Screen Opinions (1923-24)

118 Screen Opinion* Tell* the Troth “TUCKER’S TOP HAND”— 50% (Especially prepared for the screen) Reviewed August. 1924 Theme — Romance and adventures of ranch hand wlio saves employer's property VALUE Photography — Average — A1 Seigler. Moral standard — Average. Story — Average — Melodrama. Cast — Average — Neal Hart. Direction — Average — Neal Hart. Technique — Average. Spiritual Influence — Neutral. Moral — None. CAST Barry Neal Hart. Producer — William Steiner. Footage — About 5000 feet. Distributor — State Right*. THE OPINION Average western of the old-fashioned type. Good for cheap locations. Story of rancher who nursed employer until pretty girl arrived, then used own money to beat crooks who tried to steal cattle and ranch, holds inteerst. Star has not much to do. “WANDERER OF THE WASTELAND”— 80% (Adapted from a novel of the same name) Reviewed August, 1924 Theme — Romance and tragedy of desert life VALUE Photography — Excellent — Not credited. Moral standard — Average. Story — Very good — Drama — Family. Cast — Very good — All-Star. Direction — Very good — Irvin Willat. Technique — Very good. Spiritual Influence — Neutral. Moral — None. CAST Adam Larey Jack Holt Magdalene Virey Kathlyn Williams Ruth Virey Billie Dove Dismukes Noah Beery Producer — Technicolor. Footage — 5775 feet Distribuotr — Famous Players-Lasky. THE OPINION Remarkable from standpoint of color photography. Rugged desert scenes, river boat on Colorado, and dance halls of California gold rush period, made doubly real by color method. The tragic side of desert life is gruesomely exploited, showing starving man about to grasp snake for food. A woman living with insane husband is killed by rocks hurled by him from height onto cabin. This is an unusual spectacle. Billie Dove beautiful in color film. Noah Beery is the life of the party both in desert scenes and in Paris cafe. Jack Holt and Kathlyn Williams do well. Production attracts purely as novelty. “OTHER KIND OF LOVE”— 50% (Especially prepared for the screen) Reviewed August. 1924 Theme — Brother* love same girl, one with profane, other with ancred love VALUE Photography — Average — Roland Price. Moral standard — Average. Story — Average — Melodrama — Adults. Cast — Average — All-Star. Direction — Average — Duke Worne. Technique — Average. Spiritual influence — Average. Moral — Protector of pure love. CAST Adam Benton William Fairbanks George Benton Robert Keith Elsie Dorothy Revier Mrs. George Benton Rhea Mitchell Producer — Phil Goldstone. Footage — About 4800 feet. Distributor — State Rights. THE OPINION A production for cheap theatres. Moral balance good, but lesson projected on lines that embody sex appeal. Girl discovers when she starts for honeymoon cabin that she loves brother of man she married. Honeymoon halted when wife of deceiver is brought on scene. From One Who Knows ‘‘The secret of my success” says a successful exhibitor, “has been hard work and GOOD PICTURES.” Screen Opinions helps him to select the kind of pictures that have made him what he is.