Paramount Press Books (1917)

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REVIEW. Newspaper short to be sent out the day following the first showing of ‘““WILD YOUTH.” Having already successfully presented two of Sir Gilbert Parker's famous novels, "The World for Sale" and "The Judgment House" on the screen, J. Stuart Blackton, called "the master of screencraft," now brings forth-"Wild Youth," a Paramount Picture. Its success at the a akc 5. oe eka yesterday amounted practically to a furore and the three popular players, Louise Huff, Theodore Roberts and Jack Mulhall, each won new laurels in their clever impersonations. Louise Huff as Louise Mazarine, the girl wife of old Joel Mazarine, which part was played by Theodore Roberts, meets and instantly falls in love with Orlando Guise, their neighbor, and a rancher 1ike her husband. From the instant their eyes meet, the two are irrevocably drawn Mecoruerepy ule esneCr sprit of youth and high spirits. Their first meeting, when Orlando has rescued Joel from a gang of outlaws who attempt to rob him, draws them together under unusual circumstances and gives them the impression of having known each other for a tremendous Beusbieot Lime. Thereafter, there exists between them, unacknowledged even to themselves, a sort of tacit understanding, a sympathy, unspoken, unobserved, yet strong in itself. When old Joel's treatment of his wife drives her-.out on a mad solitary ride across the desert and she is thrown from her horse and Orlando is at hand to save her in some miraculous manner, matters come to a climax and the two realize fully that they love each other. Even then no sign is given and Orlando cares for her as tenderly and impersonally as if she had been his small sister, indeed, more so. The old husband, however, when they return together allows his worst nature to come to the fore and voices all the base suspicions to wircosnesi8 a prey. There is a lynx-eyed, silent footed Chinese servant of old Joel's who lends a helping hand to the young lovers, and he it is who confesses to Joel's murder a few days later when circumstantial evidence points strongly to Orlando. Joel's treatment of his young wife and the frequent beatings administered to his servant have won him the enmity of everyone and there are no mourners except perhaps, Louise herself, who fancied she owed hima debt of gratitude at least. However, as might be expected, the story ends in a most satisfactory manner with the wedding of Orlando and Louise. 15