Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-25
BARTHELMESS AGAIN
SCORES AS A STAR
Second Independent Picture
Shows HE AT improving.
Other Films

Stanley - Vacation season is not
quite here yet, but those who go to
see "The Seventh Day" will get
foretaste Of 1t, and they'll like it. too.
'The Seventh Day" is by Porter
Emerson Browne, and is Richard
Barthelmess' first feature to follow
"Tol able David" It's best to leave
out Of the question, for the. time being:
any comparisons between the two, and
devote full attention on this comedy
drama with q Maine Coast setting.
Simplicity Is its middle name---as
should be the case with all good vaca-
ton reading and romances. There is
a yacht, full Of jazs-burdened, flask
carrying New Yorkers, which puts into
the cove by a little New Enga fish
ing village. One OF the girls on the
yacht begins a Irritation with husky
young fisherman. She's only fooling,
but he isn't. He takes her to church,
he two steps with her on the yachts
deck. he takes her out rowing of
Sunday afternoon; he is in Paradise.
Then---she breaks the sad truth to him
that she is engaged. Meanwhile. one
of the men on the yacht has been carry
ing on Irritation with the fisherboy' s
out and pumlnels the New Yorker. The
rest is merely half-reel setting of diff
ficulties, with both pairs In close en-
brace at the finale.
A synopsis Of the plot makes 1t ap-
parent that there Is little of the grim
ness and dramatic intensity Of 'ToF-
able David" in 1.-The Seventh Day"
Nevertheless, it is wholesome, enter
tanning comedy and, from the direc-
torial standpoint. n work Of art. Henry
King again proves himself master
| craftsman. This is tho New England
Of reality, as you--and you-see 1t
| when you 60 vacationing. Except in
the case of two minor characters, it is
unexaggeratcd and true to life.
Scenes of fishing fleets moorcd at
moss grown docks. jutting headlands
beating back the surf. quaint men and
women plodding piously to church, dim.
half-lighted parlors, seldom profaned
| by occupancy--all these and n hundred
more, delight the eye throughout.
In the matter of acting, the star
towers above the cast. lie again proves
his right to the title Of the sincerest
and most hard working leading man
on the screen. His acting is a rcvcla :
tion of repression which becomes force =
|
/ humanity. Louise Huff is excellent az
the heroine, Anne Cornwall appealing
as the sister, Frank Lossee picturesque
and splendid as the old sea captain and
George Stewart. much like his sister
Anita in facial expression, good as the
young society waster. No. here is not
''Tol'abl David" but it is several
degrees above film average. due mainly
to Director King and to Barthelmess.
Karlton--Photoplay fans are almost
sure Of finding screen creations Of un =
usual pictorial beauty when they 60 to
see Marion Davies features, and this
stars latest is no exception. APPLY
called "Beauty's Worth" it has the
art Of Joseph Urban, the artist. to
cloak its structural defects by series
Of eye pleasing pictures, gorgeous and
yet artistically simple settings and
homes that are fitted up with taste that
we'll furnished house.
1t is unfortunate that as many good
things cannot be said Of the story as
Of its investiture. but the fact remains
that "Beauty's Worth" is much like
Marion Davies usual vehicles. "much
ado about nothing or. at any rate. lit :
tie Of anything. 1t tells of a demurc
Quakeress who is metalnorphisized into
a gorgeous butterfly. Tho actual change
takes place at an elaborate charsde
performance at an elite New York res
taurant, not unlike the similar crcum .
stance in 'Enchantment, another of
the stars pictures.
Miss Davies. while not having the op-
portunity to play the spoiled flapper
which she did so we'll in that other
| picture. il adequate, and. of course,
| strikingly beautiful. Forrest Stanley is
seldom these days. has n small bur Of
fective part. Lydia Ieamans Titus
and Truly Shattuck. two trustworthy
veterans Of stage and screen. are clever
in their parts. Tho story Of Beauty S
Worth" is by Sophie Kerr.
! Arcadia-Quite the strongest film
Ethel Clayton has been seen in for many
months is "The Cradle" a screen
adaptation Of the Eugene Brieux play.
Inherently, the old story of the d.
vorce problem versus the love of parents
for their children. this feature has been
worked up with keen insight into
human nature and due regard for
dramatic values. and is both cumuls-
tive in its power and appealing in its
l
| Tho latter feature Is due for the most
part to the sincere and restrained work
| of Miss Clayton in the leading role.
More at home than she has been in re :
cent parts. she rises to every climax.
and combines always the requisite pro-
portions of comedy and pathos, so that
her part stands out from the average
member of the eternal triangle, and
becomes real. Walter McGrail is effec-
tive as 1.-THE other man; Charles
Meredith, a talented juvenile whose
work is constantly improving, is the
young husband, and Mary Jane Irving
the child.
VictOria-Dustin Farnums pictures
these days are below the high average
he used to set. but the majority of fans
will find Iron 10 Gold" his latest,
both entertaining and thrilling.
1t IS the story of man who is un-
justly sentenced to prison. and because
he refuses to 60. is called an "outlaw."
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