Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-11
|FILM NOTABLES SEEN
ON LOCAL SCREENS
Chaplin, Constance TaImadge
and 1.-THE Colem" Head List Of
Photoplays to Be Viewed

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dlstressingly reminiscent or the carrier
ana more viruient !hapiln daSS, hnu
the total result must be rlassed as some.
what above the average MIN siapstick
output not by any means inc equai ol
some OF Charley Efforts ana 1nr oeIow
l'o!d picture.
Constance Talmadge's latest comedy
: on the other hand. may be termed a
pleasant surprise. "Woman's place
,, Is its significant name. and it is better
than many Of her more recent attempts.
Perhaps that was due to the scenario
and sub Of John Emerson and
Anita 1.Oos.
"Womnn's Place" which deals with
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! ss,N"y "erson ru's asa,nSl Nv ..,i'' T.,
iovo ,v;.h tbo Iat,or b;m.oJf starts off
! SLOWLY. but speeds nm to real comedy
temno Tho scenes attendant on the
rnjiv of tho Womcn's Party in the
tough Ninth Ward and tho questionable
but amusing methods nv which Eay
, won over tho hoctIcrs wsre oxcellent.
Mics To,madac berself tho screens
obnicost cynonent NJ aannerism was
,doniIv s,tcd for the roio md Kenneth
Harlan. although ,,nfent,,red in the elec
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. ley. the Boss" is an outstanding
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: acting. Hassard Short was capital in a
. subordinate part.
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{ Stanton-Thero is n strong tempta
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9 prnntcst film that Ei,ropp has sent us.
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t an old Jewish legend. has all the Gle
e mcnts Of dramatic strength, heightened
/, hy fhe mysticism Of medieval folk
lore. nnd the construction of the
scenario is vcrv nearly nerfcct niece
o of work The scenic artist bos added
& to this nv dcyising strikiuply effective
o md original sets which carry OUT th,
Il atmosnhcrc and almost turn the unreal
!, ;tv of legend into rho rcnlty Of fact
n Jjc has used nil tho unusual suggestion,
y az .CoIipari but his story oove him
n tho advantage Of dealing nor With dis
:, ordered brains but with dceplv m,yins
- cvents NJ tremendous nowcr and uipnif
him license that permits his fancy tc
n have free rein. The result is n success.
Is sion of scenes which Leave a LASTING
. especially true Of the sets representa-.
the Ghetto Of Prague in the Middl
Ages. both exleriors and interiors.
The leucnd dcols with thc on,rcssio,
,f tho Jeyish neon,c and tho imnonJ
inc fate thnt , Kings dccrrc hos doe
,inod for thcm The olL Rohhi T ooy.
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