Moving Picture World (Jul-Sep 1915)

1724 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD September 4, 1915 (Continued from page 1721.) TALE OF A TIRE — (Aug. 19).— Husband and wife take a ride in their new joy wagon, but it breaks down and hubby goes after a mechanician. He meets a girl who is annoyed by two flirts. Sae calls on the man for protection. He worsts the two in a battle and they flee. Hubby enjoys the girl's society so much he forgets about his wife stalled in the road in the machine. In the meantime the two flirts offer to fix her machine. They take off the tire and both claim the honor of repairing it. In the fight the tire rolls down hill. Then follows a chase of miles, the tire racing along the streets, knocking over pedestrians. The wife finds a real mechanician who fixes her machine, and she goes off alone. She runs over the two flirts chasing the tire and knocks them flat. Just then the husband comes along with the other girl. The wife drags him into the machine and whirls away, leaving the three unset on the pavement. BRONCHO BILLY'S MARRIAGE (Aug. 20). —Broncho Billy is deeply in love with a beautiful girl, but her father refuses to consent to their marriage. He orders her to wed a wealthy man, whom she dislikes. When she refuses he tells the man to keep guard over her while he goes for a minister. He declares he will force her to marry the man of his choice. While the father is away Broncho Billy arrives. He holds up this rival, forces him into the barn and locks him in. He and the girl then elope. Years afterward the father, aged and penniless, comes to them. He is forgiven and all are happy. HER RETURN (Aug. 27). — This is a story of a wealthy young man, accustomed to the gaieties of cafe and club life who falls in love with and marries a poor girl, who is infatuated with him. After marriage, however, the young man fails to give up his fast friends and continues to live his gay life. The wife is unhappy and one night when her husband returns home intoxicated, she packs her grip and quits the house. She goes to a railroad station and while waiting for a train, faints. She is taken to the station hospital. The husband awakens and finds his wife gone. He rushes to the police station, where he learns that she is in the hospital. Hurrying to her bedside he clasps her in his arms and promises never to drink again. THE QUITTER (Aug. 30).— Frank Gates, a young architect, and his employer's daughter, Byrd Remington, are married and he opens an office of his own. He has a hard time, however, and seeks a partnership with Byrd's father. Remington says Frank must make good first and Frank competes for the new city hall Job. Byrd helps him. Later Frank suspects his father-in-law's political influence has defeated him. He goes to Remington's house and sees two councilmen hand Remington a set of WANTED— NEGATIVE SHOWING BULL FIGHT, WITH GRAND STANDS, TAKEN EITHER IN MEXICO OR SPAIN. SPOT CASH. ONLY FEW HUNDRED FEET WANTED. WRITE F. C, BOX 56, ROOM 1201, 220 WEST A2D STREET, NEW YORK. plans. Frank is discovered by Remington, and in a fury he tears up the plans. Remington tells Frank the plans were his own. which had been accepted, and Frank is stunned. Then Remington produces a duplicate set. Remington calls up his daughter, tells her "Frank's an awful quitter, but draws fine plans, so I'll have to take him into partnership." THE RETURN OF GENTLEMEN JOE (Special— Two Parts — Aug. 31). — Dominica Meduna, a "genteel" thief, robs a woman of a costly necklace. In escaping, she comes face to face with Gaston Le Grand, a notorious crook, who has threatened to kill her. She is terribly frightened, and to escape him, accepts the escort of Mickey Ryan, a wealthy young man, whom she detests. He attempts to make love to her in a cab and in her struggling she drops the pearls. He sees them and knows they were stolen. He tells her she must yield to his wishes or he will tell the police. While he is threatening her in her apartment, her sweetheart, who had been imprisoned in America, returns. He quickly disposes of the blackmailer. Dominica and her sweetheart then afe married. They turn the pearls to the prefect of police and tell him they want to live a straight life. The police long have been hunting for Le Grand, and when Dominica gives information that leads to his capture, they are permitted" to go free. JOE BOKO IS SAVED BY GASOLENE (Cartoon Picture — Sept. 1). — Joe Boko is indulging in his favorite pastime of smoking black cigars when he gets a message from Ida Clare, his sweetheart, that the villain Hardex Nails is holding her for ransom and threatens to hurl her into the lions' den unless he is paid. Joe hurries to the rescue. His machine balks many times, but after many mishaps he reaches the rendezvous. There he overpowers the villain by puffing a huge blow of deadly tobacco smoke into his face. He then hurls him to the lions and sets his sweetheart free. VERSUS SLEDGE HAMMERS (Sept. 2).— The Count received word through a matrimonial agency that Sophie Clutts will inherit a million dollars and goes to her father's hotel to win her hand. Mustang Pete, however, is in love with Sophie, and when he discovers the Count is making love to her, proceeds to insult him. The Count challenges Mustang to a duel. Being a blacksmith, he chooses sledge hammers as weapons. The Count is shocked and draws a revolver which is almost as deadly as a pea shooter, and tells the blacksmith to draw. Mustang pulls out two colts about the size of a small cannon and fires in the air. The Count flees and Mustang is free to woo his sweetheart in peace. THE WHIRLPOOL (Special— Three PartsSept. 4). — Graham Howard, a state's attorney, is deeply attached to his wife, but his duties take most of his time and he neglects her. She is led into a dangerous friendship by an unscrupulous artist. She discovers that matters have gone too far and tells the artist she will see him no more. In a last effort to compromise her, he calls her on the telephone and tells her to come to his office or he will end his life. She falls into his trap and goes to the studios. Crossed wires, however, permit Amos Howell, a friend of the state's attorney and his wife, to bear the conversation. He realizes the trap set for the woman and hurries to the artist's studio to save her. Just as he arrives he hears a shot. Rushing into an outer room he finds Agnes trembling in fear. In an inner room he discovers the body of the artist. Mrs. Howard flees but the police arrive and arrest Howell. Knowing that if he told all, Mrs. Howell's reputation would be besmirched, he refuses to make a statement. Howell's sister had been wronged by a man unknown to him, but dying she had confessed. A picture of the man was found in Howell's pocket. This motive for the killing and his presence at the scene of the shooting made conviction sure. Mrs. Howard was about to confess her part in the tragedy when the court was stirred by another woman, Annetta, who demanded to be heard. She confessed the killing, telling how the artist had wronged her. MINA. SOME MONKEY BUSINESS (Aug. 26).— Syd, a diminutive man, is infatuated with Ann, a maiden lady. A series of happenings wherein animal pets, especially a monkey, together with a small loan of money from Syd and monkeying with monkeys causes coldness between Ann and the infatuated Syd. Syd is heartbroken. Suicide suggests itself, and in the act of commitment Syd gets an idea. 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