Cinema News and Property Gazette (1913)

PBBRUARt 12, I9I3. Supplement to THE CI MIMA. 53 BARKER FILMS, Topical House, Soho Square, W.C. Phone ("ity 8559. \ LITTLE CHILI) SHALL I. FAD THEM " [Barker.] i ast ! Louis Russell, a banket Mr. Roy Travera Frank Russell, his son Mr. Fred Paul Duns, Frank's wife Miss Blanche Forsythe Cecil, their «m Pippin The scenes aie laid in London. I 1 ink Russ<'ll is on the verge of bankruptcy, and is served with a writ. His position is serious, his home is in danger, tber with the welfare of his wife Doris, and their only I ecil, a boy of six years. Frank writes to his father as a last resource. Louis Russell is a very wealthy banker, but has not seen or spoken to his only son for seven years — Frank having married contrary to his father's wishes. Louis Russell has never seen his son's wife or his grandson. The old man receives Frank's letter, and without knowing his son's reasons for wishing to see him, and break the silence, invites him to call and bring the lad, but en no account will he see Doris. Frank, with a little persuasion, induces his wife to allow Cecil to accompany him, while she remains at In me. In the drawing-room of Louis Russell's house, Frank i warmly welcomed by his parent, who takes an immediate f incy to Cecil. Frank tells his father of his financial troubles. Louis Russell is anything but pleased. He is a wealthy but bard man, and loves a bargain. He promises to let Frank have ,£1,000 there and then, on the condition that Cecil remains with him, Frank and Doris never to see the child without permission. Old Russell hopes by this arrangement to cause Frank to quarrel with Doris and so separate them. Frank succumbs to the temptation to abolish all his debts by the arrangement, and without giving his wife a thought signs the document, pockets the cheque, and leaves the boy in the care of the grandfather. On Frank's arrival home, he finds his wife is naturally furious at the arrangement. The boy is everything she holds dear. Louis Russell's plan succeeds even sooner than he expects. Doris is determined to leave her husband forthwith. She refuses to live with him again until her boy is safe at home. Doris leaves home, and does not even say t'rewell, except in a note which Frank finds, in the hall. Doris, now in a cheap apartment, considering the best way to obtain her boy, sees an advertisement for a governess required by Louis Russell, to take care of Cecil. She cleverly disguises herself, and gets the situation. Cecil does not recognise his mother, but she is happy now to be with her boy, and waits for an opportunity to get away with him. Louis Russell takes a very great fancy to the prim little governess. She becomes hi■confidant, he little knowing that she is his daughter-in-law whom he refuses ever to see. A few weeks pass. Frank has good luck, and makes money, but he is a sad and lonely man. no wife, and bound by a hard bargain never to see his son unless invited to do so. On the eve of Cecil's birthday, Frank, h< wever, more depressed than ever, cannot endure the absence of his dear ones any longer. He writes to his father, asking to be let off the bargain, and be allowed to see his son on the boy's birthday. Louis Russell receives Frank's letter, but will not alter the arrangements, and in a fit of anger throws the letter in the fireplace, and goes out of the drawing-room to write a reply. Doris, who is in the room with Cecil, picks up the note, reads it, and places the crumpled letter in her dress. Later in Cecil's bedroom she reads the letter again just before putting her son to bed. Hearing the boy crying, she turns, asking him what is the matter. He says, " I want my Mumma." This settles everything. Doris removes her disguise and reveals herself to the delighted Cecil. She immediately prepares for a hasty departure, and leaves the wig, spectacles, and note on Cecil's cot. Shortly afterwards she is well on her way home with Cecil. Frank, in the meantime, has received the reply to his letter from Russell, and is determined to see the boy that night. He leaves home before Doris and Cecil arrive, and entering his father's mansion by a back window, is discovered by Louis Russell in Cecil's now vacant bedroom. Roth men, when they have recovered from their surprise, find the wig, spectacles, and note on which Doris his scrawled : — " I have taken your grandson home to his father." The two men, never suspecting that Doris is anyone else than the governess, hurry off to Frank's bouse. On entering Cecil's bedroom at home. Louis Russell and Irank find Doris happy with her boy, whom she is putting to bed. Frank, Doris, and Cecil are re-united, but the old man, after kissing his grandson, leaves the family without a word. Cecil slips out of the room unobserved by his parents, and intercepts his grandfather in the hall, and pulls the old man upstairs into the bedroom. Louis Russell thereupon relents, and the happy family gather round the old man, bn night together by the love they bear for a little child. Released March 9th. length 2,081; feet. "THE PRICE OF DECEPTION." (Barker.) Featuring : Lord Neston Mr. Fred Paul Lady Neston Miss Blanche Forsythe A Receiver of Stolen Goods ... Mr. Tom Coventry A Thief Mr. Roy Travers Lord Neston, being very hard up, unknown to his wife, pledges her diamond tiara and replaces it with a paste copy. Neston gets further into debt. His wife finding it out, offers, as she thinks, her valuable tiara to help him out of his difficulties. He, of course, very embarrassed, has to refuse her offer. Next day, Lady Neston determined to get money for her husband, goes out to pawn the tiara, and has it stolen from her by a thief. The thief visits a receiver, Aron, who soon discovers the tiara is paste, but he finds Lady Neston's address on a card in the case, so plans to visit her ladyship, and perhaps get something on the worthless ornament. In tht meantime Neston has unexpectedly made some money on bis shares. He is called to the telephone, and hears his wife tell him of the robbery. He tells her not to worry as he has made money, and will buy her another tiara. He proceeds to redeem the original and starts home. Aron calls on Lady Neston in the guise of a detective. She is delighted with the apparently benevolent old man. who hands her the stolen tiara. Her Ladyship gives him a banknote for his trouble. Then Neston enters the room, carrying the case containing the real ornament This he puts on a table, not wishing his wife to see it just then. While Lady Neston is showing her husband the paste tiara, which she still thinks is the genuine one, Aron picks up the real tiara and quietly creeps out of the room. The husband and wife suddenly discover they are alone, the pasu tiara in their hands, the real one, together with Aron, vanished in the air. Lord Neston now has to confess to his wife. She is furious when she hears of the deception he has practised on her, and throws the worthless ornament out of the window She leaves him and goes straight out of the house. Released March 2nd. Length 1,070 feet. "ALFRED HARDING'S WOOING." tflarker.) Featuring : Alfred Harding Mr. Peter Gale Rosie Miss Aithna Cover Alfred Harding, in the comfortable surroundings of his bachelor's quarters, reads the matrimonial news. His eve catches sight of an advertisement, and for fun he answers it Rosie, who has inserted the advertisement, next morning receives a large number of replies. She selects one which happens to be Alfred Harding's, and the letter reads : — li .... Meet me at the Cosy Tea Rooms at 3, and wear white roses." Alfred arrives at the tea rooms, and espies a lady wearing the specified blossoms. He approaches and introduces himself, when, low and behold, a man appears — the lady's husband — and gives Alfred a bad two minutes. Alfred has made a mistake, and 6 a while he stands trving to collect himself. Rosie appears wearing Toses. She looks at Alfred and, astonished at his battered appearance, takes to her heels. Harding is struck b\ Rosie's beauty, and hurries after her. and follows her home. She now selects another letter and photo, and makes another appointment. Alfred cleverly steals this answer and the photo, disguises himself as the man in the photograph, and rails on Rosie. She. however, discovers his disguise, but forgives Alfred for his deception. We leave them evidently pleased in everv way with each other after all. Released March 6th. Length 740 feet.