Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-04-07 | Page 2 | Wins Wife's Hand in Marriage

WIllFfSHJI i That isn't as funny as It sounds or looks, rather. It simply means that James L. Crane, who as Eob Merrick in "Sinners," the Realart picture play-; ir,g at the Alhambra theater tomorrow, I succeeds in inducing little "Marv Hor-1 ton" to pronounce the fateful "yes. " ' Oh. and by the way. we forgot to "mention "men-tion that "Mary Horton" is really, Miss Alice Brady, who is Mrs. Crane In private life. Sinners," which was directed, by Kenneth Webb, is one of the most compelling stories ever screened. As a play u had a phenomenal run in ' i New York. Mary Morton loaves her sheltered , homo In the New Hampshire nllls and. goes to the city tcuscok emplovment and thus support lfcr invalid mother. Through the intervention of fate, Mary meets Hilda West, formerly from her home town but now a blase woman , of the world. A etranso sentiment compels Hilda to befriend Mary, the innocent, and she Introduces her to the worldly element which makes up Hilda's coterie. Mary's charming in-1 nocence and naivette make friends for.1 her immediately. Through the story 1 1 runs the marvelous Instinct of tho( mother who instinctively feels thatM danger is hoverjng over her little girl'-But girl'-But over hor is spread the guiding in- flunnce of Bob Merrick, who finally t wins Mary in suite of the baleful t shadow of suspicion that rested on j him. "Sinners" is based on the play of the same name written by Owen Davis, Da-vis, who is also responsible for "Forever "For-ever After." th.o play In which Miss Brady Is now touring. j oo