Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-07-18
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William Farnham in The Heart of a
lion"-Stroneest, Most Virile and
Best Farnham Picture This Year
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W''hano farnham IN The Heart of a
lion'-Stroneest, Most Virile and
Best Farnham Picture This Year
Thursday.
Admirers Of William Farnham
have big treat in store for them in
The Heart Of a Lion" at the Co
lonial today.
This great picture is by far the
strongest and best Farnham picture
shown this year. The action is rand
and the interest well sustained
Skillfully directed and with excellent
photography this celebrated photo
play will delight the admirers of This
greatest of all portrayers of strong
men.
The theme of this powerful photo
drama is the love of brother for
brother and is convincngly handled.
The Exhibitors Trade Review saws
OF this newest Farnham picture:
Due to its deep dramatic valne.
the appealing mora, and a star of
unquestioned ability, TIE Heart Of a
Lion VIII prove one OF the seasons
greatest photodramas"
Barney kemper. amt, tious to he
come physician, but more interest
cd IN the career of his trother, who is
studying for the pulpit, tills the soil
10 pay MS brothers way through COL
loge, studying medicine of evenings
under the teutalge of old Doc Han
fofd' a country doctor whose daush-
ter. Margaret has loved Barney long.
but secretly. Summer comes. 9nd
with it Brother Dick and lola Ham
mond, the latter Of the "yamnire
type Barney falls for lola. breaking
Margarets heart, and eives Dick his
! last cent as the two leave for the
city. Another scrape. and Dick
needs funds, compelling Barney to
sell the old home. When Barney
walks into Iola's apartment and
finds her in his brothers arms. he
! denounces them and leaves for the
west. Dick takes up lis studies in
earnest and. two years later, gets his
first appointment. a camp on the
edge Of civilization. Meantime. Bar
ney mad tecome a wanderer. known
| as The Doctor" a rival of Tex for
the leadership of the camp. He is
on a visit to a nearby camp when
Dick arrives with Margaret. who has
| become a nurse and intends to estah-
llsh a hospital in the vilds. Barney
returns Just as Tex gives up the idea
OF breaking up their first meeting. an
open air affair which is carried to
success by Margarets singing. Tex
| promises to prevent the proposed
Sunday service and frames with "one
of the girls" to compromise the par
son. Dick is caught in the trap and
wounded by Tex in escaping. Mar
garet takes charge of him. and Bar
ney goes to preach in MS plac= Even
Tex is reformed by his eloquence.
but Dick dies. Rage overpowers Bar
ney and he fulf1lls his promise to
get" Tex in case of Dicks death.
Barney and Margaret are then united
in peace and happiness.
The ending is strikinsly similar to
the "virginian" and those who love
this thrilling western ovel will be
delighted with THE Heart of a Lion"
No greater story was ever told on a
screen.
Billie Rhodes has a delightful new
sparkling comedy to offer as a sec
ond feature film toda- and little
Bobby Connley will contest with her
for honors in Bobby Conniey &
Co."-one of the snappiest. brightest
and most amusing of these joyful
little screen plays. A Pathe News
completes a bang up good program
Adv.