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702 MOPING PICTURE WORLD October 27, 1923
Graham Wilcox Productions, Ltd.
present
MAE
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"Paddy -the -NextBestThing"
By Gertrude Page
"Paddy-the-Next-BestThing"
Mae Marsh Becomes a Comedienne in Allied Producers Comedy Drama
Reviewed by Beatrice Barrett
Mae Marsh, the wistful, appealing girl who has brought tears to the eyes of the audience so often, is forgotten in this production, and instead we have a new Mae Marsh, a vivacious, hoydenish girl who will be every bit as appealing to an audience and keep them laughing and intensely interested for fear they will miss one of the bright, quickly moving fun filled scenes she is creating for them on the screen.
There are no idle moments in " Paddy-theNext-Best-Thing." It is good, clean fun, irresistibly funny, with one event coming so quickly on top of another that the audience will be carried along with the verve and rush and fun of the thing. And coupled with the splendid acting of Mae Marsh and the excellent support given by George K. Arthur, Darby Foster and Lillian Douglas, as well as the rest of the well picked cast, each of whom make their own bit worth while, is some of the most exquisite photography ever put on the screen.
Good, light entertainment— which will really entertain — is this production. The story is a sketchy affair with just enough plot to carry the various interesting incidents, but it is the life and swing and fun of the action which will make the great appeal to the audience.
To give a little more weight to the story they have introduced a melodramatic ending with Paddy wandering in the marsh and being caught in the deadly clutches of the quicksand. Here those who must have thrills with their pictures to be fully satisfied will find them in abundance, with a little glimpse of the more familiar Mae Marsh in the more tragic role.
—From M. P. World
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