Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-30

/ have given this
Kenny Porten movie much thought
and am handling it from the standpoint
Of its worth as movie entertainment
and not as propaganda or as a his
| torlcaI document.
Deception" is a German made film
and so was Passion" Emil Jahnlngs
who played the role of the French Louis
in Passion" plays the leading role In
Deception" Deception" is being dis
tributed and presented in this country
as a Paramount picture, which is a true
American Institution in the film world.
Personally. there isn't a scene either
in Passion" or in Deception" which
worried me least bit from propaganda
standpoint l have studied French his
tory as we'll as English. and the love
affairs of King Henry VIII Of England,
or Louis passion for Du Barry, never
worried me in the least. Just because
those two nations at certain periods OF
their history had weaklings for kings
who thought more of a pretty face ana a
nifty female ankle. never impressed me
as propaganda. In the history or Ger
many there are examples of the same
sort Of stuff.
To me Deception" is a marveiously
produced movie drama rich in detail
wonderful in Imagination and wealthy In
character acting. I firmly believe IN
honest criticism and the truth is, accord
ing to all the rules that l use in movie
criticism. Deception" is most skill
fully produced ard directed picture.
According to Deception Henry VIII
was CAV old hoy, and am quite sure
that II the Foilies had been thought or
in the DAYS when that old boy was king
] 4 fOrgAd have
! given several hundred command perform
| ances.
Henry In this movie goes wild over
pretty face, and am unable to see how
| he managed to hold on to the unat-
traetive Queen Catherine so many years
before he divorced her in defiance to the
| church. Henry's eye one day saw the
dainty skirt Of Anne Boleyn caught IN
| a door. When he saw her face he then
! and there decided that Catherine should
vacate the throne In favor Of Anne. After
| several powerful scenes. Catherine rides
out of England in Il coach which reminds
1 one of water wagon.
while Catherine is stirring up the dust
/ getting out Of London to her place OF
exile. Henry is having Anne crowned as
/ Queen. Henry must have had good
| press agent, because he forced" his PEG
| pie. according to the movie to under
| stand that he married Anne for the pur-
pose Of giving his people male heir
| to the throne Anne instead presents him
with a daughter and Immediately Henry
| starts a scandalous Irritation with Jane
| Seymour a lady in waiting 70 the queen.
| Henry frames up" on Anne and the
| last we see of Anne she Is walking with
I the hangmen Son her way to the death
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last fash we have of King Henry he is
ordering a ceremony which Will make
/ Jane Seymour his queen.
| Henry Porten is cast as Anne and
Emil Jannings is King Henry VIII In
I facf. the entire cast is effective in every
scene. The mob scene IS powerfully han
| 5led and the entire movie Is hooked to-
/ gether in such a way that the entire re-
suit is vivid. eolorfuI and powerful
| drama in which the champion male vamp
PLAYS the royal cards for the purpose Of
| finding a new queen.
Henry Porten appears to have brought
| 10 the stage a training which required
years to obtain. Her work at the time
Henry refuses to come TO her after the
| birth of a daughter and again as she
! is led to the death chamber, is OF
/ the finest dramatic quality.
Her work on the screen reminds one
Of the best work done by Bertha kalich
on the English speaking stage. Henry
Porten never overacts-she lives the part
of Anne Boeyn.
! The work of Emil jennings as King
Henry is so realistically rendered that
one will remember this portrayal for
long time without forgetting either the
actor Of the character impersonated.
Jannings is every inch a king every
| minute he is on the screen. At times he
| causes the spectator to howl with
| laughter when he attempts to ditch"
queen for another favorite.
Yrom a scenic standpoint, the skilled
workmanship Of the director is best seen.
The coronation scene is an achievement
In effectively handling a mob. Each
scene is massive and as far as I could
determine was historically correct in
! every detail to the time period Of the
action of this movie drama. Another
striking and masterfully handled scene
/ is the ancient tournament.
! have attempted to tell the reader
what is offered in Deception" 1t is
merely an episode in the life Of an Eng
lish king who is credited with being the
! champion male vampire OF the ages
Neither did Deception" shock me nor
! did the story disgust me. From a stand
point of movie architecture it Is one or
the best examples of skillful acting and
| directing I have ever seen.
And I also had many a good laugh
| during the time Henry was chasing an
| old queen off of the throne for a new
one. The idea isn't so funny but the
way this movie Henry does 1t in DE
| ception." it is as funny as Chaplin ever
dared to be.
Based solely upon its merits as enter
tainment, "Decep lion" is the king bee of
the vampire movies
! At Loew's State all week.--W. ID. H
!.
LLOYD LATEST MOVIE
Is POLITE AND FAST COMEDY.
Harold Lloyd, the comedian with the
shell trimmed glasses, has departed from
the beaten comedy track in Among
| Those Present" and has produced a
movie which is much different from his
| other comedies.
Among Those Present" might prop