THREE WORD BRAND
starring William S. Hart
PICTURE PLAY MAGAZINE
December 1921
William Hart outdoes himself in this characteristic picture of ranch life in the land where the handshake is firm. Not content with a mere stunt like double exposure, he plays three roles at one - that of a down-hearted pioneer, a governor, and a rangy rancher. There can be no doubt of his versatility after this lightning change of personalities for all that this extraordinarily imaginative and magnetic actor has been identified with only one type of characterization. I am glad to know that he can do so many things at once, but just the same, I like him best when he is back in his own laconic impersonation of the good-bad man of the West.
THREE WORD BRAND
starring William S. Hart
MOTION PICTURE CLASSIC
December 1921
William S. Hart's latest, "Three Word Brand" (Paramount), is just another Hart melomovie, except that there is more of the star in this than usual. That is, like nearly every other star this month, he plays two roles, twin brothers: one who grows up to be a laconic gunman, yeleped "Three Word Brand," while the other develops into the honest and spotless governor of the state. It does not possess what we would call a plausible story by any stretch of the imagination. Just passable.