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This page features **film reviews** of silent movies from major studios (Goldwyn, Metro, Paramount, etc.), written with satirical commentary typical of Life magazine's humorous style. The reviews mock both good and bad films with witty one-liners—for example, criticizing "North of the Rio Grande" because "most of the great open spaces [are] out in the section where the audience is supposed to sit." The page includes **period advertisements**: the Hudson River Day Line steamship service and Pears' Soap, featuring a formal portrait of a gentleman to suggest refinement and tradition. A small **cartoon** at bottom-right shows an "Old Gentleman" and "Son of the House" discussing moth smoke—a mild joke about the boy's smoking habit, reprinted from London's *Punch* magazine. The content reflects 1920s entertainment culture and advertising aesthetics, when silent films dominated cinema and luxury travel/soap were marketed to affluent readers.

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AE SILENT DRAMA ) Recent Developments | he regular Silent Drama department (The rie found on page 22) Watch Your Step. Goldwyn.— Highly cntertaining little comedy about a rich youth who becomes a mp. Missing Husbands. Metro—Fan- tastic French film with some good desert scenes and a great deal of surdity North of the Rio Grande. Para- mount—Bebe Daniels and Jack Holt in a draiia of the great open spaces —most vo! the great open spaces be- ing out the section where the audience supposed to sit. Sherlock Holmes. United Artists— John Barrymore impersonates the master dctective who was famous in the days before Conan Doyle went into the spirit world to get material ior his fiction. The Beauty Shop. Paramount.— Labored wit. The Prisoner of Zenda. Metro— \ romantic tale of love and intrigue in the Kingdom of Ruritania, fla ored witli some_excellent acting. Beyond the Rocks. Paramount.— One of those things that draw crowds to the box-office, and then cause these same crowds to a: “What is wrong with the movies? His Wife’s Husband. Pyramid.— Her husband leaves her and she, be- lieving him dead, marries a man who later becomes mayor—and then Hudson River by Daylight D‘ )N°T miss it this year! —the hs 1ost delightful inland water trip on the American continent. Inspiring views of lofty headlands; beautiful. shore vistas; points of historic interest. A new thrill at every turn, And the chance to speed over cool, sparkling waters on one of the famous fleet of five PALATIAL DAY LINE STEAMERS \drick Hudson” Daily and Sunday service between New York and Albany; also One-Day Outings. Ideal route to vacation points North and West. Rail tickets New York to Albany and Albany to tk. Season to October 22. Hudson River Day Line Desbrosses Street Pier New York RADITIONAL purity and quality give Pears’ its enviable position in the homes of people of taste and refinement. “Good morning! Have you used Pears’ Soap?” her first husband comes back to cause trouble. You now know the whole story, which relieves you of the necessity of seeing the picture itself. Congratulations. The Paleface. First National— Buster Keaton is the only person in the theatre who doesn’t get a laugh out of this. The Loves of Pharaoh. Paramount. —A beautiful spectacle, which shows how the ancient Egyptians spent their time out of office hours. Smilin’ Through. First National— Norma Talmadge in a spiritualistic story, designed for those who like to take their saccharine straight. The Cradle Buster. /Warren.—In- troducing Glenn Hunter as a star. We are very pleased to make his ac- quaintance. The Man From Home. Paramount. —Unnecessarily insipid _stuff—re- deemed by a few beautiful back- grounds. Grandma’s Boy. Pathé—Harold Lloyd mixes a little drama with his comedy, and the result is unbeliev- ably satisfactory. For Review Next Week.—“Yellow Men and Gold,” “Sonny,” “One Clear Cal?’ and “The Ordeal.” R.E..S: Old Gentleman: Does your mother allow you to smoke in here? Son of the House: Oh, yes—good for the moth. Old Gentleman: Ah—suffer from moth? So that’s what’s the matter with you, Reproduced from Punch (London) by arrangement with the proprietors. | comicbooks.com