The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-21

creams and works at his small JOD.
AS the months so on, Mary be-
comes a mother and Joe dreams
more of his ship. Then more years
and another child. Then the sum-
mer picnic with the two children
and the wife on the beach Here
again Vidor photographs the HUI
man experiences of every man,
woman and child who goes to the
beach. Then more yearS-death en-
tiers the home of Mary and Joe. One
Of the children is fatally injured by
a truck. Here is theater that will
get into your heart. Tt gets into
Joe's brain and in a wild moment
Joe throws up his job. Oh, there
be plenty of jobs-that was Joe's
idea, but Joe forgot that it is so
easy to get out of step with the
crowd. When one is even a mem
Der of the crowd he is marching on,
slowly, yes, but he is marching. Joe
got into such condition that he
couldn't march.
Then his Wifes brothers come to
her and make her see what
failure Joe is. Mary nearly gives up
but -. Of course the film should
have stopped right here when Mary
comes back to Joe in poverty but
the box Office guys who look at pic
lures shouted the happy ending"
and so we have one showing Joe
and Mary with pots Of money. Up
to this silly Follyanna ending 1.-THE
Crowd" is the most human story Of
every day life that has ever graced
the screen and make no exception
to any picture that I have ever seen.
Here is the most honest story of
American life that has ever been
photographed as far as I know.
It is more than safe to say that
1.-The Crowd" has made two young
actors - Eleanor Boardman and
James Murray. Murray will become
famous by his human work il this
picture. He has the real human
stuff in him. He knows how to
allow the years to register on his
face, makeup, clothes, actions and
the like. His man of the crowd is
a growing individual. Here is some
of the most simple human acting I
have ever seen. Miss Boardman is
wonderful in her little scenes of love
and she shows what it means to
woman's heart to be a mother. She
makes you understand that
woman always understands her
man. These two will be in my list
of the year of the ten best out
standing movie performances.
THE Crowd" is one picture that
will delight every member of every
family If you believe in my judg-
ment, then see 1.-THE Crowd" by all
means.
Baby Peggy. 8 years old now, is
the star of the stage presentation
at Loews Palace. Peggy has lot
70 do. She acts in little traffic
cop scene with her father she regis
tiers many moods and then comes
out and sings "Ain't She Sweet"
and tops it off with a dance. This
little girl is not relying upon the
title of "baby" to put her over. She
will not be a baby all the time and
so she is learning her big lesson of
the stage-be able to do many
things we'll all the time. She is a
great lesson to children who want TO
be a success i'll life. Her daddy says
that Peggy is no super-child, she is
Just a little girl VINO is learning the
lesson to do what she is told to do
at the time.
Horton Spur is an eccentric dar-
Ger who is wonder. He has lot
of steps dressed up in new way.
He knows his mechanics of the
dance. He is easily one of the best
we have had here in weeks. Emil
Seidel is in charge of the stage
show and his orchestra.
At Loew's Palace.