Perth Amboy evening news. [volume], November 01, 1921, FINAL EDITION, Page 4, Image 4

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“The Sheik, ” A Movie, j
Almost Perished
. . Jackie Coogaii wearing a mustache
a la Chaplin. The kid of “The Kid”
has completed Ills tir«t starring Mini.
It’s colled • My Boy.”
By JAMES W. DEAN
NEW YORK.—The film version
of "The Sheik" will be releAed early
in November and it will probably
prove to be as great a financial suc
cess as E. M. Hull's novel from
which it was adapted.
And all of that is more or leas of
accident!
The ntanuscript of the book was
rejected by a reader- of a publishing
houec.
Later the script fell into the
hands of the general manager of the
concern. He saw possibilities for
popular favor and published the
novel.
The cognoscenti condemned the
book as fit for lowbrows only. Evi
dently the country is overrun with
lowbrows—more than 200.000 copies
of the book have been sold. The
publishers are thousands of copies I
behind in their press run.
However, those who expect to find
a screen story in keeping with the
novel are doomed to disappointment.
No board of censors would pass a
film that would closely follow such ;
a story.
This palpably points to argument
against firm censorship—or to argu
ment for book censorship.
For once this writer feels kindly
disposed toward any form of censor
ship that would prevent either book
or film publication of such a peurile
plot as that of "The Sheik."
^^■Twho would gainsay such a work
to Tan army of readers whose ranks
promise some day to be as numerous
•s tm,se of the A. E. F.?
On the other hand, the film will
probably throw the cloak of marital
respectability about the shoulders
•f the heroine in the first reel. Such
a garment is depied her in the print
ed story of her affair with the desert
chieftain who would be classed as
regent of the cavemc^t were he to
inhabit a more mountainous terrain.
Atmosphere of "The sheik"
No better idea of the nature of the
story of "The Sheik” can be gained
than by reading those phrases in ad
vertising matter on the film—
“A flaming romance of desert love,
flinging away the trappings of civil
ization, leaving the "lady” only a
woman, the "gentleman” only a
nan!
I IxirLs May. Slir and Douglas Mar
! I /‘ail w ore formerly co-starred. Now
-he is featured hy lit' Pictures in
• Tile Foolish Age.”
"The tale of a lawless Arab chief
who loved an English beauty—and
took her!
"\ romance all colored with bar
baric splendor!"
"That's the word I was cudgeling
my brain for—barbaric!
And all that I can add is—!!!!!
• * *
Action on “Peter Pan”
There has been a lot of talk and
very little action in the matter of
screening “Peter Pan.” The nearest
thing to action pointing toward the
conversation of tills tale to the screen
is the news that John S. Robertson
has examined almost a hundred chil
dren in kingland In an effort to find
suitable actors for the juvenile roles.
After Robertson's fidelity to Rarrie's
story of "Sentimental Tommy” it is
to be hoped that he directs the
screen version of “Peter Pan” and
that he will do as well with it as he
did with the former story.
* • •
Censorship Joke
AVe Americans are '•all het tip”
over the matter of censorship, but
the most ardent proponent or oppo
nent will enjoy this hit of censorship
assininity in Australia.
The censors of that country or
dered the title of the film version of
“Twin Beds” changed to “A Sleep
less Night.”
That would be like changing "Pas
sion” to “Kmotion.” or “The Old
Nest” to “A Forsaken Home.”
All of which goes to prove that
censors can make as silly changes
in titles as the producers themselves
can make.
• • •
The Movie Grab Bag
Noah Beery will support Priscilla
Dean in "Wild Honey."
* * *
Fritzi Brunette will support Jack
Holt in his second starring picture.
Mae Busch has a prominent role
in "Princess A'irtue” which Marie
I’revost has just completed.
Twenty programs of Paramount
pictures were ordered for the Prince
of AA'ales on his trip to India.
James Rennie will be featured in
a Goldwyn picture. The husband of
Dorothy Gish was playing “Pot
Ruck” when that stage play gasped
its last hreath.
MODERN FABLES BY MARTIN
Once there was a Lao of Poor but Honeot
Parents who left the Family Hearth to seek
Fame and Fortune in the far pistant City.
He copped a job, and waited* Then came a Crisis
and our Hero's sterling Advice saved the Business*
Thus he won Fame and Fortune-and the Boss' Daughter,
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