Life — August 4, 1921 — page 31: what you’re looking at

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THE SILENT DRAMA Recent Developments (The regular Silent Drama department will be found on page 22) The Conquering, Power. Metro—Bal- ne’s novel, “Eugénie Grandet,” converted into a photoplay of great pictorial value. Directe! by Rex Ingram, and acted by a fine cast. Behind Masks. Paramount——Dorothy Dalton ‘n a consistently mediocre movie, School Days. Vitagraph—Another highly Jcstructive Larry Semon comedy—not quite sv funny as usual. Love! s Penalty. First National.—A ical drama, featuring that stalwart fope Hampton. Percy Marmont, n of deepest dye, bears most of the brunt t of the plot in praiseworthy fashion. ap Iron. First National—Some of scenes in this exceptional picture ed by the censors; but it takes more then a censor to detract from the vigor of Charles Ray’s punch. The Woman God Changed. Para- moun? —Great expenditure of money and ef- fort on an absurd story. _ Re outation. Universal—Priscilla Dean y effective in a dual réle. ugh the Back Door. United Art- ists—-Not Mary Pickford’s best, by any means, but good enough. The Golem. | Riesenfeld—Vivid drama us strife in the 17th century, splen- cted against startlingly effective back- e Old Nest. Goldwyn—Rupert starts out to paint the tragedy of mothcrhood with a sympathetic brush, and en > by painting it with a motion picture arnival. United Artists—Some excel lent views of Venice, interspersed with snatches of fairly interesting drama. Among Those Present. Pathé—Har- ald Lloyd as a bell-boy who impersonates a nobleman at a fashionable garden par The resultant complications furnish pleni of laughs. Without Benefit of Clergy. Pathé— ul transcription of Kipling’s famous 8 well directed by James Young, and well acted by Virginia Brown Faire. Salvation Nell. First National—Dull depiction of the triumph of virtue over vice. Home Talent. Associated Producers — A long and utterly pointless Mack Sennett farco—unredeemed save for a few beauti- ful photographs of attractively undraped young ladies, ne Soul of the Cyprus. Scenic—A fantastic little tale of the love of a dryad for a mortal, with many beautiful photographs of the Southern California coast. At the Ringside. Pathé.—An unusually uproarious fight comedy, in which a mule provides the knock-out punch. For Review Next Week.—“The Jour- ney’s End” and “Little Italy.” An Infringement ForEMAN: What are you doin’ of, ames? RricKtayEr: Sharpenin’ a bit o’ pencil. Foreman: You'll ’ave the Union after you, me lad. That’s a carpenter’s job. —Punch. LT il, I] HE chief function of a commercial bank is to make usable the credit which business, by its operations, creates. The Continental and Com- mercial Banks by reason of their large resources and wide connec- tions, make the doing of business easier. Thus they aid in turning the wheels of industry. Situated at the heart of the nation’s com- mercial and industrial life a great volume of business constantly passes through The Continental and Commercial Banks. The familiarity with all kinds of banking procedure thus gained, the experience in dealing with the problems of thousands of customers qualify us to handle your business. in a practical and effective manner. The CONTINENTAL and COMMERCIAL BANKS CHICAGO Complete Banking Service More than $55,000,000 Invested Capital comicbooks.com