Evening star., 1925-09-21
icontinued from Twelfth Pase.)
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IN her babyhood and whose father was
subsequently, killed.
A desperate plot to rob the young
girl OF valuable claim to which she
rails heir is disclosed in a series of
thrilling episodes. in which the picture
or pioneer gold hunting In all it's pic.
turesQue struggle plays an important
part.
An exceptionally interesting cast
as tennessee, Phyllis Haver as the
wayward mother, Rockcliffe Fellowes
as the villain and Joseph Dowling
who gives a particularly noteworthy
interpretation of q gruff old miner
who Is a confirmed woman hater."
Miss Bronson is more than adequate
IN the title role. She is captivating.
even in her youthful difhdence in ex'
pressing the more intense emotions.
A Harry Langdon comedy. news
reel and pleasing orchestral selection
complete the program.
METROPOLITAN-''The Knockout" "
Milton Sills is seen at the Metropoli-
tan this week in distinctly one of
his best performances, a clean, robust,
red-blooded film that moves with the
speed of an express train, cinema
that is replete with tense melodra'
matte moments and dotted with more
real deep laughs than a dozen of the
ordinary comedy reels ever have been
known to produce.
The packed house yesterday sat
tensely still during the scene Of swift
action and snickered, laughed out
right, roared, held its sides. at re-
lieving bashes of comedy. Such re-
sponSes are real tributes to a movie
and a testimonial to it's entertaining
qualities.
Technically, the movie has no un-
usual merit. nor would the emotional
performances Of many in the cast
be such as to send a critical producer
into ecstacy, but the spirit OF the
whole film is SO authentic, convinc-
ing, the play goes over with pro-
nounced success.
Miss Lorna Duveen, Sills' support
ing actress, is not to be rated as
one of the leading actresses. but her
performance is pleasing and she Is
we'll suited to the role.
Sills, playing the part OF the light
heavyweight champion puglnst OF
the world, is given ample opportun'
ity to display his proWesS as poker.
He stages a rough and Tumble, eaten
as catch can fight with a giant ios'
ger that will amply convince the
do earn their salaries. The story
is brought to a high climax In a cham-
pionship bout between the title noIoer
and his chief contender.
The story is briefly, that or a
champion who is temporarily elimln-
ated from bouts because OF an IN
,lry. He is engaged by a LUMBER
magnate who is attempting to crush
his one competitor in section or the
Canadian forests-a young woman
who Is managing the business or her
invalid father The lumber magnate
hires the pugilist with the idea OF
bringing on a fight between him and
the chief logger of the gang of the
Young woman. The pugilist knew
nothing of the scheme. He falls in
love with the young woman and while
he Is wooing her, men in the lumber
magnate,s plot, blast the dam hold
ing the thousands of logs of their
fair competitor and they crash down
the narrow river and form an un-
breakable dam.
The pugilist, understanding at last
the plot, risked his life attempting
to break the dam, but fails. In order
10 paw off the mortgage on the girls
timber land, which is held by the
scheming lumber magnate, he returns
to the ring and successfully DEFENDS
his championship title, garnering a
great purse.
The adventures of the pugiltsts'
manager, with a polecat in the lumber
camp provide many laughs.
The bill Is augmented with a COM
edy and news reels. The Metropolitan
symphony orchestra, gives a good rem
dition of the overture "OrpheuS."