Screen Opinions (1923-24)

224 SCREEN OPINIONS WEEKLY SERVICE events that follow Harper kills Polhill, a man whose gold is hidden away in a secret tunnel, he covets, and McCarthy and May narrowly escape death when a charge of dynamite, set by Harper, explodes in the mine. The arrival of the sheriff with a possee brings about some rapid action and the punishment of the villain. McCarthy and May realizing that they still love each other decide to marry. PROGRAM COPY — “Canyon of the Fools” — Featuring Harry Carey The trail of vengeance led Robert McCarthy into a series of thrilling adventures that merged into the road to happiness. See Harry Carey and pretty Marguerite Clayton in the fascinating western melodrama, “The Canyon of the Fools. “CRINOLINE AND ROMANCE”— Class B (Especially prepared for screen) Story: — Girl Kept from Outside World by Grandfather VALUE CAST Photography— Good — John Arnold. Miss Emmy Lou Viola Dana TYPE OF PICTURE!— Interesting. Col. Chas. E. Cavanaugh. Claude Gillingwater Moral Standard — Average. Davis Jordan John Bowers •* " 1 Augustus Biddle Alan Forrest Story — Good — Comedy-drama — Family. Kitty Biddle Betty Francisco Star — Good — Viola Dana. Birdie Bevans Mildred June Author — Good — Bernard McConville. Mrs. Kate Wimbledon Lillian Lawrence Direction — Good — Harry Beaumont. Sibil Vane Gertrude Short Adaptation — Good — Bernard McConville. Abigail Lillian Leighton Technique — Good. — ... Spiritual Influence — Neutral. February 15 to 28, 1923. Producer — Metro Footage — 6,000 ft. Distributor — Metro Our Opinion MORAL O'THE PICTURE— None. Good Light Entertainment — Excellent Punch in Closing Reels Quaintly attired in hoop skirts and pantalettes, Viola Dana is quite herself in “Crinoline and Romance,” which tells the story of a young girl reared in a valley of the Ozarks by an embittered grandfather who tries to keep her ignorant of the world beyond the surrounding hills. The way in which she goes visiting without grandfather’s consent and gains many admirers and a couple of lovers, as well as the hatred of a catty cousin, affords many amusing situations. One of the most amusing moments of the picture is where, on her return to find her grandfather ill from grief, both lovers appear on the scene, bag and baggage, and Grandpa devises a cunning method of discovering which of the two young men she loves the best. This takes the nature of a duel, which the lovers enter into seriously and then find that the revolvers have been loaded with blank cartridges. The average audience, and especially Viola Dana fans, will like this picture. John Bowers and Alan Forrest do well as the lovers. The settings are artistic, and the photography very good. STORY OF THE PLAY Emmy Lou, a pretty young girl reared in the Ozarks, is kept in ignorance of the existence of a world beyond the hills. One day she sees a letter which her grandfathed has written to her aunt, who lives on an estate some little distance away, in which he refuses an invitation for Emmy Lou to come to visit. Determined to know something of the way other people live, she steals away, accompanied by her negro nurse, and in the home of her aunt, who Is at the time entertaining at a gay house party, she gains the hatred of her feminine cousin, and wins a very rich man for her husband. The incidents determining her destiny take place at her grandfather home, when he helps her to decide which man she likes best. PROGRAM COPY — “Crinoline and Romance” — Featuring Viola Dana Emmy Lou couldn’t quite believe the fairy tales told her by her old nurse, and so she took her destiny into her own hands. You will find plenty to amuse you in the latest Viola Dana picture, “Crinoline and Romance.” No Advertising Support Accepted!