Screen Opinions (1923-24)

ALL THE “TRUTH” ABOUT PICTURES 213 Our Opinion MORAL O’THE PICTURE— “Honor Thy Father and Thy Mother.” Well-Directed Picture Has Good Story and Fine Cast Whether the public will find “Fury” as interesting as some other productions in which Richard Barthelmess has appeared is a question. On the other hand, they may be better pleased, for “Fury” is brutally realistic and has the advantage of having at least two other favorites in the cast, namely Dorothy Gish and Tyrone Power. Neither is Pat Hartigan to be overlooked in the sum# ming up of the picture’s box office attractions, for he is all that the role of the heartless Morgan calls for. A clearly outlined moral, which is embodied by Boy Leyton’s dogged persistence in paying allegiance to a brutal father, and his almost reverent attitude toward a sin-stained mother, gives the picture a tone of distinction beyond “The Bond Boy,” for instance. It has also a fine note of comedy, in which Dorothy Gish is the central figure. Miss Gish, as a girl of Limehouse, is amusingly tough in manner, forceful and sometimes pathetic in her determination to become Mrs. Boy Peyton. One of the funniest things in the picture is the fight between Minnie and a sailor’s sweetheart over a feather decoration for a hat. There are a number of brutal fights in the picture, and from start to finish the action is convincing. The sea scenes, including a burial, are wonderfully effective. Richard Barthelmess gives a splendid performance. STORY OF THE PLAY Boy Leyton, son of Captain Leyton, commonly known as “Dog” Leyton, is a timid youth born with a gentle nature and a reverence for his father in spite of the fact that the latter maintains a harsh and even cruel attitude toward him, accusing him of a likeness to a mother he has never seen. Boy, who is second mate, and Morgan, first mate, are rivals for the love of Minnie, a girl reared in London’s Limehouse district. When Captain Leyton dies Morgan elects himself captain to bring the ship into Glasgow, where Boy has a tryst to keep with Minnie, whom he has asked to meet him there to become his wife. Here also dwells Boy’s mother, a victim of drink and desertion by the man who stole her from her husband. In a saloon Boy meets her, defends her, and learns that the man he has promised his father to get in revenge for wife stealing, is no other than Morgan. The end is inevitable, and shows Boy avenging and protecting his mother and marrying Minnie. PROGRAM COPY — “Fury” — Featuring Richard Barthelmess Here is a picture you will not forget, with Richard Barthelmess in a role that suits him down to the ground. “Fury” is a tale of the sea and of Limehouse, and is played by a cast including Dorothy Gish, Tyrone Power and Pat Hartigan. “M.A.R.S.”— Class B (Especially prepared for screen) Story: — Inventor Dreams of Communicating With Mars VALUE Photography — Good — George Folsey. TYPE OF PICTURE— Fantastical. Moral Standard — Average. Story — Good — Fantastical comedy. Stars — Good — Grant Mitchell and Margaret Irving. Author — Good — Not credited. Direction — R. William Neil. Adaptation — Good — Lewis Allen Browne. Technique — Good. Spiritual Influence — Neutral. CAST Arthur Wyman Mary Langdon Mrs. Langdon A Landlady Mr. Sterling Buz Buz Gin Gin Pux Pux Martian Flappers February 15 to 28, 1923. Producer — Tilford Cinema Studios, New York Distribution not practical at present ...Grant Mitchell ..Margaret Irving Gertrude Hillman ..Isabelle Vernon . ..W. R. Burton J. D. Walsh J. Burke Peggy Smith ! Alice Effinger ( Peggy Williams Footage — 5,000 ft. Oor Opinion MORAL O’THE PICTURE— None. Interesting Novelty — Requires Spectator to Be Supplied With Individual Stereoscope (Continued on next page) No Advertising Support Accepted!