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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1927
Page
7
A fragmented summary of Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter describing Hester Prynne's punishment for adultery, her relationship with Dimmesdale, Pearl's origins, their plan to flee, and Dimmesdale's public confession and death on the scaffold.
The photoplay based on Kyne's Jim the Conqueror opens at the Opera House. William Boyd stars as Jim Burgess in a modern ranching romance about land and water rights between sheepmen and cattle barons, ending in reconciliation. Elinor Fair and others deliver strong performances under director George B. Seitz. Also screens Why Girls Say No for tonight and Saturday.
Hollywood principal William H. Snyder notes Hollywood high graduates rarely pursue film careers. Despite growing studios, 81 percent of last class planned college. Pupils know the hardships of screen life and see celebrities daily, deterring mass stampedes to acting. Some students work in pictures between absences, then return to complete studies.
A fragment from the Sydney Bulletin features a cartoon caption about a man mistaking a stick for a snake and another man suggesting taking him to a doctor. The humorous exchange hinges on misperception and bravado, reflecting light local commentary.
Rhetta Kildare and her father emigrate to America to follow Emmett Murtough, her betrothed, amid bootlegger schemes. Murtough plans cargo theft at a secluded estate with a crew led by Schermer while Clarice and others maneuver for money and marriage in Connecticut. The tale shifts through meetings at the Marmaduke Hotel and Eagle Cafe as loyalties blur and danger grows.
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