The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-01
.EAN PICKS BEST
1872 MOVIE PLAYS
Two of Jackie coogan's Movies
Named Among II Best.
BIZ JAMES ". DEAN

NEW YORK. Jan. Here are
nv selections for the usual list Of
-the twelve best photoplays" Of the
year. In the past twelve months 1
have reviewed approximately 100000
feet of film, three-fourths of which rep
resented feature photoplays, a total
of more than ESQ such films. Selection
of the following as the twelve best
was based on that experience:
zone Glorious Day"
THE. Stroke Of Midnight"
f$hGrandma's Boy"
'ZENanook Of the North"
80 Orphans Of the Storm"
- Trouble"
Robin Hood"
Clarence"
when Knighthood Was in Flower"
Tess of the Storm Country"
''Oliver Twist"
1.-The Storm"
| The question Of the source Of the pic
lures was not considered. Thus, two
in which Jackie Coogan was starred.
Trouble and OLIVER Twist" are in
Guided. No apology is offered for that
circumstance. Had twelve pictures,
produced or distributed by the same
company, or directed by the same di-
rector, or featuring the same player,
been considered the best, they would
have been named.
Among the pictures considered at
length for a place on the list were
"Smilin' Through" Loves of Phar-
aoh." 1.-The Ruling Passion" Sonny"
Miss Lulu Bett. The Prisoner of
Zenda," thrilling Women" Blood
and Sand Monte Cristo." "Fascina
ton" 1.-The ProdigaI Judge" The
Little Min ster' Doth versions), TOO
Much Business" Down to the Sea
in Ships" "a Bill Of Divorcement,"
Minnie" Brothers Under the Skin, -
zone Exciting Night and DIR. Jack. -
FURY Richard Barthelmess' lat
est, would have been named in the list
of twelve, but it will not be released
until 1923. "Outcast" would were 1t
not for it's inane ending. In that, Ell
sic Ferguson did the best acting of
the year.
tAort subjects have not been con.
sidered in the above list. They will
be treated separately. And Women
Must Weep" Robert Bruce's two-reel
classic, ranks as one of the most
notable contributions yet made to the
screen.
Looking back over 1922. I recall
two prophecies made in this column.
One was after seeing Pauline Garon
in Sonny" I said she had Person
atty with a capital ''P" and that big
things were in store for her She
has just completed the feature role
in Adams Rib" Cecil De Miles lat
est film opus. Seven months ago I
predicted that Henry Murdoch play
ing small parts in Christie comedies,
would some day be ranked high
among the screen actors. although he
had occupied an obscure place in the
films for sSve years. He is now a
featured player in Christie comedies.
It has been many months since I
have seen Zone Glorious Day" and
1.-THE Stroke Of Midnight" but despite
the thousands of feet of film that
have passed before my eyes in the
interim the brilliancy of those two
pictures remains undimmed. con-
slider zone Glorious Day" the most
distinctive pill cture vet filmed. 1t vim
dicates the S! Green as an art. 1t be-
longs peculiarly and clearly to the
screen and 10 no other medium of
expression.
1.-THE Strolte of Midnight is the
only foreign film in the list I name.
IT is the work of Victor Seastrom. a
H,Iede who dii ,-ected and starred in 1t.
@ves of Pharaoh" Missing Hus-
-3<sSfids" and - Bill of enforcement
s<-tvere the oniyk other foreign films of
!. frerit shown gin America during the
1.-THE GLORIOUS Adventure" was
Undressing n1rely because of its ex-
x<.teriment IN jS0lor photography.