The New York herald., 1921-10-30
High Lights and
SHADOWS on the
Screen NewS
.The Three Muskcteers' as Pre-
scented in the Suburbs-Ren-
ME on Screen Again.
by FRANK vREELAND.

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"A lowed by those who are pre-
= senting the revived version Of
"DArtagnan,' under the name OF THE
Three Musketeers." In such remote
sections OF the globe, say. as Staten
Island, where the bright rays of movie
intelligence do not always penetrate
immediately, On posters outside the
theatre and elsewhere is displayed in
flamboyant letters the title, "The Three
Musketeers," while several inches un-
derneath riots that other name, Doug
las Fairbanks" One might go in un-
der the impression that he will view
that ancient scandal of the court of
France which has just been raked up
by Doug.
But no. What he will see is Ince's
conception OF Alexandra Dumass
novel. with Orrin Johnson as D'Artag-
nan doing most Of his damage with q
pair of fiery eyes. When the specta-
tor comes out he rubs his eyes and
looking again at the poster. realizes
that he failed to notice that it was
In two parts. and that what the lower
section actually announced was Doug
las Fairbanks in Manhattan Mad
ness" But Manhattan Madness is
kept in such discreet type as not to
offend any devoted Gothamite.
While on a movie prowl among Il
provinces like this Ii might be az we'll t,
mention that there is q Fox photoplay
starring Tom Mix. with the title after
Your Own Heart" that Is now knocking
around on the outskirts of the city that
seems to need aid from the Big Brother
movement. 1t has never been shown in
anything like a large theatre. It has
never been reviewed by even a small ra-
viewer; yet the scouts OF the family re-
port that the title Is no misnomer, and
that it would gallop right into any ones
heart.
Apparently the leading exhibitors feel
that Mix Is dangerous TO have around in
other ways than through his gun play.
But this would appear to be an .xsep-
tional photoplay. which it would seem
some kind. grandfatherly managin, di-
rector would take TO his silk shirted
bosom and produce with tho tag of that
overworked phrase. by popular re-
quest" for once meaning something. 1t
is Of course. Western. with tho usual
thrilling situations handled with rather
satirical touch. and incisive subtitlcs.
of which one sample is submitted: II
know lot of rotten names, but II
called you by any OF them I'd be promot-
Ing YOU"
Which any one can see Is sheer movie
genius.
This leads to the fleeting thought that
there must have been a number of such
attractive movies which died In OBJ
scurity out in the wilds while the crowds
we're battling to get In to see some OF the
sex pictures on Broadway and enjoy
good. ripe disappointment. Without
knowing 1t, Gray In indlting his mute,
inglorious Milton" was possibly writing
for the movies. One shudders to think
what might have happened TO Twenty
Riesenfeld had drunk too much coffee
the night before he Viewed It for the
Riaito.
James Rennie. who lately appeared on
the stage and before that had been
moved about on the screen by Famous
Piayers-Lasky. principally as the lead
ing ray OF cheer for his wife, Miss
Dorothy Gish. is going to suppress his
remarkable chest tones Ia the movies
once moro. He has Just signed a con-
City studio will make his face his for
tune for one picture that will take six
weeks-which only a few years ago used
to be sufficient for tossing three or four
pictures hot off the cinema griddle.
Miss Gish. of course, has not Joined
Goldwyn-as yet-but will stay here In
the East to be showed under In the
final scenes of d. w. Griffith's film OF
''The Two Orphans"
Goldwyn. by the way. II going to pre-
sent "T'he Christian" on the screen.
indicating that Hall Caine, like beer.
dies hard. The company is at present
very busy producing-but not saying
much about-a rather spectacular fairy
story by Gouverneur Morris as seen
through the eyes OF a small Chinese
boy, which promises to be sort of
Oriental Peter Pan" with pigtails.
Not even being a continuity writer for
q ilm company and covering up authors
mistakes In reducing their scripts to
scenario form. thereby getting disillu-
stoned view of life. can keep a man from
going ahead In the movie business and
actually developing the nerve to become
a producer. Frank Tuttle. who niled
such a post for Famous Players-Lasky
capably for some time, has turned pho
toplay wizard on his own account. hav-
ing captured for his star no less young
parsonage than Miss Mary Astor, the
girl who made such a charming Inn
preston in 1.-THE Beggar Maid" and who
is doing her best TO keep Brooklyn from
being Tapped by Los Angeles in the aim
race.
They have been taking q picture at
Rye, Conn. with scenes OF society life
that no critic will dare brand as false
or preposterous In any detail. since
many society folk actually engaged In It..
Directing the camera has been Fred
Waller, who recently stamped himself
on the movies with some exceptional
title cards.