Paton Puts Them Over (1921) 🇺🇸
When Stuart Paton returned to Universal, after an absence of several years from the big film capital, he was given a warm and hearty welcome. Everybody at Universal City was glad that he was back.
Paton is that skillful director who made the wonderful Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea for Universal, a big picture in every way. And Paton is still making big pictures judging from the two that he has made since he again took up his duties for Universal.
The first was Wanted at Headquarters, that thrilling crook drama starring Eva Novak which is playing to excellent houses all over the country. Speaking of the work of Paton in this connection, Wid’s says as follows: “Wanted at Headquarters is to be noted for some very well suggested thrills. Director Paton has done this end of his work with much skill. The hold-up of the gold train and the subsequent blowing up of the two*engines are exciting sequences. The cameraman has come to the aid of the director with some superb night photography — the manner in which the spotlights have been manoeuvred resulting in increased suspense for the action. In fact, the thrills of the picture, taken separately, are altogether unusual.”
Paton followed up Wanted at Headquarters with another thrilling drama, dealing not only with society life among the idle rich, but embodying also an adventure as unusual and exciting as the screen can present. This production again stars Eva Novak, and Jack Perrin, Harry Carter (1879–1952), Leonard Shumway, Oleta Ottis and other well-known players are in the cast. This picture had some delightful “water shots” and like Wanted at Headquarters, contained some exquisite night scenes. The Torrent is a big picture, worthy of the biggest place on any exhibitor’s program.
Paton is now working busily on a very large production, a Jewel, which will feature a big star, and he promises some very interesting novelties. But then big and novel things are always to be expected from the skillful hand of Stuart Paton.
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Stuart Paton, Universal Director
Collection: Moving Picture Weekly, January 1921
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