Visual Education (Jan 1923-Dec 1924)

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F e bruary, 192 3 67 tion of a normal family's lack of consideration for the father, leaves one in a thoughtful mood. The credit for its creation and direction belongs to Rupert Hughes. (Goldwyn.) To Have and to Hold A costume picture of the very early colonial period, based upon the romance of the same name by Mary Johnston. Its chief flaw is its marked infidelity to the original — an infidelity which results in inconsistencies of event and characterization. Otherwise it is a well-directed film with dash and verve and with backgrounds historically accurate and picturesque. Your approval of the picture depends upon your familiarity with the novel. (Famous Players-Lasky.) What's Wrong with the Women? Usually a title of this type is used to attract people into the theater much as salacious posters are used. The picture in this case, however, is a really interesting drama built upon the theme of the hard-working young husband and the extravagant, pleasure-loving wife. The acting is capable and the situations are dramatic and gripping. The picture has too much sex complex for the youthful mind. (Equity.) The Young Rajah This film provides Rodolph Valentino with a part that fits him like a glove, and if you do not care to question the realism and the dramatic probabilities of this tale of Indian mysticism and fatalism, you may enjoy it. It is inconsistent and impossible, but one can't always condemn a picture just because it overstretches the imagination, especially when it boasts the presence of that dark Latin lover, Valentino. An Arabian ITights sort of picture that probably won't injure the young people. (Famous Players-Lasky.) PERSECUTION ( Continued from page 65) Among minor details that engrave themselves upon the memory because of their inherent historical interest is the sending forth of the proclamation against the Jews. Flashes of the king's scribes busily at work transcribing the decree "unto the rulers of every province and to every people in the king dom after their own language," are followed by closeups of the tablets, covered with the curious wedge-like characters with which the Babylonian inscriptions have made us familiar. There are a few brief scenes mistakenly inserted for comic relief — scenes connected with the call for the most beautiful virgins in the land to appear before the king — the elimination of which would enhance the dignity of the production as a whole. Likewise, in the scenes of the great feast, there are one or two short flashes of Oriental dances which might conceivably provoke criticism on. the pirt of church audiences. They are characteristic of the period and too fleeting and essentially innocuous to call for unqualified disapproval, but will doubtless be edited out of the prints circulated to denominational film-users. In the interest of its story and settings, and in the excellence of its photography and acting, PERSECUTION ranks well above the average of films produced primarily for church and Sunday-school programs. Distributed by Lea-Bel Film Company. An Ideal Combination— A Rare Bargain CHRISTIHN ©H&RHLD® VISUAL EDUCATION and CHRISTIAN HERALD Both for $2.25 Regular Price $3.00 ESESSEl The CHRISTIAN HERALD is one of the most popular family weeklies. Contains the sort of reading you can place before your children. You will enjoy, and all the family will enjoy the clean, fascinating stories, stirring editorials, timely articles, beautiful illustrations, inspiring sermons, weekly review of world news, and other features. Both CHRISTIAN HERALD and VISUAL EDUCATION will give you many moments of wholesome reading in 1923, Take advantage of the Special Offer NOW. Applies to both new subscriptions and renewals.