Pictures and the Picturegoer (Jan-Dec 1925)

PicKire s and Pichjre $&er Rex ("Snowy") Baker (centre) in "The Empire Builders." Darwin Was Right (Fox; Mar. 2). ,Max, Moritz, and Pep, three clever monkeys star in an amusing comedy in which a scientist, his valet and his secretary are believed to have reverted to type to prove Darwin's theory correct The human cast comprises Nell Brantley, George O'Hara, Stanley Blystone, Dan Mason, Lon Poff, Bud Jameson, Myrtle Sterling, Nora Cecil and David Kirby. The Devil's Partner (Pathe; Mar. 30). A melodrama with a North Canadian woodland setting concerning a pair of lovers and a heroic North West Mounted officer. Norma Shearer stars, supported by Henry Sedley, Edward F. Roseman, Charles E. Delaney, Stanley Walpole, and Andre Beaucare. Fair entertainment. The Diamond Man (Butchers; Mar. 22). Ultra-theatrical melodrama, based upon Edgar Wallace's serial, with a good cast comprising Arthur Wontner, Mary Odette, Gertrude McCoy, Reginald Fox, Philip Hewland and George Turner. Keep away if you're critical. The Empire Builders (Butcher; Mar. 9). Yet another melodrama, this time starring " Snowy " Baker and his horse "Boomerang" in a vigorous, if crude thriller of the South African veldt. Good stunts, fights and atmosphere. The supporting cast includes Margaret Landis Theodore Lorch, J. P. Lockney, Pinckney Harrison, and J. Austin. The Enemy Sex (Paramount; Mar. 9). A typical " jazz, and flapper " story of society and theatrical life with Betty Compson in her best role since The Miracle Man. Sheldon Lewis, Huntley Gordon. Dc Witt Jennings, Percy Marmont, Ed. Faust, Will H. Turner and Dot Farley comprise a good cast. Good, if somewhat sophisticated entertainment. The Fire Patrol (IV. & F.; Mar. 2). Thrills and throbs, including a fire at s*»a, two fights, a race, and a love story. Also a fine cast headed by Anna Q. Nilsson, Madge Bellamy, Helen Eddy, Jack Richardson and Spottiswoode Aitken. Read the story on page 35. Flirting With Love (Ass. First Nat.; Mar. 16). Colleen Moore and Conway Tearle in a stage story very well directed, mounted and acted, and having an original, semiserious plot. Winifred Bryson, Frances Raymond, John Patrick, Al Roscoe, William Gould and Marga La Rubia support the stars. Good entertainment. The Four Flusher (Paramount; Mar. 30). Agnes Ayres and Antonio Moreno in an entertaining if unconvincing romantic melodrama of wilfully mistaken identity. Clarence Burton, E. H. Calvert, Jack Gardner, Pauline Paquette and Roscoe Karns complete the cast Getting Her Man (Western Import; Mar. 9). A rather conventional crook drama of the Secret Service with an Alaskan setting and a good denouement. Ora Carew and Jay Morley lead, with Arthur Wellington, Hal Stephens and Helen Howell in supporting roles. Fair entertainment. Gold Madness (Pathe; Mar. 2). A James Oliver Curwood story about the universal thirst for riches and how a wrong was avenged by fate. Guy Bates Post, Cleo Madison, Mitchell Lewis, and Grace D'Armond head the cast. Good entertainment. The Heart of a Texan (Gaumont; Mar. 5). Neal Hart, William Quinn, Hazel Maye, Sarah Bindlery, Ben Corbett, and Yakima Canutt in a thrill and action story of an abduction and the stratagem that defeated it. Good Western fare. It Is The Law (Fox; Mar. 9). A dramatic murder story with a startling and controversial finale. Excellent acting by Arthur Hohl, Mimi Palmicri. Byron Douglas, Florence Dixon, Olaf Hytten and Herbert Hayes. MARCH 1925 Little Robinson Crusoe (Metro-Goldwyn-Jury; Mar. 9). Jackie Coogan in an improbable but thoroughly pleasing comedy concerning the adventures of a small boy amongst cannibals. Tom Santschi, C. H. Wilson, Will Walling, Chief Daniel O'Brien. Noble Johnson, Bert Sprotte, and "Felix," appear in the supporting cast. Love and Sacrifice (Allied Artists; Mar. 23). A D. W. Griffith historical spectacle of the American Revolution combined with an ordinary love story and Paul Revere's ride. Some good pictorial effects and a competent cast. Acted by Carol Dempster and Lionel Barrymore. Others are Erville Alderson. Charles Emmett Mack, Lucille La Yerne, Arthur Dewey and Louis Wolheim. The Mask of Lopez (Pathe; Mar. 16). Melodrama of the prairie cattle thieves, starring Fred Thomson and his horse "Silver King" supported by Hazel Keener, Frank Hagney, Wilfred Lucas, David Kirby, Dot Farley, Pee Wee Holmes, Bob Reeves and Dick Sutherland. Good adventure stuff. Monsieur Beaucaire (ParamountMar. 30). This month's high-spot Don't miss it. A beautifully produced and mounted screen version of the romantic story of the French Prince who masqueraded as a barber. Rudolph Yalentino heads the long cast which includes Doris Kenyon, Bebe Daniels, Lois Wilson, Lowell Sherman, Paulette Du Yal, John Davidson, Ian Maclaren and Frank Shannon. The Moral Sinner (Paramount ; Mar. 16). A film version of " Leah Kleshna," the favourite drama of a girl thief who reforms with Dorothy Dalton as its star, supported by James Rennie, Alphonse Ethier, Frederick Lewis, W. J. Percival. Paul McAllister and Florence Fair. Oh, You Tony! (Fox; Mar. 23). Tom Mix as a Western graduate of a school of etiquette, causing interesting complications when he introduces his cowboys to society ways. Stunts well to the fore as usual. Claire Adams, R. La Reno, Earle Foxe, Dolores Rousse, Charles K. French, and " Tony " also appear. An excellent Westerner. On Time (Unity; Mar. 4). Dick Talmadge in a fantastic and funny melodrama with all the usual Dick Talmadge stunts and thrills. Billie Dove. George Siegman, Stuart Holmes, Charles Clary, Tom Wilson and Douglas Gerard support the star. The Oppressed (Paramount; Mar. 19). A French costume romance set in the Flander of 1572, well played and convincingly presented. Racquel Meller is the featured player. The cast also includes Andre Roanne, Albert Bras, M. Schultz, Marcel Vibert and Mdme. Vois. Outlaws of the Rio Grande (Wardour; Mar. 16). Another Western story of Texas Rangers with a sensational fight and some fine horsemanship to recommend it, also Jack Periss, Peggy O'Day, Alfred Hewston, S. J. Bingham, Horace Carpenter, Milburn Morante and David Dunbar. Good entertainment. (Continued on page 76).