User Reviews

Those who like pictures of the wild outdoors, of forests, of mountains, or rapid, boulder-streaked streams, will enjoy "O'Garry of the Royal Mounted," a three part subject which the Vitagraph Company will release in the early part of February. The story was written and produced by Ned Finley, and was designed to be a sequel to "The Strength of Men," a tale of the north woods made two years ago. Mr. Finley also plays the name part. It was in the taking of this picture that he was injured in the head when his canoe overturned in the rapids. The scene is cut just as the craft settles over the boatman. The story is a simple one of strong passions and fiercer jealousies, of freedom from police restraint, of ready resort to weapon. There is abundant atmosphere of the Northwest if entire absence of all marks of civilization can provide it. Mr. Finley has the role of a miner, a partner of Jan, jealous of the attentions paid to O'Garry by his wife. A year after O'Garry joins the Mounted he learns through police records that Jan is wanted for murder and that he had deserted a wife and two children. He goes after his former partner; several stirring things happen before Jan is killed as he is trying to destroy O'Garry. The picture is well acted. Edith Storey is Marie Larose, the wife of Jan, who, letting herself over a cliff by means of a rope in her effort to rescue O'Garry from drowning, is herself precipitated into the rapid stream when Jan cuts the rope. Miss Storey is one of the very few young women equally at home in society drama or in those roles requiring proficiency in horsemanship and swimming. S. Rankin Drew is strong in the role of Jan, who recognizes no law but his own will. Logan Paul is Cummings, the father of Marie, and Jack Brawn, the friendly half-witted Indian, who saves the life of O'Garry by sinking his knife in the back of Jan as he is about to slay the constable. "O'Garry of the Royal Mounted" is a good story of outdoors. It will hold interest steadily. The writer saw the subject without sub-titles, and found but few instances where the action did not tell its own tale. - The Moving Picture World, January 23, 1915