Word: celluloid
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...work. He followed the intention of the author with explicit accuracy. He left out very little; he interpolated nothing. He went to England for his exteriors. He chose his cast wisely. The sum of his efforts is a curiously fascinating photoplay. Its fascination lies chiefly in its departure from celluloid tradition. It is leisurely; its subtitles almost for the first time in history are tasteful (most of them Hutchinson's own); incident is steadily subordinated to character...
...Gold Diggers. Some months ago David Belasco jumped overboard from the bridge from which he directs legitimate theatrical enterprise and landed with a huge splash in the midst of the celluloid ocean. He presented?for a considerable consideration?the rights to several of his plays to certain movie impresarios. He stipulated that in their metamorphosis his traditions should be respected rather than those of the gelatine industry. For these things the population is indebted to Mr. Belasco. The Gold Diggers appears much as it appeared on the stage and evolves into that rarest of movie aves?a good, high comedy...
Daytime Wives. Duty is usually obvious and often dull. This celluloid sermon on the whole duty of wives has absorbed those characteristics in more than moderate proportions...
MERTON OF THE MOVIES?Like "Babbitt" and "Main Street," " Merton " has imbedded itself in the American vocabulary. He is the satiric symbol for youth with the celluloid complex...
Three Wise Fools. This picture fractures celluloid tradition shamefully. It has three heroes, every one 60 years old. The heroine (Eleanor Burdman) kisses them consistently on the forehead instead of on the lips. Though the picture is played in a so-called "society" atmosphere, not a flapper or a bar of jazz is introduced. Could anything be more unorthodox? The strain was too great for the nice, old-fashioned director. At the last moment he rushed in a bandolined beauty (male) for the heroine to marry...