The Moving Picture Weekly (1916-1917)

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■THE MOVING PICTURE WEEKLY ID STIRRING Universal State Rights feature which caused a real sensation in torrid New York at the Broadway Theatre. George Bronson Howard's seven-reel drama has novel twist. Rawlinson finds his best role. CAST. Velma Gay Alice Lake Her Aunt Jean Hathaway Archie Craig George Webb Buck Lindsay Roy Stewart Jas. H. Court, "Possum," Herbert Rawlinson John Lysaght ...Charles Mailes Mrs, Stoat Margaret Whistler McGinnis William Dyer The girl was Velma Gay, a character just fitting Alice Lake, and the man with the gun was Buck Lindsay, Roy Stewart off the stage, a wealthy Westem mine-owner who found that he was being betrayed by Velma, or rather her gold-seeking aunt. "This is the situation about which the plot revolves in a whirl of action — good, clean action that compels interest. "The story is this: Mrs. Sylvester Van Deek, played by Jean Hathaway, seeks to barter her niece to a wealthy man. Velma loves Archie Craig, but he has no money and is in the same boat as Mrs. Van Deek. Comes East one Buck Lindsay, who has an income he cannot spend. Mrs. Van Deek believes her niece is just the one who can dispose of Lindsay's money and plots their marriage. A couple of Buckaroo friends of Lindsay's come East to see that his marriage is properly done, and buy for his wife-to-be a valuable necklace. It so happens that they run into -Jimmy Court, who learn of the haul they "Now come through, Miss Gay, or I'll bore a hole through this bird." carry. He plans to "cop" as soon as possible. "Everything goes along well with Lindsay and Velma until the former learns that the girl is in love with another. Then he plots on his own account. "Possum" comes after his haul, and, as noted before, all that awaited him was a gun, a wife and a minister. It was hard on the girl, for she had to make up her mind in ten seconds or see "The Possum" shot. (She had been expecting Archie Craig all the time for a sentimental farewell before her marriage.) "Things happen fast after that. Craig throws down Velma for a wealthy widow, and it is then up to Court to make good. He turns square and becomes a dance artist assisted by his oddly won wife. They make good, and are going great until Lindsay finds out the terrible mistake he has made and tries to win Velma from Court. The latter gains the aid of "the honest Alderman" John Lysaght, and fighting hard, ultimately not only triumphs in the plot laid for him by Boss McGinnis and Lindsay, but also has the pleasure of having the latter come to his rescue while he is battling with McGinnis and his gang in their own lair. • The climax is reached at this point " Well, there is the story, shorn of all detail, and many of the surprising features. What do you think of just the bones of it? Promising, eh? Audiences seemed to find that the promise is fulfilled, and a whole lot of the Broadway patrons asked for more. They found seven reels of the adventures of Jimmy and Velma all too short. And now let's see what the professionals had to say about it. "Come Through" George Bronson Howard's "epic of the underworld" came through last night at the Broadway in the form of an entertaining, thrilling seven-reel photoplay feature, with a punch and dash which should make it a success. The dancing scenes introduced into the restaurant scenes are so realistic that one is almost inclined to applaud the art of Rawlinson and Miss Lake. Rawlin(Continued on page 31.)