Screen Opinions (1923-24)

158 SCREEN OPINIONS WEEKLY SERVICE “SIDIN’ WILD”— Class B (Especially prepared for screen) Story: — Quaker Youth Fights to Save His Father from False Accusation VALUE CAST Photography — Good — Virgil Miller. Cyril Henderson Ed (Hoot) Gibson TYPE OF PICTURE — Interesting. Grace Nolan Edna Murphy Moral Standard — Good. Art Jordan Wade Boeler George Berge Jack Walter Story — Good Melodrama — Family. Andrew McBride O. Hoffman Star — Good, Ed. (Hoot) Gibson. Sheriff Nolan William Taylor Author — Good — Roy Myers. Alfred Clark Bert Wilson Direction — Good — Nat Ross Mrs. Henderson Gertrude Clair Adaptation — Good— Roy Myers. John Henderson William Welsh Technique — Good. ■ Spiritual Influence — Average. January 1 to 15, 1923. Producer — Universal Footage — 4,166 ft. Distributor — Universal Oar Opinion MORAL O’THE PICTURE— None Outstanding. Star Not Quaker Type, But Fighting Climax Brings Him on Familiar Ground “Ridin’ Wild” is a picture that should please in the average neighborhood house. It is not out of the ordinary in any way excepting that it deals with a Quaker family in a wild western atmosphere. The son of the family, trying hard to live up to the Quaker religion of gentleness in all things, finally plunges into a couple of the best fights we have seen on the screen for some time. The director has staged these fights in a little different manner from the average, and has succeeded in injecting quite a thrill. The cast is good, notably Grace Clair, Otto Hoffman and Edna Murphy. Hoot Gibson is, of course, not the type to play Quaker, but the climax makes up for other shortcomings. STORY OF THE PLAY Cyril Henderson is the son of Quaker parents, and often feels chagrin at having to appear cowardly when wild western etiquette demands that he fight. When Andy McBride, who has tried to force settlement on his father’s mortgage, is found murdered, Henderson, Sr., is accused of the crime. In the general roundup Cyril diverts attention from his father, when he learns of a plan to lynch him, by kidnapping the sheriff’s daughter. Out on the desert he fights with the real murderer and succeeds in winning his father’s release, and also the hand of the girl. PROGRAM COPY— “Ridin’ Wild”— Featuring Ed (Hoot) Gibson Cyril Henderson proved that there is truth in the old axiom “Still waters run deep,’’ when his Quaker blood refused to stay put and he rode wild to force his father’s release from false accusation of murder. Ed (Hoot) Gibson is the star. ! (Adapted from story of same name) Story: — Unhappy Experience of Judge When Double Plays Practical Joke VALUE CAST Photography— Good — David Abels. Judge J. Woodworth Grainger 1 wm Russeil TYPE OF PICTURE — Sensational. Jimmy Gallop J Miss Sayre Rene Adoree Moral Standard — Average. Murray McGuire DeWitt Jennings Story — Good — Comedy-drama — Family. Mrs. Sayre Elizabeth Garrison Star — Good — William Russell. Mr. Sayre Charles French Author — Good — Roy Norton. Mrs. Molly Crutcher Eileen Manning Direction — Good — Rowland V. Lee. William Haskins Harvey Clarke Adaptation — Good — -Paul Schofield. Technique — Good. Spiritual Influence— Neutral. January 1 to 15, 1923. Producer — Fox Footage — 4,400 ft. Distributor — Fox Our Opinion MORAL O’THE PICTURE — A Joke Ceases To Be a Joke When It Is Carried Too Far. Good General Purpose Feature — Story and Action Interesting __ This is a good general purpose feature, of the kind that will satisfy the average audience not looking for big things. The situation in which a travel (Continued on next page) No Advertising Support Accepted!