Salt Lake Telegram | 1922-10-15 | Page 29 | "Burning Sands" a Film Wonder at Paramount

"Burning Sands" a Film Wonder at Paramount The Psrsmouttt-timpress announcer mother torking good Mil for this week, commencing today The entertainment pens with the la text mernmhl iihikh), a horse race story, entitled "Th Kteepie chsaer," and featuring that grotesque ' cwmstian. Uge Conky, and a hoi Ui funmakeis. The feature picture hi a desert s'ory. ' Burning Hands. ' which kt tremendous-ly tremendous-ly appealing and drsmsttc. a (iorge 1 Mlforrl nio4lu Hon of Arthur WelgHll a i successful novel a-lap ted by tlga I'Hnts- I Uu and Waltlcniar Young. Tins picture! has as Its central chstacter Daniel l,ane a student and philosopher who lives1 anions the Arsbs and who. by his 111- ight and sympathy. Warns to know them as the ordinary man r.ever does, and sol nnds In tht;ip much to admire. I -an is a splendid chsrscter, aympathetlcslly portrayed by Ml. ton Kills. Ths othi featured irt. that of Muriel, was al-lott.-d to Miss HSwley. Muriel Is the 1 preaent day t pe of pleasure loving ma-.terhitistii ma-.terhitistii young woman, who refers to herself ss "emancipated. " hut who Is really a slave to her whims and desires She Is an fcnailsh girl, the dsughter of I otd HIsir, hr majeatv'a "chief i-om-mlNkloner to L.gypt and the goudan.' Muriel, petted and spoiled, accuatorned 10 admlrat.on and finitely from every man. meets I-ane. and out of the encounter en-counter of theas contrasting characters grows the drams. Un do, s not flwt-ilcr; flwt-ilcr; .its sdmleos, sin tn senre: pecsTTW while he realised Muriel's great charm, he is convinced thai it would he a great I ! mistake for him to yield to It. Murle.'l is Msctnated by this man so different from any in hr circle of courtiers. i I As time goes on, she finds him "tooi good to be true." His apiMrent Indlf ference to her, so unprecedented In her, experience, piques her Interest. She decides de-cides that' he must prefer the native I women, end lumis to the conclusion , that he has a ha rem In the deaerl. Hie 1 enemies maliciously corroborate her the-I ! ory. Meanwhile she Is falling In love I with him. Aa a background to this love I Interest there 1s a visualisation of the disagreement between the Hrltlsh gov- eminent ana the native leaders, which looms so large In Kvypt today. 1 The story rises to Its ellmsg as Murtet, In love with l-ne and baffled by his lie difference, determines to break It down hy flouting convention and gulng to him at hla oaala In the desert. When she arrives there and offers herself, lame 4s put tt the supreme test. Hut he mn quers himself snd proves to Muriel that there Is no harem, no weeknas in hi: character and no woman in hla life. Convinced, she prepares to return to Cairo, when ahe receives her surprlas. The oasis Is sttscked hy renegade Arsbs. iled by Ihs Hhetk's traitorous son, who seek to k'.ll Uni and negotiate with the Hrltlsh government for the return of the nest for a large sum. la the fierce battle bat-tle which enau.s, Muriel reveals thst shi Is at heart a genuine and true woman, snd such an ot aa Uni could love. Ho thev are brought together on a sound footing of mutual admiration and eaieem. An excellent cast supports Miae Haw-ley Haw-ley and Mr. Hills In "Burning Hands." Including In-cluding such well known player ss Jacqueline Logs 11.' Robert Cain. Winter HalL Louisa Oreaasr and others.