Indiana daily times., 1921-05-02
MOVIE BOSS MADE NO MISTAKE IN STARRING BETTY


The movie boss knew what he was
doing when he made Betty Compson a
star.
This is realized after sitting for more
than an hour at the Colonial watching
the work of Miss Compson in prisoners
of Love"
You recall that Miss Compson became
famous nearly over night for her work
as Rose in "The Miracle Man" and for
time we lost trace of her but now she
blossoms out as a star in movie which
, has a corking good idea back of the
story.
Miss Comson possesses an unusual
type of beauty, eno 1 take it, that It
will be difficult to obtain vehicles for
her which will allow the fans to see
as much of her natural beauty as pos
sible. She does not rely entirely upon
her good looks to win your admiration
because she can put a tear into your
eye and a little cry Of anguish in your
throat just as Nazimova can do when
she wants to. In her latest movie, Miss
Compson does not overact, although the
opportunity Is there. She appears to
have decided that she will employ only
legitimate means 10 obtain certain ends
and not to rely upon the tricks Of the
profession to retain her position as
star.
She has earned successfully the
method of producing the tear by making
1t appear that the only thing she can
do is to cry because her dear little
heart is just breaking with sadness and
before the fan knows what he Is doing,
he is hunting for something to brush
the mist away from his own eyes.
The story of "Prisoners of Love" is
a corking good yarn. 1t concerns Blanche
Davis, a rich girl, whose beauty causes
men to rave over her. One evening her
father takes the position that she Is
leading rlen on to such a point that
her actions will result in a tragedy.
Blanche decides to leave home and goes
West Her father then orders his other
[ daughter not to mention the name Of
Blanche.
Blanche after landing in San Francisco
becomes a stenographer for a law firm
and of course James Randolph. one Of
the firm, falls in love with her. 1t Is
mutual. but Randolph's invalid mother
asks that they do not marry during her
lifetime. This Blanche promises and dur
ing the months Of waiting Randolph's
eyes seek other pretty faces
Unknown to Blanche, he falls in love
with Blanche's younger sister and the
two are engaged In the meantime
Blanches father suffers stroke and
Blanche returns to her fathers home TO
learn the truth. She decides that her
sister must be happy and so surrenders
Randolph 10 her sister.
1t is the sympathetic manner in which
Miss Compson puts over the idea OF her
sufferings OF heart and mind which
makes the picture a rich emotional
drama
Opinion: The Colonial has every right
to be proud Of this picture. Miss Comp
son deserves 20 be a star. Her support
in this picture is splendid.
At the Colonial all week.-W. D. II.
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MAN Is REFORMED
IN WHEN DAWN CAME"
There are two main themes in when
Dawn Came" movie which is now in
the second day of its engag cement at the
Park. The first theme concerns the
selfish motives Of a woman in aiding
young doctor to become famous, which
results In the doctor making an awful
mess Of things The second theme is
how an unseihsh blind girl raises ths
has been doctor" from the gutter and
makes man out Of him.
when DIR. John Brandon is a mere
doctor, doing good in the slums OF big
city, he is a real man. He remains such
until Norma Ashley, rich woman,
comes along and influences him to give
up his work in the slums to become
doctor Of rich society folk. Doc gets the
society fever hits the contents of the
cellars OF his rich patients and becomes
a degenerate. The story causes the doc
tor to hit dope" but your reviewer can
see no excuse for introducing these scenes,
as It adds nothing to the story. A man
can 60 to the dogs" without using
dope"
When the doctor IS down IN the gut
ter a kindly priest takes him to a quiet
retreat and there Brandon is raised from
the depths by the influences Of a little
blind girl, played by Colleen Moore. She
causes the good to triumph in Brandon,
which results in the doctor performing