Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-24
M0vDS SPAN YUKON
SLUMS, MARTHA"
Alaska, Modern City Life and
Fictitious Kingdom at STAN
ley, Victoria, Arcadia
KEYsTONING A STORM
BY the Photoplay Editor


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AS movie what Money Can't Buy" is
pretty, but as drama It wobbles Starting
of with the made-to-order George Barr
McCutcheon-Anthony Hope situation OF
the 'Maritzian" princess being forced into
Loveless Marriage. the author gets his
young American hero imprisoned In cas-
tle He could have exercised ingenuity In
getting him out, but all that occurs Is the
arrival of the hero's father, some unex-
citing trickery Of the wicked Prince Ferdi-
nand and the usual sweet ending II Fair
banks had been doing this (by the way
wasn't II he who appeared In the same stage
playD. we would have been treated to
riotous scrap. with Darling Douglas lam
ming the prince with the poker, lot of
comical leaders and probably a burlesque
veneer to cover up the undergrain OF crude
romance. II Robert Warwick had been
doing It., we would have had the grand
manner, dignity and strength. Little Mr..
Pickford. capable and attractive Juvenile
that he is, hardly carries the suggestion of
his part any more than the Hun child sug-
gests a princess. The direction has done
everything possible for the Aim. Handsome
. seashore shots and atmospheric interior
lighting are combined The best artistic
bid Of the five reels is Raymond Hatton's |
original and pathetic king another neatly |
shaded bit of impersonation to add to this |
actors long list But the entire cast is |
way over average.
AHcApIA-.The Flame Of the Yukon" Kay
Bee-Trianse with Derothy Dalton and Mel
terjohn. Directed by Charles Mer su- |
pervised by Thomas ii. Ince.
Someone once called Thomas Ince "the |
Balzac Of the western dancehall." However |
overlaudatory that may be, the fact Is still |
plain, after some years of strenuous com.
petition. that he understands as does no /
other. the soul that animated the gold d-thirst
OF Alaska and California the kind Of men |
and women that felt that thirst and he has
the pictorial power to shadow forth such |
things-he and his directors. Consequently.
the rather simple "hokum" Of the queen of |
the gambling hell. who decides for a pure
life. only to find that the man who inspired
her to 1t is married. takes on new elements
Of genuineness and human warmth The
story becomes vastly more than II seems
because OF the treatment. This is fine. In
the matter Of long-shots and close.ups, the
angles are varied with real artists eve. A
Iousing fight, too. is nicely presented Miss
Dalton does the best piece of acting in her
career. passionate. swayng between two
moods, with the sensual touch that the char
acter needs. Mr.. MacDowell. stage veteran.
makes his first appearance on the screen He
- admirably rugged, impressive and deli
cate in method.
OGSE4RIACc"Ihe Innocent Sinner. Fox. with
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The story of the ingenious country cir,
Iured to the city through a false promise
OF marriage seems almost too old to be
worth the retelling. Yet q clever, II
plainly Grifith-taught director; good
title writer. brilliant cinematographer
and winning player have succeeded in
making this rudimentary tale interesting
again. Author and director have indeed
given new curl or two to the episodes
OF the climax. adroitly bringing together
heroine, hero. secondary william and benev-
olent god-from-the-machine What amount
OF The Innocent Sinner owes its being
20 tho modern story in Intolerance" is a
question the spectator can hardly Justly
decide. But much Of the atmosphere, much
af the detail, and a little of the acting
smack distinctly of that submerged epic
or the "soiled doves Of New York For. |
tunately Miss Cooper's refined beauty and
method are dissimilar enough from Mae
Marshs to permit Of ample credit for both
young women. Miss Cooper is charming,
sincere. Smaller parts are we'll
played, and there Is some individual camera |
work with expert use of the panoram. |
though the lighting and printing are rather
Erimy in spots.
Aho latest skyrocket or laughter (as Eva
Tanguay would say) from Mack Sennett's |
keystone laboratory is hardly as continu-
ously funny as "A Dog Catchers Love-"
which doesn't mean that Whose Baby? |
which the Victoria is showing, is at all
bad. A mediocre set of complications is
1t least partially pardoned by a tremendous ,
In the second reel. An ingrati-
ating infant; Tom Nawn deserting the talk
lee for the movies, and the piquant swan
eon-Vernon team are other likable feat
ures Of the farce.
The Little American" with Mary Pick
Lord' is the all-week bill at the Palace. The
regent shows for the first two days Of the
week "The Barrier" by Rex Beach.
HOW ARE PILLS DOING?" {
AMERICAN IN FRANCE ASKS