Screen Opinions (1923-24)

48 SCREEN OPINIONS TELLS THE TRUTH whispering trouble into the ear of the unsuspecting wife. Tom Carrigan, Paul McAllister and Dan Pennell also acquit themselves admirably. STORY OF THE PLAY Edith McBride and her husband, Garth McBride, a power in Wall Street, are happy until the appearance on the scene of Ardrita Saneck, when Garth, although a man of forty, falls for the wiles of the vamp. After being sufficiently humiliated during a visit to Miami, Fla., Edith decides to return to New York, leave her home for a time and take up her old profession of nursing, and thereby teach Gartha a lesson. On his way to hunt for her Gartha is struck on the head by a thug hired by Fussell Fenton, a man who was sent to prison for trying to shoot McBride following an attempt to ruin him in Wall Street, and is taken to the office of the famous surgeon, Dr. Konrad Saneck, husband of the woman who has disturbed the peace of his home. There comes Edith as a nurse, and there all the characters concerned are rounded up in the grand finale of the story, which closes with McBride a wiser and happier man. PROGRAM COPY— “You Can’t Fool Your Wife”— With an All-Star Cast, featuring Lewis S. Stone, Leatrice Joy, Nita Naldi and Pauline Garon Garth McBride discovered that to fool his wife was more difficult than playing the game in Wall Street. Here is a picture you will not want to miss. In the cast are Lewis S. Stone, the star of “The Dangerous Age”; Leatrice Joy, Nita Naldi and Pauline Garon. r “WHAT WIVES WANT”— [Class C] 50% (Especially prepared for screen) Story: — Wife Saved from Consequences of Indiscretion VALUE CAST Photography — Good — Charles Kaufman. Claire Howard Ethel Grey Terry TYPE OF PICTURE — Ordinary. Austin Howard Vernon Steele Moral Standard — Fair. John Reeves Ramsey Wallace — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — David Loring Niles Welsh Story — Average — Drama — Adults. Alice Loring Margaret Landis Cast — Good — All-Star. Mrs. Van Dusen Lila Leslie Authors — Average — Edward T. Lowe, Jr., and Newhart Harry A. Burrows Perry Vekroff. Direction — Average — Jack Conway. Adaptation — Average — Edward T. Lowe, Jr. Technique — Fair. 1 — . Spiritual Influence — Neutral. May IS to 31, 1923. Producer — Universal Footage — 4,745 ft. Distributor — Universal Our Opinion MORAL O’THE PICTURE— None. Story With Familiar Plot Presented in an Ordinary Way There is nothing out of the ordinary in the production, “What Wives Want,” and again we wonder what the title has to do with the plot. The inference is, however, that most wives expect their husbands to pay as much attention to them as to affairs of business. The story is rather trivial, but will be found entertaining for the average audience found in the cheaper class theatres. The infidelity of the wife is featured throughout the picture, with the relief to be gained through the noble attitude of the newly married woman who sacrifices herself to avoid trouble for her sister. The scenes following the unhappy meeting of all parties at the canyon lodge of the villain are crudely staged and far fetched. The young woman is injured by her enraged husband, who, on learning his mistake, rushes out into the street and is run down by an automobile. Universal can make better pictures than this one. STORY OF THE PLAY Claire Howard, peeved because her husband spends more time with his business than he does with her, allows herself to be drawn into a flirtation with John Reeves. After various narrow escapes from being discovered in compromising situations, she accepts an invitation to go to his Canyon lodge. Her sister, Mrs. Loring, follows her, and when a matter of business brings her own husband and Austin Howard also on the scene, she steps from behind the portieres and claims the telltale handbag and gloves. In the events that follow the outraged husband all but strangles his wife, and is afterward injured by an automobile while hurrying for a doctor. The close of the story shows everybody happy after explanations are made with promises to forgive and forget. PROGRAM COPY — “What Wives Want” — With an All-Star Cast Claire Howard found that flirtations cost married women much more than the fleeting enjoyment is worth. Ethel Grey Terry, Vernon Steele, Margaret Landis, Niles Welsh and Ramsay Wallace are in the cast. c No Advertising Support Accepted!