Judge — October 11, 1924 — page 24: what you’re looking at

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Motion Pictures by George Mitchell ur three favorite leading men take the screen in the same picture, one that may be honestly called an all-star cast. Calvin Coolidge, John W. Davis and Robert La Follette appear in a picture called —or it should have been called— “The Vote Gette The picture enlists the loudspeaker in that thes actors talk. The picture is an ex ample of what can be done with— but should be done without—the human voice. They are called phono- films. Funny films or phoney films might be a more truthful appellation. + * “The City That Never Sleeps” might have been a pretty terrible picture—as terrible as the title im- plies. That it isn’t is due in a great measure to the intelligent direction of James Cruze. Somehow its im- probabilities become plausible when handled by this director. Further- more, he seems capable of injecting a sense of sincerity into his cast. Ricardo Cortez we have thought to possess the masculine attractions of a Valentino. Men generally know nothing of men. Perhaps not more than a handful of ladies, a few lady- fingers as it were, will agree with us and if they don’t it doesn’t matter, for who cares a fig about masculine attractiveness if it be not the fair sex! We have wondered what Cortez would do with a real part. Well, we've seen. He has it in this picture and we’re willing to be set down as a bum guesser. Opposite him plays little vanilla blond named Virginia Lee Corbin. We haven't seen her before to our memory, but if so we're Tue Man Wuo Marri Movie Actresses— Fes, that’s my first wife on the left; this is my second, and this one at the extreme right is my third. not going to be so careful about de- veloping our memory, The story concerns a mother who runs a cabaret with one hand and tries to keep her daughter out of it with the other. Taken all in all we would say that “The City That Never Slee but for Mr. Cruze’s direction, might take asleeping powder and try forty winks to its advantage. * * * Suggestion for title for Colleen Moore’s next picture, “She’s More To Be Petted Than Censored.” Doctor—Your husband must absolutely give up tobacco, meat and late hours, madam, but I warn you, it will require a great deal of will power. Tue Wire (grimly)—That's all right, doctor. I have it! Suggestion for Potash and Perl- mutter’s next title, “The Mother of Perlmutt * s o* We have always wanted to. see Alberta Vaughn on the screen. Our acquaintance with her thus far has been solely with photographs. We saw her in a “Go-getter” and have been taken into the fold of her vast army of admirers. She is a delightful comedienne. If you haven't seen any of theseGo-getters” you'll agree with us when you do see them that they should be called the “Go-get-her.” * * * Potash and Perlmutter have made their bow, a second bow, to screen- dom, Their new picture is called “In Hollywood with Potash and Perlmutter,” and it is one long and lingering scream. ‘The characteriza- tions are perfect; the scenario really comic, and the captions provided by Montague Glass, its author, a suc- cession of hearty laughs. It is our humble opinion that Mr. Glass should be engaged to write all moving picture sub-titles. Owing to the re- grettable passing of Barney Bernard, George Sidney has taken his place in the new line-up and acquits him- self most creditably. Alexander Carr plays his usual cloak-and-suit model to perfection. Betty Blythe is the vamp, and fits the part as well as any of Abe and Mawruss’ cloaks. Vera (Continued on page 30) comicbooks.com