The Moving picture world (November 1925-December 1925)

482 MOVING PICTURE WORLD December 5, 1925 "Morals for Men'' — Tiffany Productions Conway Tearle and Agnes Ayres in Interesting Story Dealing With Double Standard of IMorals U5ING as the basis for the plot the fact that the world judges the moral conduct of men and women by totally different standards, Tiffany Productions in "Morals for Men" is offering a picture that should prove thoroughly entertaining to the great mass of theatregoers. Joe and Bessie living in defiance of the moral code have sank to the depths. Bessie believing Joe has taken their meagre savings leaves him and becomes a manicure, finally marrying a wealthy chap who turns out to be stingy and grouchy. Joe saves Marion, a rich girl, from drowning and eventually makes good as a civil engineer and marries her. Eventually Joe and Bessie meet and Joe in helping her to keep her secret incurs Marion's jealousy. Bessie is blackmailed by a former acquaintance and in desperation Reviewed by C. S. Sewell decides to tell her husband, but to aid Joe she accuses Wallace with whom Marion is preparing to go away. Finally Joe and Marion are reconciled, but Bessie learns that the world never forgives a woman who sins Cast Joe Strickland Conway Tearle Bessie Hayes Agrnes Ayrea Marion Win.slow Aljce Mills Franlc Itowman Otto Matleson Harvey Larfein Rol»ert Ober Leonard Wallace Jolin Miljan Mary Mary Betli Milford Based on story, "The lrf>ve Semm," by Gouvemeur Morris. Scenario by A. P. Younjfer, Hirected by Bemie Hynian. I>cngrtl> — 6,500 feet. even though she has reformed, and she decides to end it all. With the assistance of a fine cast featuring Conway Tearle and Agnes Ayres and containing several other popular players, all of whom give sincere and forceful performances. Director Bernie Hyman has made from the Gouvemeur Morris story a picture that is smoothly developed, filled with good drama and interest holding from beginning to end. The leading players have never done better work and the entire support ends wholeheartedly into the spirit of the story. As a result, coincidences and rather implausible situations are overbalanced and the majority of spectators will follow the fortunes of the characters with unabated interest and find this a pleasing and satisfactory photoplay. "Hogan's Alley" — Warner Brothers Monte Blue and Patsy Ruth IMiller in Film That Has Wide Variety of Audience Appeal WITH Monte Blue and Patsy Ruth Miller in the featured roles, Warner Brothers is offering "Hogan's Alley," a heart-interest action thrill melodrama with an abundance of comedy relief. Patsy is the scrappy little daughter of an ignorant lazy Irishman who lives in Hogan's Alley. Her sweetheart Lefty a prize-fighter does not suit her father who wants her to marry a rich man. Lefty is arrested when his opponent in the fight fails to regain consciousness. Patsy is hurt and Lefty calls a swell doctor who takes a shine to Patsy and invites her and her father to his lodge. He proves to be a villain. Lefty follows the train and his car is wrecked by the locomotive. The train runs away, Lefty hires an aeroplane transfers to the train, knocks out Reviewed by C. S. Sewell the villain and stops the engine just before it runs into a landslide. Built with the box-office in view it would seem that the director has attempted to Cast Lefty O'Brien Monte Bine I=atsy Ityan Patsy Rntli Miller Michael Ryan Wlllard Louis Dolly Louise Fazenda Reporter Ben Turpln O'J^Iurphy Max Davidson Battllne Savn<;re FVnnli Hagney Dr. FVnnlilin fUgcl Barrie Mother Ryna Mrs. Carr Story by tSreg-or^ Rogers. .Scenario l>y Daryl F. Zanuclc. Directeil by Roy Del Ruth. Length — «,.'{iO feet. bring into the plot nearly every angle of audience appeal. The result is a conglomeration of audience hokum that will probably prove entertaining to a large portion of the average audience but will seem artificial, forced and improbable to the discriminating patrons. There is an Irish romance, heart interest, a street fight, the hiding of the hero and his escape over roofs, his return to aid the girl and his capture, a snappy prize fight, more comedy when the ignorant father tries to step out in society, and the thrill melodram at the climax. All of this material is of a familiar type and has proved its value. There are a number of amusing moments, the heart interest is effective and the thrill stuff contains a number of effective punches for the melodrama fans. "The Scrappin' Kid'' — Universal Typical Western Touches with More Than Usual Heart-Interest in Picture Starring Art Acord ART ACORD'S newest starring vehicle in his series for Universal is a Western in which more than the usual stress has been placed on the building up of the human interest angles. As usual, however, there is a goodly proportion of familiar western atmosphere and action with a climax involving fine horseback riding over the hills and plenty of hand-to-hand fighting. Art appears as a chap who lives along on a little ranch. During a forest fire he saves a young girl and her small brother and sister. Mail bandits who have robbed a train hide in the hills and finally venture forth and make Art a prisoner. He escapes and sends his dog to the sheriff. The bandits capture the girl and take her to their lair. Reviewed by C. S. Sewell Art pursues and fights them, and the sheriff appears and takes them into custody. Art wins the girl and a reward to pay off the mortgage on his ranch. Cast mil Bradley Art Acord Betty Brent Velma Connor Mike Brent Jimmy Bowdin Hank I»rince C. E. Anderson Pote Hendricks Jess Deffenbacli Slim Hawks Hank Bell cure Barroncs Edmnnd Cobb Sheriff Bolton Dudley C. Hendriekr Story and Scenario l>y E. Richard Schayre Directed by CliflTord Smith. Lengrth — 4,004 feet. Art's role is a congenial one and Velma Connor is very appealing as the girl. There are number of good heart-interest scenes and effective comedy and Art's horse does some clever stunts. The manner in which Art takes care of not only the orphans but a little sick pig and a wounded calf provides good touches. There is good suspense in the scenes with the bandits and quite a lot of pleasing .comedy centering around Art's mistaking the girl's age and treating her like a little child. Jimmy Bowden is very good as the little brother. Altogether, "The Scrappin' Kid" gets somewhat away from the usual formulas and should prove pleasing average entertainment for theatregoers.