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Newspaper
Wakefield Advocate
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1923
Page
6
Local movie fans are promised an exceptional treat with The Bishop of the Ozarks a powerful drama of regeneration and good versus evil. The film features a passionate love story as a beautiful girl is torn between two loves, from writer Milford W. Howard and directed by Finis Fox, showcasing rugged life and romance.
A dramatic photoplay blends Oriental palace revelry with grim prison scenes and Ozark mountain reality plus city slums where a young doctor aids the poor. A 55 mph train stunt on camera proved perilous as a pilot and defender atop the train risked life for the shot, illustrating the limits of staged danger.
The production at the Strand theater on April 14 presents a human and appealing photoplay set in Hemling. The film follows a peaceful town turned wild by Bruce Merlin, a crook, with humor, suspense and a dramatic, logical conclusion. Joseph Dowling, Eva Novak, Cullen Landis star with Hallam Cooley as the crook.
There is no trick as a convict is moved from a speeding express train to an airplane in the film Skin Deep, shown at the Community theatre next Saturday and Sunday, April 14 and 15, in the Thomas H Ince production.
An advertising error misdated the films Dollar Devils and The Bishop of the Ozarks. Dollar Devils is now slated as the feature Saturday evening April 14 and The Bishop of the Ozarks plays Sunday April 16.
Rex Ingram presents Trifling Women at the En theatre April 17. The film stars Zaeda a crystal gazer who uses wealth and power through a rich Marquis, arranging his death to wed her lover Ivan. A dramatic struggle ends with her downfall in a graphic tale of passion and fate.
Western star Harry Carey headlines the Strand Theatre as Crashing Thru opens next Thursday night. The silent thriller promises hair raising thrills and rugged drama with Carey’s signature humor. The film reportedly includes a famous stampede scene with hundreds of horses racing toward the camera.
The film features Carey performing a remarkable feat of horsemanship as he saves Vola Vale from death while a prairie fire, wind storm, and massive landslide caused by dynamite explode in the background. The drama centers on romance and adventure set in a remote West, beyond typical Western themes.
A coming screen drama, Second Fiddle, features Herbert Bradley and Jim in a tale of youth, pride, and romance. Set around a girl both brothers desire, the plot follows Jim's rise as Herbert's social airs threaten their relationship. The film unfolds through suspenseful, dramatic events culminating in a climactic confession.
The film Storm-swept, produced for the Pim Pentine OMese of America by Robert Thornby, is a sea drama featuring the Beery brothers Wallace and Noah in fitting roles. A noted author’s work portrays intense hates and loves among rugged seafaring characters.
Narrative hints at surprises that escalate into strong dramatic situations. The tale aims to sink into the reader’s psyche, exposing a slice of life few people truly understand, and likely to linger in memory after the last page.
H J Maki son of Thomas Maki Wakefield is manager of International Film Corporation Duluth Minn. He left Wakefield fifteen years ago and has worked in motion pictures coast to coast and in Europe. His latest release is The Song of the Blood Red Flower a Scandinavian film to be shown at the Memorial Community Theatre April 20 and 21. The film features Lars Hanson and a cast of Swedish Finnish and Norwegian actors. The story follows life as a game of play and a man who conquers many women, translated into multiple languages.
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