The Moving Picture Weekly (1916-1917)

THE MOVING PICTURE WEEKLY T I HE high standard of the Bison two reelers has been well maintained in this exciting story by Grant Carpenter, adapted I for the screen by Helen Starr, and produced by Henry McRae. Eileen Sedgwick has the only woman's role, and Kingsley Benedict has the lead. Here is an outline of what happens: In polo practice, Jim Cressy injures his friend, Jack Homer, accidentally. "Lone" Larry at the same time is injured in another outdoor sport. Being a professional hold-up man, he succeeds in stealing some express sacks of gold, but is pursued by the trainmen who shoot at him. He is hit in the arm. Larry takes to the hills, binds up his wounds and hides the gold. Kitty Gilbert, the pretty daughter of Sime Gilbert, the foreman of Jim Cressy's western ranch, is bored by the ranch life and by the attentions of Jesse Hale, the sheriff. Jim Cressy induces" Jack to visit his ranch in the west. In a city editorial office, the editor sends a boy to get photos to go with • two stories. The items read — "Jack Homer injured at polo" and "Lone Larry holds up another train." The boy brings the photos and is told to take them to the art room. When the first papers appear, the sporting editor sees that the pictures of the bandit. Lone Larry and Jack Homer, the wealthy polo player, have been switched. The editor learns from the foreman of the composing room that the mail edition has already gone out. There is nothing to do in this case but to correct the mistake in the city issues. Sime Gilbert receives a ^\ire from Jim, telling of the coming of Jack Homer. Kitty is delighted, thus causing the sheriff to be angry. Jack ar Three scenes from the Bison picture. Kingsley Benedict and Eileen Sedgwick in "Lone Larry BISON Two Reel Western Drama. Written by Grant Carpenter. Adapted for the screen by Helen Starr and produced by Henry McRae, with Eileen Sedgwick and Kingsley Benedict in the leads. CAST. Jim Cressy Charles Dorian Jack Homer Percy Pembrook "Lone" Larry Kingsley Benedict Sime Gilbert William Dyer Jesse Hale Leonard Clapham Kitty Gilbert Eileen Sedgwick rives. He and Kitty are mutually attracted. Jesse is enraged, because Kitty refuses to go for a ride with him. In the meantime. Lone Larry starts West and the next mominsr walks into the depot at Cressy where the agent is pulling a handsome trunk over from the track. The stationagent calls Larry's attention to the trunk and tells him of the immense roll of bills the owner had. He had seen Jack tipping the porter. Larry, seeing an opportunity for a possible hold-up of the rich guy from the East, asks the Mexican from the ranch, who comes for the trunk, to give him a lift to the Cressy ranch. As soon as he has had a chance to get a good look at Jack, Larry slips away, without being noticed. The sheriff gets his mail edition paper and, seeing the pictures over the bandit story, immediately suspects that Jack is masquerading as Cressy's friend. He tells Kitty of his suspicions, but she merely laughs at him. Jesse, however, wires Jim to come West if possible. He is determined to get rid of Jack, and follows them when they go riding. The next day Jack is riding alone, followed by the sheriff at a distance, Larry, wearing a mask, holds up Jack, who quickly shoots at the bandit and then tears the mask from his face. The sheriff rushes into the scene and arrests Jack. Several cowboys hear the shooting and upon approaching, are instructed by Jesse to take the injured man to the ranch house. Jack is marched to the jail at the point of a gun, while the doctor, after examining Larry, says he cannot possibly live. The cowboys are angry over the shooting and talk of lynching Jack. Kitty helps Jack to escape, but the men pursue him and bring him back. They plan to lynch him that night. Larry is also worried about Jack's fate and, hearing Kitty's cn'ing, calls her and tells her that Jack is entirely innocent. Kitty dashes off on a horse to catch up ^^'ith the b-nchers, who are already on the road toward a wooded spot. Cressy arrives at the depot; hears the news and rushes toward the fatal spot. He is in time to corroborate Kitty's story.