Screen Opinions (1923-24)

140 stmt SCREEN OPINIONS WEEKLY SERVICE Essie Hardin, a girl who becomes an orphan when her father is shot by Lem, and with whom his youngest brother Tom, a romantic youth with ambitions, is in love. He mistreats Tom, and when he has announced his intention of marrying Essie, Mrs. Tolliver awaiting the day of the wedding without any hope of aiding the lovers, goes to the revenue officer and sells information concerning the still run by her husband and sons, and tells where and when to find them. All are killed by Tolliver, Sr., and the close of the story shows Mrs. Tolliver defying her husband to harm her now that her earthly mission is finished, and the lovers hurrying toward the golden hope beyond the horizon of mountains. PROGRAM COPY — “Driven” — With an All-Star Cast If you were in Mrs. Tolliver’s place do you think you would have done as she did? Come and see “Driven,” a wonder picture in which a strange sacrifice is made by a mother for her favorite son. A wonderful cast plays the picture, including Emily Fitzroy, Burr Macintosh, Charles E. Mack and Elinor Fair. mmmmmmmm:«m:mmmmmmmmmmmnmmmnmm:K;:mt:»mmumm “COWBOY AND THE LADY”— Class B (Adapted from play of same name) Story: — Romance of Young Woman Ranch Owner and Dude Neighbor VALUE CAST Photography — Good — Faxon Dean. Jessica Weston Mary Miles Minter TYPE OF PICTURE — Fascinating. Teddy North Tom Moore Moral Standard — Fair Molly X Viora Daniel 11 1 ■ — Midge Patricia Palmer Story — Good — Comedy-drama — Adults. Weston Robert Schable Stars — Good — Mary Miles Minter and Tom Ross Guy Oliver Moore. Joe Leonard Clapham Author — Good — Clyde Fitch Justice of the Peace Robert Mack Direction — Good — Charles Maigne. Adaptation — Good — Julien Josephson. Technique — Good. ■ ■ ■■ ■ ....... .. , Spiritual Influence — Neutral. January 1 to 15, 1923. Producer — Paramount Footage — 5,000 ft. Distributor — Famous Player* Our Opinion MORAL O’THE PICTURE— None. Entertaining Western Comedy-Drama — Refreshingly Different “The Cowboy and the Lady” is just enough different from the average, western to assure its success as a vehicle of entertainment. It has one drawback, however, if one would consider the moral influence of screen stories — the deliberately outlined romance of a bachelor rancher with the wife of another man. Without apologies on the part of anyone, this romance, entertaining though it may prove to the average person, is developed in the open with friend husband looking on. To be sure, friend husband has been pictured by a discreet author as being wholly unworthy, forfeiting his wife’s consideration through his repeated escapades with other women. Incidents in connection with this are not unduly emphasized, however, and the spectator will be more engrossed with the amusing situations intowhich Teddy North gets himself while a question of the boundary line between his ranch and the lady’s is being settled. The first and one of the most amusing of Teddy’s performances occurs when he walks through the river to the rescue of his pretty neighbor when her horse has scampered out of her reach. The locations chosen for the staging of this picture are extremely beautiful, and one of the thrills of the picture is where Jessica Weston seeks to test Teddy’s bravery and falls into a raging torrent on one of the mountain trails. There is also a murder included in the story for which Teddy takes the blame in the belief that he is shielding Jessica. Mary Miles Minter is charming as Jessica. Tom Moore is satisfactory, but is not at his best. STORY OF THE PLAY Jessica Weston, disgusted with her husband’s escapades, decides to go and live on her ranch in Wyoming. When she arrives there she finds that her foreman has been having trouble with a newcomer, Teddy North, who is disputing the boundary line. Jessica and Teddy soon become fast friends and incidentally lovers, and the question of boundary fences is soon a thing of the past. In the incidents that follow, Weston, who has accompanied Jessica to the ranch, has an affair with Molly, a girl of the village store, and in a fight between Weston and Ross, who also likes the girl, Weston is shot. Just at that moment Jessica enters and picks up the revolver, and Teddy, following her, shoulders the blame. Later Ross is frightened by Teddy into a confession, and the story ends happily for the lovers. PROGRAM COPY— “The Cowboy and the Lady”— With Mary Miles Minter Jessica Weston’s decision to go west seemed to be guided by a fate which rid her of a troublesome husband and at the same time brought her face to face with the man she really loved. There are thrills and funnisms in “The Cowboy and the Lady, ’ which is one ot tne best of the Mary Miles Minter features. And don’t forget she is supported by the humorous star, Tom Moore. t^utmnnnunmm:unmnn:nnn?Hmnnmnmn:u;!:;::mm:n:«:;:nnit:::nnnmn No Advertising Support Accepted!