Headline
War at the Cinema: Drama as a Moulding Force
Newspaper Source
Publication Date
1923-06-23
- Publication Year
1923
Page
6
Key Person
Film Projector / Film(s)
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
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Actors
Pomeroy Cannon
Director
Rex Ingram
Writer
Vicente Blasco Ib????ez (novel)
Country
USA
Released
1921-04-01
Runtime
150 min
Genre
Drama
Language
None
Plot
An extended family split up in France and Germany find themselves on opposing sides of the battlefield during World War I.
Awards
1 win.
Rated
Passed
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The Love Light
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Actors
Mary Pickford
Director
Frances Marion
Writer
Frances Marion
Country
USA
Released
1921-01-09
Runtime
89 min
Genre
Drama
Language
None
Plot
Angela maintains a coastal lighthouse in Italy, where she awaits the return of her brothers from the war. She learns they are casualties and takes solace in the arms of an American sailor ...
Rated
Unrated
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Summary
(By 'X. Y. Z.' for S. C. M. Post) The writer thinks that pictures are more powerful than pen and even the sword. The pictorial presentation of the emotions makes a far wider and more vivid appeal than the written story. However, often it has been prostituted to the basest form of propaganda. Within a few weeks, we have had two strongly anti-war films presented in Hongkong. One is 'The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse' by the writer Ibanez. The writer thinks that another one is Mary Pickford's film 'The Love Light' which has been taken at the Coronet is in some respects even more impressive because the pointing of the moral seems more spontaneous.
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