Screen Opinions (1923-24)

No Advertising Support Accepted! on “DARING YOUTH”— 80% (Especially prepared for the screen) Reviewed May. 1924 Theme — Adventure* of Girl Who Tried to Retain Freedom Though Married VALUE Photography — Very good — Not credited Moral standard — Average. Story — Very good — Drama — Family. Star — Very good — Bebe Daniels. Direction — Very good — Wm. Beaudlne. Technique — Very good. Spiritual Influence — Average. Moral — Marriage basis does not change. CAST Miss Alita Allen Bebe Daniel* John J. Campbell Norman Kerry Arthur James Lee Moran Winston Howell Arthur Hoyt Producer — B. F. Zeidman. Footage — About 6000 feet. Distributor — Principal Pictures. THE OPINION A program picture with a punch. Humorous side of trying to keep on intimate terms with old friends of opposite sex after marriage successfully ' presented. Bebe Daniels is charming as the wife, and Norman Kerry is excellent as the husband. Lee Moran as the rejected lover who remain^ “the man between," is funny as always. This is a picture that will interest young and old — not a dull moment, and strictly modern. — The tale ends in a fight in which husband beats up lover, and wife smashes latter over head with elopment suitcase. “WOMEN WHO GIVE"— 90% (Adapted from “Cape Cod Folks”) Reviewed June, 1924 Theme — Romance and Tragedy in Lives of Flshcrfolk VALUE Photography — Excellent — P. Hilburn. Moral standard — Good. Story — Excellent — Drama — Family. Cast — Excellent — All-Star. Direction — Excellent — Reginald Barker Technique — Excellent. Spiritual Influence — Average. Moral — Sincerity in love. CAST Emily Swift Barbara Bedford Jonathan Swift Frank Keenan Becky Keeler Renee Adoree Capt. Joe Cradlebow Robert Frazer Producer — Louis B. Mayer. Footage — 7440 feet. Distributor — Metro. THE OPINION Vigorous, life-like development of the plot supplies an important argument for the entertainment value of “Women Who Give.” Character portrayal is excellent, with Frank Keenan and Robert Fraser in the lead. The feminine side of the cast is also strongly fortified with Renee Adoree. Plenty of human interest and fisher-village atmosphere, tips of comedy, much pathos, and a realistic storm at sea are among the attractions, together with a fascinating story of love and tragedy as it happens among fisherfolk. The picture presents men and women of character. “TURMOIL”— 80% (Adapted from the play of the same name) Reviewed May, 1924 Theme — Circumstance* Force Poetic Son of Industrial King to Business Captaincy VALUE Photography — Very good — C. Stumar. Moral standard — Average. Story — Very good — Drama — Family. Cast — Very good — All-Star. Direction — Very good — Hobart Henley. Technique — Very good. Spiritual Influence — Average. Moral — Parents should direct children. CAST Bibbs Sheridan... — George H&ckathorne Jas. Sheridan, Sr Emmett Corrigan Mary Vertrees Eleanor Boardm&n Jim Sheridan, Jr.._ Theodore Von Elts Producer — Universal. Footage — 6741 feet. Distributor — Universal. THE OPINION In "The Turmoil” a sensational quality has been aimed at by the director which he has succeeded in obtaining; and the spectacle of, the collapsing viaduct and bursting dam should prove a box office asset, although to the practiced eye it appears a bit fakish. The picture is nicely' staged and sustains human interest which links it more substantially to the famous author than anything else. George Hackathorne gives an outstanding performance. The picture is a safe bet for the average theatre.