The Relic

1914

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Malcom Ross, a very capable Shakespearean actor now old and starving, applies for a position in a revival of King Lear. The only thing that is open is a minor part, which at first he refuses... Read allMalcom Ross, a very capable Shakespearean actor now old and starving, applies for a position in a revival of King Lear. The only thing that is open is a minor part, which at first he refuses, but when he realizes his hunger, he consents to take the position. During the play a dro... Read allMalcom Ross, a very capable Shakespearean actor now old and starving, applies for a position in a revival of King Lear. The only thing that is open is a minor part, which at first he refuses, but when he realizes his hunger, he consents to take the position. During the play a drop falls upon the star playing King Lear. The actor playing the fool, who had played the sa... Read all

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Makes the spectator respect motion pictures

An artistic picture with a pathetic story of an old actor's declining years. He has fallen upon hard times after a long and brilliant career and is reduced to such straits that he accepts a supernumerary's role in a production of King Lear. Luck favors him and he gets a chance to play the great leading role in which his acting is such that it crowns him with a flash of glory and then he dies. It is a picture that surely reflects great credit on its producer. The tempest scene of the play that is given so that we see it as half with the audience and half with the people behind, is deeply effective. It is the kind of offering that makes the spectator respect motion pictures. Camera work is perfect. - The Moving Picture World, March 7, 1914