Screen Opinions (1923-24)

“BOOK THE NEW PERCENTAGE WAY” 67 symbol which had been stolen from the Manchus years before. After a series of terrific adventures she awakens to find that it is all a dream, and that her lover, George Holt, with whpm she has quarreled, because he refused to marry her and take her to China under existing revolutionary conditions there, had been granted a long vacation for his honeymoon, together with a cancellation of his orders to return to China. PROGRAM COPY — “The Remittance Woman” — Featuring Ethel Clayton The furious adventures of a dream with which pretty Marie Campbell was visited following a quarrel with her lover and a lecture from her father, proved disconcerting to her determination to maintain her independence. You will like this tale of adventure in China, with Ethel Clayton starring. “QUICKSANDS”— [Class A] 80% (Adapted from story of same name) Story: — Romance of Girl Spy and American Lieutenant in Smuggling Raid on Mexican Border VALUE Photography — Very good — Harold Rosson and Glen McWilliams. TYPE OF PICTURE — Spirited. Moral Standard — Average. Story — Very good — Melodrama — Family. Stars — Very good — Helene Chadwick and Richard Dix. Author — Very good — Howard Hawks. Direction — Very good — Jack Conway. Adaptation — Very good — Not credited. Technique — Very good. Spiritual Influence — Neutral. CAST The Girl The Boy Ferrago “Silent” Krupz Colonel Patterson J. Matt Patterson... Sergeant Johnson Cupid Farrell Bar-Fly .Helene Chadwick Richard Dix Alan Hale Noah Beery Farrell McDonald ...George Cooper Tom Wilson ..Dick Sutherland .Hardee Kirkland Lou King June 1 to 15, 1923. Producer — Howard Hawks Footage — 7,000 ft. Distributor — American Releasing Corp. Our Opinion MORAL O’THE PICTURE — None. Spirited Picture in Which American Military Tactics Figure Entertainingly — Good Comedy Business and Melodramatic Features “Quicksands” is the spirited sort of picture with an interesting and cleverly outlined story, that the majority of people enjoy. The exhibitor will find it an all around satisfactory production in which a variety of types aid largely in making the action of the story unusually life-like and entertaining. It may be further added that each of these types is portrayed with intelligence, a great deal of attention has been paid to correctness of makeup, and those who are familiar with the names of the cast will be able to imagine something of the result accomplished by Dick Sutherland as Cupid, Tom Wilson as a forceful member of a colored troop, Frank Campeau as one of a band of smugglers, Noah Beery as the silent but watchful proprietor of a Mexican cantina, or Alan Hale as his manager, a dead shot and strong with the ladies; Helene Chadwick as a girl spy trying to aid her father to unearth a liquor smuggling plot, and Richard Dix as an American lieutenant in love with the girl, and finding a haunting resemblance to her in Carmelita, the favorite of the dancehall, a role in which the girl posed to accomplish her purpose, is splendidly heroic. The picture’s climax with the smugglers beating in the door of the prison where the “boy” and the “girl” are making their last stand against the bullets of the enemy, and the American troops which have at last received orders from Washington to “go ahead,” plunge madly over the desert and finally arrive in time to save the day, is tensely thrilling. Book this one by all means. STORY OF THE PLAY The daughter of one Farrell belonging to the American secret service aids her father in trying to uncover a liquor smuggling plot at a cantina on the Mexican border, by disguising as a Mexican dancehall girl. She is loved by a young lieutenant, who sees a resemblance between her and the dancehall girl, and discovering the hiding place of her wig and other articles of disguise, he believes her to be a smuggler and promptly dismisses her from his life. Later he learns the truth, and together they fight off the enemy in the cantina, become prisoners, and are rescued by the American troops under orders from Washington. The smugglers rounded up, the lovers are free to pusue the road of romance. PROGRAM COPY — “Quicksands” — Helene Chadwick and Richard Dix Don’t miss the thrilling and powerful melodrama “Quicksands,” in which Helene Chadwick and Richard Dix are shown in a death grip with a band of smugglers. A fine cast plays the picture, including such names as Noah Beery, Tom Wilson, George Cooper, Alan Hale and J. Farrell McDonald. No Advertising Support Accepted!