Screen Opinions (1923-24)

SCREEN OPINIONS TELLS THE TRUTH 73 Her assignment to cover a society dance with the purpose of watching an affair which the hostess is having with a certain man, leads to her going to the cabin of the hero attired as a boy. She mistakes Paul Wingate, a young author whom she has never seen, but who she has chosen as her ideal man, Stuart Furth. The presence of a bootlegger is the cause of a raid, and a thrilling newspaper story in which a notorious flirt is given Wingate’s name. In the apologies that follow Wingate, who has already fallen in love with Leslie, proposes, and the story ends with their betrothal. PROGRAM COPY — “The Wild Party” — Featuring Gladys Walton Leslie Adams’ entry into newspaper work made things hum until her anibitions finally found their Waterloo in a romance with a handsome young author. You’ll say it was some wild party when you see this humorous production featuring Gladys Walton, supported by a fine .east. “VALLEY OF LOST SOOLS”— [Class C] 50% (Adapted from story of same name) Story: — Mysterious Deaths in Valley Traced to Half-Crazed Guide VALUE CAST Photography — Good — Not credited. Julie Lebeau..., Muriel Kingston TYPE OF PICTURE — Gloomy. Sergt. MacKenzie Victor Sutherland Moral Standard — Average. Wahneta Anne Hamilton Jacques Luis Alberni Story — Average — Melodrama — Family. y^ntou Lebeau.. Edward Roseman Cast — Average — All-Star. Sergeant Frazier Stanley Walpole Author — Aveiage — j. oeion Drummond. Direction — Average — Caryl Fleming. November 1 to 15, 1923. Adaptation — Average — Not credited. Technique — Average. Spiritual Influence — Neutral. Producer — Iroquois Pictures Footage — 5,000 ft. Distributor — State Rights Our Opinion MORAL O’THE PICTURE— None. Average Plot Put Across in Ordinary Way “Valley of Lost Souls” is a gloomy sort of picture of no great significance in an artistic way. The atmosphere of the lumber section of eastern Canada is convincing, and some of the action is quite thrilling, especially the scenes in the cabin where Jacques, a half-crazed fellow, conceals the heroine while he measures pistol shots with her would-be rescuers without. Muriel MacKenzie is attractive in the role of Julie, and Victor Sutherland does well as the story’s hero. Luis Alberni gives the best performance of the cast in the role of Jacques. The eccentric nature of the character he plays affords perhaps more opportunity than some of the other roles. This is a good average picture for the regular program. STORY OF THE PLAY Sergt. MacKenzie is sent to investigate a series of mysterious murders in the Valley of Lost Souls, near Lachine, Quebec. He falls in love with Julie Lebeau, whose brother becomes a victim to the ghost supposed to be the cause of the mysterious disappearances of various persons whose bodies are never found. He is wounded by Jacques, a half-crazed guide, and crawls to the Lebeau cabin, where he is cared for. Later Julie, who is also loved by Jacques, is kidnaped by him and imprisoned in his cabin. Wahneta, a half-breed girl, tells of hearing the girl’s screams, and MacKenzie, together with a company of others, comes to the rescue. PROGRAM COPY— “Valley of Lost Souls”— With an All-Star Cast It cost Sergt. MacKenzie an adventure or two before he finally located the “ghost” murderer of the valley. A pretty romance is also a part of this thrilling story of Quebec lumberjacks. “SOCIAL CODE”— [Class B] 65% (Adapted from “To Whom It May Concern”) Story: — Society Girl Saves Sister-in-Law’s Reputation and Life of Man Accused of Murder VALUE CAST Photography — Good — John Arnold. Babs Van Buren Viola Dana TYPE OF PICTURE — Sensational. Dean Cardigan Malcolm McGregor Moral Standard — Average . Connie Grant Edna Flugarth — — — — — — — — Judge Evans Grant Huntley Gordon Story — Good Melodrama — Family. Colby Dickinson Cyril Chadwick Star — Good — Viola Dana. District Attorney William Murphy Author — Good — Rita Weiman. Attorney for the Defense John Sainpolis Direction — Good — Oscar Apfel. Adaptation — Good — Rex Taylor. November 1 to 15, 1923. Technique — Good. Spiritual Influence — Neutral. Producer — Metro Footage — 6,000 ft. Distributor — Metro (Continued on next page) Unbiased and Independent Reviews Only!