Judge — June 12, 1926 — page 29: what you’re looking at

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Judging the Movies (Continued from page 18) possibly because “Moana” was actu- ally filmed in the South Seas. « Aroma” illustrates more vividly 4% than usual the utter indiffer- ence to cruelty which forms the re- verse side of the coin of sentimen- tality. To avoid emba ng com- plications and to give the picture a “happy ending.” they feed the villain, who is not really a villain but to the sharks, [* wovt be hard to find a more typical movie than “The Rain- maker.” To be sure, it hasn't got Mice Joyce in it impersonating mother love and it harbors no virgin mannequin battling for her virtue, hut most of the old mush props and tear wringers are _ interspersed through it in some form or other, to- gether with such familiar action as horse races and saloon brawls. ‘The introduction of a drought and an epidemic, instead of a flood or a cyclone, as the means of cutting the Gordian Knot of cireumstance and bringing the two lovers into each other's arms, may be considered a novelty, but not unless you think of a ham omelet as a complete change from ham and eggs. T" best feature of the picture is the acting of Ernest Torrence who impersonates a frontier saloon propri- etor with a heart of custard under his rough exterior. Possibly the worst feature is the introduction of the religious note in connection with the Rainmaker's prayers for rain. The Rainmaker, is an ex-jockey, in the person of William Collier, Jr. who knows when it is safe to pra for rain by the feeling in his game arm. Why the call at the end to bow our heads over this trick? F you want to see how dismal a “funny” pietu 1 be go to see “Wet Paint.” Personally, I like “gag” movies. But unless the gags are reasonably fresh and original and are done with just the proper re- straint and nonchalance they become as uninviting as unleavened pop- overs. Raymond Griffith’s gags in “Wet Paint” are concerned largely with wild cocktails and wilder auto- mobile rides, both of which have hecome as common to the movies as kissing. And he works too hard at them. The tempo of the picture is | mechanically accelerated so that every movement is a jerk, which adds only to its clownishness. | “If... FREQUENTLY you hear a man say, “If Fatimas were sold at fifteen cents everybody would smoke them.” No doubt, but that’s easier said than done. For without the finer tobac- cos, the subtle delicacy, made possible by a few cents more, Fatima would not be Fatima “What a whale of a difference just a few cents make” Liccett 4 Myers Toracco Co. ANNOUNCEMENT! The Saturday Evening Post Number of JUDGE sold out in three days. Next week Judge’s Advertising Number will appear on the newsstands. Be sure to get there early as it will probably be another ‘Sell Out.” $500 for SLOGANS Enter the Slogan Contest—It will be Fun, and you may Win the GOLD. Details Next Week in the ADVERTISING NUMBER comicbooks.com