New-York tribune., 1922-06-20
On the Screen
"The Storm" at the Capitol
and "sou,h of Suva." Feature
at RiaIio, Well Worth While

Some one said TO us the other oay'
"Carl Iacmmle always will MAKE
money. because he isn't worrying ABOUT
making better pictures. He's just CIV
inc ,bc pcople what they want Now
~ ,his Is true. "The storm which
opcncd at the Capitol on sunday is a
commitment 10 On Of Mr. Iaemmles
oudicnecs II may be what he THINKS
,bc publie wants. but it is also. decided
~ n "bettcr" picture. And 20 us II i'
;r,orcs,irg. not because Of tho theme
~ Ia,rdon McCormick's play from
which the picture is made, but because
~ ,to way fin which II has been trans
forrcd IN the screen. Every time We
toor amy ono say ooh. that won't get
o,cr ON tho screen. You've got 10 give
3. - ,bcm strong" we feel like say
inr "Wcn. why not try them on H.
any way. and n b doesn't get over TINS
tmc +, will tho next time, or tho next
af,er that" Personally, We believe
that a tide gets over just ~ well on
bo sereen rs tho same words do when
spoken on tho stage and conyersa-
doral scene may be made quite as In
teresting. =,
Probably tho titles IN Tho Storm
,wero taken from the play, and they are
"a ,orrd and 90 human. Also,
Pcrinaid Barker. who directed the PIC.
f1rc. should so down on the llst OF
Great directors near tho top. How 10"
directors would bother with a scene
like the one where the man VINO loves
tho Girl is teaching her and the otncr
man who loves the girl how 70 spell 2
lie picks out the sentence The pam
was more excruciating than neuralgia
md then starts his rival of by making
him apen rhc." pain went 10 the
rirl and YOU can easily sec what hap
rcned 70 "cycruciaiing' Gnd neural
cia": and any director who thinks II
didn't get over should 80 10 the Capt.
col and hear the people laugh. IL WAS
me same when tho rivnls bring. out
their musical instruments 10 please
thoir lady fair and when each man
goes 90 her bedroom 20 be sure thnt
she is safe from the other one. Ana
tho villain isn't very bad. just about az
Bad ns villains are in real life and the
heroine is o biz o. q firt. too.
The story tolls Of q man who lives
ir tho Canadian wilds and Of another
man who lives in New York, London
and Paris. The latter meets the for
mor while In Canada on q shooting
trim and decides 20 1--we his secluded
nfa during The winter. The two get
along beautifully until littie Freneh
rirl is thrown on their hospitality. and
tfon they both love her. IS they learn
% love her more their hatred of one
another Increase. go YOU cnn see how
easily this picture might have been
made into just another mad, mad mol
odrama for tho screen.
The cast has been selected by some
ono who know the characters we'll that
be- cvldcnt-fer f would Dee difficult %
improve on O. Matt Moore is excellent
in the role of the New Yorker, who
turns out 90 Doe such "a iovable villain.
House Peters is perfect as tho Cana
dian. who could not spell "oXcruciat-
irr.' and 90 long @ they could not
Packard probably no ono could have
done .t more attract.vciy than Virginia
ValH. 10 was difficult not 90 feel that
Miss Talmadco was doing u, Tor il is
exactly the sort o. part that Miss Tai
madgc used 20 play and exactly the
wav she used 20 play IL; also there Is
@ strange similarity in The appearance
OF the two actresses. This SIS the part
which Helen M4cKcilar played on the
stage.
People who DO not ser very many
pictures nigh. happen 20 see "The
Storm" and iust put % down IS 3
pretty good picture but nothing out Of
The ordinary 10 Is only che ones who
-De pictures all the time who VIII know
chat "Tle storm is so much better
ran the usual program picture that
you regard with gratitude OH who had
anything 90 do with the making Of IL.
Don't miss lt.
Mme. Augusta Lonska, the dramatic
contra.to from the metropolitan. is
beard i'm go Prctrc dc Baai.' from "Lo
pfophote." There is tle usual diver