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Healing by faith. or a demonstra-
ton of the presence of divine power
in human affairs, is the basic theme
in George Melford's latest Paramount
picture. The Faith Healer, which
will be shown at the Strand Theatre
next Sunday.
The play upon which the picture
is founded, was written by William
Vaughn Moody, whose play 1.-THE
Great Divide" scored success some
years ago. The stage production OF
The Faith Healer" also proved high
ly successful.
The story concerns a young shep-
herd who feels the divine call to 20
forth and heal the sick and suffer-
ing. When he Is at the height of his
work. love enters his life, and with
the birth of his passion he feels his
divine power waning. He is on the
point Of %renouncing his mission
when 1t dawns upon him that love is
a gift of God. and that he can enter
tain a pure love for the girl and at
the same time go on with his work.
With this m a renewed %consecra-
ton to his work. aided by the girl.
who also devotes her life to his mis-
sion.
The title role is portrayed by
Milton Stills, Ann Forrest is Rhoda
Williams. the girl, Fontaine La Rue
plays Mary Beeler, the invalid and
Others Of Importance are Frederick
Vroom. Loyola O'Connor. May
Giraci. John Curry and Adolphe
Menjou.
When Danger Ahead" comes to
the Strand Theatre next Monday, 1t
will serve as ~spectacularly dramatic
initial starring vehicle for Mary
Philbin, Universal's recent screen
discovery.
Just what do the simple village
folk along the New England coast
line think of the city dwellers who
come each summer to. breathe the
pure air and enjoy a vacation from
their strenuous life in the city?
The nswer to this question is
adequately given in Danger Ahead"
adapted from THE Harbor Road"
the novel by Sara Ware Bassett.
Amazed and scandalized by Dora
Mayhem. who arrives from the city
and Immediately sets about winning
a rich young man who is mentioning
there. these simple folk react to the
situation by imagining evil also of
little 'Tressie." the slavery Of a
summer boarding house, who has
lived in the village all her life.
Plots and counter-plots. intrigue
and queer situations, sometimes
tragic and sometimes containing
comedy touches, result when two
young men become entangled in a
cr~oss-purpose love. affair with Dora
and "Tressie."
Life as it is lived in down East"
villages Is excellently portrayed in
danger Ahead" a picture that has
a universal appeal because of It's
and naturalness
The story unfolds simply and then
speeds to a climax. breath-snatching
in its dramatic force and. intensity.
David Butler, the smiling star OF
"Fickle Women" and other pictures
of unusual merit will have the lead
in Smiling All the Way" a D. N.
Schwab production which is to be
shown at the Strand next Tuesday.
The story is a a Greenwich village |
romance and seen with Mr.. Butler is |
Leatrice Joy, and a very able cast.
In 1.-The Call of Youth" which
was adapted by the Famous Players
Lasky British Producers from Henry
Arthur Jones' play, James the
Fogy." some Of the most picturesque
jungle scenes ever e in a feature
sented at the Strand Theatre next
"nAnnQdov 0r1 NJ fha kor,n,t eon-1c
imaginable will be disclosed when
the hero lies dying on his cot In the
mysterious jungle and begins to re-
cover when he receives a message by
mental t~elepathy from the girl he
loves.
The story OF THE Call OF Youth
centers around Betty Overton who Is
about to throw herself away in mar
riage to James Agat, an elderly man,
who can save her uncle from finan-
cial ruin. She really loves Hubert
Richmond and Agar. wishing to
separate her from him, sends him to
Africa on a mission. When the day
for the wedding arrives after several
thrilling incidents Agar gets a great
compassion OF conscience and goes to
Richmond in Africa and brings him
back to Betty. for he has felt the
"call Of youth"
In Ghosts OF Yesterday" the
Selznick Picture which comes to the
Strand Theatre next Thursday, SO
skfllfully are the players East that
they bring to breathing life the vari-
Gus characters in the play of Rupert
Hughes from which this picture was
made.
AS the gentle wife Of the
struggling artist and later as the
reckless dancer Of the cabarets,
Norma Talmadge has the greatest
opportunity Of her career to display
her marvellous dexterity in the por-
trayal Of emotional Characterization.
Playing opposite Miss Talmadge Is
Eugene O'Brien who since the max
ing Of this picture has been voted the
most popular male star Of the screen.