Screenland (May–Oct 1927)

saddles and the open spaces where Fred Thomson is Fred Thomson. Silver comes through in this picture, as the title indicates, and what he comes through is plenty. The last dramatic barrier he has to take is a race, with the possession of ranch, money and honor depending on him. It wouldn't be fair to tell you what happens. But I can say this: a race is oats to Silver, and how he knows his cereals! There's a scene between Fred Thomson and a mountain lion. But "scene" is too polite a term. Fred Thomson has to fight this one bare handed. Not meaning to be sacrilegious, but Fred was never cut out to be a Daniel in the lion's den. They just love to eat this lad. They ought to write a song about Fred and his horse and call it "Silver Treads Among the Gold." He can have my money at the box-office any time, even though I usually see him in a projection room. SLAVES OF BEAUTY Now I'm no Oracle of Delphi. Nor do I pretend to forecast the future. Nevertheless when I saw "Slaves of Beauty" I couldn't help doing a .little predicting. There is a girl in this picture who has the dash of Clara Bow, the slumbrous quality of Dolores Costello, the innate finess of Lois C[ "Horse Shoes" is clever, risque and has Monte Ban\s and jean Arthur in the cast. Moran and a lot of characteristics peculiarly her own. And I make so bold as to state that I believe this young woman — Sue Carol by name — is destined to become a great star — if she keeps her feet on the ground. Olive Tell plays the lead in this new film with the most hackneyed of themes. It's one of these opuses about the wife who tires of her comfortable and untidy husband and steps out with a clothes-horse, one-third man, onethird woman, and one-third insect. This Two romances en' rolled in this film. Robards who loves Miss Faire and Rin who falls for 7\(anette. Rin -Tin -Tin and Virginia Browne Faire. role is inimitably played by Earle Fox. Olive Tell is one of the most distinguished women on the screen. She has real magnetism — and that saves the picture, which she carries along to a real climax. It takes her daughter, Sue Carol, so to speak, to make an honest woman out of the mother. It's an engaging little production, this film. Nothing grand or deep or passionate. Just delicious amusement, gracefully executed with Herbert Holmes and Margaret Livingstone contributing some first class work. TRACKED BY THE POLICE Hurry up with the breakfast dishes and dust around the living room — and make it snappy. A holiday is declared for the day. Rin-Tin-Tin, Nanette, my old favorite, Tom Santschi, my new favorite, Jason Robards and Virginia Browne Faire are all in town. Now don't kid me — because I'm daft on Rin. Why shouldn't I be. He's the only male in existence that hasn't destroyed some woman's illusion. As Ursula Trent says in W. L. George's book — it is worse to lose your ideal of a man than it is to lose the man himself. And all jests to the one side, that's why Rin has a lot of friends among the females — and not only the canine femininity, either. This is one of the best of Rin's pictures. He and his master, Jason Robards, are working on an irrigation dam. Robards is in charge of the construction work and it's up to Rin to keep his eyes open for any bad actors that might be around. There are two romances enrolling in the film — Robards who loves Miss Faire, and Rin who falls for Nanette. And Rin does his stuff so well you might think it was his first courtship. If you like a good dog picture, don't miss this. For Rin has many a human actor left at the post. HORSE SHOES Do you like to read those incomparable little stories of de Maupassant's— clever, short, and not bad — but just a little along the risque line? What happens? A-ha! See the pic ture! Monte Banks at his funniest. 52