The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-03

wearing the uniform of a soldier of
France.
In the meantime, the elder Desnoy-
ers has journeyed from Paris to his
castle on the Marne, which he reaches
at about the time of the arrival of the
Germans at this historic spot A ire
mendous battle ensues. Desnoyers is
caught in the bombardment in which
his castle is wrecked He himself be-
comes the captive of the invaders
The remaining part of the castle is
turned into the headquarters of the
officer in command, who proceeds TO
Ike himself comfortable in his Ger
man way.
The wine cellars are emptied in
debauch of shocking magnitude; the
inmates of the castle, masculine and
feminine, are treated brutally and
bestially. When Desnoyers attempts
| to protect the young daughter of his
lodgekeeper from the outrages of
German officer he is bundled away in
to his own cellar where he is locked
! UP by his own nephew. one of the Won
HertAotts who is serving as an Ober-
! lieutenant on the German staff While
| imprisoned in his cellar, Desnoyers
hears the. sound of approaching
| French artillery in a counter-attack
! which drives the Germans from the
| ruined castle. After the arrival of the
| French, Desnoyers is released and for
| several days he serves as best he can
with the French army. He returns to
Paris broken man. Broken physical
ly and mentally,-but he is consoled
{, in the knowledge that his son is now
/ lighting for the country he loves.
Julio and his eldest cousin during the
next days fighting meet in the dark
in narrow trench between the lines.
Each has been sent upon a dangerous
mission. They recognize each other
but kinship is wiped out in deadly
enmity. Both fire at close range and
fall dead side by side Marguerite S
husband, Laurier, has been blinded in
action and his helplessness has re
awakened her soul and conscience sc
that she devoted her life to him
Through this entire marvellous story
passes the Christ-like figure of Tcher
noff, the Russian, Tchernoff, the Reve
lator, who visualizes for those who
will listen the figures which gave this
great story its name, the figures oil
the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
! War, Famine, Pestilence and Death.
! Meets Family
Like the true visions seen by ST
John as described in the Book Of
: Revelations, these grim horsemer
, appear upon the screen at times bear
ing their warning and message to the
, struggling nations. 1t is this Tchernof
who meets Julios family upon the
battlefield after the war when they
are searching for their sons grave. Ht
leads them to Julio's last resting place
: You knew him." they asked Il knew
them ALL replied the stranger point
ing to the long rows of little whit.
r crosses.
A remarkable musical setting ha
l been arranged by Ernest Luz. to al
company the presentation of this great
est of all pictures. The cast of player
assembled by Metro seem to be no
players. but the actual character
themselves just as Ibanez create,
them. Among the principals are sue
names as Rudolps Valentino, Alic
Terry, Wallace Berry, Pomeroy Car
non, John Sanpolis, Stuart Holmes
Joseph Swickard, Mabel Van Burer
virginia Warwick, Broadwitch Turner
! Nigel de Brulier, Edward Connell,
r Brlnsely Shaw, Mark Fenton. Derec
r Ghent, Jacques d'Auray the famou
Bull" Montana, Mile Dolorez. Isabe
e Keith, Alan Hale, Bridgetta Clarl
S Jean Hersholt, Georgia Woodthropt
Harry Northrup, Beatrice Domino;
S Nobel Johnston. Arthur Hoyt, Mime
b haha and many others of equal prom
lnence. The Four Horsemen of III
s Apocalypse" was directed by Rex II
e grim. Who only very recently was give
O the degree of Bachelor of Arts by Yal
O University in recognition of his super
5 work in making this picture a marke
< artlstlc as well as a historical triumpI
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q the market is $4,000.
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