Life — March 27, 1924 — page 24: what you’re looking at

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an { 22 TES|LENT DRAMA we, “Thy Name Is Woman" rhony and its trazic moments no more lasted—but they could never have been ASSION SETS than laughable. Probably it will make so bad as they are painted in second PASSION is always popstar with pti Pa ny § ; the (great filmridden gablie, and a great deal of money for its pre hand me vies such as this. They were : * ducers, and the ultimate laugh will be at least interesting. passion is just’ what the public is handed in “Thy Name Is Woman.” fr“ APES at + ow is furnished in bulk, it is right off the elletawon. (ibe Ces nrst fain Happiness griddle “and i is'all hot. - E beautiful and flagrantly juve- The scene is Spain, which'is:a happy “Icebound ¢ Laurette Taylor has made hunting ground for dramas of this I" js: 3 ng, long leap from “Thy picture, in which she indicates sort, and the characters are vital, ele- Name Is Woman" to “Icebound,” for that she is becoming more mental and tempestuous. Their love- they represent the polar extremes of like Jackie Coogan every day making is not regulated by the Marquis movie technique; but it is necessary for Happiness,” like “Peg of Queensberry. T punctuate their the hebdomadal reviewer to take them — Heart,” is an adapta f courtships with toe-holds, head-locks as they come—big and little, hot and Manners play which Miss and right hooks, and if ordinary catch- cold. previously rendered on the sta, as-catch-can methods prove inadequate, Icebound,” superficially, is as frigid ‘leparts in no radical way f they resort to knife-play as its title—and yet it contains a de- formula established many sea The principal roles in this free-for- gree of genuine human warmth th by a continuity writer named Charles all are enacted by Ramon Novarro and js not to be found in a steam-heated Perrault. In fact, the plot represents Barbara La Marr, with William V. drama like “Thy Name Is Woman." no more than a faint carbon copy of Aone Naver onthe outcdney of the William de Mille, who directed “Ieee the original manuscript of “Cinderella.” tussle. They all do what they can to bound,” is undoubtedly the most con- Miss Taylor, however, needs little soften the rough edges of the plot. scientious and deliberate craftsman int Work with. She carries her own In spite of their work, however. the movies. He is never extravagant or “Wipment, and she uses it with the nd of Fred Niblo's expert direction. prodigal, with the result that his pice Practiced skill of a genuine artist. Her Thy Name Is Woman" remains a tures are apt to be a little too careful, WN infinite variety is still ime pretty sorry mess. Its. thrills are This is a pardonable fault which can {fom the withering effects of t not be charged to the account of Mr Robert E. Sherwood. de Mille’s brother, Cecil There is plenty of good acting in Iecbound”—indeed, it is played by a flawless cast—and the grim New Eng 1 land background is reproduced with remarkable fidelity It is an unusually worthy picture but not one to lift you out of your se and send you home in a quivering ' condition. “Daughters of To-day “THE “Flaming Youth” school of sen sational literature was bad enough to start with, but since its inception it has been carried to incredible limits of tawdriness and vulgarity Daughters of day,” the product of this low academy, the worst. It shows up the loudly la ed younger generation and, in _ doing so, shows up the moving picture Slew industry for what it too frequently is ~/- RAMON NOVARRO IN Flappers, male and female, may have Balen “THY NAME Is WOMAN been a menace to society while they CAROL UEAIPSTER IN) “AstERICA.” § comicbooks.com