Picture-Play Magazine (Mar-Aug 1925)

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Worn under stockings witbout detection. Used by prominent actresses Send £3.25 and we will send you Lenor Ankle Reducers in plain package subject to your inspection. Give size of ankle and widest part of calf. LENOR MFG. CO., Dept. I K 6 503 Fifth Avenue, New York Which Pictures Do the Players Like Best? Continued from page 25 eventide. "He" is the criterion of a new type of picture just beginning to impress itself upon the screen. Noah Beery. "Wanderer of the Wasteland" and "The Great Divide" head the list of best pictures which I keep in my little book. Possibly this choice is occasioned by my inclination toward Western life. Delving back into the past, I am prepared to argue in favor of "The Covered Wagon." However, that I may not be accused of partiality to films dealing with the great open spaces, set me down as being keen for "The Marriage Circle." Of the sophisticated, modern type, I think it is the best example. Jack Holt. I greatly admired "He Who Gets Slapped," a masterpiece of direction. It was a clever screen translation of the stage success, and Seastrom should be heartily commended for the molding of this production. Because of its clean, youthful appeal "Peter Pan" should receive a high rating. There wasn't a person in the motion-picture industry who wasn't a bit skeptical regarding the success of screening such a fantastical story. I do not think any one could have made it so satisfactory in every way as Herbert Brenon did. "The Last Laugh," a German production, should be one of the year's sensations. Emil Jannings is magnificent. I enjoy clean comedy, and for this reason would name "Forty Winks" and "Charley's Aunt" as the best light entertainment. Jetta Goudal. As an inveterate movie patron, I see every film that I can find the time for. Among recent productions, I was most enthusiastic over "North of 36" and "His Hour," the one for its epic theme and the other for its sophisticated charm. I also am of the opinion that "Worldly Goods" was by all odds the most thoroughly entertaining picture that it has been my good fortune to see in many a day. "If Winter Comes" made the most definite and lasting impression on me, largely due to the splendid work of Percy Marmont. Wallace MacDonald. "Three Women" appealed to me because of its entertainment values. I thought it good food for the sophisticated minds, Perhaps the most likable thing about the picture was the manner in which Ernst Lubitsch carefully preserved the distinctive personalities, on the screen, of three charming women — Pauline Frederick, Marie Prevost, and May McAvoy. I enjoyed "He Who Gets Slapped" to the utmost. I thought Victor Seastrom's direction flawless. I was thrilled by Chaney's role ; I liked the theme of a man smiling continuously, even through tears. It was an emotional characterization, admirably sustained. My third choice lies between "The Thief of Bagdad" and "Peter Pan." Robert Frazer. From every technical angle I believe "Peter Pan" to be the best picture I have seen in a long while. I am a bit prejudiced in favor of "The Iron Horse" type of film. It should be rated in the same category as "The Birth of a Nation," "The Covered Wagon," and I "The Sea Hawk." Colleen Moore's performance in "So Big" places that picture high in my estimation. This is what we need on the screen — more genuine acting. Larry Semon, When I go to a motion-picture show, I have two things in mind — entertainment, primarily, and the desire to study the technique of my fellow workers. I have enjoyed nothing this year as much as Harold Lloyd's "Hot Water." I forgot technique, direction, situation, everything, and laughed my head off. I'm a serious bird, personally, but Lloyd is a real tonic. I take my hat off to that fellow. "Greed" is brutal realism, but it offers an education in dramatic technique. Yon Stroheim can put life on the screen without the thinnest veil over its sordidness. "Peter Pan" was a delight. I saw it during the time I was making "The Wizard of Oz, and was satiated with the charm of fairy legends. Still, it was so beautifully done that, to my surprise, I found it pleasing me. A heavy drama that I enjoyed was "He Who Gets Slapped." Chaney's characterization was a remarkable piece of work. Alma Rubens. "Driven" is my favorite screen drama — it more closely approximated my ideal picture than anything I have ever seen. The photographic beauty of the Southern hills and the true characterizations given by the actors made it entertainment without being gruesome, and at the same time striving for the utmost artistic realism. It very nearly reached the goal. "Peter Pan" I thought a courageous and well-done undertaking. For history, I liked "Passion," which was depicted so finely by Pola Negri. Comedy does not interest me, though there were a few of Chaplin's old ones that were amusing. Lois Wilson. I am quite partial to "The White Sister." It is ideal, interesting, wonderful, a standard-raiser for the industry. There may be other motion pictures, but since I saw it I have not been able to remember any of them. I can't tell you what I liked about it because that is — everything. It was exquisitely perfect, and Lillian Gish's interpretation the greatest art the screen has ever reflected. Rudolph Valentino. Since I have been producing my independent pictures I have been so busy that I have not seen a great many films, so I would not want to name any as "best" or to draw any sharp comparisons. However, three films which I enjoyed very much were "The White Sister." "Beau Brummel,". and "The Lady." The acting of the stars, Lillian Gish, John Barrymore, and Norma Talmadge, in those productions was superb. They were sincerely directed and they carried atmosphere. They entertained, created the illusion of reality, and stimulated the emotions, thereby fulfilling my test of a good film. Norma Talmadge. While I consider the production as a whole, portrayals really interest me more than any other factor. For this reason, Douglas Fairbanks in "The Three Musketeers" and "Robin Hood;" Mary Pickford in "Stella Maris," and Emily Fitz