Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-19
ROUSING SEA STORY .
ON STANLEY SCREEN
Hurricanes Cal' Proves Film
in Hundred--Latest Styles
ShcWn-Other Pictures

Staulcy---1t would take a sluggish
person indeed 10 remain unthrilled or
inmoved by ''Hurricnne's Gal" which
is the more than ordinarily interesting
name OF Dorothy Phillips latest fca-
ture.
, Hero Is n story Of the sea aud those
who sail 1t: the action. for tho most
Iart, tranSpres on the deck Of the
TAHITI Belle: tho characters in whom
we are most interested arc tho Chinese
cook, the clustering Swedish mate.
Chris. "Cap'n' Danny and Lola.
daughter OF the late master Of the
bark. en- untamcd. spirited young lady,
much like second cousin Of Moran,
OF the Lady Lefty. as portrayed by
Dorothy Dalton.
into tho lives of these quite fasi'i-
mating. bnt utterly lnwlcss. rovers of
agent. pretending to be stowaway.
) and prompt 70 fall in love with Lola.
otherwise Hurricanes Gal" When
h' turns the skip over to the United
states on charge Of smuggling, she
brands him traitor and VOWS ven
! geancs, but love in the end triumphs
over hate.
81 Hurricanes Gal" is the fastest
moving picture we have seen here this
year which also maintains an air o,
strict rlausibiiity. Fights on deck.
fights ashore. the terrific hammcring Of
hurricane. and. finally. n pursuit of
| u" s'niggler By revenue cutter form
tho outstanding srCnea. Tho latter Is
Photographed from an nirplanc in
which the hero rides aNl tho "ShOts'
OF the Tahiti Rcilo soon from above
with the cutter. banked by black smoke
coming fast toward her are untorset-
table.
The effect Of the falling plano is so
real that the audience grabs the arms
Of the orchestra chairs. Some stunning
, photography is another factor in the
films power. Wallace Boery is i'm
, mcnse as Chris. n part that stands out
even above his usual topnotch por-
tInyals. Of Mias Phillips. paragraphs
Of praise could be said. Her acting is
certainly one of the three finest char
acterIza,ions Of the year, intcnsely
human. and still dynamically effective.
The Giubel Fashion Show is such
~ TO make Flo Zicgfcld cnvious ani
there seems no good reason why mon.
unmoved by the dnzzling array Of
gowns. should not flock to Sc" TIE boau-
ties WHO wear them. Perhaps tho Stan.
this week. And the gowns themselves.
J showing the expected tendency toward
length. must be seen to 10 coveted.
which they will be--by every married
and unmarried woman.
! AlHine There arc evidences through.
out tho five rpc|s or more Of 'NoUr
Best Friend" that It was bull: for the
espccial benefit of Vera Gordon. and
that fact 'r1hs the feature Of part Of
it's appeal One has always the feeling
, that VIII Nieh. who wrote and directed |
this fea,ure. was aiming t" CON" as
near ''FumoresQue' as possible, with =
ont directly stealing the plot. There is
: also a slant Of "Orcr the Hill' IN the
, sentimental story "f n mother who T.
, 'snubbed by her daughter.in law. and
has TO battle to hold the love Of hcr
children.
Mis- Gordon takes the role Of Mrs.
Meyers in her usually able manner. II
? she wpnps 'riic too much, il is tho
taul, Of the director. and the audience
is always in respectful sympathy with
her attempt to hold together the home
,, and family tics Mrs. Meyers two
sons are as unpleasant ns those in
"Over tho JIi!l." and again bear ont
! the films tendency 10 'ovcrNrltc
characters.
Wc could wish that Dore Davidson
| ! Gan " EiSHPT rpIe lihH liH' VI NV nl''''
old bookkceper. lie is. ne ueuGI. nat =
ural to the nth degree. Belle Bennett
: is excellent as the unplcasantly snoh-
bish daugh,cr-in- law. and Stanley
Price and Harry Ecnham play tit" roles
: ni the Two sons. The picture Is staged
! with taste and consideration.
Arcadia and Palace Dir. Daniel
Carson Goodman. author Of What =
, , Wrong With the Women has pre-
; sented his theme by means of four
q, parallel stories. showing tn" circun-
stances and struggles Of four different
women in varying walks of lifc--th"
society matron. tho fapp"r, tho cabaret
; dancer and the iidll".class housewifN.
With them he proceeds to paint lis.
nal story of tho present day JAZZ
tendencies. tending 20 prove ms film
! authors seem TO love 10 do that every
on" is going 70 the 'demnition bow
vows.
The result of the suthor'> mcthod
and his rather Sensational PROMISES is
that "What's Wrong with the
) Womcn:' Is mainly interesting for sosns
, Individual scenes Of elaborate settings
| and an all star cast. Caharets and
bo"tleggers and bobb~l haired dsmsels
and modern dances are all shown in
this feature. which j. 4 rather more
, heavy and pondcrous version Of 'Nir"
: Peoplr."
Those who stand our in n large "asr
are Wilton Lacksr". lIcdda ll"pp"",
Montayl Love and Barbara Caatleton,
all ct them playing their roles with
the rrSourccfulness Of veterans. Julia
Swayne Gordon. an old favOrit", ts also
good. Constance Bennett iprctty 10
long up"nl. Rod La RUcnu", Mrs..
Oscar Hsnuncrstein 'not Ht all III At
cas-" or lacking in professional polish ,
: Paul McAlliSter aud HuntIry Gordon
: complete the cast.
Victoria William Farnum hasu'r lot
! tho films go by him, and although
t eurh creations rs his Sidney Curt"n ot
"A Tale Of Two Citics.' Jean Val
, jean of ''Les Miscrables' and Villon
! "S IL | Were King" have BEEN few
> and far between, he can always be
. counted on for rugged. sincere acting.
{ In "Moonshinc Valley" which Is II
! film "mcso' Of the widest kind, 10
. 10th sincerity and vigor into his
, role ~ the man who's" wife deserted
hIm and who accordingly "sourrl' on
The Who'll" world. lis regeneratlou is
accomplished by a ilttl" sir!, who prov"&
80 b" his o"u dauShtcr \ swrctIy son.
timcnIal reconciliation serves as n
: climax. \ particularly tine rharactrri- =
! cation is given by Holmes l.. Herbert
q, ~ III" other man and vllen. Tho
, heroine is opncalincly Dlsvpd nv S,dio