Show II iT THE H S SILENT i TIR DRAMA M J The Blood Ship Ship Pantages The Missing Link Link American Paid to Love Love Victory Victory The Blood Ship The director of this picture ej- ej evi evidently I dently set out to film a melodrama of the old-fashioned old chilling blood type Without artistic pretensions i he went went about his job with a a. singleness sin sin- i gleness of purpose that is to be I highly commended Taking the old revenge story of the husband Is railroaded to jail by his best best I friend friend while said friend elopes with the Innocent mans man's wife the aforementioned afore afore- aforementioned afore i mentioned director achieves his hits I II I purpose with a well written contin contin- continuity continuity a and d some better than av average average r i acting The Missing Link Two or unusual ability act in this comedy drama One Is is Syd Chaplin of Charleys I Aunt fame and the other is Akka I an African ape of exceptional tal tal-I tal tal- tal ent The ape Is a newcomer to the sc screen e n but will doubtless go far I because of hi his sterling acting and andeas easy manner Unlike most animal films where the threatened threaten ed whip or the promised reward are plainly to be s seen en In the animals animal's manner 1 this movie scores decidedly by the very naturalness of Akka A single- single minded young chimpanzee he is plainly more t thoughtful than the ilie average ape and though perhaps perhaps' at times slightly unconventional in behavior there is much room for tor hope Paid to Love Handicapped by an unus unusually ally poor title this picture Is yet very cleverly clever clever- ly handled extraordinarily well cast and well photographed Every part is acted by a capable mime and all the scenes are subtly directed directed direct direct- ed ed to get the the fullest fUllest fUllest- erre effect t from them This is extravagant praise but the picture honestly deserves it SYD OLSEN I |