Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-22
Cummings is a plausible vampire" of

Cummings is n plausible vampire OF
the milder sort.
Also on the bill are Harold Lloyd, s
screamingly funny Never ! Weaken
and an interesting novelty called
Screen Snapshots" which shows MN
stars at leisure and in working mo
mcntS.
Arcadia--In a picture and part b9th
slightly out of the ordinary run OF pic
turr material. Elaine Hammerstcin nocS
some of the best work of her career
The film is cal ed "Handcuits or
Kisses" which make it sound IKE
Mack Scnnctt comedy, but IN realty
there are more serious than hllarlCuS
moments in 'the progress OF tIc P4C-
ture. go
The story concerns a young girl uh-
Justly sentenced to term in lHIEc
State reformatory, and the hhal hapPS
working out Of .hcr problem WlIm ,Ir1 ~,
ubiuutOus love interest pretty Eeiic' E!.' az
prominent throughout. Many paris W
thc picturc seem to parallel closeN
news stories which have uppearc! from
time TO time lately concerning the N
terror workings of many retormatorleS'
One of the ConspiCuOuSiy goou pl'c'SS
of acting in the film is that contributT9
by Julia Swaync Gordon. Inns olu
favoritc proves that she Is Stlil ciln! ci,
nctcr woman of ability and intelll-
gcncc.
Pa'acc--Thc newest Clara himpa'l
Young feature manages to tOuch SUI
isfartorv level of excellence, but at no
time does if reach the standard OF some
of Lcr old nicturcs. "What No Man
Knows" is the ridiculous name gwen
To the film which tells of charltaDIy
inclined woman and her love for a man
who is married to an unfaithfui wlie.
Miss Young does the best she can
with her role. and in occasional scenes
makes il stand out powerfully. bur II IL
hard work, and one cannot help put
long for II return by Miss Young to the
happier days of her career, wh"n SnG
Nlqycd such pictures as, 'My Dinc'9!i
Wife," "Trilby" and "Shirlcy haEe.
Jean Cnrpcnlrr is an attractive young
stcr whose part is almost as big as thht
of the star. Others in the cast are
William T., Carleton. Dorothy wal
lace and Dhlcic Cooper.
Victoria -- The first part Of Tom
Mix's latest feature is filled with COM
ody of the kind that is inclined to
rot .hc audience in good humor and
keep them there. Tho rcSt of the film
has fast enough action and the proper
uumb"r Of thrills 70 send that same au-
dlrnce away glad that they spent their
money. =, =, .;a
lures name. and it is much like some
of those earlier Fairbanks pictures or
some of Jack Barrvmorc'S old films
with mythical kingdom settings. In
fact. "ThG Rough Diamond sounds,
for all the world. like Richard Hard
ing DayiS story
4 political revolution. an attractive
girl and daShing gentleman adven-
turcr are sure to cause interesting re-
suits, and with Tom Mix in the latter
role, the effect is all the stronger.
Regent -- "JuSt another picturc' is
! the natural remark after seeing
"Qupenip." Shirley Mason's latest
| starring vehicle" There is nothing that
stands out about either story. produC-
tion or acting, unless it be the excellent
character acting of Wilson llummell in
! the role of the old miscr.
Miss Mason is attractive to look on.
and her "slavcy" rol" is patterned on
ure fire material which is probablv
what picture patrons are looking for.
She plays the role OF n girl who is
abused and neglected in the homo of n
crOtchcty old man with millions all his
own and n finirkY Old secretary. Hum e
nell. by the way. plays the role of the
secretary also. and manages to make tho
d""l "haraCterizatiOns stand out promi =
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