Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1922-01-11
GREAT PICTURE
OPENS UP TODAY
sOver the HilP' Most Powerful of all
Modern Motion Picture Dramas
OPEN Four Days En-
gaf ment at Lyric.
BEST PI( fURE
PRODUCED IN YEARS
Picture Runs at Lyric for Four Days
And Nights, So Don't Miss
This Wonderful
Attraction.

One of the great epoch making
photoplays of many years is the
beautiful William Fox photo drama
of mother love entitled "Over the
HILL" which opens at the Lyric The
atre in Decorah today.
Founded upon the famous poem by
Will Carleton, this simple story of
the devotion of a mother for her
children in spite of the trials and
tribulations to which they subject
her, is one of the most appealing
and lovable. stories ever screened.
Staged under the direction Of Harry
Millarde, it has relied for its great
strength with the public upon the
simple theme and plain story of a
mother and her family whom she
carefully rears and protects.
There is no suggestion of big mas
sive scenes, no spectacular effects, no
crowds-nothing but the simple,
thrilling and powerful story that
touches the heart of all humanity
and brings everyone to realize the
love and affection with which a
mothers memory should always be
revered.
Produced in New York by William
Fox in September of 1920, without
ostentation, without any furore or
newspaper fire works, the fame of
the simple and beautiful picture
|'Over the Hip spread like wild-fre.
All who saw it sent hundreds of
their friends. Newspapers hailed it
as one of the great and crowning
arctic triumphs of the motion pif :.
world Clergymen preached
@ermons about II. Editors wrote ed
itorials advising every mothers SON
and daughter TO see "Over the Hip.
The result of this word-of-mouth adj
vertising was to send such crowds
to see "Over the Hill" that William
Fox repeatedly extended the engage
fnent, leasing one theatre after an
other and moving "Over the Hill''
continuously until it was finally pre-
sented at six different theatres on
Broadway. 1t must be remembered
also that "Over the Hill" was pre-
sented in leading first class Broad
way theatres, at the top scale OF
$500 for the best seats, and for
many weeks this single attraction
playing daily matinees drew the re-
markable gross business of more than
$4,000 per week. These figures are
absolutely accurate and have been
the marvel of all who have been IA
miliar with the presentation of fea-
ture pictures on Broadway.
The story of "Over the Hill' deals
with a mother, acted by Mary Carr
who endeavors to raise her children
in the path of righteousness and with
that end in view she makes every
sacrifice so that her children may
have the proper schooling and COM
forts. Unfortunately, her husband is
genial good for nothing, who even
goes so far as to become involved in
y crime rather than work. In the
family, there are four brothers ano
two sisters, John, the black sheep OF
the family, is constantly getting
into mischief, while Isaac, the eldest
is a cad and hypocrite.
Finally, the children are grown tc
manhood and begin life's occupations
The two sisters marry. Isaac, the
cad. becomes a prosperous business
man, and only John, the black sheep
is left alone with his mother, al
though he, too, has a sweetheart
The father, careless, lazy, and gooc
for nothing, is accused of horse steal
ING and circumstances are such tha'
to protect his father from going tc
iail John takes upon himself the bur-
den of the crime. 1t almost breaks
the heart of his mother and OF MS
pretty sweetheart when he is SEM
to prison for crime he did moi
commit, but the weak father, hesitat'
ing to confess the truth, permits the
sacrifice.
Three years pass. John is released
from prison and comes back nome
to find his father is dead, his mother
has been neglected by all OF th'
other children, and the hypocritica
Isaac has even appropriated for Ms
own use the money that should have
gone to support his aged mother
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