Screen Opinions (1923-24)

“Book the New Percentage Way” 23 “LOVE LETTERS”— 65% (A<l:i{>te<l from a story of the same name) Reviewed March, 1924 Theme: — Two Women’s Love Letters in Hands of Illegitimate Lover CAST VALUE Photography — Good — Not Credited. Type — Romantic, Moral Standard — Fair. Story— Good — Rom.-Melo. — Adults. Star — Good — Shirley Mason. Author — Good — Fred Jackson. Direction — Good — David Solomon. Adaptation— Good — Doty Hobart. Technique — -Good — Not Credited. Spiritual Influence — Neutral. Moral — Say the Least in Writing. Evelyn Jefferson Shirley Mason Jimmy Stanton Gordon Edwards Julia Crossland Alma Francis Don Crossland William Irving Thomas Chadwick John Miljan Producer — Fox. Footage — 4749 feet. Distributor — Fox. The Opinion TRIVIAL STORY WITH STAR DOING HER BEST It seems a pity that a better' story than “Love Letters’’ could not have been found for the latest Shirley Mason feature. It has a bit of romance and a fair amount of suspense thrown in. The murder of Chadwick and the discovery that the mysterious Morocco box has been shorn of its terror with nothing left in it but a note from the dead man stating that he has burned the love letters, is a situation with a real punch. But as a vehicle for a pretty and talented star such as Miss Mason “Love Letters” is a poor excuse. It lacks a wholesome moral balance and repeats the old story of the unfaithful wife, together with the romance of a young girl. Both women have committed the error of writing love letters to an unscrupulous man. The cast is good throughout. “UNINVITED GUEST”— 80% (Especially prepared for the screen) Reviewed March, 1924 Theme: — Girl Double-crossed by Shipwreck Companions Who Seek Fortune VALUE Photography — Very Good — Jay Rescher Type — Novel — Adventurous. Moral Standard — Average. Story — Average — Melodrama — Family Cast — Very Good — Mary MacLaren. Author — Average — Curtis Benton. Direction — Very Good — Ralph Ince. Adaptation — Very Good — Not Credited. Technique — Very Good. Spiritual Influence — Neutral. Moral — None. CAST Paul Patterson Maurice Flynn Oliver Granger Jean Tolley Irene Carlton Mary MacLaren Fred Morgan William N. Bailey Jan Boomer Louis Wolheim Producer — Submarine Film Corp. Footage — 6145 feet. Distributor — Metro. The Opinion NOVELTY SHOULD APPEAL TO AVERAGE AUDIENCE “The Uninvited Guest” is a novelty. The natural color underwater photography presented in this film is second to none. The story is ordinary. Maurice Flynn and Louis Wolheim are outstanding members of the cast. The underwater scenes of diving to secret pearls in the hulk of a sunken ship are enlivened by struggles with ail octopus. These scenes are intensely thrilling. Two men fight over the lone girl, left to perish on the island. A scene photographed from above showing Jean Tolley climbing a rope ladder swung over the perdendicular rocks with the surf booming below, is also novel and fascinating. In billing this picture be sure to emphasize the underwater photography for which the Submarine Film Corporation is already famous. No Advertising Support Accepted!