The Idler

The photo-play production of C. Hadden Chambers' drama, "The Idler," reflects much credit on Lloyd B. Carleton, who directed it. It is a strong drama and lent itself easily to the film, and in its five reels there is not a moment without interest. Apart from the action of the play, which has been handled by a cast of well-known stage stars, namely, Charles Richman, Catherine Countiss, Claire Whitney, Stuart Holmes, Walter Hitchcock and Maud Turner Gordon, special attention should be called to the quality and depth of many of its settings, the richness and good taste of the costuming, and the splendid photographic effects achieved. If any fault can be found with the production as presented, it is in the lack of explanatory subtitles, a few more of which might help the uninitiated to grasp the full intent of the play. - The Moving Picture World, January 9, 1915