Screen Opinions (1923-24)

186 SCREEN OPINIONS WEEKLY SERVICE “DR. JACK”— Class A (Especially prepared for screen) Story: — Young Doctor Wages Happiness War on Gloomy Methods VALUE Photography — Very good — W. Lundin. TYPE OF PICTURE— Humorous. Moral Standard — Good. Story — Very good — Farce-comedy — Family. Star — Very good — Harold Lloyd. Authors — Very good — Hal Roach and J. Havez Direction — Very good — Fred Newmeyer. Adaptation — Very good — Hal Roach, J. Havez. Technique — Very good. Spiritual Influence — Good. CAST Dr. Jackson Harold Lloyd Sick-Little-Well-Girl Mildred Davis Her Father John T. Prince Dr. Ludwig von Saulsbourg Eric Mayne Lawyer C. Norman Hammond His Mother Anna Townsend February 1 to 15, 1923. Producer — Associated Exhibitors Footage — 5,000 ft. Distributor — Pathe Our Opinion MORAL O’THE PICTURE — Sickness Is Often a Matter of Thought and Environment. Typical Harold Lloyd Comedy — A Laugh in Every Situation Whether “Dr. Jack” will be considered by the average movie fan to be as good as “Grandma’s Boy” is a question for determination. At any rate it is an A-l comedy, the plot of which is based on the happiness cure vs. gloom methods. Needless to say, the star gets a lot out of every situation, and the efforts of Dr. Jack to rescue the “sick-little-well-girl” from the clutches of a medical grafter develop one of the funniest of climaxes, in which a quack physician is victimized by the hero, who impersonates a lunatic and stages a chase through the richly furnished mansion, that contains original and amusing business. The wholesomeness of the Harold Lloyd comedies is too well known to require any special recommendation, and in this instance from first to last of the picture, the importance of optimism in combating illness is never lost sight of, and the application of the lesson through farcical methods is none the less effective. The cast is good through, the settings attractive, and the photography and lighting excellent. STORY OF THE PLAY Dr. Jackson, a believer in optimism rather than drugs in combating disease, learns of a young girl who is being kept in darkened rooms and fed up on medicines by a quack doctor. Her father’s lawyer recommends a consultation and brings his friend, “Dr. Jack,” to consult with Dr. Ludwig von Saulsbourg, who has been for some time successful in drawing a salary for keeping the girl in bed and away from youthful recreation. “Dr. Jack” is about to be ousted when asylum guards come to the house searching for an escaped lunatic. Realizing that Von Saulsbourg is a coward he disguises as a lunatic and finally succeeds in causing the doctor to expose his cowardly nature. The story closes with Dr. Jack betrothed to the “sicklittle-well-girl.” PROGRAM COPY — “Dr. Jack” — Featuring Harold Lloyd Dr. Jack had a fetching way of making people who only thought they were sick forget their ills. You will find in “Dr. Jack” a lot to laugh about and a great deal to think about. Don’t miss Harold Lloyd’s latest. “SECOND FIDDLE”— Class A (Especially prepared for screen) Story: — Triumph of Youth Placed at Disadvantage VALUE Photography — Very good — Fred Waller, Jr. TYPE OF PICTURE — InterestingSensational. Moral Standard — Good. Story — Very good — Melodrama — Family. Star — Very good — Glenn Hunter. Author — Very good — Frank Tuttle. Direction — Very good — Frank Tuttle. Adaptation — Very good — Frank Tuttle. Technique — Very good. Spiritual Influence — Good. Producer — Film Guild, Inc. Footage CAST Jim Bradley Glenn Hunter Polly Crawford Mary Astor Herbert Bradley Townsend Martin Cragg William Nally George Bradley Leslie Stowe Mrs. Bradley Mary Foy Cragg’s Daughter Helenke Adamowska Dr. Crawford Otho Lang February 1 to 15, 1923. — 5,810 ft. Distributor — W. W. Hodkinson (Continued on next page) c No Advertising Support Accepted!