The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-10-30
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Melodramu got of to a flying start
at the various motion picture bouses
yesterday aud Saturday AZ least six
out of seven " the movies at the
downtown theaters fall into this cate.
CORY.
Dual personality is the theme Of
"Rkin Deep" nav on the screen at
tho Rinlto The story hinges upon
the complete change IN IDENTITY Of
one Of the rinRloaders OF the gang
who in frightfully injured In d fall
from an airplane while making his
escape from PRISON, That prison 81.
cape by the way, involving a leap
from the prison wall TO the top Of a
speeding passenger train ls spectac-
ular
Milton Slls az the gun man essays
new role. The makeup, which is
clever. Is q big assistance TO him,
when ns Bud Boyle he must act hard.
boiled
As "A pampered pet who takes 10
the road with hobo Wesley Barry OF
the sun. has a long series Of adyen
lures, mostly thrilling ones, before he
Is reunited 90 hls parents, and the rob
Der gang are captured ilis drop from
q 50.foot trestle into the river below
gave the audience a few shlyers, ana
the love story Of Dumbel and Mary
Watdc came to satisfactory conclu'
sion. II must IN fairness be admitted
Al a L.. Hvat lima that
OF the supposed burglars has turned
ont To be Il detective all the time, and
that we have seen Wesley do good
many OF the same stunts In his other
pictures, but his freckles beam as
genlaily az ever, and the theme,
Prom Rags to Riches as the pic
ture is named, always seems to evoke
n popular response. Anyway II isn't
Yves fault IL the scenario writer's al
WAYS hand him the same kind OF II
part.
In the melodrama "1he Prisoner Of
Zenda." which is quite frank about not
pretending to he anything more
subtle. Rex ingram tried an expert.
ment-the unhappy ending sacri
hcing love for duty is wildly brought
forth as the beautiful Alice Terry as
Princess Flavin hccds the call Of her
subjects and puts out Of her life the
man she adores And the English
lover too, Wlayed by Lewis Stone)
accepts the situation and slips away
TO cherish alone the memory Of brief
but wonderful romance.
What a funny ending" one woman
murmured TO another as they left
the theaier. which merely goes to
show that the public isn't used TO It.
The picture Is taken from Anthony
Hopes novel and the director fe-
serves credit for following the
authors idea Of an artistic fnisl.H
The picture win run all this week al
the strand,
'rhe story OF Love Is an Awtul
Thing" concerns the efforts Of n
Young man 10 let the dead oast buy
its dead But the Past, personifled
by an old sweetheart, refuses TO he
buried. owen Moore, who has the
leading role IN this picture at the
Empress Is a farccur Of note and he
is supported by pretty Marjorie paw
and kathleen Perry. The picture
would be strengthened by ludicious
cutting ....
Louise Giaum is an old timer ln the
motion r.,ture world. and She Is AZ
her best In solid emotional roles such
IS The onr she Is PLAYING 10. u Am
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Tuesday The story is q dramatic one
fl which 4 murdsg holds the center Of
thu stage and the mystery Is not un.
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