The Moving picture world (March 1925-April 1925)

168 MOVING PICTURE WORLD March 14, 1925 the tutor along to make the Prince jealous. A storm arises and all seek shelter in a cabin, but the Prince and Wanda quarrel. The Prince gives a drinking party to his aides and, thinking to have sport and get away from the superstition of thirteen, invites the tutor, but finally makes a remark that the tutor resents. They draw swords and the Prince is overpowered. Wunderlich then fights the tutor, who maneuvers out into the big hall and the whole palace is aroused. The tutor is wounded and Alexandra rushes to him, confessing her love before the court. The Prince releases her from her promise and her mother is finally reconciled to her marriage with the tutor. "The Mansion of Aching Hearts' B. P. Schulberg Offers a Sentimental and Emotional Melodrama Suggested by a Well Known Song Reviewed by C. S. Sewell Using as a basis a sentimental song which achieved great popularity and got in the best seller class, B. P. Schulberg Productions is offering "The Mansion of Aching Hearts," an exceedingly emotional melodrama. A woman on a small island off the Atlantic coast, peopled by fisher folk, marries a hardhearted, narrow-minded and tyrannical banker and soon realizes her mistake in having thrown over the man she loved. Her husband becomes jealous and finally drives her away after doubting the paternity of his child. Mother and child become separated and the father raises the child as an outcast, shunned by the community. The boy grows up to hate his mother, who becomes matron of a home for wayward girls. When she returns he heads a mob to drive her off the island. The husband finally confesses how he has wronged his wife and son and the family become reconciled with the boy marrying a girl whose character the father has sought to blacken. It will be seen that this story, has been built with the idea of playing on the emotions and introducing as many heart-throbs as possible, and in this a good measure of success has been attained. The production is well made, with some good outdoor scenes and plenty of melodramatic action, including a storm in which the mother is wrecked in a small boat and rescued by her own son. The cast is entirely adequate. Logic has not always been adhered to in the story, for one is apt to wonder why the mother made no attempt to find out whether by any chance her boy might have been rescued. The title of the song is brought in on two occasions as both the home of the wife and later the rescue home where she is in charge are captioned, "The Mansion of Aching Hearts." Ethel Clayton, after an absence from the screen, returns in the role of the mother, and does good work, impressing by her sincerity. Cullen Landis is cast as the son and Sam deGrasse is effective in arousing antipathy as the hard-hearted father. A few comedy touches are contributed by Edward Gribbon, but it is the emotional and sentimental angle that is heavily stressed and the heart-interest and sympathy for the mother that is played up. Cast Pauline Craig Ethel Clayton Martha Barbara Bedford City Girl Priseilla Bonner John Dawson Philo McCullough City Boy Edward Delaney Bili Smith Cullen Landis Martin Craig Sam de Grasse Fritz Edward Gribbon Based on song by Harry Von Tilzer and A. J. Lamb. Adapted by Frederick Stow~ers. Directed by J. P. Hogan. Length, «,147 feet. StoryPauline Craig realizes too late that she made a mistake in marrying Martin Craig, the town banker, a hard tyrannical man, in place of his cashier John Dawson, whom she really loves, but determines to take her medicine. Her little son becomes attached to Dawson and calls him "Daddy John.'' Crazed with jealousy, Craig accuses Pauline of infidelity and drives her from home on the island. In a storm she becomes separated from the boy and believes he is drowned. Dawson disappears at the same time and Craig denounces them before the townpeople. The boy is raised as an outcast. Pauline becomes matron of a home for wayward girls, and Martha, who Craig has driven from the island tells her of her innocence. Pauline returns to the island with Martha. Her son who hates her because of the lies Craig has told, becomes attached to her until she reveals her identity, then he gathers a mob to keep his vow and drive her from the island. Martin, who has learned that Dawson went to South America, realizes the havoc he has wrought and, with the aid of the boy in whom his love for his mother has triumphed, rescues her. Martin confesses the wrong he has done both of them and agrees to the boy's wedding with Martha. "The Scarlet Honeymoon" Shirley Mason's Latest is Thoroughly Enjoyable Romantic Comedy Drama Directed by Alan Hale Beviewed by C. S. Sewell Alan Hale, well-known to picture patrons as an actor, makes his debut as a director for William Fox "with "The Scarlet Honeymoon" starring Shirley Mason, and has turned out a thoroughly entertaining little picture. This production is an intimate little romantic comedy drama filled with delightful human touches. The sympathy of the audience is early focused on the hero and heroine in their love affair against parental opposition, and the interest is held right up to the last foot. The story concerns the young son of a wealthy Argentinian who comes to New York and falls in love with a girl he sees in the Automat. Their romance, bright at first, strikes a snag when her family look askance at the lad, believing him to be poor, but receive him back with open arms when he returns with evidences of wealth and starts catering to their whims, and are quick to throw him over when it appears he has been guilty of stealing bonds. This proves to be a plan of the boy's father to test the girl's love, and you feel a pleasing satisfaction when she turns out to be true blue as you knew she would. We must confess that we fail to see the significance of the titts which is really misleading. Miss Mason is delightful as the heroine and Pierre Gendron is ideal for the Sculh American hero, who by the way, at no tide appears in the picturesque costumes usually associated with that continent, but is garbed in the correct clothes of the U. S A. In fact, every member of the cast does good work. Somehow, there seems to be an unusual feeling of warmth, spontaneity and l -alism to this little picture. Its pretty little romance and true-to-life touches, get down under your skin and we confess getting a lot more real enjoyment out of it than from a number r>f big specials, and we are firmly of the opinion that it will prove a thoroughly pleasing attraction for the big majority of patrons. Cast Kay Thorpe Shirley Mason l*edro Fernando Pierre t.endron Harrison Alan Sears Joshua Thorpe 1. Parrel) >lacl)onald Mamie Thorpe Bose Tapley Elmer Thorpe Maine Geary Stella Thorpe Eugenie Gilbert Senor Fernando Eric Mayne Senora Fernando Eulalie Jensen Story by Fanny Davis. Directed by Alan Hale. Length, 5.080 feet. Story Senor Fernando, owner of a big business in the Argentine, sends his son, Pedro, to the New York branch. Pedro soon rinds romance in the person of Kay Thorpe, a stenographer he sees in the automat, and finally manages to meet her. It is love at first sight, and he shows her a wonderful time. Kay takes him to her people. They receive him, but when he says his salary is $30.00 a week as a clerk his prospective brother-in-law tries to shoo him away. Kay is heart-broken, but after a while he reappears with a swell car, gives all of the family expensive presents and says he inherited a fortune. Pedro's father cables the New Tork manager to find out about the girl and if she really loves Pedro. He does this by having Pedro arrested by fake detectives for embezzling money. The family turns him down, but Kay goes to the manager to plead for Pedro, and to further test her love he tries to make love to her. Pedro comes in and gives him such a mauling he lands in the hospital. Pedro and Kay marry and go to the Argentine, where she is welcomed by his people, and his father explains everything, stating the manager has reported Kay as true blue. "The Voice of the Nightingale" (Educational — Novelty — One Reel) Of especial interest to small children who delight in stories of birds is this single reel film in colors which features a little girl and tells a pretty little fairy story of how she caught a nightingale and as it sang to her she saw in her dreams its life history pictured, how it became separated from its mate and was caught in a trap while searching for it. She let the bird go and in gratitude it loaned her its voice during the daytime, which, as the story goes, is why nightingales sing only at night when children are asleep. It is prettily told, with a lot of appealing sentiment, and there are some excellent scenes in color of birds and various flowers, and some clever plastic effects in simulating bugs and other insects. — C. S. S. "Olympic Qames" (Universal — Comedy — One Reel) This Hysterical History Comedy purports to show the first Olympic event, a terrible contest between Bronchitis and Tonsilitis for the hand of a fair maid. Bronchy appears a sure winner in a majority of the events until balls of fire from a Roman Candle hitting his trousers encourage Tonsy to speed up in the foot race and pass Bronchy. The laurels of the day then hang on the chariot race. The maid winsomcly loosens a wheel of Bronchy's conveyance and Tonsy wins after he has hacked his balky mule across the finish line. An average number of the series. — S. S.