The Moving picture world (January 1920-February 1920)

sucK reviews as these on the TToductioTt Old Do (^mberland \ FEATURE FILM REVIEWS. l' But ( ( ; n _ "0/1,, A PictuieThat Belongs InTlbur House For An Extended Run On Merit! ^"THE GAY OLD DOG" IS A RARE TREAT Hobart Henley Photoplay in Six Parts Released by Pathe. Story by Edna Farber. Adapted by Mrs. Sidney Drew. Directed by Hobart Henley. Running Time, 75 Minutes. cak verccn and hasn'l InsI a 'Irnp of the ;in.il hiimnr. pathos and cnmpclljnc innnc^s. Ilobarl Hcnkv's (hrtctiuii lie. iiiulcrsianding an<l right slraiglit lie perfection mark. And John Cuni■Tiirl — well, he ii ihc "gay o\ii dog." ill love hiin. laugh with him an<I A,: ii.irr.iln c of hiiniclv. true, simple ill 111. hirn IS noi a romantic fipure, ni-A givtn to homl'3'(ic heroics or -i-sliirts ir .Tthleiic, He is drah and ,k yel more of a hern than A ."ir>y ten yon tan think of rolled me. It shins his life, ilrah and unfiil .ind dedicated t'l his three ly, sclfi'h, ol.l maid sislcrs who roh in his nlil nRC The picture ends ivlicrc il shnulrl. revealing poor old iv Dodd alnne and heartsick amid .ludv trappings, having come (o the ration that he an old man and his pathetic altempts lo indulge in of his youth have come too In a r blllInK on Ihla produeit l<i out of the ordlDary Magazt s Tills Btory deals with eh.iraCters true lo p ailverllsiDc acrordlnRly. In all artvtrtlBlni; Perber that appeared In Ihc Melropolltao e dlftlnrtlon o( beInK one of the bett twenty ir AHo slalc (hat il was directed b? lli''>''>rt Sydney Drew Also mepllon the (art that lany leRltlniale Broadway BiicceflBea, has the ' press hook I "^Tn^c'Cal Old \>0k" v.n ..n^iM.ilh a sti.ry by Edna Ferhcr. cmsidered by many the best thing she ever did, Mrs Sidney Drew made the adaptation (or late, Th-re is delicious hitmpr in "The Csv Old Dog"— there is an unrelenting: truthfulness about it that will make your hciri Titavv as lead. It will make you lairgh a lot and weep a few discreet traf-s. Il 15 life condensed lo an hour's enlerlninment The original story hai been followed scene for scene, and the cantons are in F.dna Fcrber's own inimilabte style They are a joy to read. The v/hole P'elure show* a delighiful inielligencc, for no one attempted toTmpTOve upon the original author. Henley and adapted I John Cumberl.Tnd. sts leadlnK role In this production Add dlcnlly lo your adverlisinc Follow out the InMruellona enopature by sendlnB out a calling card Have them distributed by boya from uu.,. ... ....... ^ -_1 ot Ihe ordinary and will demand attention Make ua£ of the doK Idea wherever possible. Secure Ihe umBll BluR cut of the doB and Ihe title of the picture from your Pathe e«ho»Be and make u»e ot this wherever poBulhle. If you do not adopt the calling card Idea and want to nend a personal letter arrange It so that you can use this cut GENERAL ADVEnTISINO Feature this production as an eicceptiooal human life story. Slate that It Is oul of the ordinary Then mention. In all newspaper adverllfilng, the four principal Ideas an mentioned above, namely, Ihe director, adaptor, author and star, Boo«t these for all they are worth. Take as much newspaper space as possible and let your patrons understand that this carries a direct appeal to the better class of motion olcture audiences In your readme niatipr adopt the following lines: "His youth spoiled by a deathbed promise— nagged and criticised by his three mature sisters. It' was ao wonder that when riches came his way that he begiB trying to enjoy youthful pleasures in his old age See this plcaslpR little human Interest story at the theatre " Headlines are -Deathbed Promise Prevents His Marriage and Spoils His Youth." "Wlih the Realliatlon of His Lost Youth Day Old Dog Asserts His Independence," "An Excepllonal Story with a Deep Human PAPER AND OTHER HELPS One 1-shcel, two 3-sheels, oti« «■ sheet, and one Z4-aheet Colored lobby photos, cuts, mats, stlllt. • sheets, and press book