Variety (November 1917)

MOVING PICTURES THE UNFOtlSEEN. The flrat of tbe Olhre Tall features prp- dnoed by the lmplr* All-gtar Co. for release rla Mutual Is "The Unfirimn," which hM boeo outdo Into a six-part featare under tho dlroeUoo of John O'Brien. It la an adapta- tion of a play by tbo lata Cent. Bobart Mar- snail and waa presented at tbo Bsaplre tbo- atra about tan or mora yearn nge with Cbarlea Rlobjnan In tbo loading male role. Mlaa Tall baa tba principal part. 8bo Is tba victim of an unfortunato clreunsetnnee which blda fair to mar bar Ufa. Bbo olopaa with a man who la objoctod to 07 bar fatbar ao a suitable buaband for nor. 8bo gene to Now Torfc to iota bim and ther ropair -to Ma apartmont boforo gotag throng* tbo mar- rtage oereaony. A fiiand of bar Invar, who la aooompaalad by a friend of hie, call. Too foot of tbo lady being to baebalor'a apartment given rise to a papalWo mlaoonoaptlon of tbo situation, and to oaTaot tbla tbo lover lntroduoaa tbo girl aa bla wife. A faw momonta latar tbo man taste no la financially rained, telle tbo girl eo ( and en- plain* be la la ao position to marry, tbo re- turns to bar borne and tbo man irfm'f ovi- cide. One of the men to whom she bad boon introduced aa the enlelde'a wife la a novelist, who later goes blind. She fella la lore with him and determines to devote her Ufa to his comfort by marrying him. He Is unaware, of course, that aba la the woman to waa lntrodunad on that fateful day. A bit of suspense Is created when nor wnebead goes to a epeeJalant for aa operation wMeh mey restore bla eight If It la auaeseafoJ aba knowo be wttl roongnlao bur and not only elace bar la n position one eaanot explain, ut will break bis heart. The operatean Is sueoonsfwl and at the crucial moment n lat- ter chat had mtecarrted la delivered to the buaband from the dead man explaining why ho Introduced the woman aa his ,r«e» The three prlnolpal mala chometers are played by David Powell, Fuller hUHleb and War- burton Gamble. It hi n capital story with aa original bit of dramatlo su sp en se. Simple and csfeetlve latarlora, high-class noting and Intelligent direst ten help to mate "The Un- fereeeea" aa enaetleat feature. Join. ununnaanuul » y .•••• in id Adolph Zukor presents KJ E R I T E One of the famous "Sub-Ueb" ttoriet By MARY ROBERTS RINBHART Directed by J. SEARLE DAWLEY R K fP \l , "Just as the Paramount-Empress always has Jo do when Marguerite Clark pays a screen visit there, Manager George E. Carpenter was compelled last night to stop the sale of tickets. It wasn't because he wanted to do so, but a matter of necessity. There wasn't room for all the people who wanted to see the picture. If you see Miss Clark in 'Bab's Diary/ it's a sure thing you'll want to see all the famous 'Sub-Deb' stories on the screen."—HERALD-RE- PUBLICAN (Salt Lake). «~ — - This review is a sign of the times. "More time/' as they say in vaude- ville, or "longer run picture" or a good picture for a return date. ~—«*:*••, (.piuximoiuii l FAMOUS PLAYERS -LASKY CORPORATION Ji ADOLPH ZUKOR Prtt. JKWE LLA8KT tVr Prm CECIL 1 DK M1LLE DfTKtorCtmmi >+i • T«rw YORK./ ' ./ SCANDAL Bentrtz Vanderdyke Coostance Talmadge Pclham Frauklla Harry C. Browne Sutherland York J. Herbert Frank Ida Larpent Almee Dalmores Malcolm Fraser Gladden Jamas Mr. Vaaderdyke W. P. Carleten lira. Vaaderdyke.. Ida Darling The gr»t production (or Select distribution made by Constance Talmadge la entitled "Scandal," and was adapted from the aerial novel of the same name by Cosmo Hamilton. It waa directed by Charles Olblyn. With the exception of a flashback to depict a "re- lated" Incident, It Is purely comedy o( a high-class order, with exceedingly rich and tasteful Interior aud exterior scenes. The flashback Is tragic and really has no place In the picture. Another unnecessary *cene Is one In which the hero, a wealthy gentleman thoroughly familiar with motor boats, places a lighted match so close to the euglue of his auxiliary launch, which causes an explosion. That Is equivalent to looking for a gss leak with a lighted candle or torch. Normal grown-ups are genera'iy supposed to kuow better. Otherwise "ttcaa- dai" Is a delicious comedy, especially su'ttd to the hlstnouic gilts of little Miss Tal- madge. A sell-willed daughter of wealthy people has a little flirtation with a promi- nent portrait paiuler. tihe visits his studio oue eveuing aud when he attempts to em- brace her she leaves indignantly. The visits to the a nut surts gossip, aud whea con- fronted with It by her lemlly. says she lis beeu vlsliiug Pel hum Frankliu, a wealthy bachelor irieud, who has an apartmeut in the same building aud that, as a mstter of lact, she has been secretly married to Frank- lin, bhe whispers to traualln to couilrm her statement aud, although taken uiter'y by surprise, has uo alternative. Receiving the laiuny cougratulatious sud blessiugs, Frankliu is iurious and determines to get even. He Is the guest ol the girls pareuts at a week-eud hou*e party aud calls a servaut, telling bim to place his clothes la "Mrs. Fraua.Uu s room. ' At bedtime he accom- pauies "his wae" to her room, follows her In, which results lu a delicious series of amusing scenes, which never border on Bug- gestiou or vulgarity. Alter lockiug tbe door aud conipelliug ber to disrobe aud savagely oruenug Uer to bed—even reHortiug to sheer physical lorce—he declares that a they were aioue on a larswuy ibluud be would ireat her as If she were a niau. Then he unlocks tbe door aud dashes out. Toe "marriage" Is puoilshed in me papers aud tbe couple are compelled to preleud it is so. Filially the lawny suggests tbe young couple should go ou a houc>uioou cruise In tbe husband s yacht. Meauuwe tbe artist baa beeu seuding a series ol auouywuus letters to tbe lawny, suggesting a doubt about there bavlug ever beeu a marriage. Wueu coul routed with this sliutuiuu, ?ruukliu goes (o lUe artist to wreak his veugeauce aud arrives Just alter the scouudrel uau beeu sbut .by a Jealous busbaud. iieiore dylug the painter writes an apoiogy. lu tbe eud Fraukliu forcibly ab- ducts tbe girl, carries ber aboard bis yacht, sails beyond tbe three-in ue limit, from which poiut the captain has authority to perioral tbe cerewouy, aud all euds happily. Handled by cbeup people, the story would be auytbiug but the sweet, clean, wholesome anair It turned out to be. Miss 'laiinudge, as the williul little Ingenue, is deiigunul; Harry C. lirown as the bero, althougb a trifle ponderous, was, all told, an eiiective "cave man" ; J. Herbert Krauk stood out vividly In the few sceues In which be enacted the artist; Gladden James, as a friend, con- tributed his usual finished work, and so on. Jvlo. THE FETTERED WOMAN. Angelina A Mends Alice Joyce J awes Deaue Webster Campbell Jack Wolver Douuld Mclirlde Tobe Lionel Grey Adolph lilnk Templar Saxc Vltagrapb's Nov. 5 release under the IJlue Ribbon -rami Is "Tbe Fettered Wouiau," from the pen of Robert W Chambers, directed by Tom Terns. While the deuuumeut Is evident very early In its progression, the story Is, nevertheless, an lutere»iiug one, and quite a departure from conveutiunal lines. A once prosperous village has goue to decuy and An- gelinas father commits suicide, leaving her only 3,U0o acres of unsaleable land aud no caoh. Reared in refluemcui, the girl s future Is a serious problem to ber. A couple of unscrupulous real estate sburks persuaue her to come to New York uuder tbe pretext of aelllng her property to a syndicate. They endeavor to <*ei ber to sign awuy her land and one of them cuveta the girl. 'Ihiy ta^e bur to a public restsuraut aud oue of the meu attacks her. Tbe other interferes, there is a quarrel between tbe men, aud one Is shot in the arm. They swear the girl did tbe suootiug and she Is sent to a reformatory for three years. Ueing a high strung girl and chaniug over the In- justice she suffers great augui.-h, but finally is released. On ber return to the little village ■be Is shunned as a Jailbird and lives alone on the vast estate. She advertises for summer boarders and a youug.man from t) 3 city tomes there for blH varution From that point ou, akbouKp there me e eu:v;Ikt of 1l uniting event.-., the tiuish is apparent. Mr. Terrls bas done some excellent work lu bU direciiuu aud tbe selection of the locaiiuus are m keepiug with tbe narrative. Alice Joyce as tbe un- fortunate girl, gives her usual mtelligeut inter- pretation of a rather dilticuli role and the remainder of the cast is all that could be desired. A program feature that is certain to Please. Julo ,