Screen Opinions (1923-24)

/. f // I / / “BOOK THE NEW PERCENTAGE WAY’’ 77 Masterful. . Superior. . . Excellent . . Very Good Percentage Figure Values [Class A-a]— 100% [Class A-b]— 95% [Class A-c] — 90% [Class A ]— 80% Good. . . Average Fair Poor. . . [Class [Class [Class [Class B ]— 65% C ]— 50% D ]— 40% E ]— 25% Every picture reviewed in SCREEN OPINIONS is analyzed according to definite standards before arriving at positive percentage value. The independent summary in “Our Opinion” is submitted to you for final judgment, because in all cases you must have the last word when it comes to selecting the pictures. A thorough reading of “Our Opinion” will give a clearer idea of the nature of the picture, so that you may be better able to judge its money-making possibilities for you, its entertainment value and suitability for your patronage. “LITTLE OLD NEW YORK”— [Class A-b] 95% (Adapted from play of same name) Story: — Romance of Irish Girl Who Impersonates Dead Brother to Gain Inheritance VALUE CAST Photography — Superior — Ira II. Morgan and Patricia O’Day Marion Davies Gilbert Warrenton. Patrick O’Day Steve Carr TYPE OF PICTURE — Romantic. John O’Day J. M. Kerrigan Moral Standard — Good. Larry Delevan Harrison Ford — Robert Fulton.. Courtenay Foote Story — Superior — Comedy romance — Family. Washington Irving Mahlon Hamilton Star — Excellent — Marion Davies. Fitz Green Halleck Norval Keedwell Author — Superior — Rida Johnson Young. Henry Brevoort George Barraud Direction — Superior — Sidney Olcott. Cornelius Vanderbilt Sam Hardy Adaptation — Superior — Luther Reed. John Jacob Astor Andrew Dillon Technique — Superior. Mr. De Puyster Riley Hatch Spiritual Influence — Good. Reilly Charles Kennedy Bunny Spencer Charters Bully Boy Brewster Harry Watson Hoboken Terror Louis Wolheim Delmonico Charles Judels Ariana De Puyster Gvpsy O’Brien Betty Schluyler Mary Kennedy Rachel Brewster Elizabeth Murray Chancellor Livingston Thomas Findlay Mrs. Schuyler Marie R. Burke November 15 to 30, 1923. Producer — Cosmopolitan Footage — 10,000 ft. Distributor — Goldwyn Our Opinion MORAL O’THE PICTURE — None Outstanding. Play Admirably Adapted to Star — Production’s Box Office Values Big — Fascinating and Wholesome There can be no question of the value of “Little Old New York” to the box office of the average moving picture theatre, for the production is a winner. The romantic atmosphere of the early days of the metropolis, the subtle humor incorporated in various ways, the interesting association of characters, the names and history of which is known to everyone familiar with old New York, is retained in the same measure as in the stage play, but with the attraction of added detail relative to the period. The screen gives the play a broader scope than the stage, and it may be that one gets a more familiar angle on the various personalities. We recognize the same quaint garden of the Delevan home as that supplied by the stage version,' where Patricia O’Day plucks her lyre and sings the sweet old Irish song, but beyond this there is much that did not appear in the original version. Scenes in Ireland are typical as can be, and the death and funeral of Patrick O’Day at sea, which was the cause of Patricia impersonating her brother, are impressively portrayed. The production is full of romance and fascinating comedy. For instance, the prizefight in the fire hall between Bully Boy Brewster and the Hoboken Terror is one of the funniest, best staged txtmnxttttttnuttstntmtvMtt (Continued on next page) No Advertising Support Accepted!