Life — March 17, 1927 — page 28: what you’re looking at

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26 “Stark Love” story of the South Carolina moun- lumpy, caramel-chewing ladies who a tains, acted not by actors who wear constitute the Great American Movie MOVIE critic is apt to become grey ase-paint and mascara but by real Audience, and whose idea of red-hot alarmingly introspective after mountaincers—real, li ing, primitive cntertainment is the spectacle of ; having seen a picture like peo le. John Gilbert and Greta Garbo “Stark Love"—and if he sees a pic- stark Love” was made by a caught in flagrante delicto. For one ture like | “Stark Love” once in ten camera man, Karl Brown, who wrote — thing, they wouldn't believe it (they ars, he's lucky; he reasons to him- the story, prevailed upon the reluc- believe every word of “Flesh and th self, and justifiably, “Here I must tant natives to act it for him and di- Devi ")3 for another thing, it would sit and think up some way to express — rected them himself. Thus, it is a shock, offend and ultimately my respect and admiration for this fine, honorable achievement—and I bore legitimate moving picture — and, as them with its unassailable realism. such, a masterpiece. Nevertheless, no one can stop me, n u * one of the players at this moment, from saying that | will be inadequate. ‘Then, after the jn “Stark Love” knew what they consider “Stark Love” to be a te- publication of my review were doing under Mr. Brown's di- rkably honest and sincere work of spend most of my time reading le rection, or what the story was all art, and that Karl Brown has accom- ters from indignant readers who will about; in that respect, they con- plished something of which the say, ‘On your recommendation, I took — formed perfectly to the traditions of | movies may well be proud. my wife and unmarried daughter to the Hollywood hams. In all other . sce “Stark Love,” and if this is your — respects, “Stark Love” is as notably ; idea, ete., ete.’ ” ditt rent from the usual ran as were Possibly New Nanook of the North” and “G I" is John Held’s quaint concep- HE fact of the matter is this: In my opinion, it is considerably bet- tion that Cecil B. De Mille, pro- “Stark Love” is the closest ap- ter than cither of these great pic- ducer of “The King of Kings,” proach to genuinely high tragedy tures, should be the subject of a new book that the motion picture | ever to be called, “The Man Nobody made, certainly in America. It is a I CAN'T conscientiously recom- — No’s.” . simple, crude and utterly unadorned mend “Stark Love” to those R. E. Sherwood. know that whatever words I select It is said that Recent Developments Love's Greatest Mistake. A lurid. haven't we had about enough of this? quite make up his mind—and when you loud melodrama converted by E Blonde or Brunette. Adolphe Men- see the two alternatives, you'll be dis- Sutherland into a quiet, pleasant jou as an engaging Frenchman who can't — inclined to blame him. nicely sentimental picture. . ss Hotel Imperial. Pola Negri in When a Man Loves. John Bar- cao a drama of the Eastern front which rymore and Dolores Costello, in Sev- should have been good, but isr enteenth Century costumes, are Nobody's Widow. Post-marital sights for sore eyes. an misunderstandings between the It. An inconsequential comedy, kam ® SSS ebullient Leatrice Joy and the sub- with Clara Bow in the title ral Cee : dued Charles Ray. ‘The Kid Brother. Harold 7 Fz The Potters. The droll Lloyd has some fine gags, but : A009 AN homely Will Fields as another op- they're too far apart. ie Kane © ‘ pressed American husband. The Night of Love. Ro- at Bes Twinkletoes. One of Colleen mance with a capital R, and with 6 . ws Moore’s more creditable efforts. considerable hooey thrown in. *) a y; Tell It to the Marines. Lou Paradise for Two. Richard Dix b ae Chaney as the Eternal Top Sergeant, in a farce that is nice, but nothing 9 ¥ and great work, too. else. ‘ The Better ‘Ole. Lively doings The General. The amazing ad- ° i in Northern France, with Syd Chap- ventures of a railway locomotive in x lin at his most boisterous. the Civil War, with Buster Keaton p Ben-Hur. Ram‘n Novarro com- at the throttle. The ending is re- : - pletely surrounded by Marcus grettable. = Loew's bankroll. The Perfect Sap. An amusing by Flesh and the Devil. Swedish if not uproarious comedy-drama, in ; = exerci numbers one to twenty- which Ben Lyon turns the tables on four inclusive — demonstrated by his tormentors. é John Gilbert and Greta Garbo. The Music Master. Alec Francis “ : Old Tronsides, What Price and Lois Moran do extremely well Brigham Young Glory, The Fire Brigade, Beat in a pale carbon copy of a famous Geste, The Scarlet Letter and play. FIGURING OUT IIIS INCOME TAX, FINDS THAT The Big Parade. These are mot Valencia. All kidding aside, THE GOVERNMENT OWES HIM A FORTUNE. to be missed. comicbooks.com