Reel Life (Mar-Sep 1915)

Banner Features in the Mutual Program "When the Call Came," a two-part Banner Feature for release in the regular Mutual Program, September 10th, is, without doubt, one of the most appealing dramas of the heart ever presented to a motion picture audience. It deals with a subject that is most important at this time, because of the great interest aroused by the investigations conducted by the foremost sociologists of the country, and which on several occasions has been thoroughly discussed by eminent jurists and legislators. Important, too, is "When the Call Came/' for it presents to Mutual audiences George Larkin, Fred. C. Hearn, Louise Hamilton and Mrs. Wright, of the famous Gaumont Stock Company. Every mother, every father, every sister, every brother should see this powerful play of the heart and home. WHEN THE CALL CAME— GAUMONT Two Reels — September 10, 1915 CAST Mrs. Hunter Mrs. Wright Will, her son ..George Larkin 'James Gleason Fred C. Hearn Will's sweetheart Louise Hamilton Jim Gleason long has had an evil reputation. One night he breaks into the home of the Widow Hunter, and over ~ . II P. ■»•'»■» J ibhl w fry* The Thief Interrupted While in the Act of Emptying the Jewel Case hears Will, her son and sole support, resolving to enter a life of crime to save his mother from starvation. Half from pity, half from curiosity, Gleason follows Will to the house of Harvey Elliott. Strangely fascinated, the hardened crook hides to watch this boy commit his first crime. A diamond brooch of peculiar design lies on the table. Will seizes it. Gleason starts from his place of concealment to prevent the deed. But before he can intervene, young Hunter has fled. The crook stealthily follows. Be is brought face to face with Elliott, however, and the police are summoned. Gleason, accused of the theft, is locked up. Meanwhile, the boy has been tracked by two men. Once safely inside his own house the enormity of his offence comes over him and he starts on a run back to the home of the millionaire to replace the diamonds. The two men who have been shadowing Will, waylay him. A struggle ensues in which the boy is knocked senseless. At daybreak he comes to himself. He reads of Gleason's arrest. Forgetting everything else, he goes to the station and gives himself up. Gleason, meanwhile, has been released. He steals around to Hunter's house after dark, meaning to leave there the few dollars he has. Old Mrs. Hunter, who is both deaf and blind, discovers his presence, and, mistaking him for her son, implores him not to leave her again. Gleason resolves to fill Will's place as best he can. . By this time he has learned in full the story of Will's adventures of the preceding night. Gleason determines not to rest until he has run down the two men and brought them to justice. He gets a respectable job, and at night still visits his old haunts in the hope of tracing the thieves. . Months pass. Several times he is on the point of capturing the crooks when the opportunity evades him. At last, through a woman's whim, their whereabouts are betrayed, and Gleason triumphs. Will Hunter is freed. He is convinced that his mother must be dead. But on reaching home he is amazed to find that a stranger has been substituting for him all through his absence and that Mrs. Hunter is well and happy. Will is overcome with gratitude to Gleason. But all the latter asks in return is the boy's promise that never again will he resort to the crooked path. Then Gleason goes away — a changed man for the rest of his life. Is it possible for a working girl to live a clean and wholesome life on six dollars a week? This much-mooted question, which has been frequently discussed by prominent men and women throughout the country, with considerable difference in opinions, is vividly recalled in "The Living Wage," a two-reel Banner Feature, produced at the Domino studios for release in the regular Mutual Program, August 26th. It is based on a factory girl's struggle against insurmountable odds, who toils six days a week in a factory for the munificent sum of six dollars. How this brave little girl finally succeeds can only be appreciated by seeing the photodrama. Enid Markey is the star, and as "Ruth Vail" delivers one of the most impressive characterizations ever screened. THE LIVING WAGE— DOMINO Two Reels — August 26, 1915 CAST Dustin Blake Richard Stanton Ruth Vail Enid Markey Harry Vail Jerome Storm Dr. Merritt W. Frank Burke Rev. Mr. Thomas Roy Laidlaw Mrs. Flannery Gertrude Claire Dustin Blake, a millionaire, is asked by the rector of his church to help a girl who is receiving only six dollars a week salary. Blake refuses. He and his physician, Dr. Merritt, fall into an argument as to whether it is possible to live on six dollars a week. Blake, to prove his belief that it is, agrees, to take rooms in one of his own tenements for a month, limiting himself to a weekly allowance of six dollars. Under an assumed name, he hires a lodging at Mrs. Flannery's boarding-house. There he meets Ruth Vail and her brother, Harry. Harry has a bad record. His sister constantly is struggling against this handicap. Harry loses every job he gets. At last Ruth also is discharged. Blake saves her from pawning her Blake and Harry Are Placed Under Arrest clothes to a loan shark. Soon after this, in looking for work, Ruth is run down by an automobile and seriously injured. An expensive operation is the only hope. Blake plans to burglarize his own house, and makes Barry his accomplice. It is the last day of his waiger, and the millionaire sends for Dr. Merritt, who secures his release. The surgeon saves Ruth's life. She and Blake are married. [ Six ]