Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-05
MOVIEGRAMS
OF THE WEEK
WalthaN Has Big Part in Stan.
ley Film-"Bigamist"
at Aldine

pre- bound TO move, and. more espe-
eially, in which film actors are always
pound to remain.
%,s:S Seven ,,,,s years ago when ;; D: W. Grif. f.
astonishing everybody profoundly. fans
and critics alike were referring TO the
Admirable acting of Henry Il. Walt
hall the Little Colonel" Of that fea-
Sure.
And now, showing Mt the Stanley
Aext week, is film with n Southern
setting 0ater than the Civil War,
howevcr). with Ku Klux Klan move
tnent to provide thrills rs in The
Birth of Nation" and Henry Il.
Walthall in the first important part
he's had in long time.
( fTHE picture is "One Clear Call, and
, L the setting is quiet little southern
! town whose pence and serenity Is dis-
turbed by the arrival of mysterious
woman in the local hospital. and the
love affair. frnught with exciting con-
tequences. between her and the leading
physician.
~ walthall's role (hc's the heavy in
this onel is that of the proprietor of
D rather unsnvory dance hall resort and
the husband Of the mysterious woman
Milton Sils played the doctor. and III"
cast also includes lrcn" Rich. Claire
Windsor Iwho is one of the younger
school who seems to b. forging ahcnd
70 something worth whileD, J"Ncrh
Bowling tour old friend. THE Miracle
Man" himself this time seen rs
Southern gentleman of the old SCho'I,
httle Stanley GocthGlS, Doris Pawn
lwho has been Il leading lady herself
not infreQuentlyD. Donald Macdonald.
Shannon Day Cthe "Follics girl who
elbows so much promise in screen work
Fred Kelsey, Albert MacQuarrie ami
Nick Cogley.
The temperance of the dependable
walthall causes natural wonder that he
ever dropped from the limelight. The
Birth of n Nation was not his only
great success; in fact, a great many
think he has done far greater things.
Do you remember him as Edgar Allan
Poe in an E>sanay feature entitled
.'The Raven" but really moro story
Of the poets life than perturbation
Of the one poem? 1t was tlm marked
by terribly unreal settings. and much
uninspircd and inartistic spiritual
adornmpnt. ." hut II showed Waltlall in
Ill his hiStrioni" greatness.
= NJ, Wultha!l'S screen biographies do
not make any mention Of his TWO lbScn
portrayalS. but both of them were digni-
6ed and worthy creations. His
s'Ghosts." quite naturally NOT popular
with the screen "fanetteS." who demand
etereotyped mush and money business,
was as grim and fascinating aS the
stage play, and his pillars Of Society
was q poignant picture OF conscience
troubled soul.
In a quite different direction. but eX-
employing the man y versatility. there
was The Misleading Lady. an T.
sanay production in which pretty Edna
Mayo "a Philadelphia girl BY the way,
and another whose virtual d!~lppcar-
ance from the screen is to be lamomtedl.
played the title role and good oLu
Harry DunkinSOn. still occasionally to
be seen. played the happy GO lucky
mnatiC who thought he was Napoleon.
Here we had the jovial and twinklin2-
eyed Walthnll of comedy. Just as much
the artist as ever.
In order that no one would still
think his ability to act limited. WHIt-
hall sent thrills and shivers up and
down thousands Of fans backs when
he depictcd the Lone Wolf whom that
fascinating character was brought back
TO life in False Faces, a story Of the
var.
: Accordingly. no matter what the cali
ber of John VI. Stahl'S Ono Clear
Call" the authorship of winch Prl1nSr
20 Frances MimmO Greene, II Will be
matter of interest anyway 10 welcome
"The Little Colonel back again.
DRIEF mention was made above Of
- screen attempt to delve into the
spiritual. In the case mentioned l'Ihe
Raven that consisted of some lmagln-
fry and rather frightful scenes depicting
angles and celestial gates and departing
spirits.
In later days. the film makers have
Occasionally dclvcd into this sub
feet, and have. quite naturally, n""n
showing decided Improvement III their
handling Of technical questions involved
George Fitzmaurice did wonders WIN
"Peter Ibbetson Franklin was quite
succpssful in "Smilin' Through ana
r. Hayes Hunter made a masterpiece
cut Of "Earthbound.
Next week. at the Karlton Theatre"
Director Paul Powell will show what
:uccess he had with things spiritua! and
s,,narnotural, Advance reports have II
that his picture. "Borderland,' is an
sther one of those films, like The
Ti;rocIe Man" and "Humore~Hu".
which driftcd through the production
mills unheralded, and became MUS
overnight. -,.o
Beuiah Marie Dix. who used 10 , write
S;storicol and old time romanc"S such
az ittle CaDtivp Lad.' and CAV" II
IN in order to write scenarios out az 'he
Iesky studio. is III" author "t nor
Herinnd.'' and Agnes Ayr"S, play ing
&ree distinct roles, j. tn" star. Again
,elving on advnnc" reports, Miss Ayr"s
S;ves better account Of herself here
fhan in any Of her previous starring
The story is simple, and not un-
tr;ed one. Robbed Of the SplrttualiSu'
Hayor. there would b" ltttl" left, h"
sDirit of Il wifi" of yesterday who left
her husband for another man and met
tragic end. comes back TO a young
vife of today, tempted to max" the same
mistake. Only by means nf an oIo
seryant. close 10 the D0rder!uhd Ol
Aeath. can the spirit commitment" VIII
me wife, but she manages 10 save her
Agnes Ayres plays the wife of yester
day, the spirit and III" wife OF today
The unusual and artistic part OF th'
victure is said TO be the "erle not"
the suggestion of the occult, ana ~
rector Powcll's handling Of the wralth
that hover over the earth.
Casson Ferguson plays the role Of m
ioyer with whom Agnes is about to ny
ind Milton Sills the husband
SI SMASHING indictment of tn
IA evils of bigamy as practiced b
.ome men in high society, Is the man
her in which the Aldinr feature mex