Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-02-24
HOLIDAY MOVIES
ON VARIOUS SCREENS
r,,oyite Stars Appear in Typi-
cal Roles-Added Comedies
Prove MirthfM

auto cu'" like subject might well pc
MN u" n timely one. First OF all II ~
terme9 a"omedy and with Wallace Reid
gGoo g. star. there is double fun as well
as .h. .Iorble speed in Its action IL.
aS There is a quaint twist 10 .ne piUo
-.h;cb centers about young Hull VIA VIA
whicn to give up his motorcar ano
is forcth tho nearest city disguised as
90 10 Je is not recognized on ms
tramp; I'D n lot of trouble ensues until
arrlyal ;ans am the idea Of impersonating
he dgf d,s This he does with much CT
himself ha not only wins in romance
feet .na' .a hack the car which the girl
ana Ge, GboTcht and which originally De-
onged to him. ,.,,o soonorv Is shown
,Lc many views Of the car speeuins
IN In,uo uS' the roadways and the coIheusi si
hromght out by heretofore un"e"''
of director. is excellent: ,,,,;,r fr,,
Mt'ac villa" of every opportunity. Theo-
sova"IRh @ Reherts again shows himss1
dort NJ character acting and Iuliy
mahol's mast, sense of humor serves IN goon,
Mars""IW Wanda Hawley realized the full
steau. or ber ability as leading woman.
exteTu teTTu,r;j;ght H Baby" is an added comedy.
rho weeks music is exceptionahS hne'
ARcApiAA.MIa,,, ,,,nD Story by bronson HOWARD
Ethel, l,'rscteS by Walter Edwards Para
rf3nmit r,f3ortoI T'Sa, Stories seem to hold more in
VIZ, wa Cor the movie people than any
teres' s nrobably due to the fact that their
othea .ona reach nearer to the source oil
messasri srniots-the home. In this play,
mahS had n fair theatrical career, are
a Wneaa a wife who likes pleasure and
,,o"sband ,oub whose every thought IS Tor
out,u,l uEthel CLAYTON has been appearing in
,o,nc fine roles lately, and IN the part
~ sG tbc young Mrs. Winthrop she gives
smother good portrayal o. the negleGte,d
wife, One tie binds the family, nitle
rirl about five years old. Inc other
nnor,an" in the case thinks she has q
v.;oTonce HjO,% in the fact that the wife sup.
ssosodly "snubbed'' her. The husband
s,uJ wife do not stay at home that eve
n;no and the child dies in their absence.
This drives the couple apart. but family
hsrmony is finally achieved plausibly.
Harrison Ford, the young husband.
,,rests the role with the right amount
a character. Helen Dunbar is the ole
mother. while the lady who forms the
snglc TO the triangle is Mabel Var
Bnren. Dorothy Kosher is the littlt
child. The star is excellently played
up to by the supporting cast
yrcToRIA-"Blird Husbands" with and b.
Eric Won Stroheim. Universal play.
4 nhotoplay can be good and yet no
have an important star as its magnet
Here il play that will stand up along
side of the good films. Tragic in them
and of familiar triangle situation, |
has acting so forceful attention is hel'
from the start.
.. 4; hor
star in q production. but one result l
.nossiblc. a full understanding of tn
nlay and the character. So Eric Vol
Sroheim steps out from being the Ger
man officer in other plays and does on
Of the male vampire roles himself IL
has supplied a new character in tn
movies, recalling that character Il
0pracula,',' said to have been I'll
original Of male vampires. This maj
shows how he can. with mock courtesy
intrigue women until he attempts t
snare the wrong woman. wife of tn
wrong man. The result Is a fight owe
q cliff and exit music.
The scenes are natural. The Tyrolea
Alps form sturdy background fo
the virilc acting. In the support @
FranCella Ellington as the wife ar
Jack Perrin, Sam de Grasse and Valeri
REGENT-"Nothing But the Truth" wit
Taylor Holmes. Story by F. s. Isham an
James Montgomery and directed by Davl
Kirkland. Metro play.
Willie Collier made this funny pla
BY reason of his mannerisms and tn
way he handled the dialogue. The fill
version. while funny, seems to mis-
something because of the absence Of tn
voice. Must Of the credit for the fu
A.. H. 1. ls.,1. Il
into the film n lot of incidental busi
moss.
Taylor Holmes. funny comedian, do,
some fine acting as the man who be-
he can truthfnlly answer every questio
for n period of one week. Great fun
involved in the ways that temptation
put in front Of the bettor,
Ned Sparks Is an English lord. Els
Mackayc, Colin Campbell and Marcel
Carroll have important roles.
CArlTor.-"Pinto." with Mabel Norman
Mabel Normand here does the kind
work for which she obtained most of h
fame. Many people have thought h
playing Of the frontier girl in Mickey
very good; in this play she has a pa
like that. only better.
1t is gratifying to see the star in
role which she can interpret with SUI
telling effect ps that found in her cha
acterization If Pinto. She is n wcstel
girl brought up by others than relative
At the desire Of her folks in the Ea
she comes home, but when she &c
there the entire place is upset with d
way she carries on. The climax is
party. which is great success comical
but not socially.
Cullen Lands is the leading ma
His work seems to improve with eve
nlcture. George Nichols and Edyt
'hapman are typical New York chara
tErs, Edward johnson is effective
Inc shooting up man.
slARKET STREET-"Other Mems Sboea
9rected by Edgar Lewis. Story by A
nrr" SoMtar. Pathe play.
inc trilogy Of sure fire entertain
,nent values governs this play, for
,ss comedy, drama and sentiment
,htermlnged in such way as to ma
'ns spectator interested from the sta,
:, one brother is too much of wea
ing to stand the insults of a rival
rye and so he goes away. The M
Wno lctt has a brother, once a conyi
ahu this eX prisoner comes back Il
.s .Skes the place of the minister. Chur
tSacuonallsm. expose of the brother, I
;tSUutn confession to the members
Me M church and foiling of the plans
.IeoT .Ie TNlllain are factors in the plot.
fr1eht fornaeeht bit is done by Bobby Connel