Cinema: The New Pictures Sep. 7, 1925

Siegfried. It has taken the "Made in Germany" sign seven years to come back and its sway is still restricted. In motion pictures it becomes with this production an established mark of excellence. Siegfried is certainly one of the best pictures ever shown in the U. S.

It must be immediately admitted that such a sterling opinion was not passed upon it by the majority of the critics. It was called "lei- surely," "diffuse," and "over-decorated." These critics evidently had some subconscious resentment of its lack of sex-appeal, of its subtly pulled punches,...

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