Universal Weekly (1924-1936)

28 Universal Weekly November 22, 1924 They Read Carl Laemmle^s Saturday Evening Post Advertisement "A BRILLIANT ENTERTAINMENT" "In 'The Rose of Paris' there were, aside from admirable IWary Philbin, many new actors as well as one actress. Every one of them gave a splendid characterization and a beautiful support to our coming Duse, Mary Philbin. It was again a brilliant entertainment." — Mr. Victor A. Buntzel, Portland, Ore. "A GREAT PICTURE ' "Last evening 1 had the extreme pleasure of enjoying Mary Philbin in 'The Rose of Paris,' a wonderful star in a great picture." — Mr. Frank P. Stanton, Hoboken, N. J. "FIRST WATER" "Last week I saw your picture, 'K — The Unknown,' starring Virginia Valli. The picture, in my opinion, was well done as to direction and story, and the characters were of the first water. The picture followed the story, by Mary Roberts Rineharty very closely. The mystery element was well brought out in the picture. Virginia Valli as the nurse was well cast, and the players in her support were well fitted to play their parts." — Mr. Charles H. Baryiard, Manchester, N. H. IT'S WONDERFUL WANDA "VERY GOOD" "I saw 'The Fast Worker' this afternoon. It was very good." — Miss Eleanor McCarthy, Boston, Mass. HAS STRONG MORAL INFLUENCE "Since writing you regarding 'Wine,' we have met a raft of friends, among them mothers, who praised the picture and spoke of its strong moral influence." — Mr. Arthur Jule Goodman, Cleveland, Ohio "100 PER CENT." "I enjoyed 'The Signal Tower' so much I sat through the second evening's performance and would have stayed to see it again only it was time to close the theatre. Wallace Beei'y was excellent; he is the screen's best villain, as Lon Chaney is the screen's best character actor. Miss Valli and Mr. Fellowes deserve a lot of praise, too, for their good work. As a whole, the picture was 100 per cent." — Fred Walker, New Bedford, Mass. "A 21-JEWEL" "Today I witnessed 'The Signal Tower' at the America Theatre here. It is much better than 'The Storm.' It is very well cast, well directed and excellently played. It is a real 21-Jewel Universal, and will stand railroad inspection. It is fine." — Mr. A. D. Hoffman, Denver, Cole. "SOMETHING OUT OF THE USUAL" "I have seen the Jewel, 'The Fighting American,' with Pat O'Malley. The story was extraordinarily good. * * * Summed up, it was a picture worth seeing and something out of the usual." — Mr. Thane S. Preston, Rutland, Vt. "A FINE PRODUCTION" " 'Wine' is sure to make an impression on those who, despite various warnings, continue to indulge their taste for liquid refreshment. Evei*y day when you pick up a paper you see different accounts of death, blindness and paralysis resulting from bad liquor. It was good of you to make such a fine production as you did of 'Wine' and I'm suie it will go a long way in teaching a lesson to those who refuse to be taugbt. It was well handled, finely directed and acted." — Miss Rose M. Sullivan, East Boston, Mass. Wanda Wiley, clever comedienne of Century Comedies, doesn't seem to mind her unusual 'position, in the least. It happened during the making of "Coming Down," her latest two-reeler. 'FAMILY SECRET" A GREAT PICTURE "I had the pleasure of seeing Baby Peggy in 'The Family Secret.' Allow me to congratulate you on this great picture — one of your very best. The entire cast lived their parts; they did not play them. That is the kind of picture I like — the simple, human story of today, one that makes you smile through your tears. I think everybody in the audience liked it." — Mrs. Theresa E. Royer, Newark, Ohio HE ROOTS FOR HOOT "A short time ago I saw Hoot Gibson in 'Ride for Your Life.' He sure is a little wonder. I don't believe there is another star of his kind in the business who has such a pleasing personality, and there is always lots of action in his pictures. You made no mistake when you elevated him from the two-reelers." — Mr. F. W. Slyter, Minneapolis, Minn. SHE ENJOYED "HIT AND RUN" "I witnessed 'Hit and Run' at a neighboring movie house. I don't suppose I have to tell you how much I enjoyed it. You, of course, know a good pictui-e. But I'll say it was the nicest half-hour or so that I've spent in a long time. Being an ardent baseball fan made it all the more interesting, but nobody could very well resist Hoot Gibson, anyway. I liked the little girl who played opposite him, too." — Miss Helen Jackson, New York City, N. Y.