Judge — July 17, 1926 — page 31: what you’re looking at

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Judging the Movies (Continued from page 20) through “nice” — Victorian human. Sex tured glasses, are “quaintly appeal? God forbid! The sereen version sticks rather surprisingly close to the original ex- cept in a few particulars. But these are highly significant. For example, in the picture Lovey Mary attracts the lascivious advances of dirty, al- coholic old Stubbins. This permits three episodes in which the rape motif, indispensable to movie melo- Again, the ‘Tommy’s mother, in- drama, is dominant. searlet lady, stead of dying slowly after a street accident, commits suicide by taking Finally, for the hint of dawning romance between Mary and Billy Wiggs the picture substitutes the itself. In other metamorphosis effected is somewhat like grabbing a A poison. clinch words, the Gibson girl, removing her snipping off her skirt at the knees, stays, bobbing her hair, rouging her lips and jamming a wad of gum into her face. Nothing violent, you under- stand. ff i) deny al / \ MAIO ‘ \ i WWQ)5«;.«,G WAN \i5 | Ts best thing about “Puppets” is its local color. This, of course. is due in no small part to the caste which, from Milton Sills down, reproduces the emotions and man- ners of Little Italy with convincing fluency. But the story ishokum. A jealous husband who comes back from the war to find his best friend has been trying to seduce his wife doesn’t match fingers with him to see who shall kill the other—not in Little Italy, at least. Such exagger- ated punctilio is unknown except possibly among tennis players. sas ife—This pudding is a sample of the new cook’s work. What do you think of it? Husband—I call it mediocre. “No, dear, it's tapioca.” —Answers FAH A weekly paper remarks that the ostrich is worth more dead than alive. To cope with this disadvantage, it is equipped with very long legs. —Humorist The Expert—Look back, my dear, and see if he’s looking; and if he’s looking, don’t look. —Petit Bleu | Watch your gums — bleeding a sign of trouble S sappers mine the enemy's defenses, so gum-de- cay tunnels through the normal gum line and produces tooth decay in its most painful form. This gum decay or Pyorrhea is most dan- gerous. The gums be- come devitalized, re- laxed. They recede. | They shrink and age the mouth. Gum ten- derness is present Theteeth loosen. AL so Pyorrhea pockets breed bacteria which drain into the system and cause many or- ganic diseases of mid-life. Four people out of five over forty } suffer from this Pyor- i | rhea: but Forhan’s | positively prevents | | Pyorthea if used in time and used con- BRUSH YOUR TEETH | WITH IT FORMULA OF © i | sistently new YorK Cite Forhan’s hardens the gums. It con- serves the gums that hug the teeth and hold them firm. It touches the funda- mentals of tooth health in fact. And all this while you are cleansing your teeth scientifically. Forhan’s is cool. an Useptic and pleas ant to the taste If gum-shrinkage has already set in, start using Forhan's and consult a den- tist immediately for special treatment. 35c and 60c tubes TM inU.S. andCan, Formale of Forban,D.D.3. FORHAN CO. New York Forhan's, Ltd, Montreal SPECIALIST IN DISEASES OF THE MOUTH | PREPARED FOR THE: PRESCRIPTION OF THE | DENTAL PROFESSION | ! | Ansco Speedex Film—the red box with the yellow band — fits all roll- film cameras. vacation back with you — take pictures Out in the open—fun-filled days of play and rest—have your vacation for keeps with an Ansco Ready-Set. This new kind of folding camera re- quires no setting for light, speed or dis- tance. It is ready-set for pictures. Just open—aim—shoot. Three inexpensive models, See them today. ANSCO CAMERAS & SPEEDEX FILM Pioneer Camera Makers of America Ansco— Binghamton, N. Y. comicbooks.com