Picture Show (Oct 1920 - Apr 1921)

Picture Show, April 23/</, 1921. THIS WEEK'S PICTURE SHOWS "Rodney Stone".. .. British Exhibitors Rex Davis. " John Forrest Finds Himself " Hepu-orth Henry Edwards and Chrissie White. " Her Penalty " Broadtctut Stewart Home. " The Iron Stair " Stoll Reginald Fox. " The Cyclone " 1 Tom Mix and Colleen Moore. " Who is She ? " . . .. Phillip* MARJORIE RaMBEAC. " Two Women " . . . . . . Vilatfraph A vita Stewart and Earlc Williams. "On With the Dance".. Paramounl-Ar'crojt Mae Murray. " The Hope " Juryls J-AeK Mulhall and Ruth Stonehocse. " Beyond the Shadows J' .. Wa/tern-Import William Desmond. '"The Stronger Sex" .. Gout Pina Menichelli. " In Search of a Sinner ". . Westtrn Imp'-ri Constance Talmadge. "That's Good" .. H. & F. Film Service Hale Hamilton. "Rodney Stone." SIR ARTHUR COX AX DOYLE. British Exhibitors' Film, produced by Percy Nasli, Scenario by W. Courtney Rowden^jdiotography by A. W. Eaton. An exciting and wonderful screen play, which will no doubt make a strong appeal to thousands of Picture Show readers. " John Forrest Finds Himself." HEPWORTH picture play (Edwards series) adapted by H.' Fowler Mear from the story by Donovan Bayley. produced by Henry Edwards. A story full of humour, with a strong love interest, a hint of drama, and a happy ending. John Forrest is played by Henry Edwards, with the whimsical humour which has brought him into great repute as one of our most brilliant screen actors. Sweet Joan Grey is played by Chrissie White, with that charm and girlishness we love so " well, while Gerald Ames, as Ezra Blott, is a fine villain. • Her Penalty." HERE we have a very strong Broadwest film, featuring Stewart Rome, and ably sup. ported by dive Brook, Philip Hewland, and Pauline Peters. The scenario was written by Mr. Benedict James, one of our most famous scenario writers. He has also written a number of stage plays, the most celebrated being '' The Little Brother." The play is produced by Elinar Brunn, under the direction of Mr. Walter West. THE " PICTURE SHOW'S " GUIDE TO PICTUREGOERS The Story. ROBERT TREXCHARD (Clive Brook) and his wife Vera (Pauline Peters), formerly his secretary, are happily married, until one terrible day, when Trenchard finds bis wife has deceived hint, and that there is a hidden mystery in her lite. At last the secret is revealed by Vera, and corroborated by her old friend, Arthur Winter; on. Vera had been married before, and she hai discovered that her first husband has returned. A tense and terrible climax is reached when this man (Stewart Rome) and Trenchard realist; that Vera is a bigamist, but in the end the tragedy is righted, it is a powerful gripping story. Pauline Peters displays great emotional powers, and the setting is exceptionally fine. '• The Iron Stair." ONE of Stoll's Eminent British Authors' pictures. A grim story of the battle that raged between good and evil in a man's soul ; founded on the great novel by " Rita." It is a thrilling Martin Thornton production, and contains a lot of double photography. A Daring Leap. TOM MiX is one of those artistes who can be depended on never to allow our interest to flag for one moment. In " The Cyclone. ' he keeps you constantly in suspense, both with his acting and daring horsemanship, the letter being a special feature of the story. It is a tale of the Wild West, of course, in which a be.nd of Chinese smugglers are hunted by the NorthWest Mounted Police. There are many exciting combats, but a scene which will stand out more than any other for its special daring is one in which the cowboy hero, after riding up three flights of stairs, jumps while still on horseback through the skylight into the cellar below. The Mysterious Heroine. WHEN the chief figure in a film like " Who is She ? " keeps you guessing as to her identity and the reasons for her action)!, a surprise is bound to result. Marjorie Ram beau as the heroine succeeds very well in sustaining an air of mystery about herself and, incidentally, adding some fine acting to the plot. Opposites. AMIDST the beautiful scenes of the Riviera, and later with the rugged picturesquencs-t of the mountain and forest district of Greypeak forming a background, we are given the story of "Two Women" (as it is called) whose natures are as wide apart as the Poles. One is a worthless wife, the other a girl of tho forest whose character has not been tainted by the temptations of the city. Wanted — A Change. COXSTANCE TAI, MADGE is always delightful in her acting. " In Search of a Sinner " is a play which exactly suits her natural spirit of gaiety, and her infections humour will keep you laughing as you follow her in the guise of a winsome widow, who having had a life of boredom with a Saintly husband, decides that Xo. 2, at any rate, shall be " a bit of a sinner." Of course, you can imagine the shocks she gives others. A Red Indian Picture. THOUGH Red Indian film plays are rarer now than they were, you will relish " Beyond the Shadows " for the excitement it contains and the good characterisation of William Desmond ns Jer.n. a young fur trader who finds himself charged with mother's crime. Jc sie Sedgwick, as Jean's sweetheart, also plays her part well, but the ending is quite unconventional. The Masked Dancer. IT is said that several hundreds of actors and actresses, many of them well known, were engaged to appear in the dining episode of " On With the Dance." It is certainly tho most brilliant scene in the film, though what is chiefly interesting is the interpreta'ion by Mae Murray of Sonia. » Russian dancer. Sonia is passionately fond of dancing, but she has reasons for wearing a mask, a fact which lends a touch of mystery to the story. Her discovery leads to drama* ic complications with, however, much that will make an appeal to the heart. David Powell plays the hero with fine effect. CHRISSIE WHITE, GERALD AMES, and HENRY STEWART ROME in a scene from the Broad REGINALD FOX and MADGE STUART in " Iron EDWARDS in " John Forrest Finds Himself." west film, " Her Penalty." Stair," a Stoll production. \