Show george obrien induced into the movies by tom mix that george obrien who Is featured in the fox production zane greys the trail which opened last evening at tho the avalon theatre is today the screens leading interpreter of western characters Is just as it should be a natural sequence of 0 events for it was none other than tom mix hard riding quick shooting star of silent days who induced obrien into the movies OB first job was that ot of an assistant cameraman with mix company but he did dd not stay behind the camera very long lie ile was soon play ing small parts and shortly after his wonderful physique and expert horsemanship qualified him for leading roles and with the advent of talking pictures obrien was wag cast in many of the same roles that mix played in silent pictures namely buck duane in last of the duanes lassiter Lass lter in zane greys riders of the purple sage and that of shefford in his present picture the rainbow trail in the rainbow trail obrien impersonates the part ot of a lono lone cowboy who single handed invades the stronghold of a band of 0 desperadoes in his attempt to rescue three people from a hidden and impenetrable valley in which they have secured themselves years before the picture Is said to contain some of the finest scenic shots and sound effects ever captured tor for the screen filmed as it was in the most lonely and least frequented sections of tho grand canyon of the colorado the company spent three weeks in this scenic wonderland shooting the outdoor sequences of the film against the towering cliffs and in the hollows of the deep gorges with its awe inspiring sunsets and its marvelous shadow effects obrien has a new leading lady in this photoplay the petite pretty and blonde cecilia parker who Is making her bow to motion picture audiences as a featured player roscoe ates the screens famous also plays a prominent part as does minna gombell J at kerrigan and james kirkwood the film was directed by david howard from the screen adaptation of barry connors conners and philip klein |