Descriptive Catalogue of Pathescope De Luxe Special Features (1922)

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REEL NO. TITLE PRODUCER When he returns to his sweetheart, Betty Archer, at Delhi, some time later, he is the victim of the terrible drug. He confesses his helplessness to her, and she exacts from him a promise that for her sake he never will touch it again. But his rival, Guv Douglas, becomes aware of his struggle and tempts him to take morphine again. In this indulgence he is discovered by Betty's father, and he sends Lowndes forth never to see her again. Six months after his disappearance at Delhi, Lowndes is living In a disreputable hut in Cawnpore, an associate of beggars and thieves, and himself the most disreputable of all. The only thing that keeps him alive is hasheesh, the Hindubhang, a good substitute for cocaine. In the meantime Douglas marries Betty. But a bigger event is impending. The first rumblings of the Sepoy Mutiny are heard. Unaware of her danger, and knowing only that she has been superseded in Douglas's afTections by a dancing girl. Betty comes to Cawnpore to visit an a'/nt. And then the great mutiny begins, and the massacre of the English garrison at Cawnpore is imminent. Lowndes, learning of the mutiny in a vague way, tries to throw off his habit. It is a terrible struggle. Then the white man within him awakens, and he goes to the rescue of Bettv. What follows constitues a sequence of scenes unusually thrilling and a decided histrionic triumph for Warner. Rental, $12.00 per night. DA 681 to 684 "The Floorwalker" Mutual Featuring Charlie Chaplin. The ''Floorwalker" is the first of the famous million dollar series of Mutual Chaplin "Classics'' to be released. In this picture Charlie's experiences in a department store, particularly with the escalator, while somewhat disconcerting to himself, are very amusing to an audience. Those who enjoy Chaplin will find the "Floorwalker" a good slapstick comedv, featuring him in one his best productions. Rental, $5.00 per night DA-685 to 693 "The Pinch Hitter" Triangle Featuring Charles Ray & Sylvia Breamcr One of the most popular pictures ever produced by Charles Ray. At his country home we see Joel Parker, the awkward, diffident, country boy. whose father has really succeeded in convincing him that he is absolutely worthless. His father sends him to college as a result of a deathbed promise made to the boy's mother, but refuses to give him even a cent of spending money. His college hazing experiences will recall similar experiences by many audinces. One sweet little girl takes his part and endeavors to inspire self-confidence in him. He makes the ball team from lack of other better material, but is slated as the mascot rather than a player. His old father hears of the game for the championship of the rival colleges and comes to see the game, to which he is escorted by the little sweetheart, who hopes that Joel will distinguish himSelf. \n excellent baseball scene is staged with various preliminary plays, leading [9]