Pictures and the Picturegoer (Jan-Dec 1925)
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Married Flirts (Metro-Goldwyn-Jury; May 11). Pauline Frederick as a masterful woman who eventually wins happiness. Elaborately staged and efficiently directed. Conrad Nagel, Map Busch, Huntley Gordon, Patterson Dial, Paul Nicholson and Alice Hollister complete the cast. Good social drama.
The Narrow Street (Gaumont; May 25). Light comedy about the transformation of a bashful boy by a charming girl. Capitally played by Matt Moore, Dorothy Devore, David Butler, Russell Simpson, Gertrude Short, Kate Toncray, Tempe 1'igott, George Pearce, Madame Sulkivan and Joe Butterworrh. Excellent comedy fare.
Not For Sale (St oil; May 18).
Pleasant comedy-drama of an Earl in a Bloomshury boarding house played by Mary Odette, Ian Hunter, Gladys Hamer, Julie Kean, Edward O'Neill, Mary Brough, Maud Gill, Mickey Brantford, Minnie Leslie, Phyllis Lytton, Lionelle Howard and Jack Trevor.
Ports of Call (Fox; May 25).
Somewhat similar to The Man Who Came Back, in that the hero and heroine .descend to the depths and then work out their salvation. Well acted by Edmund Lowe, Hazel Keener, William Davidson, William Conklin, Bobby Mack, Lilyan Tashman and Alice Ward. Melodramatic South Sea romance.
Racing for Life (IVardour; May 25).
Speedy action drama culminating in a thrilling motor race. William Fairbanks and Eva Novak star, with Philo McCullough, Wilfred Lucas, Ralph de Palma, Lydia Knott, Frankie Darro, Edwin Booth Tilton, Harry La Verne, George Atkinson and Ed. Kennedy in support.
Roaring Rails (F.B.O.; May 11).
Harry Carey in a full-blooded railway melodrama. Wallace McDonald, Frankie Darro, Edith Roberts, Frank Hagncy, Charles Belcher, Duke R. Lee and Fontaine La Rue also appear,
Reckless Romance (Gaumont; May 11).
\ brighl comedy romance about a
matrimonial tangle which took some time
to unravel. Well played by T. Roy Barnes, Harry Myers, Wanda Hawley, Sylvia Breamer, Tully Marshall, Jack Duffy, Lincoln Plumer and Morgan Wallace also appear.
Rounding Up the Law (Ducal; May 18). Big Boy Williams, Patricia Palmer, Chet Ryan, Russell Gordon and William McCall in a Western story about a ranch feud. Plenty of fights and stunts. Good entertainment.
The Silent Accuser (Metro-GoldivynJury; May 25). Introducing a new dog star, Peter the Great, in a murder mystery drama; most attractive as to photography, settings and acting. The cast comprises Eleanor Boardman, Raymond McKee, Earl Metcalfe, Paul Weigel and Edna Tichenov.
The Silent Watcher (Ass. First National; May 18). A well knit drama about a youngster whose loyalty to his chief causes even his wife to lose her faith in him. Played by Glenn Hunter, Bessie Love, Hobart Bosworth, Gertrude Astor, George Nichols, Aggie Herring, Lionel Belmore, De Witt Jenning, Alma Bennett and Brandon Hurst. Good entertainment.
Sinners in Silk (MetroGoldzvyn-Jury; May 4). Adolphe Menjou, Eleanor Boardman, Conrad Nagel, and Hedcla Hopper in a lavishly produced society story of an old man's rejuvenation. Fair entertainment.
The Sins Ye Do (Stoll; Max 11). A British love drama about a man whose life is almost wrecked by the indiscretions of a friend. Joan Lockton and Henry Victor star, supported by Leslie Attwood, Eileen Dcnnes, J e r r o 1 d Robertshaw, Jameson Thomas, Eric Bransby Williams, Maie Hanbury, Edward O'Neill, Annie Esmond, Frank Parfitt and Evelyn Chipman
MAY 1925
The Snob (Metro-Goldwyn-Jury; May 18). An interesting and unusually well directed small-town story about a deathbed marriage. Excellent characterisation and acting by John Gilbert, Norma Shearer, Conrad Nagel, Phyllis Haver, Hedda Hopper, Margaret Seddon, Aileen Manning, Hazel Kennedy, Gordon Sackville, Roy Laidlaw and Nelly Bly Baker.
Stormswept (Unity; March 25).
Wallace and Noah Beery in a rugged sea story of life aboard a lightship. Virginia Brown Faire, Arline Pretty and Jack Carlyle complete the cast. Sombre, but good entertainment.
Teeth (Fox; May 18).
Tom Mix, Tony and Duke (the dog) jn -a thrilling and appealing Western melodrama culminating in a big forest fire. Lucy Fox opposite the star, also George Bancroft, Edward Peil, and Lucien Littlefield. Pleasing open-air stuff.
A Temporary Prince (Unity; May 11).
Maciste (Lucien Albertini) in a stunt story based upon the proverbial Philosopher's stone, which was said to turn baser metals into gold. Serial lovers will enjoy this one.
Triumph (Paramount; May 11).
A Cecil De Mille production of an unconvincing story in which the hero and heroine are alternately at the top and at the bottom of the tree of success, but finally emerge triumphant. Perfectly acted by Leatrice Joy, Rod La Rocque, Victor Varconi, Charles Ogle, Theodore Kosloff, Robert Edeson, Julia Faye, George Fawcett, Spottiswood Arthen, Zusu Pitts and Raymond Hatton.
Unguarded Women (Paramount; May 4). The story of a reckless, anchorless girl of to-day, set in America, Pekin and France. Good acting by Bebe Daniels, Richard Dix, Mary Astor, Walter McGrail. Frank Losee, Helen Lindroth, Harry Mestayer and Joe King.
Wine (Metro-Goldwyn-Jury ; May 11).
Smart society drama of prohibition showing the havoc wrought upon a family of three by " bootlegging." Technically excellent, and well played by Clara Bow, Forrest Stanley, Huntley Gordon, Myrtle Stedman, Robert Agnew, Walter Long and Grace Carlyle.
Ronald Colman and Constance Talmadge in " Her Xight of Romance."