The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-01-18

ToX,AsS& 0tIV 1VI Ing Week ~
49, ginning Sunday, Nov.
mn 20. has besn Alled ~
0N1 picture Of father love
WV. and sacrifice Just IS
Humoresque," anuth-
er Cosmopolitan production, was
acclaimed as 1.-THE greatest story Of
mother love. "Heliotrope'' is . hu-
man document which, according to
those who hayel seen 1t, will long
be remembered Tor ito faithfulness
to life and its deep study and BOW
erful story.
The central figure Of the stoyn il
"Hciiotrope Harry" . convict Who
loved his daughter so deeply and
tried to shield her from all knowl-
edge that her father was held be-
hind prison bars. Alice, the con-
vict's daughter. is being educated
in q convent, believing herself an
orphan. She meets Jimmie An
drews, heir to millions and brother
OF her chum, and soon becomes en-
gagged to him. =
Unseen Shadows Fall.
Two unseen shadows then fall
across her path to luxury and rap
'piness-the shadows Of her way
ward mother Mollie and her con-
Wet father "Heiiotrope Harry" The
convict has been informed BY a pal
that Mollie. Ct whose existence
Alice is unaware, threatens to
blackmail two happy young people
by means Of revealing the fact that
Harry is imprisoned and that the
wedding would bind . wealthy
youth to a girl OF questionable
parentage.
"Heliotrope HArry.~is torn be-
tween hatred for his wife and an
overpowering love for his daughter.
yet his hands, are tied. He feels
that he can1Gt release his dsugh-
ter's future from the clawing grip
Of his wife. He resolves to ask for
a pardon-not plea for his liberty
for his own sake, but for the pur-
pose of saving his daughter from
a conscienceless mother. He
pleads with the warden and later
with the governor, but the latter
fears that the fathers love will
tempt him to commit crime in the
hope Of saving his daughters fu-
ture. The convict begs and pleads
and finally promises on his honor
as a man not to lay hands on his
wife. He is granted his liberty.
Hufries to Hotel
Dressing in his old-tims elegant
style, "Heliotrope Harry" hastens
to the fashionable hotel where his
daughter and the family Of her
fisnce are stopping, and where the
Maynard mother has Swallowed
them. He knows that Mollie fears
him and is thankful that prison
bars prevent him interfering with
her plans.
Despite the fact that Mollie 70 q
product of the underworld. she Il
a coward, and the husband playi
upon her fears ~ attain his ends
always remembering his oath to thu
governor. He leaves q bit Of fra
grant sprjg upon Mollie's dressing
table in the hotel. She recalls thu
tscent which had always followed
her husband before he was SEN
! fenced to prison. She hnds the lit
tie flower on her table In the res
taurant. Fear overtakes her ~ she
begins to sense the presence OF hel
husband. At every turn she Is me-
Eby the flower or It's scent, and final
liz, terrified BY the mysterious pres
ence, she fees back to her heuntI
lin q boarding house. The father.
final struggle to protect his daugh
ter is one Of the most beautifully
done scenes ever shown in mo
ton picture.
burton Plays Harry.
Fred Burton. little known in. mo
ton pictures, but = prominent hg
ure on the speaking stage. contrib
lntss q potable piece Of acting In, tn
role of "Heliotrope Harry" It Il
q human portrayal which will lont
be remembered. according to thos'
who saw the special showing a
1.-The Ritz : few days ago. Juli'
ISvayne Gordon has the role o
Mollie, thu maynard and black
mailing. mother. and William D
MACK plays the part of the nus
bands pal, . fine piece Of characte
study. Diana Allen plays Alice tn
innocent daughter. across whos'
! path the two shadows fsll, an
Wilfred Lytell appears al Jimmie
| her fiiance. william H. Tooks
mas the part OF the governor an'
Thomas J. Ffndlay plays the var
den.
i "Heliotrope" has appeared serial
Ily in the Evening Journal I'D ere
sted an unusual. amount OF discus
sion over the question OF fethe
love, . question which the author
Richard Washburn Child. and tn
scensrist and director. George .
Baker. have presented with grip
ping force.
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