American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-08-05
REvIEw-~THE DIAMOND
FROM THE SKY

Excitement is rife In the ninth chap
ter of THE Diamond From the Sky"
the $500, 900 Flying A" continued
~photoplay, the gamut of thrills run
ming from a wedding to an avalanche.
This in a most interesting release
now appearing at The Auditorium az
fordipg all OF the members Of the all
star cast abundant opportunities to
display their store Of talents.
The landslide is most realistic. al
entire village being wiped out. Lottie
Pickford as Esther is acclaimed the
princess ef tne s.p., camp an@ .wv"'
does tb'. charming little actress car
ry her great responsibility.
In other hands the situation might
have been flat. She, however, In b
splendid burst Of emotion, rallies the
gypsies to the cause Of Hagar, ana
drives Luke Lowell from the camp.
Mr.. Periolat as Lowell, a mean, heavy
character, is intensely dramatic In
these scenes and lends a very definite
strength to the s%tory--his attempt TO
turn the gypsies against Hagar being
wondrously portrayed-the screen lax
ing every detail of his reasonable eff
forts.
Mr.. Cummings and MIR. Russell each
contribute to the thrills in this chap
ter. II Is seldom two leading men such
as Cummings and Russell are cast to-
gether, for each. In addition to being
an actor of recognized ability, seems
completely shorn Of fear. 1t Is such
7 attributes in film players that enables
, the public TO get the real spine-chill-
/ ing thrill for it's money.
Arriving at the house where Vivian
Charlotte Burton) is a guest, the brs,
= burly Blair civilian Russell) clamD-
ers up a porch, and reaching his
charmer's ROOF offers her the gem
! If she will marry him.
They go to a local minister. Just as
I the minister p%ronounces the words
y making them man and wife, the door
I is broken in, admitting Detective
l. Blake, played by Roy Stewart, and the
n pawnbroker who originally loaned the
gen to Vivian
A struggle md In defeat for the de
u t%ective, even though he does accom-
plish the handwriting of his opponent
Vivian turns out the lights and II
" this darkness the manacled Blair an
- his companion take to flight.
= An Heroic Attempt Frustrated.
= Mr. Ctpnnntnou lp tho nharaptnr n
Arthur Stanley is 20 In the west
a fugitive from the Virginia authoritie
He %overhears a plot by bandits to 70
ID a train. He mounts his horse an
rides to head off the train and pre-
II vent the robbery. To those who en-
TX Joy the thrill OF a racing horse. owe
". uncertain ground. this picture vii
In find a strong appeal.
re In the distance Arthur Is seen I'm
nd mad race across the country, the trail
M shown coming around a curve. II
mt reaches the track and, guiding hi
m. horse close to the moving train. seiz
n the Sill OF an open window and pull
he himself from the saddle into the ca
ey This action holds one spellbound, II
ng chance of an accident is so apparent
seems almost certain.
he The sudden appearance through II
~ window of Arthur creates a comm,
Ie- ton aboard the train, and the tral
or crew, not believing Arthur's warnin
a take him for a bandit and throw hi
n off the moving train, he rolling ov,
re and over down a ravine alongside Il
~, track.
II is whispered to passengers that
desperate train robber has attempt,
to board the train from horsebac
Among these passengers is a your
married couple, known as Mr.. and MI
nj Peyton. Mrs. Peyton. whose husbar
en- addresses her as Vivian, has sh1
" some of the ladies on the "Overlant
rs' a wondrous diamond set IN an antiq,
ne locket, that her husband gave her {
~ a wedding present-"an old fami
&c heirloom" the happy bride expiains.