Moving Picture News (1911) . them as it is to-day, free from the prejudice and con-tamination of the malicious tongue, the motion picture is theeducational, the morally useful—or toward this end it is pro-gressing—and the artistic rolled into one. LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD The Majestic Company has surely scored a success in theirrelease for Sunday, December 10, Little Red Riding is a masterpiece from start to finish. The photography,for which Mr. J. E. Revoire is responsible, is very fine, in-deed. From a photographic viewpoint the scene where Lit-tle Red Riding Hood sits on the edge of t
Moving Picture News (1911) . them as it is to-day, free from the prejudice and con-tamination of the malicious tongue, the motion picture is theeducational, the morally useful—or toward this end it is pro-gressing—and the artistic rolled into one. LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD The Majestic Company has surely scored a success in theirrelease for Sunday, December 10, Little Red Riding is a masterpiece from start to finish. The photography,for which Mr. J. E. Revoire is responsible, is very fine, in-deed. From a photographic viewpoint the scene where Lit-tle Red Riding Hood sits on the edge of the pond feed-ing the ducks could scarcely be surpassed. A very uniquefeature of the picture in general is the scene introductory tothis latter, where the little girl with her basket of goodiesfor granny is wandering along the edge of the pond, wherethe picture encompasses only the lower portion of the childsform, but reflects the full figure and the overhanging shrub-bery on the surface of the water. There are but seven. people taking part in this picture. The part of Little RedRiding Hood is taken by Miss Mary Pickford (LittleMary). The character of the father is well portrayed byMr. Broderick; the mother, by Miss Kelso, and the part ofthe dear Old Granny by Miss Gilman, a Broadway is needless to make comment on the work of these capablepeople. To say that the work of action is superfine seemsalmost a superfluous commentary on artists so well knownand so popular. Also great credit reflects on the able di-rector of the Majestic Film Company, Mr. Owen settings of the scenes are beautifully chosen and theshade of the forest wonderfully portrayed. The keynote ofthe picture from which the title is borrowed is the dreamof the little girl as she sits down to rest in the forest onher way to bring goodies to Grandma when she dreamsthat the wolf follows her, and taking a short cut to Grannys,devours the old lady before Little Red Riding Hood reachesher dwelling fin
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