Judge — May 28, 1921 — page 24: what you’re looking at

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NEW MOVES IN THE MOVIES By Myron M. Ste 4, people, this has been a red-letter day for me. seen he Queen of Sheba.” You could tell it was a great picture from the regular Griffith foreword on the program that said what a wonderful love story it was, and thanked all the people. and gave the names of all the books that they’ got the historical data about the chariot racing out all the rest That's one good thing about filming the greatest love story ever told; you don’t have to prove what a world-beater it is you just admit it in the foreword Another good point about * The Queen of Sheba” is that you can sce for yourself how much it cost from all the crowds they so it wasn’t even necessary to give the actual figures, the way Griffith had to in “Way Down East” because of having such a small cast Except the chariots, that is. They tell me the whole job-lot of Assyrian chariots for the big race on the famous Jerusalem track only cost two hundred bucks. Almost as good as new, and with a carload of angel-wings thrown in that they didn’t have to use, because nobody was killed. Other good points about “The Queen of Sheba” and the rest of the characters can be seen at a glance. in those artistic Oriental garments. The picture begins with ( King David for a few moments be of whiskers, after placing young Solomon on the throne. Adon- ijah, Sol’s brother, proves he’s a real villain by crying, “Curse you, Jack Dalton, I'll pull that throne out from under you yet!""—and we can tell right off it’s going to be a good fillum, even aside from the vast expense. Then we go to the distant kingdom of Sheba on the California coast There the wicked King Amrud has con- quered the whole works and usurped the throne and is having his wild horsemen scour the country in search of more beautiful maidens. More maidens, that is Sure enough, they find Nomis, Sheba's rge Nichols in Jerusalem, playing ¢ he dies behind a bushel Pictures Wort GYPSY BLOOD Po DECEPTION Henry VIL PASSION WAY DOWN EAS The Queen of Sheba or Something Negri in “ French Revolution ARNS (“Lexso”) But they tell her she’s too late! She is, too, for when we get back to the palace Vomis is all alone in the garden wringing her hands beside a fish-pond. She sees the gold fish and dives in. That's the end of her, except for a hundred feet or so on a cushion, beautifully dead There's nothing left for Sheba to do except marry the King to get even, which she promptly does. It’s a grand wedding, but as soon as the King gets into his négligée and takes his bride into his arms, she pushes a long knife down the back of his neck. More work for the undertake: This simple double-play avenges blonde Vomis and makes Sheba a beloved queen all at one lick, so she takes a vacation trip up across the desert to Jerusalem and falls in love with Solomon. The trouble is that Sol already has a wife—A marath, beloved daughter of one Pharaoh of Egypt. Naturally, Pharaoh won't stand for any’ little one-horse king over in Jerusalem having another wife, and say: It’s a little confusing right here, because of the impression that somehow got out about Solomon's being a much-married man in round numbers. Evidently, they got the straight dope out of the historical books, and found out that the concubine story and all the rest was just an old wives’ tale. Anyway, Sheba sees she'd crowd the palace too much, and tells Sol they must give each other up. This they proceed to do, in many of the most beautiful love scenes ever screened arewell,”” says Sheba Let down your hair.” says Sol. vs She. says Si And they fade out. hen Sheba comes back to her own king- dom on the other side of the desert with a beautiful baby boy, which she says is the child of Usurper Amrud. And then they all go on and on to the end of the story, with Sol and She sceing each other again j ars after, almost at the end of very sad. se. in a big expensive spectacle like Farewell, h Watching: Carmen.” T sister, who's of course a beautiful blonde, | pg Si? eeer this, there’s also lots of war and battle, and Sheba being a brunette. Away they go to More Griffith. the great chariot race and everybody run- Sheba finds out THE FOUR HORSEMEN ning around, and afterwards the beautiful pass her in to Amrud, whil about it and swarms onto a black horse and dashes away in pursuit. Sister and the wild horsemen get there first, and there is just time to dress her up for the King before Sheba arrives with her charger all out of breath. The King stands up and crunches his tecth a little at Nomis as she shrinks away from him, and then we see Sheba get inside the gate of the city and slide off her horse. Humanity and A YANKEE IN K COURT THE KID Lots of laughs. OVER THE HILL Lots of sobs. Humor and kniehts in armor. SENTIMENTAL TOMMY Whimsical drama. BOB HAMPTON OF PLACER ‘As good as vaudeville THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI All you could ask of a mad-house. Ws ING ARTHUR'S four-year-old child that seems to know so much for his age. Even God comes in once, to turn a spotlight on the little boy when he’s dead, and bring him back to life because Solomon asks him to. That makes Sheba very happy. It shows, though, how little c old Adonijah really had against with such a stand-in. Yessir, it’s a vonderful fillum. ance poor brother comicbooks.com