The Moving picture world (February 1920-March 1920)

March 20, 1920 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD 2007 {Continued from page 2005) Helen Marjorle Milton Katie Evelyn C. Carrington Valeska Lillian Worth Henry Arnold Lucy Roue Cliarles Whittaker Walter Ned Starks Story by John Emerson and Anita Loos. Length, Five Reels. The Story. Georgiana Chadbourne goes in "Search of a Sinner" as soon as her period of mourning for her first husband Is over. He is such a good man that he made her life miserable. She wants one with red blood in his veins. Misled by a little adventure in Central Park, she falls in love with Jack Garrison. Not until her heart is committed does she make the discovery that he, too, is good. She hopes to stir a little of the devil in him. She is afforded opportunity when her married brother and his wife are called away suddenly, leaving her alone in the apartment. Jack is an old friend of the brother, but he has never seen the latter's wife. On the occasion of Jack's first appearance in the apartment, when mutual confessions are on edge, Georgiana assumes the role of her sister-in-law. Jack is overcome. He has been making love to his best friend's wife. He leaves in despair. Georgiana goes after him in vamp costume when he is addressing the Purity League, and she breaks up the meeting. He telegraphs to her brother to come look after his wife and home. Georgiana pursues him to his own rooms and torments him. He cannot kiss her — it would be a sacrilege. He rejects her, but her blandishments have had their effect. He collapses morally. He runs against a lurid lady and gets Intoxicated in his own apartment. There he is found by the brother he telegraphed for and by Georgiana. The lurid lady is driven out and explanations follow. Georgiana is now happy to marry Jack — it will be so nice to reform him. This she proceeds to do as soon as her slave for life is shackled, all with a consistent inconsistency thoroughly feminine. Program and ISxpluitatlon Catchlines: Story of a Pretty Young Widow Who Revolts Against Association With Men Who Are Too Good. Pleasing Farce Comedy Telling of a Young Widow Who Goes "In Search of a Sinner"— Constance Talmadge Is the Girl Who Does the Searching. Why Doesn't Constance Talmadge Like the Good Men in Her Latest Picture? Why Does She Go "In Search of a Sinner"? Exploitation Angle.s: Start off with a classified display advertisement asking for a well-qualified sinner. Make it a teaser and if possible get the paper to print a story about it. Then break into the regular advertising, playing up the star, and plug as hard as you know how on the story. It is worth real money to you if you play it up strong enough. "The Hushed Hour" Harry Garson Production, with Blanche Sweet and an Exceptional Star Cast Released by Pioneer Feature Film Corporation. Reviewed by Louis Reeves Harrison. THE remarkable cast of the Harry Garson's "The Hushed Hour," embraces besides Blanche Sweet, such star performers as Wilfred Lucas, Wyndham Standing, Rosemary Theby, Milton Sills, Mary Anderson, Gloria Hope and many others whose names are familiar in the world of silent drama. As the story is told in episodic form large opportunity is afforded each of these fine performers. There are four distinct lines of action, each standing out by itself, but they are strongly and consistently connected, a complete series of dramatic events bearing on the main subject and arising from it. That subject deals tenderly withour responsibility to one another. The inward thoughts and real sentiments of common ordinary individuals erring ones like ourselves, are revealed with true dramatic insight. Infinite pains have been taken to do full justice to each episode and to every scene it contains. There is a profuse liberality of settings shown, affording great variety to the incidental narrative with no loss to the civilizing end in view. When is added to this a consistency of mood and a splendid performance on the part of the principals, "The Hushed Hour" must be rated high as a production. Such was the opinion of a crowded house at the Hamilton Theatre. Cast. Judge Robert Appleton Winter Hall Mrs. Appleton Lydia Knott Robert Appleton, Jr Wilfred Lucas Virginia Appleton Blodgett. . .Blanche Sweet Luke Appleton Milton Sills Daisy Appleton Rosemary Theby Annie 'Vierge Gloria Hope Buck Blodgett Harry Northrup Birdie Sankey Mary Anderson Lord George Daw Wyndham Standing Gondy Ben Alexander Milton L. T. Steers Kid McCoy Kid McCoy Story by Gertrude Brooke Hamilton. Scenarioized by Charles Maigne. Directed by Edmund Mortimer. Length, Five Reels. The Story. "The Hushed Hour" is one of meditation requested by Judge Appleton of his children. On the anniversary of his death each was to give one hour to private thought in the presence of his picture. It is to remind them of the high standard of living he followed. In conformation with his request there is a family gathering, and Daisy, the youngest, goes to the silent room, where floral tributes are assembled by friends and relatives who loved the memory of noble Judge Appleton. Daisy's grief and remorse is instantaneous. She has a child by an English artist who deceived her while she was painting at Nice, in the south of France. Her life there unfolds before her vision, and she resolves to build her little boy's character along the lines indicated by her father's nobility. Then comes the turn of Luke, wandering and adventurous, who married beneath him and abandoned wife and children in a mood of drunken fury. In the silence of the room, overcome by his feelings, he forms a new ideal, never to be forgotten, of what is fair and just for him to do with the little family he is in honor bound to shelter in sympathy and manly protection. Robert, the older son, follows with complacent dignity. He has achieved high place in the business world, but gradually his moral judgment becomes applied to his own conduct in private life. It dawns upon him how much selfishness and hypocrisy there has been behind his commercial success. The voice of conscience condemns him with a thousand tongues. He determines there and then on a radical change in his purposes and actions in the future. Last comes Virginia, married for money to a man she treats with small consideration, whose life and ambitions she has spoiled through indifference to his love. Through remembrance of little children she becomes so deeply affected that her conduct is called up before the tribunal of her own moral sense. Through shame and new tenderness she goes to the husband waiting outside and twines her arms around him with a new and tender sen.'5e of obligation, Thus, one by one, the four children are converted by "The Hushed Hour" in the presence of the man that lived in honorable recognition of the rights of others to sincerely reform, to live more in accord with the Golden Rule. Program and E-xploitatlon Catchline»i: What Is "The Hushed Hour?" — See This Engrossing Drama of Human Appeal. Entertaining Story of Four Children Who Are Guided by Their Deceased Father's Ideals Through "The Hushed Hour." "The Hushed Hour" — A Story That Is Different from the Ordinary with an All-Star Cast. I<:xploltation Ansriesi Play up Miss Sweet and her exceptional support, then tell that the story is as strong as the cast. If you play hard enough on this long list of favorites you will need do no more. If you need more work in the theme of the play. Make a special drive on the ministers and Sunday schools, for this will win their approval. "The Flame of Hellgate" Robertson-Cole Production Features Bea< triz Michelena in Story of Meagre Opportunities. Reviewed by Margaret I. MacDonald. STRENGTH of plot is lacking in the Robertson-Cole production, "The Flame of Hellgate," and consequently opportunities for the star are few. Beatriz Michelena, an actres of superior talent and uncommon beauty, is featured in the picture, and does well with the limited possibilities of the role of Star Dowell. To be sure, a fuller rounding out of individual characters with detail or incident conducive to a revelation of their distinguishing traits, would help in a large measure to make the picture more interesting. As it is there is a vagueness connected with the presentation of the story that interferes with a clear delineation of the plot. The production contains a wealth of western atmosphere, and Miss Michelena's riding and easy manipulation of the lariat compels admiration. It also mingles touches of humor with pathos and the thrill of melodrama; but one is ever on the alert for a stronger play of the rare personality of the star. Jefif Williams, Albert Morrison and William Pike are outstanding figures in the picture. Cast. Star Dowell Beatriz Michelena Old Dowell Jeff Williams Cattle King Albert Morrison Page William Pike Gunman D. Mitsoras Sheriff Clarence Arper Story and scenario by Earle Snell. Direction by George Middleton. Length, About 5,000 feet. The Story. The story of "The Flame of Hellgate" has its origin in a feud between a cattle king of the West and the homesteaders. Old man Dowell and his daughter. Star, live alone in a cabin in the uplands. And when the cattle king shows his intention to try to force the homesteaders out of the district, Dowell decides to organize his associates to protect their Interests. A day or so afterward the old man is shot dead outside his cabin door. Star, determining to avenge her father's death, and also to show up an incompetent sheriff, places herself at the head of the organization started by her father. In the course of events she stages a fake raid on the village of Beartrap, has herself bound and gagged and left as evidence of the work of a bandit. The sheriff goes out into the hills to pursue the bandit, is lassoed (Continued on page 2009) "Don't Slam the Gate" Says Beatriz Michelena, here In her own production, "The Flame of Hellgate," for Robertson-Cole.