Judge, 1922-11-11 · page 16 of 36
Judge — November 11, 1922 — page 16: what you’re looking at
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This page reviews a film adaptation of the novel "To Have and to Hold," directed by George Fitzmaurice for Famous Players studio. The accompanying photos show elaborate period costume drama scenes. The satirical text plays on the film's title, suggesting that costume pictures "have and to hold the screen" like a vice—gripping audiences tightly. The joke implies these lavish historical dramas are so entertaining that censorship concerns (common during the silent era) become irrelevant by the final fade-out. The critic is praising Fitzmaurice's direction and the cast, including Betty Compson and Bert Lytell, along with numerous extras in aristocratic costumes, for delivering escapist spectacle that justifies the genre's popularity despite periodic moral objections to film content.
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‘To Have and to Hold’’ The costume photo drammer these days seems to have and to hold the screen as in a vise—a vice, however, that is more to be petted than censored, as the final fade-out most certainly proves George Fitzmaurice has di- rected not a little fame to- ward the Famous Players Betty Compson, Bert Lytell and a flock of aristocratic extras make the cast iu