Screen Opinions (1923-24)

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“BOOK THE NEW PERCENTAGE WAY” 113 beloved. The discovery of her real identity through the. family lawyer, who has seen her with the circus, makes confession necessary. The situation is cleared up when old Colonel Wentworth, the remaining one of Nita’s benefactors, decides that he wants her to remain away, and Phillip Lessoway, the lawyer, determines to make her his wife. PROGRAM COPY — “Sawdust” — Featuring Gladys Walton When you come to see “Sawdust” bring the children with you. They will enjoy the clown9, the dog, and the various circus stunts enacted under the big top. Gladys Walton is the star. “SHRIEK OF ARABY”— [Class A] 80% (Especially prepared for screen) Story : — Circus Employee Dreams He is a Shiek VALUE CAST Photography — Very good — Homer Scott. The Shriek Ben Turpin TYPE OF PICTURE— Humorous. The Girl.. Kathryn McGuir Moral Standard — Average. The Magician George Cooper — ....i. — The Arab Prince Ray Grey Story — Very good — Farce comedy. The Chief of Police Louis Fronde Star — Very good — Ben Turpin. The Bandit Dick Sutherland Author — Very good — Mack Sennett. 1 ■ 11 — Direction — Very good — F. Richard Jones. July 15 to 31, 1923. Adaptation — Very good — Allen McNeil. Technique — Very good. Spiritual Influence — Neutral. Producer — Mack Sennett Footage — 4,357 ft. Distributor — Allied Prod, and Dist. Corp. Our Opinion MORAL O’THE PICTURE— None. Amusing Burlesque on Shiek Films — Excellent Comedy Situations — Star at Best “The Shriek of Araby” is a sure-fire comedy burlesquing the shiek stories that have been prevalent the past season. Ben Turpin is exceedingly funny in a cleverly contrived burlesque costume, and his courting, his riding of a camel or an Arab steed, as the case may be, is sure to put your audience, in laughing humor. The star has been quite as funny in other comedy features, but the fact that “The Shriek of Araby” is different from anything else has has done, and also the association of ideas which it so amusingly represents, will no doubt make the production a popular favorite. Some impressive settings have been used, especially those in the palace of the shiek. STORY OF THE PLAY En employee of a traveling circus is installed in the place of one of his associates whose comely appearance attracts too much attention from the ladies as he sits astride his white horse at the entrance to the big tent. Falling asleep, he dreams that after having to flee his job he is transported to the Sahara desert, where he meets a sheik whom he has previously befriended, and while the sheik is away in Bagdad he is given the honorable task of filling his place. Later, when the “Shriek” awakens from his happy dream, he is bounced by the manager for falling asleep at his post. PROGRAM COPY — “The Shriek of Araby” — Featuring Ben Turpin If you want to have a good laugh see “The Shriek of Araby,” in which funny Ben Turpin burlesques a shiek. Kathryn McGuire plays the feminine lead. Don’t miss this one. “MYSTERIOUS WITNESS”— [Class C] 50% (Adapted from story of same name) Story : — Romance of Youth “Framed” for Murder of Friend VALUE Photography — Average — Not credited. TYPE OF PICTURE— Ordinary. Moral Standard — Average. Story — Average — Melodrama — Family. Cast — Good — Featuring Robert Gordon and Elinor Fair. Author— Average — Eugene Manlove Rhodes. Direction — Fair — Seymour Zeliff. Adaption — Fair — Not credited. Technique — Average. Spiritual Influence — Neutral. CAST Johnny Brant Mrs. John Brant Ed Carney Ruth Garland Jim Garland . . . Robert Gordon . . . Nannie Wright . . . Jack Connolly Elinor Fair J. Wharton James July IS to 31, 1923. Producer — P. A. Powers Footage — 4,850 ft. Distributor — F. B. O. (Continued on next page) No Advertising Support Accepted!