty French miss who wins Gordon. In retaliation Miss Rich starts an affair with Demarest .who is in love with Lillian. The growth of the misunderstandings is expertly worked out and the direction of Paul Stern is smooth. The continuity is good and each of this quartet, of players does excellent work with the laurels going to Miss Rich although Demarest is exceptionally realistic as the youth fans should find this entirely satisfactory. While he has a good story to work from, Richard Thorpe deserves credit for the zippy manner in which he has directed this production, it is one of the best things he has ever made. Buddy gives a good performance in the leading role and Alma Rayford is capable as the girl, and there are a number of pleasing scenes between this pair as their romance is consistently developed. The remaining roles in a rather large cast are all satisfactorily handled, and there are pleasing touches of comedy relief. most the entire picture, but he is entirely capable of carrying it along. First National Pictures, Inc., present Leon Errol in “The Lunatic at Large” With Dorothy Mackaill Directed by Fred Newmayer CAST: Sam Smith Leon Errol Beatrix Dorothy Mackaill Bill and Henry Kenneth MacKenna Mandell Jack Raymond Dr. Wilkins Warren Cook Maxwell Tom Blanke Leng-th — 5,521 Feet Tramp gets railroaded into sanitarium and soon is involved in aiding a chap to outwit his twin brother. Escaping, he succeeds in keeping the girl from marrying the wrong twin after exciting adventures in a dirigible. Hilarious farce comedy. with small town ideas who hardly knows what it is al about when he gets mixed up in his friend’s divorce affairs. Otis Harlan gives a good performance as the magistrate. The action takes place in Paris and a chateau nearby. The comedy never becomes hilarious but it is amusing, while the story holds the interest. It is sophisticated and although threatening at time to become risque, just avoids it. In a word it is clever light comedy drama with some situations that are pure farce. The average audience should find it entertaining. “Don’t Tell the Wife” Sardou Stage Play Filmed With Irene Rich as the Star Is Light But Amusing Entertainment “The Lunatic at Large” Leon Errol Scores in Amusing Farce Based on Adventures of Sane Chap in a Lunatic Asylum