Life — January 14, 1926 — page 28: what you’re looking at

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“A Kiss for Cinderella” THe om pination ¢ conveniently alliter: ec Barrie, Brenon and Bronson has agai 1 to the joy of the holiday seas« time with a film version of “A Kiss for Cin derella.” It is not nearly so happy a collabora primarily because this Barrie play di tion as was evident in not supply material that so suitable he screen, Th . like Peter Pan himsel{, made her first appearance tle White Bird” —is all thing lowed to speak for herself. She is for reproduction on little slavey Cinderella—wh in “The 1 a char ter wh above should be one who must he identified by tered thoughts, rather an he ance or her pantomimic act For this rea the earlier scenes of the character is de- picture, wherein the veloped wing and heavily burdened with sub-titular explan. Herbert imagination to the photography of this tender tale, and Betty Bronson has ited that her ations Brenon has brought much again dem lent for the sereen is founded on a sincere and durable ability, She is lovely to. be- hold; more than that, she is in perfect sympathy with her Barriesque sur- roundings As the policeman who impersonates far short of perfect Prince Charming, Moore is not TAKE this occasion to express the hope that next Christmas we shall be permitted to see Miss Br Rose in what, to my mind, is the finest of Barrie's plays. “Bluebeard’s Seven Wives” HERE is almost no men! “Blucbeard’s * and I doubt whether any one ual kick that is imparted by “The Education of Henry nson as Mary ulation — in Wive will derive from it the intelle Adams but it is an amusing, * LUPE, + gagful farce with seve digs at the able di etty t is the who is f romantic Latin, movie busine of comely faces wod pe ois W story isted a hand upon the pu endowed wit reputation,and considerably emb t light and over quite “Blucbeard’s rected Al by the resultant fame. Al pretentious © ment which doe successfully Seven Wives” ll, who is ra identifying himself as one of the wers hs are m ut for Some of his of the movies plac 1 that kidding masterpiece is positively brilli RETTY kr RRONSON IN CINDERELLA” al well-direct ng with the was di- Sometimes “His Secretary” OF exctiy the same general type as Bluebeard’s Seven Wives Secretary,” except that here the is somewhat less obstreperous siderably less funny. It is an obvi mpt to glorify the American work- girl (and, by the same token, to tat the box reroine Za enlist her financial office, the stenographer who mousy suddenly bl. forth 1 knockout. “His Secretary” is unusually for- tunate in th Norma Shearer star. As time goes by, it bee that Mi lady of filmdom, and one of s a physic es more and more evident Shearer is my favorite little se days I'm going to write her a fan letter and ask for a portrait of herself, h: somely autographed in white i her press agent In short, Miss Shearer is darned 1 Lew Cody is fairly good as the tired by good, an man who gives, takes, dictation. and finally The G. A. M. O more trifling episode has been added to the Great American Movie, In the first reel follows the hero will say good-by to the heroine in the center Having concluded a large room his farewells, he will walk to the d opening it, will not turn around, and deliver one and, on pause, parting glance, gesture or speech. Instead, he will walk right out and will never be seen again The heroine, I am happy to an- nounce, is to be impersonated by that demure but piquant actress, Miss Bessie . who has agreed to play her role ing the Charleston. R. E. Sherwood. comicbooks.co