Motion Picture News (Oct 1915)

98 MOTION PICTURE NEWS Vol. 12. No. 15. “The Bread Line.” (Reliance. Three Reels. Wed., Oct. 13.) — Not shown for review. “Gold Bricking Cupid.” (Novelty. Wed., Oct. 13.) — Not shown for review. “Stanley’s Close Call.” (Centaur. Two Reels. Thurs., Oct. 14.) — A continuation of the Search for the Hidden City. Stanley’s party in the jungle is beset with all manner of thrilling adventures and misfortunes, culminating in Stanley’s illness. In the meantime, Ada, sweetheart of Jack, one of Stanley’s companions, sets out in search of him. She is captured by savages, but rescued by Stanley after a thrilling fight. Elephants, lions, tigers and leopards figure prominently in the picture. “Bing Bang Brothers.” (Falstaff. Thurs., Oct. 14.) — Not shown for review. “Profit From Loss.” (American. Fri., Oct. 15.) — Not shown for review. “Taking a Chance.” (Cub. Fri., Oct. 15.) — Jerry and his partner become involved with a travelling “Uncle Tom” show, and after dining at the show’s expense, find that Little Eva and the Angel of Death have quit; so they sign up to take their places. Everything goes wrong on the stage, and the performance breaks up in a riot. j “The Long Arm of the Secret Service.” (Thanoplay. Three Reels. Sat., Oct. 16.) — Not shown for review. “The Ever-living Isle.” (Reliance. Two Reels. Sun., Oct. 17.) — Not shown for review. The story is: A buccaneer of the time of James II. makes his home on Ever-living Isle, ranges the sea, and occasionally calls at the Puritan colony of Provincetown for legitimate trade. He meets and falls in love with Prudence, whom he cures of a malady which the villagers have considered hopeless, and is consequently branded a witch. On his next visit he is seized and condemned to death, but is saved by the girl, aided by a proclamation of King James, declaring sorcery does not exist in his dominions. The cast includes Eugene Pallette, Bessie Buskirk, James Cosgrove, Mrs. Hanforth, Harold Goodwin, Mrs. Charles Mack and Harry Moody. The story was written and produced by Francis Powers. UNIVERSAL PROGRAM “The Woman Who Lied.” (Victor. Four reels. Wed., Oct. 6. — Reviewed at length elsewhere in this issue. “The Man of Shame.” (Broadway Universal Feature. Five reels. Mon., Oct. 11.) — Reviewed at length in issue of Oct. 2. “Some Fixer.” (Nestor. Mon., Oct. 11.) — A good Nestor concerning the rivals in love, and introducing some new and highly humorous situations. Eddie Lyons and Lee Moran are the principals. “The Kiss of Dishonor.” (Gold Seal. Two reels. Tues., Oct. 12.) — Not shown for review. Will probably be reviewed in next week’s issue. “Bashful Glen.” (Imp. Tues., Oct. 12.) — A summer hotel comedy of an attractive sort. Glen fights shy of all the girls in the hotel, but finally he becomes hopelessly enamored of a maid. Glen White, Gwendolin Pales and Florence Crawford are in this reel. “The Healing of Mary Brown.” (Rex. Tues., Oct. 12.) — This little drama will surely be of immense interest to children in a purely heartinterest fashion. A crippled girl is cured by a great physician, but she believes that the fairies have turned the trick. A pretty fair story is woven into the theme proper. Clever Baby Early and Elsie Albert are the leads, while H. C. Matthews directed. The photography is a little hazy in one or two scenes. “Under New Management.” (L-Ko. Two reels. Wed., Oct. 13.) — Tiring of her husband’s flirtatious ways the wife comes and takes charge of the business establishment. She discharges the pretty stenographer who comes back disguised as a man and succeeds in enamoring the wife. This is a real laughmaker without the usual L-Ko chase for a finale. Gertrude Selby, Alice Howell and Fatty Voss are the chief comedians. “The Girl of the Dance Hall.” (Laemmle. Three reels. Thurs., Oct. 14.) — Here is the woman with a past who flees her surroundings and marries a respectable man. And then a mutual friend of the married couple succeeds in wiping out all vestiges of the girl’s former life. This js a very good three reeler. It has quantities of suspense and capable interpretation. It was written by F. McGrew Willis, and produced by Leon Kent with a cast including Agnes Vernon, Ernest Evers, Ray Hanford, Marjorie Beardsley and William Quinn. “When the Wets Went Dry.” (Powers. Tues., Oct. 14.) — One of the Baffles and Duck farces which well maintains the standard of this series. The usual cast appears in the picture, which concerns the attempt of Lady Baffles and her followers to scare the mayor into signing a bill of intemperance. With the assistant of Detective Duck, who still miraculously changes his apparel in less than no time, the mayor manages to refute the plan of the villains. “A Kentucky Idyll.” (Victor. Two reels. Fri., Oct. 15.)— An interesting drama with a theme of long standing. The missionary and his daughter arrive in a lawless Kentucky town and start on their work of reformation. When they succeed in enlisting the aid of the saloon-keeper their cause is won. The final situations are somewhat original, although they are developed quite haphazardly. But, all in all, the picture will please as the plot is one of the most attractive. Jacques Jaccard both wrote and produced it, with J. Warren Kerrigan and Helen Leslie playing the leads, supported by Ethel Phillips, Robert Myles and T. D. Crittendon. “And the Best Man Won.” (Nestor. Fri., Oct. 15.) — A romantic artist ruins a romance and then elopes with the girl himself. The elopement introduces some new situations while the entire picture is very good. Ray Gallagher, Neal Burns and Billie Rhodes are the principals. “The Yellow ‘Star’.” (Bison. Three reels. Sat., Oct. 16.) — A most stirring detective story written by Randall Parish and produced by J. P. MacGowan. The police and detectives are continually baffled by a smuggling gang who have the most perfected organization. At length a detective, assisted by a stenographer, discover that the head of the band works in the office of a steamship company, and subsequently they trap the whole gang. The story is developed in a style conducive to great suspense ; the action is at all times rapid and exciting. Save for the appearance of a poor back drop the mechanical effects are adequate. Kingsley Benedict, Frank Newburg and Marie Walcamp are the principals. “The Vengeance of Guido.” (Powers. Sat., Oct. 16.) — Will be reviewed in issue of Oct. 23. “No Babies Allowed.” (Joker. Sat., Oct. 16.) — This farce was written and produced by Allen Curtis, and makes a very funny offering of its kind. A baby is the basis of the fun and an interminable amount of trouble. In the cast are Max Adher, William Franey, Gale Henry and Milburn Moranti. “A Mother’s Atonement.” (Rex. Three reels. Sun., Oct. 17.) — The mother who has fallen low on the scale of life discovers that her daughter is being tempted to lead the same course, and so, with the help of true friends, she saves her. This is not a picture for the unsophisticated as it makes no pretense of hiding its true colors. The first scenes, photographed in the environs of a lake, are ideal, being well chosen and excellently filmed. Joe De Grasse directed. Cleo Madison appears in the two parts of mother and daughter, and gives two good performances, striking in their contrasts. Others are Wyndham Standing, Arthur Shirley and Millard K. Wilson. “Does Flirting Pay.” (L-Ko. Sun., Oct. 17.) — Decidedly not, as Mr. Rawsberry, impersonated by Harry Gribbon, conclusively proves in a horseplay comedy of average L-Ko quality. May Emory lends an attractive personality to the cast. WEEKLIES “Animated Weekly, No. 187.” (Wed., Oct. 6). — The parade of the G. A. R. veterans in Washington ; bringing home the men who perished in the U. S. submarine F-4 when it sank in Honolulu harbor several months ago ; a balloon ascension and a parachute drop at Spokane, Wash. ; several scenes relating to the European war, and President Wilson casting his vote at Princeton, N. J., are the most interesting of the fourteen events embraced in this weekly. “Tribune Animated Weekly, No. 18. (Mon., Oct. 4). — National Guard mobilization in New York City; the ruins of a Chicago church, destroyed by fire ; troops departing from Galveston, Texas, for Manila; three very interesting scenes connected with the war and several other events of average interest are to be seen in this number. A Doc Yak cartoon, “The Ham Actor,”, follows the current events. CORPORATION STATISTICS At Albany, N. Y. : GEORGE W. BEYNON, INC., New York. — Motion pictures. Capital, $50,000. Directors: William C. Stickles, Elsie Greenberger and S. Michael Cohen, 375 Manhattan avenue, New York Citv. THE AMERICAN TRIANGLE CINEMA CORPORATION, New York. — Motion picture films. Capital, $10,000. Directors: C. E. Sterrett, F. W. Brinch and C. Sullivan, 854 Seventh avenue, New York City. RADIO FILM COMPANY, INC., New York. — Motion pictures. Capital, $500. Directors: Lily Rosett, Allan A. Deutsch and Jennie Deutsch, 23 Stuyvesant avenue, Brooklyn. AXIOM AMUSEMENT CORPORATION, New York. — Motion pictures. Capital, $200,000. Directors: William T. Grover, Alden C. Muttari and Leonard Grover, Jr., 113 Flatbush avenue. New York City. THE ARROW FILM CORPORATION of New York City has certified to the Secretary of State that it has paid in the entire amount of its capital stock of $30,000. 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