Life, 1925-02-19 · page 29 of 37
Life — February 19, 1925 — page 29: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from *Life* magazine contains two main sections: **Left side:** Film reviews under "The Silent Drama: Recent Developments." These are brief, sardonic critiques of silent films from major studios (Paramount, Warner Bros., First National, etc.). The tone is consistently dismissive—reviewers mock the plots, acting, and production choices. For example, one film is criticized for being an "all-star cast" (implying such casting signals poor storytelling), another for not reading the source material, and another for "mishandling" a good idea. This reflects *Life*'s satirical purpose: poking fun at the emerging Hollywood film industry. **Right side:** A full-page advertisement for Pebeco toothpaste. It addresses "dry mouth condition," claiming modern soft diets have weakened salivary glands, causing tooth decay despite brushing. The ad promises Pebeco restores alkaline saliva to prevent decay. This is vintage pharmaceutical advertising making health claims now considered dubious or unverifiable by modern standards. The juxtaposition reflects typical magazine layout of this era: editorial satire alongside commercial pitches.
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+ LIFE - (THE SILENT DRAMA Recent Developments (The regular Silent Drama depart will be found on page 24) The Golden Bed. Paramount—A cal C, B. De Mille extravaganza extreme spectacular effect but no coherence. The Redeeming Sin, Vitagraph— Nazimova in one of those primitive nas of Apache passion, roken Laws. F O.—Mrs. ¢ Reid conducts a sermon against s which is sincere but incon- Frivolous Sal. First National— Thrills—Thrills—Thrills—but what of 1? The Narrow Street. Warner Bros. Matt Moore in a mild comedy about a poor sap who makes good. Her Night of Romance. First yal—Strange goings-on_ in h country home, with Constance ge about as usual. Locked Doors. Paramount—Wil- liam de Mille steals some of his brother's raspberries. If I Marry Again. First National —Whenever you see an “all-star cast” advertised you may assume that there's something wrong with the story. A Lost Lady. Warner Bros—Irene Rich is excellent. Miss Bluebeard. Paramount—A feckless farce, with one exceedingly comic scene by Ray Griffith. © Big. First National—It's too bad that the people who made this picture didn’t take the trouble to read Edna Ferber's book. 3 The Iron Horse. Fox—A fine idea mishandled. Romola. Metro-Goldwyn—Lillian Gish goes sadly astray in a series of medizval_horrors. The Thief of Bagdad. United qustect have already mentioned this. F you live in California, or h ever been there, or have heard a Native Son describe it, 3 will not want to miss the California Number, which appears next week. highest standard of quality, unsurpassed in design 560 fifth Avenue Pebeco keeps The Harmful Mouth Condition you must overcome You are probably suffering from acondition of dry mouth. Pra tically everyone is today. Dentists and phy: ognize it as a definite cause of the appalling amount of tooth decay which exists in spite of careful brushing. With our soft modern dict, the salivary glands grow weak from lack of exercise. And the instant they stop pouring out their alkaline fluids, the acids of decay collect in your mouth. Five minutes after ordinary cleaning the acids form again. The only way to prevent tooth decay is to restore the normal action of your mouth glands. <8 Pebeco acts directly on the salivary glands. It completely restores their full alkaline flow. The acids of decay are neutralized as fast as they form and your teeth are kept not only white but safe. Send for a trial tube of Pebeco. only by Pebeco, Inc. Y. Sole Dis- tributors: Lehn & Fink, Inc. Canadian Agents: H. F. Ritchie & Co., Ltd., 10 McCaul St., Toronto. At all druggists. Lehn & Fink, 1 ole Distributors, Dept. K-11 35 Greenwich Street, New York, N.Y. Send me free your new large siz mple tube of Pebeco. Name Street... comicbooks.com