Photoplay (Jan - Jun 1926)

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(fieeember.) sun \ m IRIS— Universal. Man Philbin In a dual roll", that of ■ deformed slave) and a beautiful cripple girl. A lovely story. Do not miss it. (Afi STEPPIN' OUT— Columbia. A brisk comedy i .nl Sterling as an errant husband. {Ftbruary.) Mill. ALARM, THE Universal. Has all the ingredients of an entertaining picture. Drudging wife leaves lu-r husband and elopes with charming villain. {.March.) STOP, LOOK AND LISTEN -Pathe \ 1 .irry Semon comedy taken from the stage play, full ,.i the Semon gags that youngsters enjoy. (March.) STORM BREAKER, THE— Universal.— A good story, some consistent character studies and excellent sea atmosphere make this a fine picture for adult entertainment. (November.) STREET OF FORGOTTEN MEN, THE— Paramount.— A weird and unusual story of a professional beggar, well told by Herbert Brenon and splendidly acted by Percy Marmont. (.October.) SUN-UP — Metro-Goldwyn. — A strong story of the Southern mountains, excellently acted by Conrad Nagel, Lucille La Verne and Pauline Starke, and beautifully photographed. (October.) SWEET ADELINE— Chadwick.— Charles Ray. the country boy. goes to New York and makes a hit singing "Sweet Adeline" in a cabaret. Full of delicious bits of humor. Mighty good. (March.) THANK YOU— Fox.— The performance of Alec Francis as a small town minister is the only redeeming feature of this film. (December.) THAT ROYLE GIRL — Paramount. — Carol Dempster will surprise you in this. It's a peppy story of a misguided youngster in the cabaret world of Chicago. Something entirely new from D. W. Griffith. See it. (March.) THREE FACES EAST— Producers Dist.— Drop everything and see this corking mystery play of the English and German secret service activities during the war. Jetta Goudal is wonderful in it. (March.) THREE PALS— Davis Dist.— An uninteresting story, badly played and badly directed. (January.) THREE WISE CROOKS— F. B. O.— Pretty bad. Evelyn Brent tries to rescue the picture from mediocrity by some good acting, but to no avail. (December.) THUNDER MOUNTAIN— Fox.— The old feud story, refreshingly told, with fine humor. (December.) TIMBER WOLF, THE— Fox.— Buck Jones doing his best in a regular, old-time thriller. (November.) TIME, THE COMEDIAN— M-G-M— Worth seeing for the good performances of Mae Buscli and Lew Cody. (February.) TONIO, SON OF THE SIERRAS— Davis Dist.— A pretty good story of the by-gone West. (Feb.) TOO MUCH MONEY— First National.— Lewis Stone in slapstick comedy — can you imagine it? But he actually puts it over. Rich man pretends he's poor so wife will come down to earth and be human. Good. (March.) TOWER OF LIES, THE— Metro-Goldwyn.— A worthwhile picture spoiled by a too-conscious effort to achieve art. Well played by Lon Chaney and Norma Shearer. (November.) TRACKED IN THE SNOW COUNTRY — Warner Brothers. — Starring Rin-tin-tin. A conven.ional tale of the frozen North. (October.) TRIPLE ACTION— Universal.— Rightly named; enough action for three Westerns. Rides, flights, parachute jumps by a sheriff. (January.) THoi mi WITH WIVES. Till Amusing domestic corned) with Fl , Ford Sterling and I ithi r Ralnoi Tin i vmi Griflll i \ ipli ndid : la « It ll pli thrill / II MUM \\ 1 I l>s | BUI Mart r, territory » I m ll \si i \i i) WOM iN, i in returns to nd vk 1 1 1 > bad dlrn tlon I W.. I \C1 \ll llcil l< I ill ilnting In thli tale ol ■ young lady w ll to < tpture a t w.. iii.ni-ii.it. i I,. Ii Milton sill-. \ wish inc. \mi RI( w.iin Paramount.— in spite "i Its weak points, th ■ Vmerican Indian Is very worth while seeing. Richard I >. a fine performance, (Dtermber.) \(>1( wo Paramount. Fine entertainment, with Bebe Daniels as a gnl who believe* she ha blood in her \ M forced to renounce her love of the white man. Ends happily. (March.) \\ M.I ,s for WIVES Foa V nice little comedy-drama based ">i ii» idea thai Mi and Mr should split fifty-fifty on the husband's salary. (Feb.) w M.I. STREET Will/, THE F. B. O. Ml right for the young l>oys. who aren't particular about sense and logic, An absurd stor) with Richard Talmadge doing unnecessary gymnastics. {January.) WANDERER, THE — Paramount.'— It's a taculariy beautiful production ol the story ol the Prodigal Son, with William Collier, Jr.. Greta Ni Wallace Beery and Kathlyn Williams in the cast. (.October.) WANDERING FIRES— Arrow Constance Bennett and George Hackathorne save this picturi the cheap sentiment of Wallace M.u Donald's acting. (Feb.) WEDDING SONG, THE — Producers Dist. — Don't pass up this corking crook yarn. Lrattice Joy is B lady of shady reputation. {Ftbruary.) WE MODERNS— First National.— If you aren't bored with flapper pictures by this time, you will enjoy Colleen Moore as the English flapper. (Feb.) WHAT FOOLS MEN— First National.— A nice little picture, with Lewis Stone. Introducing a new hero, Hugh Allen, who is very pleasing. (December.) WHAT HAPPENED TO JONES— Universal.— A peach of a comedy with Reginald Denny. Marion Nixon and ZaSu Pitts. Lots of suspense. (Dec.) WHEEL, THE— Fox.— Harrison Ford. Claire Adams and Mahlon Hamilton in a good screen version of a popular play. (November.) WHY WOMEN LOVE— First National.— A good sea story with a number of thrilling episodes. (Dec.) WIFE WHO WASN'T WANTED, THE — Warner Brothers. — Irene Rich is the victim of a plot that contains all the old movie hokum. (November.) WILD BULL'S LAIR, THE— F. B. O— Fred Thomson and Silver King in the sort of Western melodrama that delights the children. (October.) WILD HORSE MESA— Paramount.— A dashing melodrama, with fine scenery and an active plot, by Billie Dove, Jack Holt and Noah Beery. (October.) WILD, WILD SUSAN — Paramount. — Amusing comedy with Bebe Daniels and Rod LaRocque. (Oct.) WINDING STAIR. THE— Fox— A passable romantic melodrama that falls short through a colorless performance given by Alma Rubens. (December.) WINDS OF CHANCE— First National.— Plenty of thrills, plenty of story action and a large cast of popular players make this Alaskan melodrama worth your attention. (October.) WITH THIS RING. — Schulberg — Just one of those sexy affairs. If you're broad-minded and over twenty-five — all right. (November.) WOMANHANDLED— Paramount.— Worth breaking a date to see. Richard Dix in a sparkling satire on the Great Open Places, with lovely Esther Ralston in it. Peachy. (March.) WOMAN OF THE WORLD, A— Paramount.— An entertaining story of an Italian Countess who comes to. Iowa to visit relatives, with Pola Negri in her most dangerously devastating mood. (February.) WOMAN'S FAITH, A— Universal.— A dull and tiresome story that cannot be redeemed by the acting of Percy Marmont and Alma Rubens. (October.) 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