Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-05
GEORGE ARLISS MAKES.
DEBUT IN THE MOVIES
His Devil" Reveals Personality.
Constance Talmadge, Marion
Davies, May Allison Star

was given initial presentation in silent
form Mt this new playhouse. Ferenc
Molnar's story served for the scenario Of
Edmund Gouldng. which james Young
directed.
This story will be rather difficult for
the general public to understand be-
cause the director has not changed the
plot OF the play very much to bring il
down to movie audiences The main
idea back of this Hungarian drama
tist' $ work il to show that q physician
is Obsessed with the idea that evil can
overcome truth. To those familiar with
the operate version Of Goethe's
Faust" there will be found similarity
in plot.
The outstanding feature of this pic
ture is the wonderful figure that George
Arliss makes MS the physician who
wears the label of "The ,,evrl" because
Of his fiendsh delight in breaking up
happy romanccs. The star is before the
camera for much Of the time Of the
story's unfolding. Without his interest.
compelling personality it is doubtful If
the film story would hold absorbed in
terest.
Other movies are being prepared for
the star and they will certainly be
worth attention because in this one he
has established himself as Of Importance
to the screen as well as to the stage.
Thorough understanding Of movie
technique by Director Young has re-
suited in picturesque settings and the
introduction of dancing girls and gor-
geous bacchnnales. The photography of
Harry Fishback brings out weird effects
in which Mr.. Arliss recreates the pop
ular conception of the devil at the finish
of the story.
What is probably the finest prologue
offered 70 local screen patrons is found
in Frank Buhler's staging of the prison
scene from Faust with Bernard Po-
land. J. Helffenstein Mason and Elsa
Lyons Cook az the singers. The orchcs-
tral music is also within keeping Of the
high qualiy Of the film
Stanton-"Good References" is recon-
mcnded MS a good picture. II reveals
Constance Talmadgc at her brceziest--
Dorothy Farnam has provided n good
scenario from +. J. Rath's story. The
direction of r. William Neil is ade.
uuate TO the production. 1t is the sort
of story for these warm days, for il
is light and entertaining.
The heroine Of this story needs a Job
and haS no references. So she borrowc
some from a girl who has just beer
given position and takes tho place
herself when the owner OF the credcn-
;ials becomes III. The job is secretary
to wealthy. religious woman. \
nephew OF this woman returns for
visit from college ana, as lark, brings
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girl causes hhe Is leIt 70 sct PACK 10
Town from Fachtlng party WIN only
her pnthinG SUIT &c wear.
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'ries the hail-room style OF clahdcStlh'
COOKING
IN the supporting cast are Vincent
Coleman. Ned Sparks. Nellie Parker
Spauldins. as the aunt and. as the
bishop. Arnold Lucy. who is appearing
at the Ad"lphi in adam and Eva.
tasy. aud rs such permits Of much
latitude in movie making. Josef Er-
ban supplied the designs for the clabo-
rate settings, while the lightings. no
doubt. had his supervision. Hal ROS-
son, the camcraman. did some good
work. under the supervision Of Director
George ID. Baker. The story is by +.
Britten Austen.
Marion Davies il rho star Of this
niece and n l. 70 bo noticed that shc
il imnrovinp in hcr noting abilities.
Shc is cfrertivn pictorinIly' md does
somc of bcr host work in tho rirotc
sccnos or tho story thcrc il mot mich |
tbat H. thrilling /, tclls how man
known ne tho niratc or tho Wall strcct
crowd insists that his dnuphtcr marry
n man of his CLEANSING 4 rrnisc an n !
yorLt il .ucgcStcd ond , dnctor i
token along bccousc rho daughter !. |
tmhicc, to frances In onn of tbasc
troncos sbc sccs huried treasure md |
Directs rho vacbt to nm island WhiIc
tbe family are searching for tho cold
sho misdir.cts than and later v;th
tbo oiJ ~ tho doctor rccovors tbn
buried loot The cnntain Of tho vacbt |
morrios tho ,;rI .nd tbo doctor thus
tbrartibe Tho nIan" Of Tho Tathor ''O'
made from Mary Roberts Rinehart's 4
novel. "The Empire Builders" and |
shows delightful excursion into the |
boyhood ideas of number of college
youths. The author knows how to |
write about boys; some of her best
works are about them, for she has some |
Of her own. In the selection Of F..