Screen Opinions (1923-24)

28 SCREEN OPINIONS TELLS THE TRUTH “YOUR FRIEND AND MINE”— [Class A] 80 % (Adapted from play of same name) Story: — Careless Wife Brought to Senses Through Friend’s Play VALUE Photography — Very good — Rudolph Bergquist. TYPE OF PICTURE— Interesting. Moral Standard — Average. Story — Very good — Drama — Adults. Cast — Very good — All-Star. Author — Very good — Willard Mack. Direction — Very good — Clarence G. Badger. Adaptation — Very good — Winifred Dunn. Technique — Very good. Spiritual Influence — Average. CAST Patricia Stanton Hugh Stanton Ted Madison Mrs. Beatrice Madison... Victor Reymier Andrea M’ertons April 15 to 30, 1923. Producer — Sawyer-Lubin Footage — 6,000 ft. ....Enid Bennett ..Huntly Gordon . . . .Willard Mack .Rosemary Theby J. Herbert Frank .... Otto Lederer Distributor — Metro * Our Opinion MORAL O’THE PICTURE — Flirtations Are Dangerous to Marital Happiness. Frankly Outlined Moral Lifts Picture Above Ordinary “Your Friend and Mine” draws a vivid picture of the faithless wife, or rather the one who indulges in secret flirtations, and reproaches her soundly for not being on the square with her husband. For this reason, rather than on account of extraordinary artistic merits, we have placed it in the A class. The characters of the play are interesting people, each having a distinct individuality of his or her own, and are ably portrayed by a capable cast. The domestic tragedy, which threatens in the home of the Stantons, and which is cleverly warded off by a playwright friend, is relieved by the inclination toward comedy in the attitude of Ted Madison and his wife toward each other. Ted Madison is one of the most interesting characters of the play, which is played most satisfactorily by the author, Willard Mack. Rosemary Theby is excellent as Mrs. Madison, and Enid Bennett and Huntly Gordon are eminently satisfying as the Stantons. J. Herbert Frank does well as the heavy. The settings and general details are quite up to standard, and the production is apt to be liked in neighborhood houses. STORY OF THE PLAY Hugh Stanton’s absence at the oil fields leaves considerable time on pretty Mrs. Stanton's hands, a good portion of which Victor Reymier, an artist, plans to employ in his own way. Ted Madison, a playwright sensing the situation, writes a play for the express purpose of revealing to Patricia Madison her mistake in accepting Reymier's attentions. One day when Reymier takes her to his home on Gull Island on a pretense of going for a misdirected telegram, Madison and his wife hurry after her. arriving just in time to save her from insult by Reymier. While a storm rages without, Ted reads his play aloud to the jparty, with the result that Patricia telephones her husband to hurry home, that she cannot live without him. Just at that moment Hugh Stanton has a wonderful strike of oil. On Reymier’s arrival home he finds the wife from whom he has been separated lying dead on a couch in his studio. The girl’s father, crouched beside the body, shoots Reymier and kills him. PROGRAM COPY — “Your Friend and Mine” — With an All-Star Cast Patricia Stanton saw her real self and a false friend as in a mirror when Ted Madison read her his play. Here is an interesting picture which you should not miss. Enid Bennett, Huntly Gordon, Willard Mack and Rosemary Theby are in the cast. REMEMBER — The percentage standard of value begins in this issue . No Advertising Support Accepted!