ON THE SCREEN.

Matamata Record, Volume II, Issue 88, 27 June 1918, Page 2

ON THE SCREEN.

The Mother of Dartmoor. Great novels picturised are always successes, and “ The Mother of Dartmoor” is no exception. Elizabeth Risden is the star, snd her acting is almost in the region of the miraculous. From a young and pretty girl, she transforms herself into a dainty and charming old woman. The headstrong son, the worthless woman, the heroine, and all the minor parts are types that are true to the life. The story is the wonderful one of mother love, and concerns the clever schemes of the mother of a wilful youth to save him from the perils of youth and make him a worthy man. The schemes are full of ripe cleverness and motherly wisdom, and the story is full of surprises. The dramatic climax occurs when the worthless woman whom the mother fears so much, gets sick of her husband, and exercises her old fascination on the boy. A runaway match is planned and is only thwarted at the last moment by the keen wits of the “ mother.” This great drama with a Gaumont graphic and a Pathe educational 6000 ft, and a further instalment of the “ Black Box.”