Screen Opinions (1923-24)

64 SCREEN OPINIONS TELLS THE TRUTH “LOUEBOUND”— [Class B] 65% (Adapted from story of same name) Story: — Daughter of former Crook as Wife of District Attorney Victim of Blackmail VALUE CAST Photography — Good — David Abel. Bess Belwyn Shirley Mason TYPE OF PICTURE — Sensational. John Mobley Albert Roscoe Moral Standard — Average. Paul Meredith Richard Tucker — ; David Belwyn Joseph Girard Story — Good— Melodrama — Family. Stephen Barker Edward Martindale Star — Good — Shirley Mason. Detective Hahn Fred Kelsey Author — Good — George Scarborough. Direction — Good — Henry Otto. Adaptation — Good — Josephine Quirk. Technique — Good. ■ — — Spiritual Influence — Neutral. June 1 to 15, 1923. Producer — Fox Footage — 4,407 ft. Distributor — Fox Our Opinion MORAL O’THE PICTURE— None. Production of Ordinary Merits — Attractive Star Adopts New Method of Makeup and Changes Style of Coiffure Shirley Mason, always lovely, looks like a new person in her latest picture, “Lovebound,” for in place of the bobbed locks, and the girlish simplicity which heretofore has been one of Miss Mason’s chief attractions, she adopts in the latter part of the picture a modern style of coiffure, with her hair drawn flat and relieved by braids coiled about the head, and beaded lashes and an application of makeup that tends to elongate her eyes. Her closeups are unusually charming, but otherwise her personality is considerably changed. It remains to be seen whether her fan friends will approve the change. The picture is not beyond the ordinary in artistic or entertainment value. The action of the play is enlivened at times by the sprightly portrayal of Paul Meredith, a crook, played by Richard Tucker. Albert Roscoe does acceptably with the role of the district attorney, who marries the girl in spite of attempts made by Meredith to blackmail her. The picture is suitable for the average neighborhood house, but is not of sufficiently polished artistry for the better class theatres. STORY OF THE PLAY Bess Belwyn, a stenographer and daughter of David Belwyn, who has been secretly mixed up in a jewel robbery for which Paul Meredith served time, beconies the wife of her employer, John Mobley, district attorney. In the events that follow, Meredith tries to blackmail Bess, and unpleasant incidents occur when the detective, not knowing her relationship to the district attorney, decides to arrest her. The efforts made by Bess to pay the debt of her deceased father toward the owner of the jewels is appreciated by her husband, who takes the matter in hand and settles the bill. PROGRAM COPY — “Lovebound” — Featuring Shirley Mason Bess Belwyn’s path in life was rough and rocky until District Attorney John Mobley decided to end her troubles and make her his wife. See pretty Shirley Mason in her latest fascinating production in which she fights a game of blackmail. “CRITICAL AGE”— [Class B] 65% (Adapted from “Glengarry Schooldays”) Story: — Romance of Schooldays and Fight for Farmers’ Bill in Canadian Parliament VALUE Photography — Good — Barney McGill. TYPE OF' PICTURE — SentimentalThrilling. Moral Standard — Good. r A<sT Tom Findlay Ma Findlay Peter Gorrach Margaret Baird Story — Good — Drama — Family. Cast — Good — All-Star. Author — Good — Ralph Connor. Direction — Good — Henry McRae. Adaptation — Good — Not credited. Technique — Good. Spiritual Influence — Average. Producer — Ernest Shipman Mrs. Baird Bob Kerr June 1 to 15, 1923. Footage — 4,500 ft. Distributor — W. W. Hodkinson (Continued on next page) No Advertising Support Accepted!