Wid's Filmdom (1920)

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=e ee ae EE har *During 1920-1921 there will be 273 releases by Fox Film Corporation. A superb Fox production from a world —renowned story, with Farnum, the famous, as its star, [o ZED AR AND CSE ONS N The Author's Tribute to the Production and Its Star 3, Inverness Mansions, Moscow Road, Bayswater, W. 2, London. Mr. William Fox : Dear Sir : ] witnessed the Fox Film Company's presentation of my story “If | Were King’ with a keen interest, which soon became a Warm approval that ended in cordial admiration The tale has been retold vividly and brilliantly in the terms of the new art. ‘The characterization is excellent, the setting remarkable for its beauty, and the handling of the great crowds towards the close a marvel of effect. But fhe triumph of the film was William Farnum’s interpretation of the part of Francois Villon. Humor, poetry, rascality, gallantry, valor, passion, tragedy, played in their turn upon William Farnum’s face, so eloquent in its wordless action flat | could almost believe | was hearing William Farnum’s voice. JUSTIN HUNTLY McCARTHY SSS SSS ST MSD SCS