The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-13

II you arc heartily tired Of hu-
man triangleA chorus girl plots
and sob stories. then So '.Nanook
OF the North" which runs this
week at the Fort Armstrous. II
you aren't a. refreshed BY the
story as you would be by 4 cooling
rain after . hot, unbearable day.
then you don't appreciate good
pictures.
Nanook is An Eskimo. The flm.
which is genuinely thrilling, gives
you glimpses OF the daily, year
round life Of Nanook, great hunter,
his wife. Nyla. the smiling one, and
their little Eskimos. It sounds
like one of these so-called educa-
tional films. While it's. probably
the most instructive film shown for
many moons, it's also one of the
most entertaining.
A wonderful thing about the film
is that the cast is not made up of
stars used to playing before the
camera. Their acting, however.
does credit to many so-called stars
OF the silver screen. They are the
real (not reeD residents Of the
northland.. The man who braved
I the cold and ice to give the world
a story ofstheir home life says they
are the most cheerful, happy-go-
lucky people in the world. AL
though they seem to be ever on the
search for food, ever battling the
elements. they appear to live up to
his description.
The scenery is wonderful, the
photography beyond description.
When one realizes that a lone man,
with a lone camera. went into a
land where the people we're un-
used to the ways Of civilization,
and came back with a picture like
Nanook, it's almost unbelievable.
There's all kinds OF action in the
picture. To see Nanook land Tor
whatever they call it, a seal is as
thrilling as watching a desperate
struggle on the gridiron. And he
gets as many bumps as the rough
est player in the lineup.
Every school child should see
.>ohooh. Iucy CoH lcdIH iuOt {
about the ways of the Eskimos by
! seeing the film than by scanning
yards of prited matter. The film
/ isn't especially for. youngsters,
however. for old, young and those
who claim to be neither, can all
find amusement and entertainment
in it.
Before seeing the film one has
the idea that the Eskimo is sort Of
dull being, not quite human, who
! sleeps six months out of the year,
and chews blubber the other six.
T, After seeing it you have a fixed
idea that they are just as human
as any one OF the millions of queer
beings that inhabit the world. They
work and play, laugh and love. Not
everyone would care to be an Es-
kimo, however, after seeing Nyla
chew her husbands sealskin boots
each morning in order to make
, them pliable. Nor would they care
to live on the menu offered in the
Eskimo home. And speaking OF
homes, you can see them build one
There doesn't seem to be any
thing to kick about in Nanook.
From the time you get introduced
to each member of the family un-
til you. leave them tucked up for
the night in a coy snow ingloo.
the wind bowling outside, you are
most interested and enthused about
the family, the home and the coun-
try.
win Rogers provided the COM
edy. In a film called THE Ropin'
Fool" he gives some remarkable
exhibitions of work with rope, in
fact, several ropes. He lets his lasso
down on everything from a horse
and rider to a mouse that annoys
in the wee small hours Of the night.
He is accused Of roping and drag
ging to death his rival in love
affair. and just as the rope has
assembled on his own neck to put
him in a condition where he can
never swing lassoo again, he is