THE COMING OF AMOS
staring Rod La Rocque and Jetta Goudal
MOTION PICTURE
December, 1925
The title suggests about all that is left of W. J. Locke's quaint charm and sentiment. This is not to indict the picture as lacking entertaining qualities. Indeed, it shapes up as a fair-to-middlin' opus -- what with its assortment of pointed subtitles, the smoothness of its plot and the adroit acting by Rod La Rocque. The picture gets off on a good tack even tho it lists toward the channels of hokum comedy. This should not be held against it, for Paul Sloane, the director, can exercise skill in putting over the humorous by-play. Jetta Goudal is not so convincing in her part, but then you are not so interested in her a you are in Rod and Noah Beery. It's that kind of a story.
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