Exhibitors Herald (Jun-Dec 1917)

EXHIBITORS HERALD 27 Allen Holubar in "THE REED CASE" Butterfly drama: five parts: published July 16 As a whole Interesting Story Detective Star Good Support Plenty Settings Suitable Photography Agreeable A detective story that will doubtless interest many ture patrons is well told in '"The Reed Case," directed Allen Holubar and starring Mr. Holubar and Louise vely. The story has been cleverly handled, and the many bse situations have been well wrought into a film pro[ction that exhibitors should have little difficulty in Sutting over." The story deals with a young detective who is sent to |e mountains to rest after a strenuous fight to capture me notorious crooks. At his mountain lodge he is attacked by men from lbush and goes forth to find the hiding place of these en. Coming upon a log house hidden in the shrubbery, : goes inside and finds a beautiful young girl who has en made captive. She is being held lor ransom that e men might secure sufficient funds to fight the case the crooks arrested by the detective. The young detective, after a hard fight, is successful in unding up the entire gang and winning the love of the >une 1 nl ]i»nin~r"i Jack Gardner in "THE RANGE BOSS" Essanay-K-E-S-E comedy-drama; five parts: published July 16 As a whole Enjoyable Story ...Western Star _ _ _ _ Well cast Support .._ Ample Settings _ . .Typical Photography Clear There is little doubt that picture patrons will enjoy The Range Boss," Jack Gardner's latest starring vehicle, lade by Essanay. The story is laid in the West, and Jack iardner is cast as a cowboy. The production is interpersed with enjoyable comedy. There is some swift iding. and at times the situations become tense. Ample support is offered Mr. Gardner by Ruth King nd Carl Stockdale. The story is by Charles Allen Seltzer and the direction by W. S. Van Dyke. The setings have been well selected, with a view to giving spec,ators an idea of t\-pical Western country, and the. clear ')hotography enhances the value of the production. The story: Ruth Harkness, accompanied by her aunt ind uncle and her fiance, Willard Masten, go to the West 0 live on a ranch left Ruth by a relative. Rex Randerson, 1 ranger on Ruth's ranch, learns of a plot by some of the nen to steal her inheritance. Rex falls in love with Ruth. Masten is enraged at the attentions Rex pays Ruth and plots with the men to kill Randerson when :aking the ranch. Ruth and Rex are trapped in a shack by the men. Rex puts up a strong fight and succeeds in subduing the men and saving Ruth's property. Helen Marten in "CORRUPTION" SuperArts drama; six parts; published by Popular Pictures Corporation; state rights As a wholeStory Stars . Support Settings Photography Interesting Entertaining _Very good Excellent -Suitable Clear In "Corruption," Helen Marten, who plays the lead, handles the part of the ruined girl with so much delicacy that it should not give offense to the most critical. Henry J. Sedley, who plays opposite Miss Marten, does excellent work as the son of the rich and indulgent father. Jack Gorman, who wrote and directed this piece, deserves praise for the really superior work which he has done. John J. Dunn, as the doctor, also portrays the part with such truly artistic ability that he is worthy of mention. Florence Hackett, Arthur J. Pickens, Lucile Dorrington and Marion Stephenson also deserve much credit. Altogether this will make a good state rights picture. The story: The girl (Helen Marten) is betrayed by the rich man's son (Henry J. Sedley) and is taken by her mother to the doctor (John J. Dunn), who is a mal-practitioner. The mother (Miss Marion Stephenson) does not know the girl's condition and is sent into the reception room with the wife of the doctor (Florence Hackett) while the doctor consults with the girl. While talking with the mother of the girl, the doctor's wife finds out that it is her daughter whom she left in the care of the supposed mother when she deserted her husband. The doctor's wife is broken-hearted when she learns that it is her daughter who is in that condition. Meanwhile the doctor calls up the rich man's son and tells him about the girl. He makes an arrangement with the doctor whereby he can get out of marrying the girl. He leaves the doctor in receipt of a check for five thousand dollars. But that does not get him away, for the real mother confronts the son in the presence of his father (Arthur J. Pickens). The father, enraged, forces the youth to marry the girl and then commands him to leave the house. He does so, and takes his wife to the doctor and asks for his money back. Upon receiving a refusal he notifies the police department of the nature of the doc. tor's business. When they go to arrest him he swallows poison. In a quarrel over the baby clothes the husband knocks the girl over a table and when she falls unconscious to the floor he thinks that she is dead, and flees. Later she is convalescing but her memory has gone. She cannot be brought to remember anything that happened The husband, finding out that his wite is not dead, is ashamed of himself and returns. It needs only the sight of him to bring to her mind what has occurred, and. loving him, she is folded in his arms and is happy. The real mother then surprises the girl by disclosing her identitv and there is a happy reunion. RITA JOLIVET WILL STAR IN FILM WRITTEN AROUND LUSITANIA SINKING Rita Jolivet, the leading lady of many New York stage successes, has commenced work upon a new production, ,to be published under the Selznick-Pictures banner, written around the Lusitania disaster. It will be recalled Miss Jolivet stood on the deck of the ill-fated ship with Charles Frohman when it was torpedoed by the Germans, and from Miss Jolivet's impressions a scenario has been worked out which will be presented upon the screen. SELIG WORLD LIBRAR Y One reel; published July 11 Historical subjects of interest are well presented in issue No. 9 of the Selig World Library, published on the General Film program. St. John's Church in Washington, D. C, built in 1816, which contains one pew retained for the president, is shown. Views of Ford's Theater, in which Abraham Lincoln was shot, and the house in which he died, now a Lincoln museum, also are shown. The old James Creek lock house and the old colonial dwelling used as the