Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-20
SPORT NEWS SECTION
THEATERS

Packed from start to finish with
dramatic action and thrills, "The
Sea Wolf, new screen version by
the Ralph w. Ince corporation Of
Jack London s famous novel, will
be on view at the Palace thcatcr for
: two days beginning tomorrow. The
featured players are Ralph W. Incc.
Claire Adams, Theodore Won Eltz,
SnitL Edwards and Mitchell Lewis.
Jack London ranks among the
most famous writer's this country has
produced. He was born in California
and sold newspapers iii Oakland dur
ing his boyhood, Although he hal
little schooling, he educated himself
by reading in the public library in
the evenings. When he started writ
ing recognition camc to him slowly.
Among his greatest writing are the
collections OF. short stories known as
Love Of Life, Moon Face
Lost Face, his lonG autobio-
graphical story, John Barl"ycorn,
and his greatest novel III" Sea
Wolf.
Locales Of bis stories cover the
whole gIobG for he was an inccs-
SAINT traveller, ranging from the
Arctic Circle 10 South Seas. "Thc
Sea WOLF was screened three
times, but it is said that this lat.
est version, made With the cooper
alton of Mrs London, is by far the
best of the three III that i actually
presents the story is Mr.. London
wrote il
Mr.. lIcr not only directed thc
production, but he plays the prin,
cipal role, that OF "NoIf' Larsen,
the brutal philosopher schooner cai1.
tain. Miss Adams has the sympa-
tletic part Of Maud Brewster, a
uoyclie, who j. coveted by the
"Wo'f" #f;rr she falls into his
hands Is the result Of a collision Of
giaHt steamship With a fcrryboat.
Theodore Won Eltl plays opposite
her as Humphrey Van Wcydcn, Il
critic. The mutiny aboard tn"
- Ghost : and the "Wolf 5" brutal
methods of maintaining mastery
ovcG all who come IN contact with
him, vest the story with trcmcndou,
interest.
Another Of the heart appealing
dramas, with Colleen Moore
knows So well how to deliver, is the
promise Of First National in Ler
latest screen vehicle, 1t Must Be
Love, which win be shown at the
VALLEY thcatcr, beginning tomorrow.
Ia this human story of New
York girl : struggle against the
mcdiocritH and misunderstanding
OF her parents Colleen Moore has
given 10 the screen dramatic bIt
of life familiar to everyone who has
been brought up in the midst Of the
crowded city L, cause she wanted
to have u nice home, where she
could bring her friends without "a
feeling ot infcrioritv. this girl rs
portrayed by Miss Moore. had 90.
sacrificr the love of her f@thcr and
almost broke her mother : heart.
The parents conducted a dciica
tcsscn store and lived IN back OF il.
Certainly these well meaning citi-
zcns Of 1wo decades of American
tNlNI tatt were NO N4AIAP IU'u
daughter a fair chance in the face
Of al competition the modern Girl
must combat in keeping real friends.
How the girl lett homo for her
own ideals and found tn" man She
loved makes most interesting and
unc Xpcctcd of dcnourmcutS.
Miss Moore has The support Of Il
splendid east in his First National
release. II includes Jean lIcrsholt,
Malcolm Mctrrgor, Arthur Stone,
Rodin Rosing, Clcvc Moore, Dorothy
Hcastrom and Mary o Bricu Alfred
T. Green directed the picture, which
was adapted from Brooke HaAlon 5
short story, DcIcate>scn, - John
Mccormick presents the picture.