Word: kleschna
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Leah Kleschna. The daddy of all crook melodramas, first presented by Mrs. Fiske 20 years ago, has been revived by William A. Brady with a stellar cast which proves that all actors are ham under the skin when allowed to run rampant. In this case the director seems to have allowed them to roam at will. The air is thick with gestures and forbidding faces...
...Moral Sinner. This screen version of Leah Kleschna is likely to be viewed as a deliberately unfriendly act by Mr. William A. Brady, since his stage revival of this famed crook drama of 20 years ago is to be presented soon. It is not in the modern mystery vein of underworld plays, the only mystery being why the producers, after having bought the play for its previous standing and exploitation value, changed the name. The only explanation is that paradoxical titles are now in vogue on the screen, following the example of Playwright Shipman on the stage. Shipman might have...
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