Actors may come and actors may go, but the sincere charm and conviction of Robert Edeson's performances go on forever. "Friendship," the very sophisticated short talkie which is a little inchned to drag, is Ufted well out of mediocrity by his distinguished acting. Two things make this a "different" sort of picture — it has an all male cast (the female of the species is talked about but not seen) and it has a most unexpected ending.