Screen Opinions (1923-24)

10 Screen Opinions Tell tlie Truth Percentage Figure Values Masterful 100% Superior 05% Excellent 80% Very good 80% Good 65% Average 50% Fair 40% I’oor 25 % Every picture reviewed in SCREEN OPINIONS is analyzed according to definite standards before arriving at positive percentage value. The independent summary in “The Opinion" is submitted to you for final judgment, because in all cases you must have the last word when it comes to selecting the pictures. A thorough reading of “The Opinion’’ will give a clearer idea of the nature of the picture, so that you may be better able to judge its money-making possibilities for you, its entertainment value and suitability for your patronage. “CAPTAIN BLOOD— 90% (Adapted from the novel of the same name) Reviewed October, 1924 Theme — Adventures of Irish physician accused of treason in reign of King James VAGUE Photography — Excellent — S. Smith, Jr. Moral standard — Average. Story — Excellent — Drama — Family. Author — Excellent — Rafael Sabatini. Cast — Excellent — J. Warren Kerrigan. Direction — Excellent — David Smith. Technique — Excellent. Spiritual Influence — Average. Moral — None. CAST Captain Blood J. Warren Kerrigan Arabella Bishop ...Jean Paige Mary Traill Charlotte Merriam Colonel Bishop Wilfrid North Governor Steed .....Templar Saxe Producer — Albert E. Smith. Footage — About 11000 feet. Distributor — Vitagraph. THE OPINION Spectacular production suited for transient or neighborhood houses. Give* J. Warren Kerrigan, in role of Captain Blood, the best opportunity yet afforded him on the screen. His portrayal of the young Irish physician, performing deeds of kindness and heroism during a series of fast and furious adventures which finally placed his enemies at his feet, is polished. Wilfrid North, Jean Paige and Charlotte Merriam are excellently cast. Bertram Grassby’s portrayal of Don Diego is also sure to be noted. In scenes at sea with the Spanish ships bombarding Bridgetown, yellow tongues of flame can be seen with every shot of the cannon. Young people will like the pirate atmosphere to be found in a portion of the picture. A realistic idea of the cruelties practiced on slaves in the Barbadoes can be had from this picture. THE STORY Peter Blood, a young Irish physician, is accused of treason because he attended a wounded rebel, during the reign of King James. Sent with a shipload of rebel convicts to the Barbadoes he is purchased by the military commander at Bridgetown at the request of his niece. In the course of events Bridgetown is attacked by the Spanish, and Peter Blood saves the lives of Arabella Bishop and her friend. Later he turns the tables on Colonel Bishop, who means to crush him, for when William Mounts the throne of England he swears allegiance to the new government, and is made (governor of Jamaica in Bishop’s place. He wins Arabella for his wife. “SELF-MADE FAILURE”— 80% (Especially prepared for the screen) Reviewed October, 1924 Theme — Tramp, boy and dog — tramp mistaken for professor of gymnnstica VALUE Photography — Very good — Ray June. Moral standard — Average. Story — Very good — Com. — Family. Cast — Very good — Lloyd Hamilton. Direction — Very good — Wm. Beaudine. Technique — Very good. Spiritual Influence — Average. Moral — None outstanding. CAST Sonny ..Ben Alexander Breezy. Lloyd Hamilton John Steele -....Matt Moore Alice Neal Patsy Ruth Miller Producer — J. K. McDonald. Footage — About 7345 feet. Distributor — First National. THE OPINION Good for neighborhood house. Audience will enjoy adventures and friendship of tramp and boy. Scenes in hotel where the tramp, Breezy, is mistaken for a professor of gymnastics and forced to live up to the mistake, are good for a lot of laughs. A fine vein of human interest prevails throughout, together with an Interesting situation in the scheme of a crook to cheat a widow out of hotel business. Patsy Ruth Miller, Lloyd Hamilton and Ben Alexander are outstanding figures. THE STORY Breezy, a tramp, his pal Sonny and a dog alight from a freight train at the station of a one-horse town. Breezy is mistaken for a professor of gymnastics. Later he is framed for burglary and placed in jail. Information he has gained regarding the standing of the supposed owner of the hotel is carried to Grandma Neal, a woman who has befriended Sonny, which establishes her claim to the ground on which it stands. The close of the story shows Breezy returning to the open road. Printed in U. S. A.