The New York Clipper (September 1916)

September 2 THE NEW YORK CLIPPER n FEATURE FUJI REPORTS. "HH1 TO PAY AUSTIN." INCE. FIVE REELS. Released Aug. to. Bly Triangle. STORY—Meeodrama. Good human "interest story. Written for screen' by Mary H. O'Connor. DIRECTION—By Pauline Powell. ACTION—Holding. SITUATIONS—flave the necessary punch. ATMOSPHERE—Great. CONTINUITY—Not ft break. SUSPENSE—Bight. DETAIL—O. K. COSTUMES—Right. STABS—Wllfrod Lucas and Bessie Lore. CAST-^Ralph Lewis (Dad Dawson) Mary Alden ► (Doris Valentine). Eugene Pallette (Barry Tracy), James O'Shea (Jack Dale). Clyde Hopkins (Daniel Marston). Marie Wilkinson (Old Bailie). JOT0C~ FHOTOOGEAPHY—Very good, UGHTINQ Excellent. EXTERIORS—First class. INTERIORS—Realistic. DESCRIPTION. Luke Austin, the 'boas of ft big lumber camp In the Northwest, is known as "Helt-to-Pay," because. ' when his orders are not carried out, that la ex- actly what happens. When the camp evangelist dies, Austin, adopts his little daughter, "Nettles." The child has a softening Influence on the lumber boss. Jack Dale, the son of the mill owner, returns from college and falls In love with Netties. Then, one day, there happens into the camp ft ■woman from, the Bast. She has fine clothes and fine manners, and poor little "Nettles" Is quite cap- tivated. Austin Is amazed to recognize In her Doris Valentine, with whom he was once madly in love. bbe and her male companion had made him. a. dupe in s> badger game; and to an ^tmttng quarrel he had 'beaten up the man. and left the place. Doris tells Austin that he killed the man, and In couse- Juence has for years "been a fugitive from ustice. About this time the boys decide to give "Nettles" the finishing touches to her education, so they send her oS to a school In New York. But at this school are a number of snobbish young ladles, and "Nettles" becomes so miserable and homesick that •he rnns away. It happens that she has the ad- dress of Doris, In New York, so she goes to her apartment. Her arrival there la very opportune, for Dorlt, much wanted by the police, is anxious to sail abroad, but Is unable to do so through lack of funds. Now that "Nettles" Is here, however, a male companion of Doris sgrees to put up the money and fit her up a place In Paris if she will let him become something more than, the escort of the little girt Austin hears of the whereabouts of "Nettles." Completely Ignoring the fact that he believes him- self wanted for murder, he comes at once to New York. It so happens that he Is not really wanted by the law at all, for the man he was told he killed, really died a natural death some time later. When Austin reaches the home of, Doris he finds himself in the midst of a gay party' celebrating the expected departure of Doris and "Netties' for Bermuda. Austin handles this affair single handed, and, of course, wins out in the end. REMARKS. "Hell to Pay Austin" discloses Wilfred Lucas in ft corking character study, and Introduces such sterling players as Ralph Lewis, Eugene Pallette and Mary Alden, hi artistically rendered portray- als. Pessle Love Is just as appealingly aweet and wistful as ever. This little girl Is fast reaching the top notch place as a screen Ingenue. BOX OFFICE VALUE. Advertise this as one of the best Ih-langles yet produced. Suitable for any class of house. NoU « THE HOUSE OF MIRRORS/^ RIALTO. FIVE KEELS. Released Aug. Bp Mutual. STORY—Meldrama- Written by Frederick Cha- pin. Conventional tale with many good points. DIRECTION—By Marshall Farnum. Competent. ACTION—Good melodrama. SITUATIONS—A trifle old fashioned. ATMOSPHERE—Good. S N CONTINUITY—even for the better part. \ SUSPENSE—Properly maintained. J DETAIL—Satisfactory. COSTUMES—-Modern. STAB—Frank Mills. Gives pleasing performance. CAST—Lillian Kemble (Blanche Probert) J. Frank Glendon (Edward Martlndale), Jack Curtis (Fred Probert Jr., aged seven), Harry Spine ler CFred Probert Jr.. aged twenty-one), Bliss Melford (Edith Probert, age nineteen). Bona, Hodges (Edith Probert, age Ave). Rudolph Cameron (Tom Martlndale. PHOTOGRAPHY—Average. LI GMT ING—Fair. EXTERIORS—WR1 do. INTERIORS—Good. DESCRIPTION. Fred Probert, an Inventor absorbed In his work, suggests that his wife attend the theatre with ft mutaal friend, Edward Martlndale, because of his own Inability -to keep the engagement. Probert takes advantage of tbe arrangement, and Is caught kissing Mrs. Probert, by her husband, after return-. Ins from the play. Mrs. Probert Is Innocent of wrong doing and, an unwilling victim of compromising circumstances. Probert secures a separation, however, and takes his boy to bring up, while the mother la awarded the custody of their daughter. Fourteen years pass. Edith Carrou Probert is searing the completion of her education at the convent Fred Probert Jr. Is near the end of his college course. While at college he has become the bosom friend of Tom Martlndale, the son of Ed- ward. Mrs. Probcrt's fortune has been falling and she purchases with her remaining funds the fa- mous gambling house known as the "House of Mirrors." It Is there that she meets her son, who Is Introduced as "Mr. Brown," and bis friend, Tom Martlndale, who Is Introduced as "Mr. Jones." The daughter. Intending to surprise her mother, and unknown to her, calls at the "House of Mir- rors" during an evening when the two boys are present. "J hey both fall In love with her. Fred wears a ring which his father gave him, and which had been given to Mr. Probert by his wife. At the time when young Probert proposes to the daughter and asks the mother's consent to the marriage, she recognizes the lad as her son. Mrs. Probert has been running the establishment under the name of "Mm. Gordon." Tbe father, trying to break up his son's relation with the notorious "House of Mirrors," determines to call upon the proprietor and Is shocked to see his own wife. He charges her with an attempt to ruin the boy's life, as she had tried to ruin his. She swears that she has never been unfaithful. Probert im- pressed by her oath, visits Martlndale, determined to get the truth of the events which had occurred years before. Martlndale squares matters by tell- ing Probert tbe truth. A general reconciliation follows, and straightens out everything satisfac- torily for all concerned. Probert's daughter. Inci- dentally, marrying Martindale's son, Tom, REMARKS. "The House of Mirrors" Is exrtertalnng. To be sure the story Ib rather trite, but Its treatment by Director Farnum makes up considerably for any deficiencies in this relation. The cast Is uni- formly excellent. As a good average type of feature "The House of Mirrors" should pull considerable business as It revolves around the circuits. BOX OFFICE VALUE. Adventlse Harry Splngler. Frank Mills, Buna Hodges and Bliss Mllrori For the middle grade and smaller houses "The House of Mirrors" looks like a winner. Left, "THE BECKONING TRAIL." RED FEATHER. FIVE REELS. Rtleascd Aug. a. By Untvertat. 6TORY—Western melodrama. Written for screen by 1 F. McGrew Willis. Good story of Its DIRTECTION—By Jack Conway. Good. ACTION—Interesting. eiTUATIONS-^Several good thrills. , ATMOSPHERE—•Excellent. J CONTINUITY—Even. SUSPENSE—Well sustained. DETAIL—Good. COSTUMES—Accurate. STAR—J. Warren Kerrigan. OAST—J. Warren Kerrigan (Carter Raymond), Maude George (Georgette Fallon), Harry Car- ter (Placer Murray), Harry Griffith (Big Jin Helton), Lois Wilson (Mary), Raymond Har- ford (Dodd). PHOTOGRAPHY—O. K. LIGHTING—d»leaslrg EXTERIORS—Excellent. INTERIORS—Bight DESCRIPTION. Carter Raymond, a typical young New Yorker of the ultra gay set, goes West to find a gold mine his father has left him, after he has rpent bis last dollar In pursuing the varied attractions of the Gay White Way. Arriving at the mine Raymond discovers "Big Jim" Helton and "Placer" Murray quarrelling over who shall work the property. Raymond arranges to go to work for Helton, without disclosing his Identity, and proceeds, by the way, to fall In love with. Helton a daughter, Mary. Murray later blows the mine up In a spirit of revenge. Just as Helton and Raymond bare put the mine In working order again after a. hard ses- sion, Raymond is apprised of <be fact that he is about to have ft visitor. Georgette. a, dancer, with whom Raymond bad an affair with previously In New York, arrives on the scene. Georgette prevails upon Raymond to return to New York with, her. She Informs him that he is not as poor as he thinks he la- His lawyer declares Georgette has discovered ft doe to unknown portion of his father's estate. Broadway, however, seems tame to Carter sfter living In the open, and he soon finds himself on the way back to the West Reaching Desert, he Is told that Murray now has possession of the claim, which he bought from Hilton or a song. Tbe latter Is broken In mind and body and is living In ft little hut, attended by Mary. Carter now decides that It Is time to act, so he goes to tbe sheriff and presents his deed to the mine and then goes np to the' claim to settle his private score with Murray. But he has not counted on the tatter's gun men, and when he gets there he Is attacked by the whole crowd and forced to take shelter behind some rocks and light for his K ft~In the meanwhile Mary, has found «ut what — happening, and has the presence of mind to tele- phone the authorities In the next county, as tbe sheriff In that county la being held op by Mnirmy's men. After doing this she goes to Carter's aid with ammunition, as his la running short by this tame. Sbe arrives lust in time to save him, and the two of them fight off the attacks of their opponents until aid arrives. As tbe story ends Raymond makes Mary a pare, ner in the mine, although it is really not neces- sary, as aha Is shortly to become his partner for Ufa. EsssssWaHi Warren Kerrigan, starred In this production. fallals every requirement of the Ideal screen "hero." The surrounding cast is up to the standard In every way. Kerrigan engages in a fight with several antago- nists In one part of the picture, that is really a, worth while bit of realism. The idea of the story Is rather ancient, but as filmed proves highly en- tertaining. BOX OFFICE VALUE. This Is one of the best things Warren Kerrigan has appeared in since he dropped the short reel stuff and stepped into features. Advertise Kerri- gan. "The Beckoning Trail" is a first class offering for the smaller houses, bat not classy enough tor the big ones. % 'HUSBAND AND WIFE.' *» PEERLESS. FIVE REELS. Released Aug. ts. Bu World. Brady-made. STORY—Modern problem play. Well constructed story. Quite out of the ordinary, bat not en- tirely suitable tor visualisation, Sub-titles ' make up in a large measure for absence of dialogue. DIRECTION—Barry O'Nell directed and did won- dees with the story. ACTION—Intensely interesting. SITUATIONS—Convincing at all times. Never obvious or forced. ATMOSPHERE—Excellent CONTINUITY—Even. SUSPENSE—Strong. DETAIL—Properly cared for. COSTUMES—Modern. STABS—Hoibrook BUnn and Ethel Clayton. CAST—Particularly strong cast. Including: Emmet Corrigan, Dion Tltheradge, Montague Love, Gerda Holmes and Madge (Evans. PHOTOGRAPHY—Excellent LIGHTING—Artistic. EXTERIORS—Fine. INTERIORS—Are what they should be. DESCRIPTION. Dick Baker, cashier of the National Bank, Is in financial difficulties through his wife's extrava- gance; becoming desperate, he plays tbe stock market with "borrowed" securities. Schmidt, a social climber and director of the bank, goes In with Dick on some of his speculations, and In re- turn Doris. Dick's wife, is expected to receive Mrs. Schmidt Pat Alllston, a wealthy young man. Is In love with Doris, but is playing "on the level." Doris refuses to receive Mrs. Schmidt one after- noon while Alllston is calling. This Infuriates her and sbe confides In her husband, who then refuses to go In on s deal with Dick. Porter. Dick's younger brother has learned something of Dick's difficulties, and blames Doris for her extrai agance. Doris complains of Porter to Dick, and they quarrel. The next day tbe stock Dirk has Invest- ed in drops heavily and his margin la wiped out He cannot cover It. and is forced to let It go. Schmidt has become suspicious and sets detectives to watch Dick. That evening Dick learns that Doris is dining with Allison again and aaks her why she doesn't get a divorce. Doris plana to go to Jspan with Mrs. Prescott. a chum, Allison and tbelr daughter, Bessie, She has planned to give Dick tbe Impression that she is eloping with Allison so that he wU get a divorce, but Doris confesses to Mrs. P res c ott that If Dick should even hold out his hand to her she would stay. Schmidt's suspicion Is again aroused, and when Srbrelber, the detective, reports that Doris Is planning this trip, Schmidt thinks Dick is plan- ning to ollp away with them and cautions Bchrelber to guard against this. Schnmdt has Knight, the bank examiner, go over things, and when Dick learns of this and of Doris* intended departure, feeling utterly deserted and alone, he attempts suicide, but is prevented by the unconscious Intervention of Bessie. Alllston calls for Doris and Bessie, end they meet Mm Prescott at tbe railroad station. They are followed by tbe detective's- assistant and brought back, he mistaking Alllston for Dick. Doris denounces Dick for having, as she sap- poses, detectives trail ber and Alllston, and when she learns the truth, falls unconscious to tbe floor. Dick carries ber into the drawing room and they are reconciled. Knight tells Schmidt that his suspicions of the tank's soundness were groundless, and tbe latter leaves crestfallen. Alllston alone in tbe hallway with B ess i e. realises his own part In this domestic tragedy. Knight asks him If he will help him to give Dick another chance, and he agrees. Knight writes a check and a note and sends It by Bessie to Dick. REMARKS. This Is ft fine production, notable for an espe- Ctfttty good cast of players who are past masters in the art of expression. Hoibrook BUnn and Ethel Clayton are both finished artists. "Hushand and Wife" gives ample scope to their well developed talents. For the intelligent patron of the cinema drama this feature should flu the bill without ft com- plaint 1 "~"" BOX OFFICE VALUE. Advertise the all star qualities of the cast also the high class aspects of the entire production. Suitable for the best houses. Should play at least three days in the better houses of the smaller cities. Would make a capital foil week attraction for houses like tbe Strand or Blotto, New York. {In answering ads. please mention Curm.)