New-York tribune., 1920-11-02
On the Screen
Tom Moore in "Omcer sos"
Lacks Speed, and Picture
Should Be Cut
By Harriette Underhiil


Tom Moore is at the Capitol in a
screen adaptation of "Ohicer 666."
This picture would be better if it moved
faster, or perhaps if it were only half
as long rs it is. The first part gives
great promise, but the interest stops
when it is definitely decided which of
the two men is Travers Gladwin, or
rather, when the police discover which
IS he, for the audience knew all along
1t had to be Tom Moore That's the
trouble with the star system. If
Moore and Jerome Patrick had been
equally important the audience would
have been as much at sea as though
they had all been police inspectors.
Mr.. Patrick played Alf Wilson, the pic
ture thief and the pretended owner
of The Gladwin millions.
The cast is good. 1t has the versa
tile Raymond Hatton, who keeps on
playing comedy parts when he can do
such things as The Whispering
Chorus'; Hardee Kirkland, Jsaan Cal
houn, Harry Dunkinnon and Kate lea-
ter. The picture was directed by Harry
beaumont. There is prologue. in
"h;ch eight of the finest sing the Rec
tive and Sergcant's Song" from
'irates Of Penzance."
he overture is tie second Hungarian
'>hapsody. Herbert Waterous sings
ne Lost Chord' in d most effective
tt!ng and Ruth Pea1cy sings Come
Hck to Erin" during the showing Of a
N,meto pictorial. The Emerald Isle"
Mile Gambarelli is seen in dance
TIE Dligo Polka Pizzicato. That
Pu!ar Sc ele on, in a Clock Store" is
ndered by the orchestra in addition
the overture.
On the picture program is also new
AYR laugh by liy Mayer, shcrt pic
rial, How'll You Have Your Bath ?"
I'd the Capitol News.
n our opinion Eyes of the Heart" :"
the Rialto TIL ater, is olettv rood
cture and we don't care who knows it,
Eomebody, it may nave been George
$40 Nathan or il may rot, said that he
sllEed all sweet pictures. all glaa pic
'rcs, all pictures. But unless yen be-
ong in this class you will enjoy eyes
the Heart" for 1T is not especially
ccharine and not at all bad In this
Npccts only doves aAc lilies and early
lrine when h reads: MARY Miles
Minter in Eyes Of the Hear"
Miss Mintcr is Laura, a little blind
III. VINO has been brought up bv a a
emily of crooks. On her sixteenth
birthday she suddenly declares that
she can see light and then and there
the crooks decide that she must 70 10
an eye specialist. To obtain the
money Mike robs a bank. but nothing
mach is said about it and the director
.4s avoided all heroics.
All during me picture We were filed
.th apprehens Oh. 1t seemed every
mute as though nc must surely drag
D.. those doves with spring flowers ir
ioir bills or those pink candy hearts
1T he carefully stccrcd clear of all
Tho grouchy doctor wasn't softenod
The little blind grl, the detective
"a rough with her and took her
N'ly TO the lookup, and Dennis Sui
IN WAS not reformed Also the hero
Asle no remarks about going straight
Your sake, little girl nor did he
~ his chest and oXclaim "lt's great
be out in GODS country" when he
ID, sent away to a ranch. Miss MinteY
both appealing and spirited as the
;oroine. She gives a remarkably good
erlaImance, quite free from affects
ien. Eduard Burns as Mike, Luicien
tt.etield and Florence Mdglcy as
hitey and Sal, and Burton Law, as
N!mcn. all do excellent work. If it
u'd happen that family of crooks
All little blind girl living wlth them
whom they were very fond and that
he should regain her sight and they
a. should so to live in the country
Nel probably would act about as the
geople in the picture acted. When you
IAN say that YOU say a great deal for
amy play. Eyes of the Heart is a
perfectly sane picture. 1t was directed
by Paul Powell and adapted by Clara
Kennedy from Dana Burnets "Bhnd-
ness
The Sunshine comedy is called
"Farmyard Follies." In The Rialto
Magazine is Prizma picture of the
desert. This is followed by "Bedouin
Love Song sung by Emanuel List in
costume. Alma Doria and Edvardo
Ahano sing the duet from al Trova-
tore" The overture is from "Lohcn-
grin"