Moving Picture World (Sep 1916)

1592 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD September 2, 1916 chance he meets Neva and she agrees to marry him, as a marriage will save her also. So they force a minister, who happens to come into the lunch room, to marry them. The two fond parents are angry when they learn that their children have not married according to their wishes, but when it is discovered the pair have unwittingly married anyway everybody is happy except Nancy, who is still minus a husband. THE ELIXIR OF LIFE (Sept. 3).— The cast: Doctor (Win. Franey) ; His Wife (Gale Henry) ; Queen (Lillian Peacock) ; Friend (Milburn) Moranti ; Crook (Chas. Conklin). Written by Harry Wulze. Produced by Allen Curtis. Doctor has an elixir of life and desires to borrow a mummy to try it on. His friend, a keeper of a museum, refuses to lend the mummy. The friend gives a dance and his fiance dresses as Egyptian girl to dance for the party. Meantime doctor hires a crook to steal the mummy. A janitor takes a mummy from its case to clean the case and forgets to return it. The Queen exits from the platform, falls in a faint and drops into the casket. The crooks arrive, steal the casket and take it to the doctor's house. He gives it some elixir and the Queen recovers. She thinks the doctor a bug and pretends to revive like a mummy to humor him. The doctor's wife sees this and then sees the Queen dancing for hubby. Finally she catches the Queen and doctor, places them over burning powder chamber to get revenge for doctor's perfidy. Meanwhile the crowd in the museum have missed the dancer and are out looking for her. They find the cops, who explain crooks' confession. All return to laboratory just in time to save Doctor and Queen from the wrath of wify. NESTOR. THE TERRIBLE TURK (Aug. 28) .— The ca=t : Eddie (Eddie Lyons) ; Lee (Lee Moran) ; Girl (Friscilla Dean) ; Father (Fred Gamble). Written by Harry Wulze. Produced by L. W. Chaudet. Eddie, calling on his girl, hears her father state that he needs the great Majah ruby to complete his collection. Eddie leaves and comes to store, where he sees a big ruby. He buys the ruby and goes home, where he gets Lee to impersonate a Hindu jewel vendor. They then go to the girl's house, where father treats Lee with great respect. Meantime a' real Hindu, looking much like Lee in his disguise, has learned that the cheap ruby Eddie bought is the genuine article, and he has followed the boys. He gets in the house and suddenly comes face to face with Lee. The Hindu knocks Lee out and takes his place at the banquet table. Lee, recovering, gets into a mess in the antique room and the crowd rush in to see the trouble, leaving the Hindu and the girl alone. The Hindu now tries to get the ruby. Lee comes in and the Hindu is forced to run. He leaps out a window and hides in bushes outside. Girl explains what has happened. Lee walks into the trouble and is accused of attacking the girl. Lee runs, the crowd after him. The chase leads back to the room, where Eddie is consoling the girl, and here Lee is cornered. He is trying to make himself understood, when the real Hindu returns and is caught by Eddie. Eddie now learns the truth and the situation is explained to the girl's father, who is grateful for having the ruby saved, and the Hindu is taken away, while Lee is left to congratulate Eddie and the girl. IMP. THE CALL OF THE PAST (Two Parts— Sept. 1). — The cast: Donohoe (Wm. Lowery) ; John Logan (Kingsley Benedict) ; "Squint" Dully (Frank Brownlee) ; Mary Phagan (Agnes Vernon). Written by Harvey Gates. Produced by Wm. Lowery and Chas. Mack. TANKS and RACKS that give satisfaction Write for Folder No. 14 Pacific Tank & Pipe Co. Los Angeles — San Francisco, Cal. Get acquainted with the ERBOGRAPH WAY of Developing and Printing ERBOGRAPH COMPANY 203-11 West 146th St., New York City The New Edition de Luxe TH Story by Rex Beach 12 Reels Filmed E Sp bySelis 'Le Rs Bigger and better than ever. A Box Office Magnet. Bookings for the following territory : Iowa Minnesota Missouri North Dakota Nebraska South Dakota Kansas Montana Rights controlled exclusi vely by Friedman Film Corp. 3M-2 Film Exch. Bldg. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. Donohoe, the leader of a band of crooks, takes a vacation in the country and there meets Mary Phagan. The two marry, without her knowing the kind of a chap he is, as he assumes another name. Donohoe decides to make one more haul and then settle down to the right kind of a life. He leaves for the city and gets in touch with his confidant, John Logan. His friends are all delighted to see him and they begin to frame up a job. "Squint" Duffy, a detective, is promised promotion if he can land Donohoe. Duffy knows Logan and tips him off that he has a "sucker." Donohoe and the gang decide to fleece him and rig up a fake pool room. He is caught and a fight ensues in which. Donohoe shoots and kills one of the stool-pigeons and makes his escape with Logan. Later Mary's grandmother dies and Mary goes to the city to seek work — and her husband. In the tenement house where she live3 she meets Logan and they become good friends. After a year or so Donohoe obtains Mary's address from the postmaster and seeks her — but she is not at home when he arrives ; when she and Logan come in he hides behind the door and surprises her, but not as much as he does Logan. Donohoe signals for him not to give him away, as Mary knows nothing of his past life. "Squint" Duffy has been watching Mary and Logan for some time and now makes a call. He is surprised to see Donohoe and tells Mary that he is wanted at headquarters. Because of his love for Mary, however, he insists he is the one who killed the stool, and so Donohoe is free to live an honest and happy life. BIG U. THE DEVIL'S OWN (Aug. 25).— Written by George E. Marshall and W. B. Pearson. Produced by George E. Marshall. Cast: Vera Browning (Olive Fuller Golden) ; "Shifty" (Harry Carey) ; "Snake" Matthews (Joe Rickson). "Snake" Matthews is the leader of a notorious gang of outlaws. "Shifty" is the laughing stock of the bunch and never has he been known to strike back or resent anything. The gang plan a particularly bold hold-up of the stage, as there are rumors that a large shipment of bullion is on the way. "Shifty" is among those who are to protect the hold-up men. Vera Browning is returning home after a several years' stay in the city. When the stage is held up "Snake" at once finds an interest in her and after looting the stage takes her with them to their camp. He orders "Shifty" to cover their trail and the gang set out. Upon arrival at the camp "Snake" is surprised to find "Shifty" has followed them. For some unknown reason "Shifty" finds that the girl appeals to him in a way that he has never felt before and could not refrain from following her. He is impressed with the look of fear on the girl's face and determines to watch "Snake." A short time later he hears a terrific struggle and enters the room to find the girl struggling with the drunkra fcuily. Her appealing look touches him and he knocks the man out. Securing two horses, he and the girl set out for the town. The others pursue and seeing that they will be overtaken, "Shifty" sends the girl on ahead while he stays and meets the boys. There is a short, sharp fight, terminating when "Shifty" runs out of ammunition. Seeing he has no chance. "Shifty" makes a swift drive at "Snake" and the two go over the cliff. THE LADY FROM THE SEA (Aug. 27 >.— The cast: The Girl (Claire MacDowell) ; The Islander (Nobel Johnson). 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