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Show "SEED". FAMOUS NOVEL COMINGJN SCREEN Will Be Sponsored by Stake Primary Organization at Wadsworth Theater. "Seed," the screen adaptation of the famous novel by Charles G. Norris, will be presented at the Wadsworth theater next Friday and Saturday, Sept. 25 and 2 6, as a stake Primary benefit. ben-efit. : As a human document, written writ-ten and acted with a sincerity and naturalness that has never been surpassed, it ranks very high. In these qualities, it is alongside "All Quiet r on the Western Front", and that is the highest praise that can be given any picture. "Seed" deals with the love tangle involving a man and his wife, parents a five children, and another woman, former sweetheart sweet-heart of the man and the story sheds new light on the age-old problem of the "eternal triangle". trian-gle". The cast is headed by John Boles, Genevieve Tobin and Lois Wilson, supported by Raymond Hackett, ZaSu Pitts, Butte Davis, Da-vis, Francis Dale and Richard Tucker. In the earlier sequences, five children appear. There have been motion pictures in which one child, or two, have done compelling com-pelling work, but never a film before in which so many chil- ueiuie in ........j dren have, as a group, acted together to-gether in all the scenes, in which they appear, registered such a tremendous impression. The youngsters contribute to the remarkable re-markable naturalness and true-to-life mood which is attained throughout the production. "Seed" is a splendid picture. It is deeply emotional; it has its j moments of comedy; it is a great achievement all the way-through, way-through, and is unqualifiedly recommended. . Prof. J. Wm. Harrison, who has seen the picutre, says of it: "A very interesting play dealing deal-ing with some vital problems of married life. The acting is of a very high class." |