Moving Picture World (Jan-Mar 1915)

January 23, 1915 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD 521 "O'Garry of the Royal Mounted" Vitagraph's Three-Part Drama Is a Good Story of Mountain and Stream. Reviewed by George Blaisdell. THOSE who hke pictures of the wild outdoors, of forests, of mountains, or rapid, boulder-streaked streams, will enjoy "O'Garry of the Royal Mounted," a threepart subject which the Vitagraph Company will release in the early part of February. The story was written and produced by Ned Finley, and was designed to be a sequel to "The Strength of Men," a tale of the north woods made two years ago. Mr. Finley also plays the name part. It was in the taking of this picture that he was injured in the head when his canoe overturned in the rapids. The scene is cut just as the craft settles over the boatman. The story is a simple one of strong passions and fiercer jealousies, of freedom from police restraint, of ready resort Scene from "O'Garry of The Royal Mounted" (Vitagraph). to weapon. There is abundant atmosphere of the Northwest if entire absence of all marks of civilization can provide it. Mr. Finley has the role of a miner, a partner of Jan, jealous of the attentions paid to O'Garry by his wife. A year after O'Garry joins the Mounted he learns through police records that Jan is wanted for murder and that he had deserted a wife and two children. He goes after his former partner; several stirring things happen before Jan is killed as he is trying to destroy O'Garry. The picture is well acted. Edith Storey is Marie Larose, the wife of Jan, who, letting herself over a cliff by means of a rope in her eflort to rescue O'Garry from drowning, is herself precipitated into the rapid stream when Jan cuts the rope. Miss Storey is one of the very few young women equally at home in society drama or in those roles requiring proficiency in horsemanship and swimming. S. Rankin Drew is strong in the role of Jan, who recognizes no law but his own will. Logan Paul is Cummings, the father of Marie, and Jack Brawn, the friendly half-witted Indian, who saves the life of O'Garry by sinking his knife in the back of Jan as he is about to slay the constable. "O'Garry of the Royal Mounted" is a good story of outdoors. It will hold interest steadily. The writer saw the subject without sub-titles, and found but few instances where the action did not tell its own tale. CARTER MAKES LIGHTNING CHANGE. Louis Carter, formerly a racing chaufleur, is now a peaceable actor with the L-Ko Company. In a picture just produced by Mr. Lehrman's company Carter portrays three distinct characters and even "Pathe" himself cannot tell at this date just what three roles Carter appeared in, so effectually did the former high-speed artist disguise himself. SCOPE OF MOVING PICTURES EVER WIDENING. The Board of Health of New York City has installed a complete equipment consisting of Power 6A and doube dissolving stereopticon with both and accessories for use in its campaign of health education. The equipment was supplied by the Picture Theater Equipment Co. of New York, which also booked orders on the same afternoon last week for Power machines for use on one of the battleships and in a church mission in New York. It has also just completed an installation of a similar machine and necessary equipment in the Morristown, New Jersey, Y. M. C. A. Coming Bosworth Releases Many Interesting Productions Completed or Planned for Early Distribution on the Paramount Program. BOSWORTH, INC., distributing through Paramount, has announced the securing of Fritzi Scheff's signature to a contract by which the temperamental actress agrees to appear in a motion picture production of her most recent success, "Pretty Mrs. Smith." With the signing of Miss Scheff, the Bosworth Company completes its arrangements for the forthcoming three months, and that its activities have been pronounced, goes without saying. E 1 mer Harris, author of "Pretty Mrs. Smith," is now at Los Angeles and will aid in the Bosworth production. During the forthcoming quarter, Bosworth, Inc., will release "False Colors," a n original play by Lois Weber, in which Lois Weber and Phillips Smalley star. This feature having already been released, "It's No Laughing Matter," with the inimitable comedian, Maclyn Arbuckle, in the role of H i Judd, will b e t h e next Bosworth production sent through Paramount. Following them comes Hobart Bosworth in "Buckshot John," a virile dramatic concoction, full of redblooded action and thrilling clima.xes, Elsie Janis in "Caprices of Kitty," written and starred in by Miss Janis, will see the light of screen day, Monday, March 8. This is the first of the Bosworth-Janis series. Lois Weber and Phillips Smalley in "Sunshine Molly" will be sent forth, March 15. About March 27, Fritzi Scheflf in "Pretty Mrs. Smith," will be the Bosworth unit on the Paramount program, with Dustin Farnum following in a huge production of "Captain Courtesy." The first of the Bosworth-Morosco features, "Help Wanted," which played one full season on Broadway and is yet a powerful road attraction, will be seen April 10 with Lois Meredith as the original star, in the role she created. Gordon Griffith in "Little Sunset" will be released during the beginning of the base ball season. As this is a Van Loan story and directly of interest to the base ball loving public, the release date was set back acordingly. Elsie Janis in "Betty in Search of a Thrill" comes next, with Adele Farrington in a comedy, "This Is the Life" following, a week later. Other great Bosworth productions are "Wild Olive" with Peggy O'Neil, "Nearly a Lady" with Elsie Janis, Myrtle Stedman, Joseph Ray and Jack Conway in Jack London's "Smoke Bellew," and Leonore Ulrich in "Society Pilot," termed a sentimental romance. Bosworth's afhliation with Oliver Morosco gives that concern first call on all the excellent dramatic documents credited to Morosco. John Cort and their various producing allies, among which are "Peg o' My Heart," "The Ham Tree," "The Alaskan" and "The Marriage Game." Bosworth controls the Jack London fiction and Charles Van Loan's stories now appearing at intervals in the Saturday Evening Post. The executive heads of Bosworth, Inc., are scouring the fiction marts for adaptable subjects and those obtained, combined with tlie library of material on hand, give them a supply equal to the demand of the forthcoming two years. Fritzi Schefif. WALTER EDWARDS IN "THE CROSS OF FIRE." Walter Edwards is being praised for his performance of the part of the French Canadian, Dupre, in "The Cross of Fire," a Kay Bee release in the Mutual program. The story shows an atheist's conversion to faith, and Edwards is ably supported by Marvel Stafford as his little daughter, and by Fanny Midgley as his wife.