Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-05-13

n,HE reasons for the change In con.
d,t,ons were, simply stated, slack =
:.% attendance and inferior films.
Thoro haye of late been no Peter
Ihhotsons. "Fools' Paradises," Three
Wusketeers' or Little Lord Fauntle-
roys." The winter .and early spring
months have had only one or Two OUT
standing films OF the SahDsI OF
"Tol able David and ihe hnnng
Passion" and, unfortunately, tne ians
support was rot enough 10 keep tnen,
for long runs. ELhe- T0lem most
unusual and worthy him, Eiareu' II"
better. - r.. 4 q
Tho coming months show the silver
lining of this particular clond. Ger
,.;miy, there are ready d score or more
~ distinctlvely big and worthy pictures.
a. anne Of which may pc held over until
~ fall, but others OF which, are almost
snre 10 appeasG local fans IN the near
Sture.
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"a NJ " 90. .,d e.t;n-
"A them a..,hn y .nt ,nTse me,t ps pwsaL,s . nov !
naraphrase to describe next week nov
elites In the mn, h,an mou o,i,n;noted @ "' WV
holdovers have been n sIiln,ha.iu .1;. ,,.,,,
That dog IS vi Doss" atron,hoort ~
and pears ,ho ~, nictmrc Of which he is
though III o,na "a Flash. The picture Is
kmr us s,,na. na cai, :" and IL will have its
Ine eSsneIe,nh,o Siea showing at the Aldine
hrst inS thougb n was exhibited pri :
next VIZ, tar, lnst fall.
Z vately mere ''' ,' a.. ,.,..
Mack sennet has had ms DUCKS ar, anu
his cat Pepper ana o.her psouuvv,, ..,Sn,,
have had short comGrtes Sinnt Mh,. Eaii,, is
rhimpanzees, put Inc S.,en. Sam -,
probably the first long pleturc III WIZ, tsa
an animal has borne inc Duroen Oh IN.
plot. It's rather astonishing .nat e.S s.m.S
Strongheart's success tiey hasen ioSnu
dogs for the leading rotes ~, ~ nou; SUI
Of Battle Dog or rIanu VI
London's 'Call OF the N4rtn. vr
haps some day. even. tneyn set ,,an arouno
10 filming kiplings jungle claSsicS,
though it Is rather more tnan pIogaoi,c En,.
that the scenes on the Councli nocs
with Sher Khan. the tiger, sPreaI ou. %
majestically in the foreground anu u. Nv
wolf pack in bitter deoate wouu y.
difficult Of filming: IL wouid certhih.!
take n canny and patient d1rector u
shoot the scenes III wn.ch Pas"re.n' .,s an,
the black panther. hg"reo. . lol.
than likely he would nave 10 shoo'
Bagheera instead.
Strongheart wasn't so easy to direct
himself. The most ticklish point was
tbot wbereat the "villyun" of this film
i""s is snnnosed TO kick Flash, who is q
Gross between gray wolf and rene.
sode sheen dog. If that 'villyun" hat
tried that kick. ever so gently. the pic
However, Strongheart was grea'
iriehd OF e,. tne e',"o,' r,ou,h, in Gaining IN,
VINO had spent m !n""ims Luz, oIs" trs;ncd
cog trust. unIi nav @ as ;f dead n,
Strongheart 10 , ro'' ,o o,vr T,;mhie, mt hi.
IN great pam wren 49,, ha hanI ccord =.
ioo5 ash,ms' s ,saI soI ,hr s Glow ,not,on re-.
nsSi & ,Mrs nrccsss u9e" "nd i"s showed n close. .uy
versa process a"I hootsT s,,sTIr loo apppoach.
ing the dog. Then the director put or or
the same boot, ana Drought MS ,C' ~,
up against StronshSara ,S,mn HMeh' oniv Tu't' ~
meant one thins am o,f 'n.Is noliod E cvor ~
the aog. ne iLiI,.eaia'e'i E ronoudod y,
ana tne ihpression .s tn ni, hovin. rece;ve,
lue Sree' ,,i,. - 'tao - % h;s Hatastable ma,,
vloieht hiGh from tn"ofter' ,m.o M oh;ec
csafacter VINO IL, ,o.I .mo.t;, at;ca;,v ;,ciine,
OF natreu 70 .ne s!Tnpua'@''N' i;nnnn
portion ol .hc auu.e.n. . no ,bo ro,u;re,
vi cours., 'reae a.. s.ars IN ."rb,
Hulnoer S ., ci twoipoof" &c .hsW having tn,
oIlen' ,uh' a. l f,;ardsh;n con.
usua' io.s, nav. " hrn,om. hit bcr,
:ae.s .oii."'oh Iae",.o,, :" ' ,uhor. thev mus
s.,.a Se;. ~, tho ,:;,o" and lot Strong.
stuhd PACK IN 'lc "inss anT Nv - ;,,
"tart .M, .,; ,hn. ~; e'''"'" ''''
Ms p'e'u'''
~
,hNEhAIh-h speaking ''po"' '"'|'
~ much about husbands on the sllVe,
screen. To be sure, there "Hs
Don't Tor Why) uhahse iour nu; :.
nand' put genera,'! srcaklns, ~ -
me wlte VINO gers tht tH.or'"'tVu ..uh,'i "
me MN ttits' as cAcnnp.lnta /" WIZ % >
a Mlfc work, ,.W:s ro&i;sn WmIS' .noiMs,
100 Mucn NHc, VIZ E ME;fa !,
'.nS' m,,S' v, Don I Douot ..non.. nv Chan,.. ,
yo oa WIS Nr,s tor :teM' wifo', .1Trms,
vou vour uv,t:, VIZ; ..p. Any Iv;te'r ..RahoJ,
Wu 'puI WHY wv ne ..T wy v,1n yy;ros :,
,Vort ,,,ooi' az" h,,,.a,,ar tbo masculine enf
NJ tho morr;,ce nn,t cats attention
Tho fl,n o. thn Koriton ia called "Niiss.
inr Husbands M w I " Rcfore ANYBODY has
lime To ycll. "No wonder they're miss
inr after all the things their wives die
as listed in tho foregoing paragraph,'
II must he hastily added that this i.
an Americanized title.
Missing Husbands" was made II
Europe, and is q perturbation o.
Pierre Benoit's novel IL 'Atlantide.
TIL" translation was certainly yer,
FREQ.
The two leading male characters II
this feature are two explorers connected
with the French Army. They NEE