Screen Opinions (1923-24)

\\}V9\C No Advertising Support Accepted! 78 “GOLDFISH”— 80% (Adapted from the play of the same name) Reviewed May, 1924 Theme — Marital Adventures of Coney Island Plano Player VALVE CAST Photography — Very good — Ray Binger. Jennie Wetherby Constance Talmadge Moral standard — Fair. Jimmy Wetherby Jack Mulhall Story — Very good — Farce-Sat. — Adults. Amelia Pugsley Zazu Pitts Star — Very good — Constance Talmadge. Count Novski Edward Connelly Author — Very good — Not credited. J. Hamilton Powers William Conklin Direction — Very good — Jerome Storm. Technique — Very good. Producer — Joseph M. Schenck. Spiritual influence — Neutral. Footage — 7145 feet. Moral — None. Distributor — First National. The Opinion Looking back on “Th«j Goldfish” the writer’s impression is that although the picture is full of laughs and presents Constance Talmadge at her best, the satirical significance of the) play might have been presented in a more clever, more subtle fashion. Of course there is no pretense at moralizing, and it is impossible not to be amused by the pretty young wife’s suave fashion of putting one husband aside to take on another. After marrying three times the much-married lady is about to make the fourth venture when she suddenly discovers that she loves her first husband so well that she must return to him. Miss Talmadge plays the role of Jennie Wetherby skillfully. Admirers of the star will find “The Goldfish” very much to their liking. An excellent supporting cast has been supplied. “TROUBLE SHOOTER”— 80% (Especially prepared for the screen) Reviewed May, 1924 Theme — Romance anil Cross-Country Horse Race in Sierra Nevadan VALUE Photography — Very good — Not credited Moral standard — Average. Story — Very good — Melodrama — Family Star — Very good — Tom Mix. Author — Very good — Fanny Hatton. Direction — Very good — John Conway. Technique — Average. Spiritual influence — Neutral. Moral — None. Tom Steele Nancy Brewster Francis Earle Pete Highley Jim Howe CAST Tom Mix Kathleen Key Earle Fox J. Gunnis Davis Howard Truesdale Producer — Fox. Footage — 5702 feet. Distributor — Fox. The Opinion The thrill of “The Trouble Shooter” is located in tha cross-country ride in the Sierra Nevadas during which the hero scorning dynamited bridges and other obstacles makes use of all sorts of devices including a hand car, a raft, and pulley line over a river. In every case he takes his horse with him. The horse also is made to wear snow shoes at one stage of the picture. The subtitles are poor, j The cast is good, and the direction satisfactory. This is an excellent film for the neighborhood house. “CHECHAHCOS" — 90% (Especially prepared for the screen) Reviewed May, 1924 Theme — Dramatic History of Northwest Gold Rush CAST VALUE Photography — Superior — R. K. Johnson Moral standard — Average. Story — Excellent — Melodrama — Family. Star — Excellent — All-Star. Author — Excellent — Lewis H. Moomaw. Direction — Excellent — Lew. H. Moomaw Technique — Excellent. Spiritual influence — Neutral. Moral — None. "Horseshoe’’ Riley William Dills Bob Dexter Albert Van Antwerp Mrs. Stanlaw Eva Gordon Prof. Stanlaw Howard Webster Baby Stanlaw Babie Margie Producer — Captain Austin E. Lathrop. Footage — 7650 feet. Distributor — Associated Exhibitors.