New-York tribune., 1920-02-02
On the Screen
Wallace Reid Puts Action Into
Double Speed" Feature
Picture at the Rivoli
By Ishbcl M. Ross

Wallace Reid and Theodore Roberts
supply speed and humor and Wanda
Hawley feminine good looks in the
Paramount-Artcraft picture "Double
Speed shown at the Rivoli Theate1
this week. The action is so swift that
it makes one dizzy. And no one has a
chance to be bored. If Wal ace Reid
were to find u part that suited him bet
ter than that of Speed Carr he would
literally have to go in double high" all
the time.
lie is as attractive as ever to the
matinee giIls, who dolizc the handsome
Wallace. He wears n chaufrcur's livery
that is much more impressive than tha,
of an admiral of the navy 1t is so ir-
reslstlble. plus " smile, that Salle
Mcpherson Wanda Hawlcy) promise
to marry him willis she still assumes
him 10 be her chauffeur. This. Of
course. has happened in real Life as
we'll az IN tho "movies." hut lest any
one should suffer from the depressing
effects of anti-clmaX, everything is so
arranged that in the last scene he
turns out to be q rich young million
aire masqueradng.
Wallace passes part of the time wan
derlng round IN quite the most fetch
ing palamas orc has seen on the screen.
tie IS reduced . exhibiting them when
three hobocs rob him of everything he
possesses, save his watch and. of
course, the Taiamas. This is while
he is on the way from New York to
Los Angeles For a period he is q
hobo himself Altogether he is a man
o. parts in "Double speed"
When he runs INTO "tin lizzie
full Of country bumpkjns still in his
paJamas he stirs the heart of poor
u .l,t,
bus who chcrishes Z, romantic interest
10 him for tho balance of her lie
BY and by, after sundry adventures.
he arrives at Los Angeles and proceeds
to put crimson touches 10 the Golden
West.' He is d speed demon, and runs
car as exhilaratingly as the pro es-
slonal racer No enc understands how
he does 1t, for most Of tho time he is
making ardent love to Salle. He is d
Verltable cupid at the wheel.
Wallace chooses the busicst street
crossing in Los Angeles to propose to
the girl and kisses her right there and
then. daring to be ardent under ne
eye Of an indignant traffic officer. Most
OF the thrills in the picture arc asso-
ciated with the racer which, in the
words of Sallie. is of the divinest
color, although she hasn't the least idea
what make First she gets engaged
in it and finally she gets married
in it while it rushes along at killing
pace with the bridegroom AT the wheel
and detectives hot in pursuit.
1t is all thoroughly irrational, but
most amusing. There is ginger in the
action and punch in the captions.
Theodore Roberts as John Ogden.
"Speed's' uncle, breaks all Robertian
records by appearing without his cigar.
He is as chesty and cholcric as usual,
although he does not have d strenuous
part. Tullv Marshall has TO play the
difficult role of Sally's father who
believer speed to be a bona fide
chauffenr and not at all fit match
for his daughter.
The story is by j. Stewart Wood
house. The scenario was written by
Clara G. Kennedy. It is directed by
Sam v ood
Charlie Chaplin IS shown in one of
his famous old-time pictures, "a
Burlesque on Carmen
The musical program is particularly
elaborate thrs week An organ solo,
"March Hcroique' is played by
Professor irmin SWinnen. Betty
Andersen, soprano. and Sudwarth
Frazier, a tenor. sing In the Gloam-
ing, ass s+od by chorus OF women's
voices They are in an old-fashioned
setting that gives a sentimental turn
to their song. The Ampico reproduce
ing piano plays Rublustcin's first
movement conclto in d minor.