Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-18

natural on the screen and at times near
~ slilted. Generally, / blamed it to
poorly selected vehicles. Not so with
Salvage as it is a powerful movie
drama of contrasts. There is enough
meat" Of material IN this movie for
about three separate movies but the
various themes have been woven into
powerful and convincing dramatic offer
ing.
Bernice Ridgeway has married a
wealthy man. She married him for love
but be for the purpose Of bringing an
heir into his home so that his vast
estate could be maintained in the future.
The boy is born a cripple and the father
has the child removed before the mother
realizes the tragedy. Ridgeway refuses
to tell his wife what has become Of her
child. She leaves her home and takes
up humble quarters IN the slums
Here is where the second theme be-
gins. Kate Martin Is the hopeless wife
Of Fred Martin. she loves the gay lights
but her husband fatally injured one OF
her gay companions in fight He
sends his wife home aud silently takes
tie blame which sends him to prison.
His motive Of silence was for the sake
Of his child. Little Ruth.
Kate and Little Ruth moves into
room on the same floor where Bernlce
RidgewaY Is attempting 10 forget her
heartache. Little Ruth 10 forced by her
mother to work on" the sympathy Of
Mrs. Ridgeway. This gives the hopeless
Kate a chance to steal all Of the con-
tents Of Mrs. Ridgeway's purse. ON her
return from q detaueh, Kate confesses
that she stole the moneys She asks Mrs.
Ridgeway TO take Little Ruth to her
rooms. Then Kate fatally shoots her
self As the body Is found in Mrs.
Ridgeway's room, the police report that
81 Is Mrs. R!dgeway who Is dead Mrs
Bidgeway then assumes the position OF
mother" to Little Ruth by staying IN
Hates apartments.
Some time after the tragedy, Fred
Martin is released from prison lie
locates his child but finds that woman
who is not his wife is posing as Mrs.
Martin. lie discovers that the woman
Is a real woman who loves Little Ruth.
In the meantime a cripple, man,
arrives and wins the confidence OF Mrs.
Ridgeway. He tells her that he is the
father OF a baby boy and that his wife
is dead Bernice volunteers to act as
mother" TO this baby.
Ones emotions gets to the breaking
point about this time. Then old man
RldsewRy "cOshes In" but before taking
the final flight calls BerAice to hiz home
and Informs her that the baby son"
of the cripple Is really her son as
marvellous operation had cured the child,
He assures her that he has willed his
vast estate 10 her and their son. The
cripple. who posed as the father OF the
child. turns out 10 be a detective who
was guarding Mrs Rldgeway.
on, yes. you get the impression that
Bernice will flld happiness at some time
IN the future 18th Fred Martin. I am
very glad that this is indicated and not
shown.
You viii enjoy the suppressed dramatic
work OF Miss Frederick. Her work as
the hopeless Kate Martin is a triumph
in character acting. You viii find Helen
Stone as Little Ruth a regular darling
and one Of the most unaffected young
sters you have ever seen on the stage
or screen.
The complete cast is as follows:
Bernice Rldgeway, Kate Martin..........
Observation-Disclosures. Pauline Frederick.
Fred Martin Milton Slus.
Cyrus Ridgeway ........... Ralph Lewis
The Cripple ........... Raymond Hatton.
Little Ruth .................He Helen Stone.
Crippled Baby ............ Hobart Kelly.
Tessie, the Maid ............ Rose Cade.
Salvage" remains on view at Loews
State all week.
Don't miss 1t If you enjoy motherlo
themes and good emotional acting.-W.
D. II.