The Moving picture world (Oct - Nov 1919)

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IT-- ::lcr. r„: £^c^T is dranatic and r»t cbjectionsible, altho^igh its siibject ia tie pjirsuit try Austrian cfficer of the -sife of an Areri- can piyaiciiii. Tie =-ctiri^ i= -ortbj, £^ "he entire production 3t3ixd3 cut like a zciirtidE r = ai. ' McSLRAVT. THE IHAII 0? THE Oc'kprs (HaCliark.)—If the re:^niz^ cbc^Jters -f this serial z.= tch ixixerest "Tne a Trider.LXk," the first 2f its fifteen episodes, it will be "Going sore" before it reaches the grc-ni oli-^x. Asiie ircr excellent iielolxanatio color, aciion is the iist^nguishing fe^Lture. 3e- Tilson not only plays the le£^ir:;g rcle that ri a n^tex criiLirclcgist, but directs ^ -ell. Hoi^iXl Crijiptcn axe prcrdnent in the supporting cast. THE LIFE LISE (Parazcunt-Artcr^f*-:;—li^rice Tcurne^-r's screen rersicn cf the English neloirara 'The Rc-;-ny Hye" is on a par -ith his ether prcduotlcns ircn the sane source,* such 33 "The "ihip* and •3u.ppcrti3jg Life.* The scenic fearurea in this picture are beaiitiful exarples cf screencra^t. There are rarsy drar:£.tic situations, aiid the gypsy =.tro5phere is oleTerly sustained. The sensational creci scenes, srhere the pa=sengers -re transferred frcn the ship to the shcre in a 'zzse-zi.=B buoy, are rderfully realistic. The incidents cf the fox hunt and the burning cf the theatre are equally inpressive. A fins cas-: heads! by Jaoi. Hclt and Pauline Starke Ices justice tc the diff- erent rcles. lS:e sta^e -clay is by George H. Sins. FIITZEI. TEE HELLICK (^neric an-?athe)«-liargarita Fishdr is the star cf this picture, itritten by Taniel F. 'ffhitocno and directed cy Gecrge L. Jcx. If the spectator is -silling to thro* hinself into the streaa: cf n^ny izxrcb-ile evenis and does not object tc certain lonpleasant sit- uaticns he trill find entertainment in *The Hellion.* The star arpear = in a dcuble role, that of a cabaret singer *hc wishes to leave the life, and the insane daughter cf a designing ocuple «ho substitute the singer for their crsrz. child and send their daughter tc an asylun. The girl»£ s-seetheart is reported iilled in the -ar and the shooi de- prives her cf her reason. Gecrge Grahan, the niesing soldier, returns and it is to deceive hin that the cabaret sin^rer is substituted. The stcry ends by Grahan narryins the singer. " IficELRAVT. THE triroSJG SIr.OZE TFcx) —A first-rate college story in -shich the beat race and the re&oue frcs: drowning are handled in a nost real- istic nanner. There is plenty of huror in this picture, and the star, George fc-Ish, puts all the vigor and likable personality into hie ■BCXi. *hich h_= »on hm the l^ge fclloiring for his previous pictures. The story saa -sxitten by Edsard Sedgiric):, and directed by Edsard Dil- licn. There is a bright thread of rorance running through the plot. By neiping his college win the boat race p-ack Sinnons, the stroke oar, turns the tables on his ensnies, -ho have plotted to ruin hin and disgrace the girl he is anxious to nake his iirife. IICEU^AVT. THE BHTTE HFXAEI?. (Universal)—Frank Mayo is the star of this picture, «hich tells of the lurber canps and shcffs a thrilling for- est fire. It concerns a d-ring yc-ung nan who bas nade it hie business to clear'the woods and the villages of the bullies who infest the re- gion. There is cne scene where he rides a cance through dangerous rapids that alsc will thrill. The settings are Ocautiful thrcugbout and the picture is - splendid out-docr story, vivid and oonp-elling in its action. Mayo is forceful in his c-cting and is capably supported by i=.thrvn Adans as the heroine. -ae story is by Johnston l£cC-jLlly. Lynn I. r.eynolds directed. IIcEI-RAVT. EACI STAGE (Pararcunt-Arbuckle)—This is cn- cf the best bur- lesques cf st:-ge life =ver ~ut into a tsc-reel conedy. "Fatty* Arruc- kle, 'B-uster" featon -nd the rest cf the o=^t keep the fun so-ving a.11 th^; tire, =^Tf^ the dsnce which 'Fatty* and "Buster* introduce is a screa:o, A surefire coitic. TEITZEL. TS LCTT2=T MAI (PararoTont-Artcraft_)—One cf the best conedies ever -_t on the screen, this pict^-j:e was trJien frcn Rida Johnson To^uijg's stage success and give=_^=^lace Beil a perfectly fitting role. The scenario -=-b r.ude by Eicicr narris; the direction is by Janes Cruse. The aifaations are always aozsing, the subtrtles witty and the^plot sticks to the urrxirsding of the stcry without any break. The la-jgha start with the first incident and keep up through the five reels. Everything has been done to help along the fun. "all^e Reid w^s nerer HE jiA^P.lEL HIS "FIFE (Christie Conedy)—A straight conedy, ao- BOlutely -ithcut slap-stick -id cnit legitimately ^^stz. ^en=ru'-aly anua- iflig. The fun oonies fros: the h-iuacr cf the situations and the *i'»- of the subtitles- Clever acting by the entire cast and adniratlc direct- ion insure the pict-ure a he-rty .velcone. Cnc of the Christie Superior coo^cdiea =^ a. credit to the brasid. IsElTZEL.