Judge — March 16, 1929 — page 23: what you’re looking at

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JUDGE enssion, is why Tsay) Fairbanks makes movies. whereas the other producers of the Gold Coast turn “M ylad Douglas Fairbanks came wise it ws terrible week. * } Iron Mask” is not the greatest of the Fairbanks out just illustrated short. stories, theme songs, or > series. but it is strietly in keeping with the individual news reels. ‘The movie is naturally an unreal, fan / distinetion the famous star has brought to movies. —tastic, symbolical medium of lights and) shadows Strike out that sentence, Miss Smith. It sounds like — Fairbanks uses it as a background on which to paint Ace Ervine, the famous Englishinan from England.) the romantic figure of a gracious Robin Hood, a The old athlete has tried another innovation this sublime D'Artagnan. Ele spends time and money. time, an original attempt with the talking equipment He hires the best technicians. of the movies. ‘That it failed this time does not As a result they are alike, but just as Conradian diminish the possibilities. He made a speech « heroes are alike. Personally, I shall never tire of the manner of the Greek chorus, in which he gave a them. poctic outline of the spirit of the movie, It was too Even though the story may not bestir you greatly, artificial to be effective, but it is a possible use for you will come away from he Man in the Tron 7 speech, Other than this, there was no talking in’ Mask’ with a recollection of beautiful shots: a white the movie, God be praised. castle rearing sublimely beside a ble oast, sombre “The Man in the Tron Mask” is a long movie, but) shadows ast the castle wall lit by conspirators it moves fast, the story hangs together despite the — fire. W I don't think it necessary to insist. sec fact that it is adapted from several of the Dumas — it by all means. It is not German, futuristic, talki books, and it is filled with such that I found it robust entertainment. vou go to see Fairbanks: for his x humor, or for his good health, the fact remains that Ax® now we will talk out of the other side of our he alone of the Hollywood colony has never failed + mouth, because the “Wolf Song” is something for the past eight years to make what can be ace to send you home thinking of ways and mea curately defined as 4 movie, move to France, Russia or even It For example, there is one se in this last movie mere aggravating, it was adapted from a in which three of the musketeers haul Madame De bit of Americana written by Harvey 1 Winter to the house of an executioner, That is the Whoever mangled the original manuscript: for the only explanation, She killed Constance, D’°Arta movies could make Ivanhoe a floorwalker, Jeanne gnan's love (in itself an unusual movie departure ), dAre a channel swimmer, and Eanil J they take her to the house of the executioner. We Pan. In are shown a gloomy hut in the middle Sava utiful pictures or cheap. It is a fi matter why the camera—and De for his mild tral use of example of the lay Fairbanks. mings a Peter act, there is no story. of a forest, a but a theme song. » bare-waisted man sitting before a fire with a You are fooled for the first five minutes. A shot and a huge axe for company. It is as fantas- gun wedding, a hurried exit, and a decent view of the tie, weird and thrilling as a Grimm fairy tale. mountains br: you for a good swashbucklin And that. if you will allow me this academic dis- (Continued on page 29) ere is nothing raven story The Movie Guide || “A Woman et Affairs” —Carle does a “End ef St. Petersburg’ —The best of — “Outeast™—Surprisingly clever. wit “Shadows of Fear*—See it by all 1 p job before abe gors Corinne “Alias Jieumy Valentine” 8 this issae “The Patriet*—Fmil Jane the ins of the Fathers” —The worst of i pite the talking, With Will at Flirt —Florence Vie twat afistocratic movie of the yea the Jansings me atherly Leve’*—Slapetic ‘amusing farce The Singing Feat" —A1 Jolson still goed ite soe. “The Well of Wall Sweet" —Dall story. “The Man in the Iron Mask"—In this “The River*—Tupr 00 ee sue into s beautiful rvovie “The Well Song” —In this iseue. comicbooks.com