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1
The Galley Slave (1915)

Oscar Cooper

Summed up, The Galley Slave, endowed with a theme that could not fail to interest, gains its strength of appeal on the screen from the care and ability with which it is acted.
Posted Jan 13, 2022
2
Far from the Madding Crowd (1915)

Harvey E. Thew

The pictures were taken in rural Wales, and they offer quaint glimpses of landscape highways and byways which are distinctly foreign to anything in this country. For this reason the picture has a distinct value aside from its story.
Posted Jan 10, 2022
3
Salomy Jane (1914)

MPN Staff

As the spectator sits in the darkened theatre, the days of '49 live before him. The illusion is so great that the audience shares with breathless interest the perilous adventures of this interesting type of heroine.
Posted Sep 7, 2021
4
The Wishing Ring (1914)

Peter Milne

There is something engaging, something fascinating about this pretty little comedy-drama that results in it being unusually attractive, even though the whole story could have been told in far less space than five reels embrace.
Posted Jul 28, 2021
5
Gli ultimi giorni di Pompei (The Last Days of Pompeii) (1913)

C.J. Ver Halen

We went to criticise, but our pencil lay idle and forgotten in the wonder of the unwinding scenes before us. It is truly a masterly production, done by a big mind on a massive scale. It is a photoplay marvel we wish the whole world could see.
Posted Jun 4, 2021
6
Gli ultimi giorni di Pompei (The Last Days of Pompeii) (1913)

Thomas Bedding

It is typical of Italian picture-making art, and above all it is of educational value be- cause, aside of its dramatic motive, it presents us with a very good aspect of life as it was probably lived in those times.
Posted Jun 4, 2021
7
Upstairs (1919)

Tom Hamlin

The star is at her best and has most capable support. This photoplay is not only amusing, but ridiculously funny. Both direction and continuity are above par in every detail for such a lively comedy offering.
Posted Jun 2, 2021
8
Experience (1921)

Laurence Reid

It is all very obvious and overdrawn. Success, failure, pride, disillusionment -- these come too rapidly to prove convincing.
Posted May 19, 2021
9
The Dragon Painter (1919)

J.S. Dickerson

We can only give the production the highest praise.
Posted May 18, 2021
10
'49-'17 (1917)

Peter Milne

The scenes seem to lack a certain snap and sustaining power that, if present, would have welded them into a much more powerful whole. Even as it is, however... there are places where the originality of the idea carries it to stronger heights.
Posted May 11, 2021
11
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

Walter R. Greene

There is a gigantic sweep of the world war background -- plus a humanness and sincerity in characterizations perhaps seldom before equalled on the screen.
Posted Apr 6, 2021
12
For the Freedom of the World (1917)

Peter Milne

[Director Romaine Fielding's] battle stuff, done at night with an army of lights and star shells, much smoke and only an handful c:f men is effective in its own way -- a great deal more effective than the usual picture warfare.
Posted Mar 12, 2021
13
Damaged Goods (1914)

C.J. Ver Halen

It may be considered gruesome in parts, but nevertheless this makes it so much more convincing. There is nothing left undone to pound home the argument which it sets out to give.
Posted Mar 12, 2021
14
Unchastened Woman (1925)

George T. Pardy

It is unworthy of the talents of the star.
Posted Mar 9, 2021
15
The Man from Blankley's (1930)

Red Kann

[Has] a maze of sequences, most of them dull and all certainly long-winded.
Posted Mar 9, 2021
16
The Crucible (1914)

Peter Milne

Less accomplished actresses than Miss Clark might have lost themselves in the rather sad and slightly gruesome story... As she interprets the principal part, its pathos, its charm, its goodness and its simplicity are al most equally predominant.
Posted Mar 8, 2021
17
Romeo and Juliet (1916)

George N. Shorey

Theda Bara, Mr. Fox's greatest leading woman, gives an interpretation of Juliet so far removed from the vampire type in which this actress is accustomed to be cast, that she has scored a signal triumph in versatility.
Posted Mar 5, 2021
18
The Skywayman (1920)

Matthew Taylor

We think [Locklear's] stunts are going to be a trifle disappointing to the public, who, knowing of the star's death, are likely to expect something absolutely reckless and look for a new record in screen daredeviltry.
Posted Mar 3, 2021
19
Should a Mother Tell? (1915)

W. R. Andrews

The photography throughout the picture delights with its exceptional clearness. Several blue-tinted scenes are notable for their pleasing effect.
Posted Mar 3, 2021
20
The Jazz Singer (1927)

Laurence Reid

It has many moving moments and some fine acting.
Posted Feb 24, 2021
21
Wings (1927)

Laurence Reid

It is spectacular in its appeal and the spectator should forget all about its weakly-built story and accept it as a frame for the projection of the airplane episodes.
Posted Feb 9, 2021
22
Brewster's Millions (1914)

Lesley Mason

Not often has so gifted, so eloquent a comedian, in the highest sense of that word, appeared on the screen. The artistry of Abeles' pantomimic performance as Monty Brewster will be remembered when the best of slapstick comedians has been forgotten.
Posted Feb 5, 2021
23
The Bar Sinister (1917)

Peter Milne

It never tires and the action always maintains the remarkable degree of suspense introduced by the ominous events of the prologue.
Posted Jan 25, 2021
24
Turksib (1929)

Robert Hage

Here's a picture without a story, a scenario or a cast, but it grips the attention from start to finish and, although it is not classified by its Russian producers as an "epic," It justifies that appellation more than many others ballvhooed thusly.
Posted Jan 21, 2021
25
War Is Hell (Maudite soit la guerre) (1914)

A. Danson Michell

Beyond doubt the finest film of its kind in existence. A more thoroughly interesting picture would be hard to make or imagine.
Posted Dec 22, 2020
26
Shoes (1916)

Peter Milne

If Shoes strikes an audience in the right mood the people are going to be greatly moved by it. If it strikes it in the wrong mood they are going to grow tired of it.
Posted Dec 16, 2020
27
What Do Men Want? (1921)

Lillian R. Gale

In this particular instance What Do Men Want, main title of a splendid motion picture, is really what women want to see on the screen. At least, the fair sex will enjoy every foot of it.
Posted Dec 10, 2020
28
The Carpet from Bagdad (1915)

Peter Milne

The exterior settings are as substantial as the genuine article, while the interiors of the palace, harem, hotel and other places bespeak of a minute attention to detail.
Posted Nov 19, 2020
29
The Fall of a Nation (1916)

MPN Staff

The picture is Mr. Dixon's plea for an adequate army, and in a combination of the spectacular and the interest created by a personal story he accomplishes his purpose with considerable clarity and force.
Posted Nov 19, 2020
30
The Gulf Between (1917)

Peter Milne

These faults can readily be erased and The Gulf Between will then not only offer a novelty but an entertaining story as well.
Posted Nov 17, 2020
31
Queen of the Sea (1918)

P.S. Harrison

It possesses few situations with heart interest, being an entertainment for the eye only.
Posted Nov 17, 2020
32
The Vermillion Pencil (1922)

Laurence Reid

The appeal is chiefly melodramatic -- the story is one of physical action and romance, but not drama.
Posted Nov 13, 2020
33
The Legion of the Condemned (1928)

Laurence Reid

There can be no complaints about the screen being surfeited with war stories just as long as they stack up as good as this one.
Posted Nov 12, 2020
34
Paris (1929)

Red Kann

The whole affair is a load of fun.
Posted Nov 12, 2020
35
The Splendid Sinner (1918)

Peter Milne

Miss Garden is the embodiment of the title role. She conveys the spirit of it and dresses it and suggests it in her bearings. At the same time she breathes exuberance and life into it.
Posted Nov 12, 2020
36
The Flapper (1920)

Matthew Taylor

The director, author and star are the trinity that have made this interesting little photoplay, which provides good entertainment even 11 h docs not attempt lo be a world-beater.
Posted Nov 10, 2020
37
Deliverance (1919)

Frank Leonard

This picture is lifted from the plane of mere entertainment by Miss Keller's portrayal of herself. By it is set an example which is an inspiration to those who falter when the way is hard.
Posted Nov 9, 2020
38
Treasure Island (1920)

Laurence Reid

The action on the pirate ship, the conflict on the island, the incidents which lead up to Jim's adventure -- these points ore what make the picture retain the vital quality of the story.
Posted Nov 4, 2020
39
Unpardonable Sin (1919)

Harvey E. Thew

Aside from being a good entertainment, the picture should prove a fairly strong sermon against the wiles of the bartender.
Posted Nov 4, 2020
40
Thunder (1929)

Bill Furman

Thunder has plenty of thrills and contains a greater human interest story than is usually the case with pictures that have a railroad background.
Posted Nov 4, 2020
41
The White Heather (1919)

Peter Milne

It is the backgrounds to which we wish to draw attention. The undersea scenes including the fight beneath the waves, photographed by means of the Williamson Submarine Tube, are still startling in their newness.
Posted Nov 4, 2020
42
The Iron Claw (1916)

Harvey E. Thew

The newest Pathe serial has performed its first duty admirably : it has aroused the interest, and has kept it in suspension. The story promises to be an absorbing one, and it is so presented as to make all of its points tell.
Posted Nov 3, 2020
43
Rolled Stockings (1927)

Laurence Reid

The campus atmosphere is fairly authentic -- and the piece does register youth.
Posted Nov 3, 2020
44
Better Wife (1919)

Tom Hamlin

Any film fan can anticipate everything that is going to happen in the following reels and there is nothing in the picture that appeals to the emotions. It is nice to look at, but not entertaining.
Posted Oct 26, 2020
45
The Gray Horizon (1919)

Laurence Reid

Hayakawa is an actor who always makes his work compelling. There is in his repressive methods a reserve strength which is always felt by the observer.
Posted Oct 23, 2020
46
The Great Air Robbery (1920)

Laurence Reid

You get all the thrills of flying from this picture without experiencing any of its dangers. You look with amazement upon the nerve of Locklear, and you wonder at the risks that he and his company have taken.
Posted Oct 22, 2020
47
Wildcat of Paris (1919)

P.S. Harrison

This picture will rank among the best Priscilla Dean contributions.
Posted Oct 21, 2020
48
Double Speed (1920)

J.S. Dickerson

The scenarioist has resorted to the extreme in coincidence in this modern Cinderella story, and his plot is painfully convenient and full of holes as to its logic, but nevertheless the picture should register as highly entertaining with any audience.
Posted Oct 21, 2020
49
Brewster's Millions (1921)

Laurence Reid

This adaptation of George Barr McCutcheon's popular novel and Winchell Smith's play fits the star to a dot.
Posted Oct 20, 2020
50
Three Week-Ends (1928)

George J. Reddy

A pleasing little morsel, sort of light on the story but easy on the eyes is this vehicle for the "it" girl.
Posted Oct 20, 2020