Variety (October 1919)

iImM HOI- fiUa, Aiiamii..>.»««»M«M*«t».• .VJoIet iUul j^bpn^^Bnoki.. .Earl Sclienk jir. FMil P wii < a>B «»»«»«««»»»«»»«..Ltoixl Adami HftU. ..•••«• u.r« •» »t .?>ea«rto. CI«rtoa car* » yi«4*U*M'aiMiWlat «< their latest ftaturik "Tb* dat^ >*dua%" at Wartltaer HalL Tta foatoi* .^^t'jitx-rwi mfSnctloB. with JBaStr Staraai ''li^BNd JUmlutm & MwMr to ttw Mrtlw'iBa 'ifrwtar itf fb* Metdni- jftt .^praMBt ttaM'aM'airM faqta that aiaiil aat niirdliic ths ptctnre. Tber are that It need*' m hav* 1«S00 ictat cut out«( tb* early part ct :^ilfli. that ttneedsretUliac. ana that acoMpI* VSeat itowlai tte haiditm* ^^iagrairwa atttS at tte aa« of tto yiatM ■■•< ;l9Rw ant How reek «tta pietm an an de. il^ft t» a lenrthy praulbto to the real plot et ' (iip,:ftorT< Then when :the etorr seta started ' ' tm tni la In alsbt from the fifst. With a lot of (he prtltinlnar)' deleted, and the action sotten to' utter almnt a real of Introductory, tha plo> Ian wlU be one that -erill set by. . :\The troable wUh the tltUns li that tha eab- -iiam V TtotnalDr a ealeodar. It la a caae «t i^kBt HUM*' •IhNt XoBtba lAter." 'The iRnt **Afl«r Vtarta Taani," ato. JL mu^ •t tkcae main the vietta CiMtar Thm nadbiK titles are stilted, mtp kar were orlclnatly wrtttea to a and are literal tranalatloiui . DMked «a til the flnlih ot the picture there Is a scene showing the settlnc «f a headstone over ttti siaTe ot the man who was loved by the ■liitetaK^ bat who jilted her after she liad made r . laiiiMs Ma rise ta the woiM. This tt M rnaat, 1 V%M^tka atoiy adgfat ha dioppcd a (Imt ttow '::. •ilir hs A'QMpad-dead la the cabaret seene. Tliat T' is Om ObISIi ot the stoty. - : ' 'JtMb/ta SclKuner has. taken for his thente the Hiored tfante ot love, maintaining that whatever . else happens in this life, K is bnt a contrfbntory Ihctor to ibVe. In this caae a hlfh school teacher is toVeSl by a doctor, bat aha ia tarn tails in luh with a down-and-«nt Mend «t his and tawmta hUoi throuth law acbooL They am ^f^jMM to Ka married altar hs taa >|Ki*s«,' t/U : %«f'ttott'tiBoa be JllU Iw la Atm w^tlis dngli- iKtm «MC the head of the oorpotatton which enploya ' ..'Ma ss legal'advisor. The doctor again takes '' 'flftiJris suit and is sucoesatol. The former loi««r' '. hecBui a JSalons and flaally, when be eeea thm both tosether, drops dead of heart taUvrei, The direction at. the hands of the author doea Mtadvaaoe the ^ry siteedUy enoni^ aad tlura ot the bits , of action ,that should be aspeeiatly the Idt ot looking at tha -Jto to atss asgHisBt amti dilall. Oris aC tta piiifulat erron b tha «sa ot ttaa daaghttr at tha pJtKtar, The gUl Is about 4 yean old af^tho "limtrir of the picture, and during the thno t|«t Is takes to tell the story (approximately 6 >iars, judging from the calendar titles) she ro> p .awins at.the same iage. '. Xmlljr Stevens gives a oorking performaaos as ^-:v'ttr.hs»otaa'«t-*ha:«tosn:'«l(h VorM t V to la. tight ut Ihst mllM- IMT ■. psrfaatljr, ; aohsak ptaira tha heavy lead. '•fritoUntI. i m the doctor. . , There was oonsMlerable noney 'apant on tha ptoduction, but as a six-reeler there Is little la it. that wUI get it back. Tsh ylotars asada sat* thig vary badly, iaad tim tks tMtait «h«M ks: aUanOad to, • ' . lOMBABDI, ITS. '^nte Lombudl.... Norah. VWllB Fhyllla Mannli aaoaaooaooaaosoi • ••eaasaoa'aaaaftaoa*******' • aasaaaasea *ss«« >■•*• .Bert laMX .Alice lake .Vera lit wis ..Juanlta Hansen rnyiila Manning • juanlta Hansen RIccardo TOeelll....... ....George MoDanlel Robert Tarrant............ ''"fSP'' Kiinur ..J». .....»>.....»..».......^..^.Aiina May ■ w M wa .......-.....'........ ..jfoiMt B twM pi to g ...«'«{».....•.......«.■ JeaB ABKsr Vkt screen version ot "Lombardl, litdn" . Ikovia prove to he every bit as succesaful as was tin alaca nw aa t atlon at tha Fredwlalc aad. VhBiijr HMtoB ssmadr. Bert Lytall staada Mt in the eecenttte etaitaeter ereslad by Leo CarlUo in the stags'TcrstoD. Rto s«ppsrt to wail eaati' end Alice I«ke as Morah gives a anperb delinea- tion ot liombardi's "right am." Jack Conway. *ho dirocted the fllm lor Screen Classics, did iu>t overlook the slightest detail In production, •nd even entwined sorer&I small ettuatlons which to. the original play. Even though lost St for a oonBidersbio period in the film •t ths fltn, gmag ths story parfaot spatlimKy. "With respect to the tlUes It was evidently la- tended to get ths humorous stags lines Into tbem. wall the guttural Italtaa aooent. Tbte to Oo weakest link in the entire prodacUoa. Soma ot thone titles are really splendid, but the majority are rather painful, and It might have been bet- tor to havS them written ta "straight" Aa ti tha dim to that ot liondtatdi, a whir troiia to aU'Sad iMUb is? ****** ** ** aaaktng the eostnmes for a theatrieal production, and at no time has he been paid fOr thto work. Strolua, the owner of the show, to making a new prodoetion, and ,Liombardl has been promised that when the show goes over he win 'bt , given his nuiney. He beoomea enaaMred ot FhylUs Msnnlng, a show girl, and aappliss bar mth «» «C J )S8. «•.•«••'•♦»•'•••••.Worencs ▼tdor .U.I>Bllaa t>elghtAn Dn Vanll and belittlea aU U to sincerity tMi friendly with si man about town iand leaves with him tor Callfbmt^ In the meantime Morab who has been the talthtnl aide to Lombardl, tries in ovoy way to divert bis attentions from the show girl and. at the same times get hUn to attend to business, as the film has a note doe tor 1100,000. and on account ot the tollnn of BtrohafajMWK g isdse U K i totoi tfcsM ruptey. Aitlar fKUmP di*artw« "wtth Iwr 'Maud, Xototoodt aoiMB.-to htoMfsea and to tittand to-toHtosss, Hto M«M "Ricky" to told 'of Us sUgbi and agrees to meet the fln a nc lai of tito Sim. Thlib ot course, leads Bad Norah to the altar as well as ■I *fIHlay," one of the modsta.' ■ItiB IffiTMHBHfl. Blanche Sterling.. ....CoHnne Orifllth Rlcbafd Sterllnc Hogh Huntley Med Warden .......Percy toarmom George Hunter .......Benry Hsltam Mrs. Hunter .....................Bmily Fitsroy Clara Hunter ........Josephine Whltteli Aunt Ruth Hsnter .......Juie Jennings James Oarfleld Trotter... Oeorco Spotswood Julia Godesby .,t, ..Oomtae' Barker Jordan ■ "We are aU oUtobeni." • W(th these fsnr woids tb» toto €!lyds Fltek aouii^ tha gatowt nsto sd It to wir a PI years staiM (te jOsy hsid ttia attsattoa a( Ito puUto at th* 'W Priaeess. Its story is as ot today, yesterday and twenty years ago; a tale ot one who climbs for wealtti, while. his wife ollmbs (or hsppl- ness. In her marriage ahe does not Und It. while her true aOnlty hioks on. climbing In at the-last nilnnto to save ,ber. and-. hlOiselt and the tmrntm sMtd. fka; UMl allaibsr. how. ever, nmnm -ItfaisSH iftifi llirtbar ohataelss by unknowingly takbig. poison Sad expiring. There to a eoene among numerous scenes of true yalne that will lemate todeltbly Hzed on any one who sees It. T%ls,appllc8 to the prin- cipal ollmber's confession. He does not want to bare himself. of the enttra truth while tlie Ineandesceoto gUnrnwr.. luitead, he prefera to toU hto story to; tha .dsrk. Ovtsida It ;to ■ pouring, an4 the ptotleiTes aia drawn. Tba Sttanbto biKtoa frtlh bto aoMtost ^« ate an «llntliarB.|^.. I Silalbed tor wsatlh,** ate., and in the aaimo' ftosginsry septtlohral tone comes back ths aasertim from hto wife, l|And I climber tor happiness, marriage, love."~ The ecene Is played in total darlineiB. The man ^Ids a cigarette between bU lips, while the totermlttent flashes ot lightning outside mo- mentarily ilioQlnato the features of the thieo principal -playenrftavolvsd.. Thia to a among , scenes and reOseto great ecsdtt . Tom itontab'. d l ws t Bc i . Sb. sad Mrs. OsMgo Bandolph ChaMish' tbs swttanity egpcrtit the photographer, whose name unftgrtnuMjr. for Uie moment cannot be recalled to him with tiNi stber teidialaal sKpsrta. «IM tostorr to < Bsrotbr Ua Psiktas.«**.«..*«».*« Pa PerikBi....•.•'..••.*•.«•..••..1 Heaiy ttAbivd^ ••»•#«••*■•.•«•«'•.! DaAv.Viiriktos4«*Mf*.*»> •••••••'^H<t Msnto....•....•i.•*.....*..^..Qiaitoi itoretftt This flv«-reei Breatweod prodiwtlon Titansed tbioach itobtajHBrOstak to> pMm thst to ia> vtod''#'-4s. m t t HM k j -'ii- at st'tbs soelsl sit agatoit tbs folk. It to lost a •tasn timar* ftstti* gets t>y with its littto oemedy toniehes, althoagh tlis conUnnlty It tot so bang toward tba snd o( Hto aMtjr. Vb* todteattons srs thst «ii«t<| .was aaMMin^ ' s( lasto tbs yam' . another to a manner that shows that tbsco mnst have heea .,a lot et footage droiped.' King Vidor wrote and directed the prodne. tkm. The story deato. with gtri Who goto ts tbs big city and with and BMRtes a yt awthir was ..a w oao d . to eastsd ttst bs igaold togNC the atop tsi(tad& iTtaany soHttat Mcksrtog wito ilad 'aiUUhw Mlewi abd ths inevitable separation takes ptaoa: Tba gM rcttims homo and' the husband fOUowa, hogging lorglvenesi. The best bet hi the picture to Rosooe Kerns, wiM walks away with everything that there Is to he gotten to the way of synoaihy, although be was aililp^WF toMa#sd-as a comedy ebsr- M W «« imi. mtsbtoc tor bs to f jtost aaa bs> ^flUjit^ pogr toiw.ot rato raw. Be ptdto «t strolM, wtaa tb^ tt^: t. whs has tost a tot of moaesr iii £ m -..-■j<;fS . .VPkw'-'tie; aemea to the to the erew. Browning, whs has tost a tot at aioaejr iirll result. Is at the nnlsb line, fires a shnt. niininiaS' leaps into the sratar, swtans for the boat. th(0«if', Browning overboard, the police arrive a.nd do tlie' reet and, of course, Simmons wins the girl. ' j ; ;'>£^ As a ••WaUb" product the film should i«ovs > >iS to bs.-a wtaaer. as it shows Walsh at hto ht^tJ^i^^ ir^ Aa ». nanlar ptocram '<KtorlBg. where the im^'i^^^^M tol-Mt ••..wsu. loMm. It tolU baldly, ba mMtt^lX^imM Ofs VaoB to *— ■ - -— Thto to the second plcturlsatlon ot "The CUtobets." The first was made several yeaiw ■as- tor Sritoto sad rolesiaa ttowntb ths. Zi. HI8 KAJESIT THE AHEBIGM. Wllliam^Bnpks...... Douglas Fairbanks Fetloo, Countess of Xfontenao..... .Mnrjorle Daw Otand Duke Sarsean, Minister of War Frank Campeau PhllUpe the Fourth, King of Atolne.Sam Sothem ISmile Melts, Emissary from Brizac Jay Dwlgglns Marguerite, Prtoceos ot Alatoe. .Ltlllaa laagdoa The first otrerlniB «f ths Obltod Arttoto VBAt Four") to Douglas Fairbanks release, "His Majesty the American," the feature picture for the opening of the new Capitol. »Tbe scenarto to by Joseph Beaaberry 'and IBiton Banks, di- rected by Henaberry. The indications are that more money was spent in production than on any praVtous Fairbanks picture. The esiiendl- tm ands tor gtost drtMie settings. Mlltantly baalhd iwh aetnes, fiveral to repnaent tba ^atoab aC tha ktaig at a.i country, fateUa lallwdi' aanlMas sail. and the thousand and one detsito nrnriiwrt' ts create the impression that the plcturs wm. toads other than on the coast. The story te a sort of Fairbanksl&n "Prisoner of Zenda." The star bi a New Tork man about town who Is supplied with ample funds from a soures oiC which he is ignorant, nor has he any sf hto aaissstor. Jl bnM sat la tbs thbt bs to bsto to ths liinM s£ ^ small ngdon. at which pisoa ha arrives, ta tim*- to prsvent tha overthrow ot the dynaaty by a group of political conspbrators, and to win the hand ot a native female with whom be is smitten at first slsht. Fairbanks' familiar acrobatic exploits are utilised to good advantage and they are coupled with the highest kind of "romance," and always accompanied by tlie Intmltoble smile of the popular screen star. The to flf tbs hlibsit MdMk • jalo. ^rtsop a. • tfit .n.M*w«...Oartijide buvwa *^pa*' A great sersn panaaiaUtr, a wtmtog sad a manner of gett^ bto potott avsr - 'tha( todieato it won't be tong betoie be to giabMng OR feature honors It given tbe tight material. Ot the oaers In,tbe cast Floreaes Vider to given the "fSt" rota and looks plesatog, but that to about alL Oiaries Iteradllb to a nthsr. T«m hade the hooks of tbe fknt Industry" for about a dsaaM^ wbm lt-Mtt>{;'':'V'%it^ etui in its swaddUag etotheft Imglne aaudlatti»^;'^:v::f^ "Western" of those days, one that yo^ «filt/:N''i'>^j''''' think twice about before playlw svaa. ^^'0''^'^'^'^ days, and then yon wlU b«to'.* *Mr"'^^^^^ what "Miss Arlsona" is. She prsduetioB -ursa'nsds tta OotoPtotF'Sa Denver. ■ M to iStahBw.:«y..ipw.<;:':...t.i-'. '.tflsysn aM'«avtniBs Bsndbia Uumtfltili^M^^ Itbs story wsjs written fey aootge' Blltott, J£;. sad the prodootton was dIrectM by Otis '8^ Thayer. There to no record ot wbo did ths camera work; therefore whoever did the job to fortunato, for he may bo abto to get by wltk a ]ob eomewbere else until they get wise to him. It .to a sato bet, however, that no oak irbs-«i«raato "lIlaB'jAvtooaa" aad taisir;M#rf': ;-j^;ni .hs kat anNtod tin aitodt an tbst..Ja|f^«Smi'''^^ ever gtos bhn^a s b s n oa to apoa.ttaa'stoirisittii'^;' '" sn any-XiiMhsr Jtostsm nedaet ' '' i.-'^Vv^ The llgUlnga are atroetous. ttsy make tfcie j sotiocs look ta though Qiey wars a tot «t «sv«fc^ la cutting and titling tbe ptotare to atoftilt' and tbe assembling la just as toid. In ma|iplitittr up sceaes there are close-ups cut in that do not ' nstob tbs ^hatacter in dress at the time tbMi.; tbs Shst -was Bowosed to have beita made. tbat dtosld be SHOUIl) AHDSBflTO VOEQiVSt Ruth Fulton • Mlrtom Cooper Mary Carroll .....lira. James TBt Hackett John Carroll i...........Brio Mayne I^ater Chambers Mtex Burleigh......... Percy Standing "A Human Jackal".. Charlea Craig "The Girl Who Was Cost Aside" , " . ,° Martha Uansfleld Uncle Jim....,,...James Mtfraa Kid Dugan.. .Johnny stlsS Joseph McCarthy.............. Tom Brooke A Fox Film, described as a "«hi«neledrama," starring Miriam Cooper with a supporting east' including Mrs. James K. HaCkett (Beatrlee Beekley). The basis of the story to bare unfolded, the man doea not fotgivei and so we have a woman banished from bto boais Sad son. Tba bnsband bail Jtosa «ttM lor bar •Vcal dato^Vto a ditol.: and alM iMia toaSK'« btaa as 1» ds«« sC bar. They do not msst agato nntlt yests later, whan io psrsnit ot tbe road to tortqns, be comes XIast. He meeU the girl of his choice who is later be- friended by hto mother. A cloud et doubt be- falls him. He has heard this and that about her. It is unjustllled, but be is unrelenting as bto' father. He learns ths identity, of-bta mother and forgives her willingly enough after her o6n- fesfion. As to tlis ghl ot bto choice, thai, to sometbto* dlflaisab OC sMMai to atoto bi.ths reconciliation. t The production to^not elahorato, but oonstotsnt The display of luxury as oonveyed- by tba tltlieB of Burleigh sometimes to grossly misrepresented. But it has a eorklng scene ot a race tbat should gu for to gripping tba interest of audlencea It to too long drawn out. and much detail might be elbnlnated to save the feature from dragging. The tltleg ais aat asiMoisny < dlatlor gnlshed. ' ;|iiwr-Qo Bomn). A fl«s.fait' Mt featms . to Rytond to atanad sad JSek Ifatosll pto»p>iiKf(:; leadiiig mate part Tba star to the pldnls!^^ mainitay. This to tirae ot both its olaii^ ,'«PMii^ the Bttentioa and Interest of ths. pletara(|p>r^. and Anott tba viewpotet ot Ibe axhibttor. ''■r-':^^- Aar coaildttaOon ot lbs story or ' " ^U t t '^-: c-y — roust lead to'lbs''contilnakia that aaitbar -ttd'.^'^^-?^^ soeawto^^«itt«r ^^^^^^j^l^* ItoWgad ba' '"'^^^^ trS^-Md^touesort!* .toI»'sSS''se_ ths -.i^l-g Thei« to nothing ptitioiitetly orlgiiiat afcont Vi- the story-wblcb to virtually tba history o| «: . V/^ young woman who. was stolen is a eblld: gypsies, flods her way into a *tmvellng elroitoj.V|^/0M^ suit iji by s tortuno toller. When iS^-^Wi0^ years" ot ; discretion her ta»iiiiifi}fPi^^^}% . afia'^■- nA*'. Im- t .M.&lAJf'.-.'.'.V.. r:'.".;ii'^' THE WiNJLUI(C^ 8IB0XE. Buck Simmons ••••*«•••}«..George'Walsh Alda' Conrtlandt. ...••••■•••••••..Jsne McAlplno Miiil Btowntodf.««.«»,.»««.«'«#«•««««.».John Leslto Burton Hkmpwm.. ....William Haves "Crlokett" Perry..... Louis Bsto The Dean Wm. Woodford "Chub" Winters , SIdnet Marlon Bead Coaoh Byron Douglas As a George Walsh "athletic" carnival thia dim to more than an nnquallded success. Walsh to given an, opportunity to show his athletlo venatlilty, and he does it marvelonsly well. Only where Walsh U Uked tor hto specialty wUI thto Jaa fihn bs agprae itsd; ss to to asthtof lbs atoiy Bsrrateii thS fSet that Duck SimnUHM the ooliege star athlete, to disoovered as listod one of a party ot hasers by Paul Browning, the victim. Browning swears vengeance. He "squeals" to the dean of the oollego. The dean forgives Simmons, Then be tries to get tbe totter ta bad with a girt. At thto he fails. When Simmons starts training for the boat raee the dirty work to agato attempted, with tbs aW a ahsdir iiaihlar, aU i Is adopted arrives at 13ho: mother tolU bar aba to .ii9t .ber real parent, sba helonfi. to -itoylUiy >eopMi But tbto —' fc.lb-tps-.baaaiMfc ■ whefn her rich parents eboM tor-" she refuses to go with theiii. ■! *.,,..«i,;e;a! Then along comes' the hero, who bujig/ iiiik' the clrens.. He makes a whirlwind llghtrttf!p¥"ii'.^ the young woman's heart and It all ends'M'flK^^^^^^ oltaoh. ''■7yi^B^^^J0^ Photograpby U good and the scenes wcm^illif^&l^ the' olrcm are: totorestlng; pleastog exterioig ' n^^M also 'aelp'tlto'.feature along. Miss .Hyland ttitr^i^ '^^^ . aa' aOlolsat' iapparttot vosst snd.'to a adW''4i#P|£'^2^^ •ItanMOS-Baand'* to tototoaUn*^'; "^W^^^ . THE GEAY WOI^'S-GHOST.'i'^'ji^fSi A Robertson-Cote feature starring H. B, r ,, . '^ Warner la one ot Bret Harte's stories of tba' 'vv'j^^^^^^ pioneer Botttb«estern days. Filled Trtth«%Si^^ obacnilng aenerltaa and amorous Coniii^''M''-f^S • and ■ rgreaaer*: .shpaiWM^t^^i^ . . . . .wlim' •Wiamitm^-m^^'^^'^M -a^g.; aad ihrss or "itoar »onisi,:'iriiil^M^-'f?!'m ^thtiUer for ft flalsb. ths^film ld-Hii»^^M0^'-'^''^-'^'M BOtloc and human Interest,' %pMnf ii-'^fm^U'^C-m or languidly passing altuatloa la tito '•iifii?-"'"^-''''^ footage. -•• " : .'r''".', t The direotlon' does a great deal in reanyint' these phssas forward to as near perfection as Is possible, not forgetting some excsllent out- door shot*—and there were quite a tew—by tbe canieranlan. Touas West comes onto hto father's. Drf Wesfg; maalM. a total ..stiaagar to hto kli^ bavlag teaii 4agartsd with hto awtber when - r^c^ ho - iitm ,-Ht tsh yaara. .sNb' aad :4ann.iiiisa*...' l'/!^ IMassif an lha ssa. Vbs Itoetar, whs to a IM ,>'i^ speelmsn of tormyatd poultry vff>^l'ililir^^''''■^■:'0H short, a "bad- egg"—refuses to reootrnlsa,'^>::C Iy. 'iV^^^^ reiitlonsttip, publicly brands blm ti hli^'f!i,'>,'-'XM nailer snd oontlhues with bis dirty wolft fi'''''^ divorcing a donna from her estate. In tlms tbs Doe meets an untlmsly end at some! mys^ terlous one's hands, the spn being acousea^ Jailed and about to be hanged, only to Im saved In the nick ot time, et al., all of wiUeh seemed i» plesss. tbg Laswife Ciroto patrons a 1 good deau «ksrsthi|fllm.iMM S9itai)iitod«a tha •sMta fastoaw- 's<' a firli^ 'im»^aKti'}imi-^-/>y^