Wid's Filmdom (1920)

-f ace ee Da: an Sunday, June 6, 1920 icf DAILW é Carpentier Is The Better Actor Anyway! Georges Carpentier in “THE WONDER MAN” Robertson-Cole DURES... . See sss 3 oe See John G. Adolfi eh ty 8) GB S's a Daniel Carson Goodman BCMA BY. . a Joseph W. Farnham SPE ICMAN . See Picts. oe: George Benoit AS A WHOLE...... Generally a very pleasant surprise—should register with sporting element. Nrdne) i R e Not a lot to it but gives star chance to show his ring form. DPRECIION:?.... 2 Commendable—very good fight scenes. Peet Gres oA tort Y cee... (et: ore emer... « Good PrGniaNnGs.... os One bad sequence—rest O. K Reine WO RK Ge ..). 5... dre mba paeee «igi my. Good Beier ot xt. «ieee ...Appears very much at ease SUPPORT......Faire Binney pouts a little too much —others commendable. Ber Ru IS LC) regia: . eee Se oa ke eee an Satisfactory PoE EG Sam, . SeeMie.s0cx doa ae ae Very good Seer . Me. Ss sc a pete pele All right CHARACTER OF STORY...... Suspicion cast on hero for theft of important papers—turns out to be a member of French secret service. LENGTH OF PRODUCTION..... About 6,100 feet So many celebrities from sporting and other circles who have entered the pictures have proven such flivvers that it is a pleasure to record that Georges Carpentier, European heavyweight champion and aspirant to the same honors in America, puts up a very good appearance before the camera, appearing quite at home and registering simple expressions that have stumped the majority of the others. Oi course “The Wonder Man” gives him an oppor tunity to show his fighting form. He is shown shadow boxing, sparring with his partner and going through the usual order of training stunts such as rope skipping and bag-punching. In the four-round fight staged during the picture he displays some lightning foot work and some clever punches that give an inkling as to his style despite the fact that his opponent is only the heavy in the story. The plot by the way is a very simple affair and disappears altogether from view once or twice during the picture. When Georges hands his opporient the knockout the plot too goes down for the count and has a pretty hard time reviving. However, the interest in the story is quite well maintained. Some good comedy snatches have been injected that count largely in the story’s favor. The story concerns the mysterious appearance in Washington society of Henri (Carpentier), a French war hero. He incurs the enmity of Gardner, boxing champion of the country club, and has the stigma of suspicion cast on him for a theft of valuable papers. It doesn’t take a great stretch of the imagination to figure out that Gardner is the villain who purloined the papers and that Henri is the man of the hour who finally brings him to justice and reveals himself as a French secret service agent working with the U. S. The romance is well worked in and Faire Binney gives Carpentier enthusiastic support, although she is inclined to resort to her cute little pout a bit too much. The fight scenes are very well staged and look like flashlights of the National Sporting Club. The “extras” in the case were guests for the most part and the dress suits look tailored. CO-OPERATION—with the trade The Republic excellent service — high-grade quality Printing and square trading are the same fundamentals underlying every: successful business. The Republic has been and will continue to be successful — because we strictly observe all of these important fundamentals. The Republic guarantees excellent service— high-grade quality Printing; further, we make every effort to assist our customers with their financial problems whenever it is possible and due them. REPUBLIC LABORATORIES, Inc. 729 Seventh Avenue Bryant 7190 New York City