Motion Picture News (Jul-Oct 1915)

70 MOTION PICTURE NEWS Vol. 12. No. 9, of his daughter and the young angler are the same person he welcomes the youth into his family. Beatrice Van, John Sheehan and John Stepping compose the cast. "The Living Wage." (Domino. Two reels. Thurs., Aug. 26.) — An absorbing and instructive story of a millionaire who refused to aid a girl, on the ground that "anybody can live on $4.60 a week." To prove his point he placed himself on this allowance, and went to live for a month in a tenement. There he met the very girl in question, and learned without knowing who she is, just how deep was her distress. To help her he assists in burglarizing his own house. Later when all is explained, he weds the girl, and undergoes a change in ideas. "A Question of Honor." (Flying A. _ Fri., Aug. 27.) — Joe, a miner, gives a verbal option on a claim for $1,000. Later his daughter in the city writes him that her husband is in trouble and must have $2,000 by a certain date or go to jail. At the same time another man offers Joe $2,000 for his claim, but the miner is bound by his word to sell it to the first man. On the date of the option the prospective purchaser has not the money, and asks for an extension of time, but Joe refuses, and joyfully hunts up the man who offered $2,000, receives the money just in time to wire it to his daughter and prevent the disgrace of her husband. "Keno Bates, Liar." (Kay-Bee. Fri., Aug. 27.) — This is a thrilling drama of life in the West. Keno Bates, proprietor of a dance hall, shoots and kills a bandit who has robbed him. From a picture in the dead man's pocket, he learns that the latter's sister is about to arrive on a visit, and when the girl reaches the camp he conspires with his friends to tell her her brother was killed in a mine accident. A dancer, jealous of the new arrival, tells her the truth, and she shoots Bates in the shoulder. When she learns the real circumstances of her brother's death she repents and nurses Bates back to health. William S. Hart is supported in the cast, by Margaret Thompson, Herschel Mayall, Louise Glaum and Gordon Mullen. "A Child of the Surf." (Majestic. Two reels. Sun Aug. 29.) — "Teddy" Sampson is featured in this idyl of a seaside village, as the granddaughter of an aged fisherman. Robert, son of a contractor who is building a jetty at the town, falls in love with Nancy, but owing to her grandfather's aversion to "city fellers" is obliged to disguise himself as one of the workmen m order to meet her. There is great opposition to the contractor and his work, in the village, but through some sharp detective work, Robert conserves his father s interests, and at the risk of his own life, saves the girl from a slander plot. The aged grandfather is finally won over. Spottiswoode Aitken, Frank Borsage and T. Butler are in the cast. "Shocking Stockings." (Komic. Sun., Aug. Aug. 29) — An unusually ludicrous fight for the varying affections of Fay Tincher, between honest Ed Dillon and Old Doc Villian (Chester Whitey). Papa thinks Fay is safe when she is buried in the sand at the beach with only her lower limbs exposed, but Ed gets a pair of wooden ones — lower limbs, that is, covers them with real stockings, and puts them in Fay's place while he and Fay go off to the Ferris wheel. But Villian is on the job, locks Ed in his seat on the Ferris wheel, and goes swimming with Fay. The wheel is blocked while Ed is at the top, but he dives from his seat into the sea, and joins Fay. There is plenty of action, and a good supply of laughs. "The Vagabonds." (Thanhouser. Sun., Aug. 29.) — A picturesque version of J. T. Trowbridge's poem, in which the most convincing player is Roger, the dog. The story is told by rather primitive methods, the vagabond relating it to a chance acquaintance over a wayside inn table, while a series of fade-ins show the action. Morris Foster plays the beggar and Grace De Carlton the girl. "A Masive Movie Mermaid." (Falstaff. Mon., Aug. 30.) — This is good comedy. It relates the troubles of the director of the Desperation Film Company in filming a geat water tagedy. The leading woman resigns after being bitten by a crab, and the substitute sent out from the studio is built on the generous lines of a summer cloud — only more substantial. Other complications result in the director, who thought he was putting on a tragedy, being hailed as a great director of comedies. "For His Pal." (Reliance. Mon., Aug. 30.) — A strong story of the lengths to which a man's friendship for another will carry him. It is a tale of the gold fields. Jo and Jim, partners, stake out a claim together ; Priscilla, Jim's wife, comes on to join him, and Jo discovers that she is a former sweetheart of his. A discharged Chinese cook locks Jb and Priscilla in a room together, and tells Jim his partner is making love to his wife. Jim hurries to the house, furious. To save Priscilla, Jo tells Jim he came to rob him of some gold nuggets, and Priscilla is holding him up. The admission breaks their long friendship, and Jo disappears. Later, the Chinaman, dying, confesses his part in the affair. In the cast are A. D. Sears, G. M. Blue, Irene Hunt and J. P. McCarthy. "The Divine Decree." (American. Two reels. Mon., Aug. 30.) — Reviewed at length in another part of this issue; "Green Apples." (Beauty. Tues., Aug. 31.) — Fifteen or twenty real live, red-blooded newsboys inject considerable comedy into this picture, which shows how a young physician who goes to the country for peace and quiet finds a great lack of both, but is compensated by falling in love with a young suffragette, who is conducting a noisy newsboys' outing in the camp next door. Neva Gerber and Webster Campbell appear in this picture. "Hearts and Flowers." (Majestic. Tues., Aug. 31.) — The highly improbable story of a musician, who is attacked by a tramp as he starts out on a tour, and the tramp, who has stolen his victim's clothes, being killed in a railroad wreck, the musician's wife is informed that her husband is dead. Instead, he wanders for years with his memory a blank, and finally he strikes the little town where his wife and son are living. She recognizes him marching at the head of a street parade, and claims him, only to find he has no recollection of her. His mind is restored by an operation, and there is a happy ending. "The Turning Point." (Reliance. Wed., Sept. 1.) — This is an unusual story of Washington life. Drummond, formerly an Alaskan prospector, is in love with Elinor, sister of Senator Delafield, to whom Drummond bears a striking resemblance. Drummond learns that the Senator is in danger of becoming incriminated in a plot against the government, and to save him he seizes upon a moment when the senator is too ill to attend a meeting of the conspirators, and goes himself as the senator. He makes a speech which saves Delafield's honor, and wins Elinor as his prize. Ralph Lewis doubles as Delafield and Drummond. Other parts are played by Marguerite Marsh, Wilbur Highby, Fred Stuart, Henry Mack and James Cosgrave. "The Spirit of Adventure." (American. Wed., Sept. 1.) — A wealthy young bachelor, who is bemoaning the oft-repeated fact that adventure is dead in this modern age, sees a beautiful young woman apparently being kidnapped in a park opposite his home, and his desire to rescue the fair victim leads to an investigation, which results in the discovery that she is a notorious jewel thief. Entertaining in a mild and harmless way. Edward Spencer in chasing a taxicab discloses more ability as a runner than as an actor. Vivian Rich and Jack Richardson add to the strength of the cast. "Making Matters Worse.]' (Cub. Thurs., Sept. 2.) — George Ovey certainly does make matters worse as to his standing with the police, but not at all for the standing of the Horsley comedies. This is the third. Although extravagantly illogical, it is diverting and really funny. To escape the police, on whom he has dropped a three-ton rock, Jerry dresses as a serving maid, and manages to make all kinds of trouble around the house until he is unmasked and arrested. "Hidden Crime." (Reliance. Fri., Sept. 3.) — Love, jealousy and crime combine to make a thrilling story in this one-reel Western subject. A ranch owner, in love with the sheriff's daughter, becomes jealous of the sheriff's assistant, and spreads the report that the latter is an ex-convict. The sheriff orders the young man to leave the district, but the girl refuses to believe the story, and elopes with him. They are pursued by the rancher, who assaults his successful rival and, fearing he has killed him, starts a prairie fire to cover his crime. The girl gets help, rescues her sweetheart and brings the ranchman to justice. Irene Hunt is assisted in the cast by G. M. Blue, A. D. Sears, Richard Cummings and Bessie Buskirk. PATHE EXCHANGE INC. "Pathe Weekly, No. 64." (Pathe.) U. S. Coast Guard lifesavers give a demonstration at Chicago ; women at work on munitions of war in England ; _ Dario Resta makes 102.85 miles an hour in auto race, with other scenes of contest in Chicago ; little son of Governor and Mrs. Whitman, with his guard, at Newport ; lessons of the Eastland disaster result in the ballasting of a big Chicago whaleback with 790,000 pounds of sand ; South American diplomats confer with Washington officials over the Mexican situation; transference of the "suffrage torch" from New York to New Jersey women in the Hudson River; test of floating mines in Boston harbor; third log-rolling of the Woodmen of the World, at Havkinsville, Ga. "The Marcenay Fish Ponds." (Pathe. Split reel.) — A most interesting educational reel, showing the system of feeding and breeding fish. There are several remarkable net hauls shown, and a study of some fine specimens of carp. On the same reel is "Picturesque French Guinea," showing magnificent views of superb waterfalls. The photography in both parts is most excellent. "The Romance of Elaine, Chapter 34." (Pathe.) — "The Flash" is the title of this chapter of the famous "Exploits." It is full of thrilling adventure, not always consistent or coherent, but it is exciting and keeps everybody within range of the camera busy all the time. Disguising himself as a taxi-chauffeur, the professor trails one of the conspirators, and traps him as he is passing a plan of the New York Harbor fortifications to a confederate. In an automobile chase, the professor is shot, but Elaine gets the plans, and through the artful arrangement of a camera, gets a photograph of the thief as he tries to regain them. "Colonel Heeza Liar at the Bat." (Pathe. Split reel.) — This is one of the most delightful of the cartoon series yet issued. The colonel dominates the ball park, throwing remarkable curves, intimidating umpires, and knocking the ball finally into the mouth of a pelican, which holds it while the colonel makes as many home runs as he pleases. On the same reel is the sixth part of the ' Intimate Study of Birds," this one being devoted to the carrier pigeon. "Neal of the Navy. Chapter 1." (Panama.) Reviewed in issue of August 28. "A Merry Chase." (Starlight.) — A real active comedy, in which Heinie and Louie rescue an heiress from her burning home, and as a reward Heine gets a job as janitor. Heinie is a glorious failure at any kind of work, and this, with Louie's experience with confidence gentry, creates a number of laughable situations. Pathe News, No. 66." (Pathe.) — Women archers m tournament at Chicago; 175,000 gallons of oil go up in a great fire at Whiting, Ind. ; R Norns Williams defeats Karl Behr at lawn tennisGeneral Villa and George L. Crothers call on General H. L. Scott, U. S. A., at El Paso; western Pennsylvania firemen on parade at convention • raising the hull of the ill-fated Eastland in Chi??rgo, .River ! exciting motor boat races at Port Washington, L. I.; Roy Repp does "stunts" with his bucking auto at Pittsburgh ; Pathe Paris rashions, in colors. "Pathe News, No. 67." (Pathe.)— Scenes following the lynching of Leo Frank in Georgia; steamship Arabic leaving New York on her last voyage to England; Mexican Indians at El Paso celebrate the feast of their patron saint; the only baby zebra ever born in the New York zoo; recruiting scenes at Manchester, England; firing the great disappearing coast defense guns at San Francisco; animated cartoon by W C Morris. The Fallen Standard." (Balboa. Two reels.) — This is an interesting and well-told story of a young man whose puritanical standards and devotion to the virtue of his ancestors led him to cast off the girl of his real choice and marry another, who proves later to be the real sinner. In the beginning the girl goes to the city to try literature, and is successful. She returns, bringing with her a baby, which she adopted after it was left beside her on a park bench. The young man insists on misunderstanding, casts off the girl, and marries another. Fifteen years later the adopted son is shot while robbing a bank, and the puritan's wife recognizes him as her son. She tells her husband the story of her betrayal, and in a fury he throws her violently to a sofa and kills her. The boy also dies. "The Galloper." (Pathe.) Five reels.) — Reviewed elsewhere in this issue. "Picturesque Java, and in Dahomey." (Pathe. Split reel.) — Here is a most picturesque collection of scenes from little known corners of the world. The photography is of high character, and the scenes chosen with a great artistic sense, resulting in a charming and educational film. UNIVERSAL PROGRAM "Animated Weekly, No. 181." (Wed., Aug. 25.) — A view of the two-mile bridge, which structure will link Long Island to New York City; sailors from the North Dakota and Minnesota, marching at the San Diego Fair; testing a new mail express device; Art Smith flying at the fair and numerous other items of interest.