The evening world. Newspaper, February 11, 1922, Page 17

— THREE SECTIONS. <> ) O AYBE you folks sitting out -there in the 22-cent seats, imoluding tax, have noticed the recent and vast im- provement in Hugh Foley's scenes. No doubt you have observed that Hughie no longer softens his punches in his vigorous personal warfare with the villain of the piece, and that when he now bumps one of our foremost heavies on the beezer, it is an honest- to-heavens wallop of the J. Dempsey or sudden-death variety, and you can see the villain’s nose retire visibly into his skull. Bruised frontal bones, along with miscellaneous wounds and contusions, are now common in the studio of the Cines-Torino Company out Los An- geles way, and the first of these new and genuine battle scenes may be found in our latest five-ree] triumph, “Lord Jones,” which has just been re- leased to a waiting world, and which, if I do say it myself, who should not, is one of the zippiest things I have ever done. It is a personal triumph for Hugh Foley, and will figure in his new contract, the exhibitors are clawing at each other in their des- perate efforts to book it first. because Until the “Lord Jones” picture came through, there had always been one bad spot in every Foley release, and nobody realized it more clearly than Steve Dryden, which are the words on my semi-detached. bungalow. Many a painful conversation have I held with old man Feltman, who loafs about the lot a great deal, and is per- mitted to, by of the fact that he owns the Cines-Torino, The general and justifiable com- plaint had been that in his fight scenes Hugh Foley pulled his punches, His fights, said the and the fake brawls and devoid Instead of knocking the loathsome villain for a couple of goals, Hughie hit virtue critics public, were of sincerity. him softly and tenderly, pretending a vast amount of violence but deluding nobody. Least of all did these bogus battles deceive the lynx- ey gentry that walk in and sit down afts paying their two bits to the cashic Every movie goer.in America car- ries mental ax. Woe betide the direct who says, “Look at the ship- wreck,” and then reveals something photographed in a bathtub, We received a great many letters from .these ultimate consumers com- plaining of Hughie's fighting style, 1 begged Hughie to warm up and do battle, but it was useless. The pro- Prietor of the Cines-Tortno intimated, @ithoyt concealing his irritation, that tf I couldn't make Hugh Foley figit with a certain amount of needful ferocity, he would probably find a di rector who could. All in all, } rather low in mind over it was SATURDAY, SECTION TWO. PUNCH AND JULIE By FRANK CONDON —= <= Illustrated by WILL B. JOHNSTONE An Action and Love Story of the Movies—With More Than One Punch CHARACTERS IN THE STORY. STEVE DRYDEN, who relates the tale and figures in every scene. HUGH FOLEY, the rising star of the Cines-Torino films, who doesn’t get enough pep into his film fights | JULIE HOWARD, who plays opposite Foley and who is supposed to bear an equally tender relation to his real life. OLD MAN PELTMAN, owner of Cines-Torino. The reason for this woe was Hugh Foley. He is the sort of human being you would expect a man named Hugh Foley to be: handsome, cheerful, soft- hearted, likes children, and as strong as the cable they use in a tug of war. I can’t manage him and neither can nA ne 2 ? ad 05 ee RP amy LP ee tm LL a Re are SIDNEY HOPPER, a stage villain who has the loser’s end of the fight that developed the proper percentage of pep. JIMMY DEAN, boss property man of Cines-Torino. MRS. STEVE DRYDEN, who believes in early hours. and is the inno- cent cause of an important development. any one else, because he simply grins at harsh words and pats a person on the back, or else picks a person up bodily and flops him into a corner without regard for feelings or dignity. Hughie and I grew up in South Chicago. I rapidly became a very sour actor, and discovered it before any great harm was done; but Hughie mounted onward to stardom and the movies. Later, and as he grew more famous, he insisted with the wWull- headedness of his race upon having me for his director,.and while I am pewners aa o.ofe', < = ted PIB MSS Te bn Weta Ps a A ae ed od — = Se a ae 4 A ¢ & ‘ ‘ 4 4 i ‘ ry Gt se ar — ney or “—< < - i mt sigh a a e Nt IE ep rege pe: on“et FINALLY SIDNEY DROPPED UNDER THE REMAINS OF A TABLE Li