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The Screen in Review
Dorothy Dalton, says Mr. Dale, is "plump but dramatic" in "The Price Mark."
picture is never allowed to lag. The only thing that one "takes home," as it were, is the idea of the heroic halfbreed.
"The Price Mark"
(Paramount)
AS soon as you note the word "price" in a picture, you know what it means. It means just one thing — honor. If that price had been paid in dollars, it would by this time mount up well into the millions. It never is paid in dollars. It is the poor girl's honor.
So you realize the significance of "The Price Mark" by its mere title, and the title is not in the least misleading. In a sort of Egyptian prologue, the villain, or price extorter, is beheld nefariously loving a native girl called Nakhla, the sister of a rug dealer. This gentleman, indignant at the "affair,"
poisons little Nakhla and tries to kill the villain, who is a young American artist. Later the artist and his friend, a doctor, return to the United States — and the story begins.
Miss Dorothy Dalton, who is plump but dramatic, is a "beautiful young girl from an Ohio town," and to the studio of the artist she comes. She had tried to secure a theatrical engagement, but — you know how those things go. They threw her down, as it were. Hence her quest of work as a model. Well, the worst happens — immediately. Powell, the artist, treats the girl quite dreadfully. He sends her to an apartment, and there — there — how shall I say it? — he ruins her. You perceive her in exquisite clothes — gorgeous gowns — and you realize her infamy. So does she. There are some rather vigorous scenes between the artist and his -prey.