Screen Opinions (1923-24)

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Wo Adverflalng Sqpport Acc«pt*dl 17 screenopinions THE UNBIASED REVIEWING SERVICE! Vol. 15 October 1st to 15th, lt)24 No. 12% Published by FLINT McNAUGHTON, 806 S. Wabash Avenue. CHICAGO SUPPLEMENT' — EXTRA REVIEWS Index 65%—’ ‘Alaskan” 19 65%—’ ’Poison" 20 65%—’ ‘Another Scandal” 20 80%—’ ‘Tarnish” 17 80 % — 'Man Who Came Back” 13 65%—' ‘Unseen Hands" 18 90%—’ ‘Navigator” 19 80%—’ ‘Youth For Sale” 18 “MAN WHO CAME BACK”— 80% (Adapted from the play of the same name) Reviewed October, 1924 Theme — Son of wealth brought back from the dregs by love of woman VALUE Photography — Very good — L. Andriot. Moral standard — Good. Story — Very good — Melodra. — Family. Author — Very good— J. E. Goodman. Cast — Very good — All-star. Direction — Very good — E. J. Flynn. Technique — Very good. Spiritual Influence — Good. Moral — Good is indestructible. CAST Henry Potter George O’Brien Marcelle Dorothy Maekail Thomas Potter Ralph Lewis Captain Trevalan Cyril Chadwick Aunt Isabel Emily Fitzroy Producer — Fox. Footage — About 5000 feet. Distributor — Fox. THE OPINION Made with box office in view, and you can bank on it to please. Exceptionally human story, and good presentation. Contains good moral and should appeal to audiences in neighborhood houses. The director has kept the main idea of the story in sight throughout — the survival of the best in the worst of us. and the possibility of nourishing and developing one gocu seed. The drinking and dope element is not pleasant. But out of this unhappy background come the thrill of the man's regeneration. George O’Brien, the hero of "The Iron Horse.” shares the lead in this picture with Dorothy Maekail. A part of the plot is laid in Shanghai. THE STORY Henry Potter, spendthrift and dissolute son of a rich and indulgent -father, is finally sent to his father’s shipyards in San Francisco to work out his own salvation. Marcelle, a cabaret entertainer and also alone in the world, loves him and when he is shanghaied by his father’s agents and sent on a ship to China, she follows. He sinks to the dregs with drink, and Marcelle becomes addicted to dope, but on discovering Henry she makes one more effort to reform him. They agree to pull themselves out of the mire, and Henry is staked to a pineapple ranch near Honolulu. He is finally restored to his father through the aid of detectives. Marcelle is also received with open arms. “TARNISH— 80% (Adapted from a play of the same name) Reviewed October, 1924 Theme — Romance of girl and man with tarnished past VAIjUE CAST Photography — Very good — A. Miller. Letitia Tevis May McAvov Moral standard— Average. Emmett Carr Ronald Colman Story — Very good — Com.-Dra. — Adults. Nettie Dark Marie Prevost Author — Very good — Gilbert Emery. Adolf Tevis Albert Gran Cast— Very good— With May McAvoy. Aggie Triscolla Bonner Direction — Very good — G. Fitzmaurice. Technique — Very good. Producer — Samuel Goldwyn. Spiritual Influence — Average. Footage — 6831 feet. Moral — Avoid regrets thru clean past. Distributor — First National