Motion Picture News (Apr - Jun 1914)

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THE MOTIOX PICTURE NEWS 17 I/fTE'RESTIJSfG FILM 'REVIEWS PRODUCTIONS FROM ALL PROGRAMS GENERAL FILM PROGRAM Pathg's Weekly, No. 39. (Pathe. June 3.) — The opening o£ the Belmont Park race track for the season, a large fire in Genoa, and different scenes of Vera Cruz are the important events. The weekly has an unusually large number of minor happenings, all of which are most interesting. "Woof! Watch Wiffles." (Pathe. Split reel. June 8.) — On the same reel with "Picturesque Scandinavia." Through the animosity of his fiancee's younger sister, Wiffles' love alfair comes near ending tragically, but everything turns out right in the end. Parts of this comedy are funny but others are dry. "Picturesque Scandinavia." (Pathe. Split reel. June 8.) — On the same reel with "Woof! Watch Wiffles." Wonderful waterfalls take up this portion of the reel. They are exceedingly beautiful and all will enjoy them. "The Poison of Serpents." (Pathe. Split reel. June 9.) — On the same reel with "River Travel in Indo-China." This picture was taken at Raymond J. Ditmas' studio and laboratory. It is highly interesting and appropriate at this time of the year. Different species of poisonous snakes are shown and the process of extracting their venom is shown close up fD the camera. "Elver Travel In Indo-China." (Pathe." Split reel. June 9.) — On the same reel with "The Poison of Serpents." This is a pretty scenic of the water travel in Indo-China. "The Clock Went Wrong." (Selig. Split reel. May 26.) — On the same reel with "Simp Simpson and the Spirits." Foolish and dry, it's lucky this film is short. The burglar is mistaken for the jeweler, and walks off with the clocks. Later he is caught. "Simp Simpson and the Spirits." (Selig. Split reel. Mav 2r>.) — On the same reel with "The Clock Went Wrong." What the other half of the reel lacks in humor this part amply supplies. One of the cowboys is a victim of a swindler, who is a fake spiritualist. Hearst-Selig News Pictorial, No. 26. (Selig. May 28.) — The arrival of the "Vaterland," the largest steamship in the world, and the arrival of Roosevelt are interesting. The leaders of the debate on the Panama tolls question are shown. Some good flying at Vera Cruz is a change in the Mexican news. "The Science of Crime." (Ciograph. Two reels. May 28.) — This picture disproves the argument that criminals result "not from association but by heredity." The court scene and the scene at the Stedmans' ball are ,the two largest in the picture. The drama is attractive and appealing from the start. The lawyer's son is captured by crooks who make a crook out of him. Later, when he is being tried for robbery, his memory returns to him. .\ happy reunion with his family follows, although he does not have to serve a term. "The Crowning Glory." (Lubin. Two reels. May 28.) — A convincing drama in which the dishonest father and his associate are foiled by the honesty of his daughter, who marries the man they expected to swindle. Frankie Mann, John E. Ince and Percy Winter are the principals. Hearst-Selig News Pictorial, No. 27. (.Selig. June 1.) — This seems to be a military number as besides the usual Mexican news, several other military events in different parts of the globe are shown. The film is lightstruck in parts. "Miss Raffles." (Vitagraph. June 1.) — Dorothy Kelly and James Morrison appear here in another clever comedy. Every movement and every sub-title, which are in the form of conversation, is marked with naturalness. The daughter of the house is mistaken for a burglar by her brother's chum. Of course, the ending is romantic as well as happy for all concerned. ■■The King's Will." (Selig. Two reels. June 1.) — The twelfth adventure of Kathlyn, and for a time she is out of the power of Umballah, who is accused of murdering the former king and arrested. In the meantime Kathlyn and the rest of the party go in search of the treasure that the late king had left them. Umballah escapes, gets there before them and takes the treasure. The other party arrives on the island just as the volcano is beginning an eruption and their lives are greatly endangered. "Death's Witness." (Biograph. June 1.) — This drama opens impressively. The scene near the close is good in which the dead body of the butler is seen being carried over the falls. Xo reason is given for the butler murdering his master. The son is first accused, but through the efforts of his fiancee he is exonerated. "Bunny Buys a Hat for His Bride." (Vitagraph. May 29.) — John Bunny and his usual side partner, Flora Finch, appear in this corriedy. The light is rather poor and the humorous parts are few and far between. His wife wants a certain hat and no other will do. Bunny finally gists it. "The Test of Courage," (Lubin. May 29.) — The cast consists of Dollie Larkin, L. C. Shumway, Tom Forman and Paul Parr Smith. The drama is an absorbing one and always entertaining. The unfavored rival proves his worth by saving the life of the other, because he knows that he is the girl's choice. The scene of action is in the Southwest. "His Second Childhood." (Selig. May 29.) — A comedy with several vague plots and no connection between them. "Two old men reenact a few foolish experiences of their childhood. "When the Lightning Struck." (Essanay. Two reels. May 29.) — Harry Mainhall, Richard Travers and Irene Warfield are the principals. Before the picture starts, a sub-title is thrown on the screen which tells the whole story. This dampens the interest, as one knows just what is going to happen. At the end of the story a sub-title tells the audience the story is based on an actual happening. Ted is the jealous rival of Tom, and he tries to blow him up with dynamite, by use of the time clock. But by a freak of nature the hands are set an hour ahead and he is killed. "Broncho Billy's Cunning." (Essanay. May 30.) — Broncho Billy is a bandit again in this picture. A detective is sent on his trail and after he has met with an accident Billy cares for him. The detectives learns that his nurse is the man he seeks and tries to capture him, but does not succeed. yThe Mystery of the Hidden House." (Vitagraph. Two reels. May 30.) — The picture is a mystery as well as the plot, and at the end one is entirely in the dark as to the meaning of all the happenings. Alfred D. Vosburg and Margaret Gibson are the leads. Moina Robina is a double character and a minister falls in love with her twice, once for each character. "The Box Car Bride." (Kalem. June 12.) — Rather a mediocre comedy not furnishing much amusement. The son of the railroad president and his bride are mistaken for hoboes at first, but the boy's father identifies him and all ends well. "Nina of the Theatre." (Kalem. Two reels. June 8.) — This is the first feature of the Alice Joyce series. The ones that are to follow do not go on with the same story, but each one features Miss Joyce. Watching the actors play from behind the scenes was the most interesting spectacle of this picture, and the scenes on the operating tables in the hospital are no doubt realistic. Tom Moore and Jere Austin are the other principals. Nina secures a position with a theatrical company through Paul's influence. Later he is injured and she cares for him. She marries the head doctor of the hospital, thinking that Paul has deserted her. But in the end they are reunited by a peculiar coincidence. _ "Dawn." (Selig. May 27.)— Guy Oliver, Fred W. Huntley and Stella Razeto play the leads in this delightful ' romance of the West. A hermit finds a little girl, the daughter of an injured man. He keeps her and she grows to womanhood. Years later she meets her father and brother and all ends well. She marries her Western sweetheart. "The Boys of the 1. 0. U." (\itagraph. May 27.)— Lillian Walker and Wallie Van create a good bit of fun in this comedy. The boys of the I. O. U. play a clever joke on the all important Cutey. "The Trunk Mystery." (Lubin. Two reels. May 27.) — A comedy, but devoid of interest. Through a fake detective, a reporter desiring fame, and a good-natured hobo, a happy drunkard is thought to have murdered a society man. After a lot of trouble they find that no murder was committed. "Pat Casey's Case." (Essanay. May 27.) Eddie Redway and Louise Willis are the prin.cipals. Casey dislikes work, and even when his wife gets a job for him he won't work. A laughable chase ends the picture. "Cutey's "Wife." (Vitagraph. Two reels. May 26.) — Wallie Van and Lillian Walker play the leading parts. The comedy is well worked out but it lacks interest until the end. Through a misunderstanding Cutey weds Betty, a runaway boarding school girl, instead of an aspiring actress. The way they finally accept each other makes a capital ending. "Blind Man's Buff." (Essanay. May 26.) — Richard C. Travers, John H. Cossar, Lillian Drew, Ruth Stonehouse, and Bryant Washburn make up the cast. A scheming doctor is exposed by an honest, but poor one, who shows up the other as a detriment to the medical world. "The Particular Cowboys." (Lubin. Split reel. May 26.) — On the same reel with "For Two Pins." The cowboys want a good cook, but before they get one they go through a large amount of comical trials. "For Two Pins." (Lubin. Split reel. May 26.) — On_ the same reel with "The Particular Cowboys." This comedy is not as good as the first one on the reel. The rube "police" play an important part in a mix-up between a drunkard and another. "The "Voice of Silence." (Edison. June 9.) — A new plot and water scenes make this an attractive drama. Although deaf and dumb, the heroine can operate a wireless instrument, and is the means of capturing three smugglers. "The Tango in Tuckerville." (Edison. June 8.) — This comedy will not cause many to laugh. It deals with the jealous wives of three small town men. The tango doesn't come in till the very end. "A Terror of the Night." (Edison. Tune 13.) — The ninth of the Dolly of the Dailies series. This is a weird comedy-drama, one that holds the attention continually. Dolly gets a fine story by sleeping in supposedly haunted house, but she finds the ghost is only a dishonest land agent. "Andy Goes a-Pirating." (Edison. June 10.) — Another of the Andy series, featuring young Andrew Clark. It will please the younger part of the audience. Through reading dime novels, Andy and his comrades pretend to be pirates, but they find that a pirate's life isn't what it's cracked up to be when their ship starts to leak. "The Squaw's Revenge." (Kalem. June 13.) — .Answering her little child's query, "Why don't we live with the Indians?" the squaw tells her the story of her former life, how she saved the whites from the Indians after they had killed her husband because he counseled peace. An Indian story that is better than "The Quicksands." (Kalem. Two reels. June 10.) — A story of the Philippines featuring Marin Sais, Douglas Gerrarde, Paul C. Hurst