Pictures and the Picturegoer (Jan-Dec 1924)

AUGUST 1924 Picture s and Picture puer 55 The Man of the Moment [Continued from Page g] Who but Chaplin would have hod the courageous insight to cast her for the role, or the directive genius to make her act in that subtle way? Who but Chaplin would have thought of starring Edna Purviance in a dramatic role? Yet the wonder now is that everyone had not thought of it. Chaplin set eyes on Menjou and realised that what was wrong with him was that he was too sympathetic . . . too sympathetic to play villains while at the same time the villains of the screen are too unsympathetic to be real villains. Co, after ten years of film drudgery Adolphe Menjou suddenly found himself in a part that had been made for him as skilfully as a dress suit is made for a client by a Savile Row tailor; a role that for the first time took in every one of his whims and mannerisms, which demanded the full strength of that sense of humour which all his other films had so rigidly cut out. The " Pierre Revel " of A Woman Of Paris is the real villain simply because he is not a villain at all : and Adolphe Menjou is the real " Pierre Revel " because he is not a villain either. The fashion set by Chaplin was hastily followed by Lubitsch, and again in The Marriage Circle Menjou found a part that gave his talent full scope. Menjou has shown that he is a great artist : he has yet to show that he is a great actor. He 'gives ali the credit to Chaplin for making him what he is. It is not strictly true. The merit of Chaplin is that he saw the actor in Menjou and gave him his chance. He was always a competent screen player. What Chaplin did was to make him the Man Of The Moment. E.R.T. Petti the Sennett cat will tut tet into no more comedies. She detarted this life last month. Requies-Cat in tace ! The Price They Pay For prettier teeth is simply combating film "▼T TLICM ._-. sm __—■.. . fU «, . I, A kl,. niilinriii,^ r\r<-n .-i-t rhpc/1 m«*f nnnt TX7HEN you see pearly teeth — teeth " ™ which add so much to beauty — please remember this. They come from combating dingv film which hides the lustre of most teeth. Millions now employ the method. The glistening teeth you see everywhere now show how m|uch it means. The method is at your call. This offers you a ten-day test. Send the coupon for it. Just fight the film Teeth are clouded bv a film that viscous film you feel.. Under old brushing methods, much of it clings and stays. Soon it becomes discoloured, then it forms dingy coats. That is why teeth lose lustre. Film is the teeth's great enemy. It holds food substance which ferments and forms acid. It holds the acid in contact with the teeth — the acid may cause decay. So one great problem in modern dental science has been to fight that 'film. Able authorities pro\ed these methods by many careful tests A new-type tooth paste has been created and you may apply these methods daily. The name is Pepsodent. To-day careful people of some fifty nations employ it, largely by dental advice. Many new effects Pepsodent brings many new effects. It multiplies the alkalinity of the saliva, which is there to neutralize mouth acids. It multiplies the starch digestant in saliva, there to digest starch deposits on teeth. Every use gives manifold power to these great natural tooth-protecting agents. Watch its results for a few days. They will amaze and delight you. Alter long research, two effective ways were found. One disintegrates the film at all stages of formation. One removes it without harmful scouring. Protect the Enamel Pepsodent disintegrates the film, then removes it wit h an ■ sent far softer than enamel Never u se a film combatant which contains harsh grit. Send the coupon for a 10Dav Tube. Note how clean the teeth feel after using. Mark the absence of the viscous film. See hou teeth become whiter as the HI in -coats disappear. You will gain ■> new conception of what clean teeth mean. And you will never return lo methods of the past. Cut out coupon now. TRADE WM^SMSMMSSSSSiBMHSKSSn The NewDay Dentifrice A scientific tooth paste now advised by leading dentists the world over. 10DAY TUBE FREE UBa THE PEPSODENT COMPANY. 'Dept,256 -12. Southwark Bridge Road. London, S.E 1. Mail io-Day Tube of Pepsodent to— Name Address Give tall address. Writ* plainly. P.Gotr/ August. Onlv on* tube In n fsmllv -.