Screen Opinions (1923-24)

16 Screen Opinions Tells the Truth xxix:x^',x:intxxxxxxtxxxxxxxxxxxtxxxxxxtxnxtxtxtnxtxxxtntttttxnxxnxxxxxaxxxxuxxxxxxxxiuxinxtnxxxt “DADDIES”— 80% (Adapted from a play of the same name) Reviewed March, 1924 Theme: — Experience of Bachelors’ Club With Adopted Orphans VALUE Photography — Very Good — Not Credited Type — Humorous. Moral Standard — Good. Story, — Very Good — Comedy — Family. Cast — Very Good — All-Star— Mae Marsh Author — Very Good — John L. Hobble. Direction — Very Good — Wm. A. Seiter. Adaptation — Very Good — J. Josephson. Technique — Very Good. Spiritual Influence — Good. Moral — None Outstanding. CAST Ruth Atkins Mae Marsh Robert Audrey Harry Myers James Crockett Claude Gillingwater William Rivers Crauford Kent Bobette Audrey Claire Adams Henry Allen Willard Luis Nicholson Walters Boyce Combe Producer — Warner Bros. Footage — 6500 feet. Distributor — Warner Bros. The Opinion SHOULD GIVE EXCELLENT SATISFACTION IN ANY THEATRE Everyone will like “Daddies,” which is an adaptation of a successful Belasco play. It is one of the few picture productions that lives up to its title, and the situation which makes each of a group of four confirmed bachelors a foster daddy is delightfully humorous. Each of the four men is portrayed in a way that makes us feel thoroughly well acquainted with the characters, and the children, five in all, give a pleasing! performance. Mae Marsh, playing Ruth Atkins the surprise orphan, turns out to be eighteen instead of six. Harry Myers has never appeared to better advantage than in this production. Some of his closeups are unusually good. Claude Gillingwater, Craufurd Kent, Willard Louis and Boyce Combs also give exceptional performances. The production is well directed and is a good bet for any theatre. “LOVING LIES”— 80% (Adapted from the Harbor Bar”) Reviewed March, 1924 Theme: — Tragic Experience of Sea Captain and Jealous Wife VALUE Photography — Very Good. Type — Sentimental — Sensational. Moral Standard — Average. Story — Very good — Melodrama — Adults. Cast — Very good — All-Star. Author — Very good. Direction — Very good — T. Buchanan. Adaptation — Very good. Technique — Very good. Spiritual Influence — Average. Moral — Lies Not Safe Happiness. CAST Ellen Craig Evelyn Brent Captain Dan Stover Monte Blue Madge Barlow Joan Lowell Tom Hayden Charles Gerrard Jack Ellis Ralph Faulkner Penny Wise Ethel Wales Bill Keenan Andrew Waldron Producer — Associated Authors, Inc. Footage — 6526 feet. Distributor — Allied Producers. The Opinion SEA STORY — CONSISTENT ACTION — CAST ABOVE PAR Great care has been taken in making the production, “Loving Lies.” The picture is richer in realism than it might otherwise be. Great care has also been taken in preventing players from over-acting. The story deals with life in a fishing village. Monte Blue plays Captain Dan Stover in a way that speaks well for his director. The scenes at sea which brings the story to its thrilling climax are especially well done, and it is hard to believe that the near-tragedy in which Captain Dan rescues his wife from drowning by hauling her in singlehanded by means of a breeches buoy, is merely fiction. The picture abounds with human interest, and the picturesque atmosphere of the fishing village. Evelyn Brent and Joan Lowell are charming in the two principal feminine roles. Ethel Wales, Tom Kennedy, Ralph Faulkner are among the outstanding members of the cast. No Advertising Support Accepted!