The New York herald., 1922-01-23
Horrible Example
in a Mes0Iiance
Shown on Screen
Production Would Demon
strate Persons Should Not
Marry Out of Their Glass.

RIALTO ana RIvoLI-Ceeil n. De
Miles production, saturday Might"
. Paramount picture, from an original
scenario by Jeanie Macpherson.
Mack Sennett told us In "Molly o.
that persons can marry as we'll as fight
out OF their class and not receive a
knockout. Now comes Cecil b. De Mile
and informs you that II can't be done.
at least without bad Jolt from fate.
Which Is a mere mortal 10 believe who
does not draw wisdom from Olympus.
otherwise known as Beverley Hills. Los
Angeles?
On the whole 1t would seen, that De
Mile in his latest picture, which Is being
shown at two houses this week. has the
best sporting Information on that Indoor
pastime called matrimony. 1t appears
as though the producer had be-
wearied Of the pictures In which a little
girl OF the tenemcnts marries wealthy
young bachelor and immediately knows
which fork 70 use at dinner and how to
keep her evening gown shoulder straps
up. For he has looked at such q
romance double. and. mixing up the
wealthy bachelor with his washerworn-
ans daughter and the young mans fitted
fiancee with her chauffeur and started
where the average movie leaves off, as
this movie itself kindly tells the audi
ence.
After marrying them he haze stood
aside and pointed out the disillusioning
results, very entertainingly on the
whole, but with a constant air OF say
ing, "Look. children. at the Horrible Ex-
amplesi'' Despite It's rather sophisti-
ra nj la "A ukt
with the usual number of expensive
bathing suits-in his story of mesallf-
ance. For 1t Is unquestionably De
Miles story. though Jeanie MacPher-
sons name is allowed to take cover un-
der the title on the program.
One of the signal achievements Of the
picture Is that OF having Coney Island
open and revelling on Halloween. That
may seem easy tn manage at a distance
Of 1000 miles In Hollywood But It
would seem TO be the general opinion on
this side of the continent that II Tom
McGuire, the chauffeur. and Shamrock
O'Ddy Prentiss. the misplaced wife. had
really been caught on top of q Coney
Island Ferris wheel for two hours on
Hallowe en---the situation which caused
a scandal with their respective spouses
they would have nearly frozen TO
Death. They could hardly have been
kept comfortable by their reawakened
fame of love or their mutual fondness
for chewing gum. Perhaps after all 1t
was Just as well that thrilling fre
broke out on their return home to warm
them up.
The society settings were excep-
tfonally lavish. as becomes a De Mile
photoplay, and besides a ball scene
there is a Halloween dance in tank
filled with water that seems to have
been made on the Los Angeles premises.
The meeting Of washgirl and wealthy
youth is quite natural and diverting, ana
so is the escape from death of two
automobllists on o railroad trestle, with
a plutocratc wrecking of fancy road
ster Miss Leatrice Joy and Conrad
Mabel as the lovers, bored with their
gilded ease. and Miss Edith Roberts and
Jack Mower stood out with Theodore
Roberts. in cast that minded their
business properly--as they would have
to under such a capable director.