JOAN OF PLATTSBURG
There is an unusual and very idyllic element in the Goldwyn feature ' Joan of Plattsburg,'. which is to commence.at Haywards' to-morrow at the. matinee. Mabel Normand is the star, but she plays a part totally unlike anything she hae previously done." Instead of being a merry little lady, always up to pranks, she becomes an ignorant waif, who hears the story of Joan of Arc, and is immediately seized with a desire to do similar deeds for her own country. The desire is apparently realised', because she starts hearing "voices" in a most mysterious manner, and, acting on a sudden impulse, she tells all about them to a young American officer who has previously done her a kindness. Tho result is quite surprising, and the way in which she thereby succeeds in doing a great service for her counutry makes a vigorous and exciting climax to a fine story. A pleasing feature of the drama is tho transition ot Joan from the homeless waif to a smart young lady, and this rounds off a love theme of great beautv. The story is a delightful welding of pathos and fantasy, and although it is based on a war happening this aspect is merely inucidental. Mabel reveals herself in a new emotional aspect altogether in this film.
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Evening Star, Issue 16998, 21 March 1919, Page 4
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218JOAN OF PLATTSBURG Evening Star, Issue 16998, 21 March 1919, Page 4
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