Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-03
MANY GOOD FILMS
FOR SUMMER VIEWING
Katherine Macdonald, AIice g
Brady and Hobart Bosworth
Among Weeks Stars

stanIey-"The Turning Point In the
career Of Katherine Macdonald seems
to have been reached for she has fouha
secure niche In the popularity OF ,rn, onn
patrons of this house. Her rise iroIn
supporting roles to stardom mas peSn
remarkable and warranted In every way.
Particular attention seems TO nave oeIn
paid to appropriate stories lot net -
this instance the producers nave Bone
to Robert w. Chambers for their ma'e-
rial. .,,,o
interest a majority of movie tans, ,, uut
here is one that seems to cater, tne ,,,ansd tnd
for IL was we'll received. girl Is piaSSer ecu
in a position where she must use hS os
wits to keen up with the sec''on l
society In which she has been asou9 ~ Z.
toned to move. In one instance o
compelled to accept the position aats OF
hired hostess and SO In time she meets
with many persons prominent u. o,,,n. u
social register Of her town. There coi.,es ..o
the time when the swains seer ony,etv
girl. In moment OF ,ense odmirer.
From then on the story is kept movsf ,,nnf
NJ a lively rate and the denouetneh'
comes agreeabiy and conyincingynr
Beautiful to look upon, MISS M 80,
aid carries the Leading porr,e BOZ, she has
nm admirable co-worker. Wiliam
Mono is excellent, while kenne.h ma"
ian and Leota Lorraine are Boo"'
p.,.c.--"IIomer Comes Home" and
SUPPLIES all of the Charles Ray adHlrers
with n comedy in back OF whlch IL IL, IN
inspirational theme for many VINO WI Nv;
messed the plsy pno,,n,ry SnSrIsa SoSth with ali the
ungainiy traits. vet with q iresnness 50
that belongs to the natural scf'ooi Vi
acting. ..,,-o and Tho s,and-
al 90 III
comedy in this play does not appear 10
tSe hetter class patrons OF the cinema,
| then producers had best return 10 'he
ME method OF fun-making ,, ?.
A small town youth y,', mas ,haa5 an ,'e es the he
niacs and the people to whom they are
nresented, One Of them was the simple
4 method Of washing a store %lnoow anu
| decorating It, but an accident spoileu
his chances and many eggs were lost
tberehv Another was the non-skid con-
trivance to be attached to an auto IN
Stormy weather. The failure OF this
| forces him to leave town ana take u
place in the city. ,,,,,.
II is the signal for general ceiebra-
tion., for his townsmen believe him TO be
n mar, Of Importance. The sum total or
hia finances Is but n few hundred dollarn
and when this Is gone the youth returns urns
money subscribed by his townsmen 10
stort n new factory. Beneath the humor
ia an underlying current OF love and the
inspiration is plain TO others that they
can succeed II they keep at It. Pris-
oiiia Homer Ia the new leading lady.
Ar,adia--"The World and His Wife
will flnd this one Of the best entertain
vents msr % of the summer season. 1t Is full,
| ~ rood, solid material OF dramatic
nature and the pictorial quality Of the
settings Is q tribute to the artistic de-
signing Of Joseph Urban.
Charles Frederick Nirdlinger, relative
of the local family o. Of II. theatrical fol folk
from the Spanish, and in carrying 1,
To the silvorsheet. Frances Marion sup
piied the scenario while its direction
vas by Robert @. Vignola. Throughout
The tragedy Of the love of an older man
for a Younger wife Is stressed by reason
NJ the fact that there Is young mar
in the household who has been befriend
ed by the husband.
Gossip has wrecked many homes ant
and when the effects of idle chatter b,
"the world and his wife" or everyon,
and no one in particular are depicted
in this way It might Perhaps act n!
n lesson to those inclined 4 to gossip
However. 'as entertainment, there is
plenty to enjoy of serious variety with
out recourse to the usual attempt a.
comedy relief
A dying mans son Is taken into tn,
house OF friend who Is married to q
young wife. Gossip by the relative.
Of the man and friends soon poison.
the mind Of the husband until one day
a duel Is fought and he is mortally
wounded. The man then curses his wifi,
and her supposed lover and drives then
out into the world at his death.
Beautiful symbolic touches are in
troduced in the story with broken lily
The settings of the Spanish town ar,
quite correct. As for the company. 4
is one of the best seen in n long perioc
containing beautiful Alma Rubens anC
youthful CASTOR Glass, while In Mon
tague Love is found a player OF ability
victoria-"Below the Surface" is {
somewhat different" kind of picture