Moving Picture World (Jul - Aug 1918)

454 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD peared. John Stanton is the son of a wealthy manufacturer of munitions, and has been brought up as an idler. He nevertheless hears his country's call and is determined to enlist, until his invalid mother begs him not to do so. Her plea that his going will cause her death wins him over. That night he discovers that Alfred Werner, his father's most trusted assistant in the factory, is a German spy. The elder Stanton and Werner are at the office of the works, going over some important papers. John learns that the factory has been secretly wired and that the spy intends to blow it up and his father with it unless he gives Up papers belonging to the United States. The young fellow is caught by Werner's accomplices and is tortured, in a effort to make him tell the combination of his father's safe Neither of the Stantons. father nor son. will betray his country. John escapes from his captors and rescues his father in a highly sensational manner. The last seen of him he is marching away to war with his mother's blessing and his father and his sweetheart cheering him on. Jane Novak. Robert MiKim, Dorcas Matthews and Melbourne MacDowell have the leading parts in the Ray support. All are excellent. "EVERYWOMAN'S HUSBAND." Gloria Swanson Effective in Triangle Picture of Modern Life. Reviewed by Edward Weitzel. SOMETHING over forty years ago the writer went to the theater one night. One speech in the play Is still remembered: "I pity the man who has > no for a mother-in-law!" Judging from •'Everywoman's Husband," a certain brand of mother-in-law Is still up to her old tricks. The Triangle picture, written by John Clymer and G. Loguc and starring Gloria Swanson. is not a morality play, but it contains a terrible example of what happens to a man when he isn't enough of a man to boss his own house Fortunately, for the peace of the world, woman of the Mrs. Jonathan Rhodes class are not in the majority but there ^h of them to make the warning conveyed in the story Impressive, Spectators with a well developed sense of humor will get considerable amusement out of the situations, and evryone will be abb to prototypes of all the characters i:; life. Gilbert I'. Hamilton has din the picture expertly, and Tom Buckingham, the photographer, has kept bis share of the work up to the mark. The plot of "Everywoman's Husband" is not at all complicated Six people practically tell the story: Mr. and lira Rhodes, their daughter, their son-in-law. the son-in-law's partner, and one of his friends of the opposite sex. Mrs Rhodes is the ruler of her home. Before her daughter marries she instincts her in the proper method of subduing a husband Daughter tries it on when she bei Mrs. Frank Emerson and succeeds in driving a perfectly good brand of husband to another woman for peace and comfort About this time her father commits sul fide and the unpleasant fact is revealed that he also had been driven to seek for • and comfort outside of his own home. A great light breaks in on daughter concerning the brilliant failure of her mother's strong tongue method, and youngMrs. Emerson makes haste to mend her own mistake. Father Rhodes had a wishbone where his backbone should have been, but his son-in-law is made of b stuff and is entitled to the happy future awarded him. Gloria Swanson follows the author's conception of Edith Emerson faithfully, and it is not difficult to understand Frank Kmerson's eagerness to become reconciled with his wife. Joe King as Emerson, Lillian Langdon as Mrs. Rhodes, George Pearce as Jonathan Rhodes, Lillian West IS Delia Marshall and Jack Livingston as Reginald Dunstan complete a satisfactory cast. July 20. 1918 ling, Mollie McConnell, Eugene Pallette and Edward Alexander give a good account of themselves in the other support "NO MAN'S LAND." Metro Picture with Bert Lytell Takes Another Drive at the Hun. Reviewed by Edward Weitzel. OPENING deliberately, "No Man's Land" develops into a rigorous melodrama with a patriotic' finish and a company of United States sailors rounding up a band of the Kaiser's friends. Louis a Vance is the author of this Bvepart Metro production, directed by William S. Davis and starring Bert Lytell. It is not so original in plot and Incident as many of the Vance stories, but the material chosen is along the lines that entertain most moving picture patrons and tile story's A.'' im is always sound. Lytell ami A. S. LcVino adapted the novel to the screen. Garrett Cope, the young American hero of the story is a happy-go-lucky chap with plenty of money, who gets mixed up with a German spy named Henry Miller. Hoth men love the same woman, an heiress, Katharine Qreaham. Miller contrives to get Cope convicted of murdering Catherine's cousin, after the spy himself kills the young man. During the time ' t is serving bis sentence the war with Germany is and Miller Is ' a party of alien enemies to start tilting OUt a boat to prey on commerce on the Pacific Ocean, an Inland known as Land" being the he. id. in of the gang. Once Cope is behind the prison bus Miller has little difficulty in pursuading Catherine to marry him. She Is soon given ezoeUenl for regret tin. id. when she finds herself on the island with her husband. Tlo n ..!' one ■ >f Millers confed< irretl and .hance takes him to the island where the hi and his wife are staying. A series of melodramatic Incidents lead up to the time when Cope blows up the German raider ami Miller is killed by mistake by his own mi The picture is capablj directed, the Island scenes afford Cameraman Ro >:. Kurrle a number of characteristic shots. Bert Lytell has the right personality for Cope and always acts with earmstunl skill. Anna Q. Nilsson is attractive ,,s the heroine, and Charles Ar "THE LOCKED DOOR." General Film Presents Little Gloria Joy in First Oakdale Production. Reviewed by C. S. Sewell. The tirst of the Oakdale Productions, made by Balboa and featuring the child actress Gloria Joy, is "The Locked Heart" in five reels. This picture, which is being released by General Film Company, tells a pathetic story of a little girl who is denied her father's love as he feels she is responsible for the death of her mother, which occurred at the child's birth. There is considerable matter introduced that is not of vital consequence to the Story; however, much of the humor, and several of the interesting bits of child life are in these scenes. Henry Mason, called home by wire, finds his wife has died, leaving a baby girl. He refuses to look at the child, locks the door of the nursery which has been prepaid! for the baby's coming, and goes abroad to forget his grief, but it will not down. Scenes in foreign lands continually reminds him of his bereavement, and he finally returns home, arriving just as a stranger is about to chastise the little girl for a childish prank. Mason rescues his daughter, and the child's affection coupled with her Insistence that she often sees her mother In her dreams, and she wants her to go into the locked room, finally leads him to open the door, when he finds a note that his wife had written before her death, saying she made a bargain with death to take her Instead of the baby, and begging Mason to give the child the love he meant for the two. He then realizes how blind he has been. ami takes the child In his arms. The little star, Gloria Joy, is an attractive and clever child, and this picture will appeal particularly to children. There Is also a bright little negro boy who appears In a number of the scenes. The production was directed by Henry King, who deserves credit for his choice nf scenes and the manner in which he has handled his youthful proteges. Vola Vale as the mother, and Daniel Gilfeather as the grandfather. gave fine performances. King, in addition to directing the picture. alSO appeared as tho father, and handled the role well, although In a few of the scenes he was Inclined to overact. "JOAN OF THE WOODS." Five-Reel World-Picture Features June Elvidge in Story of Three Generations. Reviewed by Robert c. McElravy. IT is difficult to devise a plot running over from one generation to another. in which the heroine plays two rolei Mich as does June EDlvldge in this number, without bringing in much that Is cononaL This story, written by Louise Vale, has a great deal of plot, but so tales have been built up la practically the same way that it has but little freshness. The story begins with a lawyer, Philip Wentworth, spending his vacation In the mountains at a cabin owned by Old Man ■ rs and his daughter, Joan. Old Travers Is about to turn his daughter for monetary consideration, to be tin wife of a mountaineer. In the opening scenes Philip fights with the mountaineer and saves the girl from the sad iic prepared for her. Philip then marries her himself and takes her to the city. There are some pleasing comedy scenes in connection with Joan's first experiences with city clothes and the fashionable life in general. These scenes are really amusing and perhaps the best In the offering. The plot then goes on to a less pleasant series of complications, some of which are not entirely convincing. Philip eeglects his mountain-girl wife, after their girl baby Is born. She dies on his own door