, 1923-06-14
AT THE STRAND

Alice Brady Ia surrounded with an
unusually competent e Of screen
players in her latest Paramount pic
ture, ''Missing Millions" which is
coming to the Strand Theatre on
Saturday night.
The polished David Powell. who
played the villain in Miss Brady's
previous, picture, Anna Ascends."
reforms and becomes the hero Of
Missing Millions" Mr.. Powell Is
n of the most accomplished and
popular actors Of the
George LIE Guere, well known stage
and screen leading man, has the role
of a ships purser who succumbs
to the heroine's wiles. to his sor-
row. Mr.. LIE Guere is at present
doubling" on the screen and stage.
appearing evenings on Broadway, in
Don Marquis comedy. THE Old
Soak"
william p. Mack is famous for
his crook characterizations. He had
a big role in "Heliotrope" and has
appeared to advantage in many 9TH
er screen presentations. He is also
a stage veteran.
Whenever a motion picture direct
or wants a dance hall proprietor or
"hN otht bullS, IOu6H type, ne
thinks at once of Riley Hatch. This
despite the fact hat Mr.. Hatch, in
real life. is one of the gentlest OF
men. He excels at impersonating
~roughnecks, and in missing Mill
ions" he is right in his element as
the clustering detective.
Frank Losee, veteran of the stage
and screen, plays the part of the
Wall Street giant frDn urhNr, thn
missing Millions are stolen.
The great hosts of followers of
the rugged Tom Mix are, no doubt,
unaware of the fact that it is i'm
possible to rehearse many of the
pulse-increasing stunts which are
seen in the Fox productions featur-
ing the star. Especially was this
true in the shooting" of his latest
vehicle, Tom Mix in Arabia which
to the Strand Theatre on Sun
day X week.
The reason is apparent, for the
secret of the great actors success
rests in the s~pontaneity of the story's
moment. Mix is in rapid action
from the beginning of the picture
to the end, and there are certain
scene that. from their very nature,
could not be rehearsed-for example ,
h great automobile dive over the
embankment into the surf in this
melodrama.
h scenario at this point calls for |
Mix to elude his pursuers by leaving
his car and jumping into the ocean.
Don't you think II would be bet
ter If ] drove in with the %auto?"l
Tom suggested to director Lynn Rey-
nolds.
What DO you mean-with the au-
TOP asked the director. "The
embankment is about Is feet high"
That's So" said Mix; but |
think / could do it."
1t sounds crazy to me-" said the
director, but you know what YOU
can do and it's your w neck. any
way"
Camera" cried Mix. and over he
went, in as clean an automobile dive
as ever n miracle+performer under
took.
THAT is how | think the scene
should be done" said Mix.
And that's how II goes on the
screen.
What will be written in screen
history as a masterpiece of its kind
is offered in Elmer Clifton's Down
to the Sea in Ships"-which will be
at the Strand theatre on Thurs
day and Friday next. 1t is ro-
nance of the golden days of whal-
ing. Taking more than n year to
produce. II presents mute testimony
that anything extraordinary in pro-
duction cannot be achieved by work
ing per schedule. Herr is a pic
ture which exudes the richest kind
of atmosphere. local color, detail and !
romance. II is authentic because
Clifton went up to the whaling city,
New Bedford. and gained the CO.
operation OF its people. The director
has gotten away from the beaten
path.
While the picture brings forth the
whaling industry OF the fifties with
its dramatic moments revolving
around this vital enterprise OF yes
teryear. there is also interviewer a
romance, the background of which
is colored with a rich glamour. The
relies and heirlooms OF the dead past
live again with all their picturesque
atmosphere. II serves ms an cdu-
cation ms well a an entertainment.
Everything. seemingly. has been
done to make II complete with the
color and detail OF the period in
which II is laid. Painstaking care
II behind every touch-cvcry Incld-
ent. It's n heart story as well a.
a graphic one. And because II In NO
unusual in theme, characterization
and production. II will be talked