Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-01

sod the SentlIIltht w
anu a,snea .n does not lose its faith.
auGteh iIeit hasn't done 80 fine q piece OF
-..;na Ua IN months. As the jail bird who,
Through a set OF curious cnances,
bscomes the pastor OF the church IN tne
town Of Panamint, and then proceeds g g
ssform both the town and himself,, holl
;s wholly admirable. Truth TO TELL ne
for outshines Farnum, who put the de,
s,red M comedy into the role, and the hard
Ssbtins, but left out the spiritual sloe
which Holt handles so well.
A Ane bit is contributed by Maoe! van
pnren As SunHower Sadie, whose death
n his defense starts the regeneration OF
ths Parson. FRITZ Brunette Is an eL-
ssntionally pleasing heroine, and j. +.
fnckney as Chuckawalla Bill, the
tn,vn's Mayor, Is immense. Herbert
Standing gives one Of his characteristic
imnersonations of a bishop.
Strange as It may seem, facts havs
A.en twisted, characters changed. and
tSs entire plot Of the first screen YER
s;on % changed, but tho result is pic
tnrs @ that is, in all ways, finer than the
Earnrr, picture, itself exceptionally
GOOD, Joseph Hennabery has done his
direction we'll and the photography
mt, outside the actors, the big credit
in this case should 60, strange as that
may seem, to Albert 8. LeVino, who
made the scenario.
tor Keaton performs miracles Of mirth
a The Blacksmith 1t is his best
since "The Boat" and again goes to
prove Busters high position in screen
comedy. Instead of a "spreading chest
NUT tree" Buster stands under q
scrawny palm, apparently half a mile
high. and he plies his trade on autos as
we'll as horses, but even Longfellow
would have had to laugh at tho result.
PaIacs--The excellent and rather Pc
culiar thing about "All for a'Woman"
is that people who like to pore over
history books will be enthralled by It,
and those who have hated that same
subject over since schooldays will like it,
too. The answer is that it's pure his
tory, but based on 80 fascinating 4
subject, and told in 30 fascinating a
way, that it unrolls like any other ro.
mantle film.
The many who are untouched by the
Praise Be to- Griffith" urge will find It
far superior to "Orphans of the Storm, +"
because It is more faithful to the facts
Of the French Revolution which 1t re-
lates. Even If its present "cut" form,
and shown as regular program pic
ture, It stands out majestically as n
vivid panoramic glimpse Of the days
Of 1850. 1t is dignified, truthful and
extremely dramatic In form, though not
based on great work Of literature. In.
c!dentally, the original name, DAN
ton,' would have been far superior to
the present, misleading and stilted title.
The acting is exceptionally good. Emil
Jannings makes of Danton a very real
and arresting figure, and Werner Kraus
BS sinister and malevolent Robespierre.
Strange as it may seem, the lesser i'm
portant roles, and the non historic
characters are the weakest.
The photography IL far above tho for.
egn average, though not as good as
Passion" The Paris street scenes and
the actions of mobs and tribunals have
been well handled by Dimitri Bucho.
wetxki.
karlton-One Of the greatest mys-
terles OF the films, and one which will
PROBABLY never be properly solved, Is
tne rapid deterioration In the histri-
Gnism Of Anita Stewart. Under the
direction Of her brother in law, Ralph
lnce, Six or more years ago, she was
one of the most talented and promising
ineaalng women Of the screen. In "The
alhted World,' From Headquar-
!ers,' "A Million Bid" and "The Sins
oi me Mothers she proved herself an
emotional actress Of real ability. But
VI recent years, she has become merely
= very attractive young woman with a
.a. !s,r amount OF personality, but little
In The Woman He Married." D,.
rector Fred Niblo has forced the star
20 70 10 certain amount of acting, but
sae eneort Is always noticeable. The
tsStory Is an old favorite of the screen,
u,;' ume young millionaire who falls in love
tott M,tn an artist's model, only to have his
haonet h,ner Try to interfere in their marriage
OF his son. There Is a dissolute artist
Us villain, and the studio atmosphore
~ CAREFUL ly prepared, though always
Darrell Foss is the young millionaire
snd he gets by with little acting Don,
ala Macdonald makes a splendid villain
una William Conklin is an autborita,
fine "bit." ''''u'''
rt thrcaala- The Nina Putnam Wilcox
VINO writes slangy and SC. called "ia,,vT
u'.es oaninih IN popular maGazines Is not rec.
Salhaoie IN the picture called "a Game
Erkeh' which claims her as author.
Except for the title. "The Came
Nhm'cken' tho Ken is not at all happerish despite
NY NY lact that Bebe Daniels nlavs tho
~ sie loie' Bebe Is seen as the dauphter
ish new England Yankee and n Span.
Jmoas d." srahde dame. The two strains pro.
don.oTnh an unusual character. and. incl
Whiah h,a'iy, one Of the most appealing in
A .en xoa. Miss Daniels has been seen for
M year or more. ''" '''
svan ne story, which concerns with the
v,rapopular subject of bootlegainp
6nt' moments of thrilling SUSPENSE
0N,oHS S bit short on reality, PAT
fssh;aley plays the hero In an excellent
indiu;n, id, ana Hugh Thompson scores an
wbiiuuai hit as Jose IAyendera n
Who'll wbi'aie .t spanish rum smugglcr. The
modal modal 'h'ng is like u pirate yarn, 1899
some mnss'O%ria--There %da really ought to be
review wy oS OF writing q standardized
II In tvno ~ pictures and leaving
They'r"c "pe ~ already for each new one.
so much az 30 much alike. and depend
ward tha VI ones personal reaction to-
TO saw s.nr sur mat there isn't much left
just ,I as m,,oh ihe Fighting Streak" has
ing srnsr"iG Gn ,ast riding, crack shoot-
ths ., liners, Patsy Ruth Miller nla W "
hrs heroine, and Nfix n sssn pay
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