The Moving Picture Weekly (1917-1918)

38 THE MOVING PICTURE WEEKLY "THE LION'S CLAWS." Episode 2. "THE LEOPARD'S FANGS." CAST. Beth Johnson Marie Walcamp Capt. Johnson. Thomas Lingham Col. Leighton "„ Alfred Allen Lady Mary Leighton....Gertrude Aster Musa — Frank Lanning "Buck" Masterson Jiay Hanford Rej HarL Rex Roselli Ragns Leonard Clapham pORTUNATELY for Beth, the Moon men drove off the lion and recaptured her. Masa, who had been sent by Lady Mary to find Beth, followed, and attacked the Moon men. He was struck from behind, however, and left for dead on the path, the Moon men taking Beth in a swinging carriage into the jmigle. In the meantime, a proclamation for a holy war against all Christians in Egypt had been signed by the Sultan at Mecca, and had been entrusted to Ragus, an officer of the Central Powers, to be delivered to Captain Bogart at Bonda, a Mohammedan stronghold in southern Egypt. Colonel Leighton was ordered to intercept Ragus and prevent the message from reaching Bogart. In Bonda all Europeans had been ordered by Rej Hari to leave the city. Only Buck Masterson, an American engaged in capturing wild animals for an American circus, defied the potentate. Musa, returning to Kadar, informs Lady Mary of Betty's captxire by the Moon men. Together they plan Captain Johnson's release. A deserter from the post, and accused of murder as well, the half distracted captain, led by Musa, dashes into the wilderness. Beth attempts to escape down a long tendril, but to her dismay finds it is not long enough to reach into the valley below. As she hangs there an elephant reaches up from below and grasps her in his trunk. Beth was safer in the trunk of the elephant than in the hands of the Moon men. When they rescued her they guarded her more carefully than ever. Captain Johnson and Musa camped and Captain Johnson shot at a lion. Beth heard and tried to make the camp where they surprised the Moon men who gave ground before them, although in the fight Captain Johnson was wounded in Qie arm with a spear. Musa, Beth and the captain made the best of their way back toward the camp they had occupied, the Moon men following them. The captain was rapidly weakening from loss of blood. Commanding Musa to take the captain into a jungle thicket, and there bind up his wounds, Beth hurried back along the track toward the Moon men. Beth, in avoiding the Moon people, stumbled into the clearing made by Buck Masterson, and before she knew it she had fallen into the trap which he had set for wild animals. Eddie Lyons and Lee Moran in "A PIGSKIN HERO." Lyons-Moran Star Comedy. Story by Captain Leslie T. Peacocke. CAST. Spike Hennessy. Jed Holcolm _ — Lee Moran ...Eddie Lyoas j^USffVTLLE is all excited over the football game to be played that day between its rival teams the Bearcats and the Carnations. Word reaches the latter team that Spike Hennessy, a famous quarterback is to be a ringer on the Bearcat's team. Jed Holcolm, fresh from the farm, arrives at Rushville. Prompted by the fuss which the girls make over the football players, Jed buys himself a suit and strays toward the battleground. In the meantime, the Carnations capture Spike and imprison him in his room. Jed arrives at the football ground and is mistaken for the "ringer." The game starts, and although he pulls a lot of "bonehead" plays, they turn out well and Jed becomes a hero. He is flirting with a couple of girls in the grandstand, when the ball is passed to him and he is told to run. He does, and when he reaches the gate, keep right on running, to the amazement of the crowd. Spike manages to escape and meets his alias at the gate. The cUn^ax which follows is screamingly funny. SCREEN MAG.^ZINTL Issue No. 66. "pHE Screen Magazine is long on preparedness in the sixty-sixth issue. Potato tractors of various kinds are shown going "over the top." The Department of Agriculture has a mighty interesting chapter on its forest conservation and lumber cutting. There is also a vaudeville act witii trained pigs, and a chapter showing how swans behave in their native habitat. Willie Hopkins ends the magazine with a "Miracle in Mud," entitled "Barnyard Faces." "THE L.\ND OF LONG AGO." Split-Reel Scenic. "YHE LANT) OF LONG AGO" is a split-reel scenic showing Stratford on Avon, Shakespeare's birthplace. The house where the great writer was bom is still standing. We see the school where the bard was educated. Among the other interesting scenes are lie Cottage of Shottery, where Ann Hathaway lived. Harvard House, Kenilworth Castle, Warwick Castle, and the Holy Trinity Church, where Shakespeare is buried. Stratford-on-Avon is also the home of Marie Corelli, the novelist. SYNOPSES Eddie Polo in "THE BULL'S EYE." NOTE :— The correct title of Epiaade 8 is "The Flaming Crisis"; of Episode 9 "Dynamite." Episode 9 was left out last week. Episode 9. 'DYNAMirE." Ed Cody __ Cora ClaytoiL. North Sweeney Lee McGoire CAST. —Eddie Polo Vivian Reed Wm. Wekk .Noble Johnaoa Hal CooleT 'I'ML struggle had loosened Ed's bonds, however, and when Sweeney leaves, Ed frees Ids hands, dimba tiie rope hand over hand, and gaiae tiie top as the rope barns throocilL He attacks Sweeney. North leaves Cora and Lee talking together, and ostensibly leaivea the cabin. Lee tells Cora his diseofenes concerning North, which is oTerbeard by the latter. Lee and the girf decide to go to the sheriff with tiwir information. North aDows tiwm to go. Ed's co'««^ys hare begun to get worried over his absence, and seovr the country. Ed having tied Sweeney up, starts down ^be rape ladder, but sees the rustlers coming vp. Grabbing an armful of dynamite stidcs, Ed hurls them down at the rustlers. They disperse. Ed joins his boys in pursuit. A rustler tries to shoot him from ambush. Episode 10. "COYOTES OF THE DESERT. WORTH hurries to the Toatlen' cabin, and releases Sweeney. They overtake Lee and the prt on the way to the sheriff. Lee is captured and taken to the cabin, bat Cora escapes and finds her cowboys. Ed at first is unwilling to search for the man he believes shot him, but is overruled. They return to Hie foot of the cliff and hear Lee calling for help. Through Cora's pleading, Ed climbs up the ladder and reaches Lee before the explosion occurs. North and Sweeney have seen the cowboys and are posted on a cliff opposite ti»e cabin. As Ed starts down, Sweeneyshoots the rope ladder in two. and it drops. He tiien starts shooting at the house and Ed knows if he should hit a stick of dynamite their end would come. Lee is too weak to dimb down, so Ed drops a rope, and getting Lee on his back starts down the ropes