Arizona republican., 1918-05-31
TREMENDOUS FILM
 LIN WAR THEME BIG
 COLUMBIA FEATURE
{ By H.. H.)

Those who saw "The Unbeliever" at it's first presentations at the Columbia yesterday will either enlist in the Ma rine Corps or some other branch of the federal service unless they are too old, too young or physically incapacitated. Of course this does not include women but they will want to become Red Cross nurses or patriotic workers for "The Unbeliever' is the real picture with, the punch-a patriotic punch which may be equalled but will hardly be surpassed.
 It seems a foolish thing to applaud picture. shout and cheer, when one stops to consider that the film cannot hear the outburst but it does not seem foolish to cheer at the patriotic climax es in this picture, for it fairly lifts one off his feet. It is undoubtedly true to life for a great department of the gov- ernment, the Marine Corps, aided in every way in its production, furnish ing men by the hundreds for the bat tie scenes. That it will be patent aid in recruiting not only for the Marine Corps but for every other patriotic service is perfectly evident after wit messing the production.
 | Anyone who has any doubt that America is in this war with both feet had but to stay for 15 minutes in the Columbia last evening. It was enough | to make the skin jingle and the heart throb to see the way those Phoenicians took hold. Seldom has such a scene been enacted here, for "The Unbeliev- CT" who witnesses "The Unbelieverr on the screen is so quickly converted he is apt to go forth ready. and willing to do all in his or her power to lick the Hun.
 Boy Scouts act as ushers for the theater, the Indian school band was
 there to play real military music at
 the proper intervals and the Marine
 Corps representatives staged a pro-
 logue which started the picture off in
 great style. The screen is raised for
 this prologue and there, in miniature,
 the corps members illustrate the meth
 cd of invading mo mans land" and
 cutting barbed wire entanglements.
 There is a fine chance to enlist, for
 Lieut.. C. A. Fachman of the Marine
 Sorps has men besides himself to in-
 tereSt men in his fascinating branch o1
 the service.
 Do not think that the horrors of wal alone are depicted in the film for tha is far from all. There is tender anc true love story running through ii which is as delicate and pretty as on, can desire. Incidentally, it is interest. } ing to note that the screen actor, Ra,
 Mckee, who plays "The Unbeliever,' has enlisted in the Marine Corps anc
 is at present fighting in France. Tha he will make good no one may doub who sees him in mimic warfare. , It would not be fair not to mention
 Karl von Stroheim, the villain of tru, l Hun type. A good loyal American 1; this actor is more than great in bring ing out the hideous German type o l military brutality. In appearance tru . to type, he does his bit in making tn |. people see the Hun in all his nastiness |. Major F. R. Lowndes of the Marin Corps is in the city, having come owe to see that all goes well with the pic | ture. veteran officer of this homo T corps of the service, he is very insist . ant that the high standard of the corp : shall be maintained even in the hercu . lean task of advancing it's member ship by voluntary enlistment from les |. than 10000 to the 75,000 recently au
 thorized. There is no higher standar
 than that set by the marines and it i l men of Major Lowndes' type who hay | made and kept it where it is.