Motion Picture News (Sept-Oct 1918)

2080 Motion Picture News 6 i THE YELLOW DOG"— JEWEL " Pleasing and Amusing," Says Harrison THIS picture was reviewed on page 1911, the advance section of last week's issue. I wish to state again that this attraction will please not because it is a patriotic subject alone, but also because it contains many of the elements that are necessary in a picture that is expected to do its part towards amusing picturegoers. The energetic nature of young America is set in motion towards foiling the schemes of German propaganda, who always worked in the dark even before our government declared war against Germany. The title is catchy and if the picture is backed up by proper publicity no reason in the world why it shouldn't draw. It is a clean offering. — Released Oct. 15. — Length, 6 reels. — P. S. Harrison. THE CAST " Yellow Dog" speak, he hand "him a card telling that the rumors were all circulated by agents " Nosey" White Antrim Short n'm just w'lat sort °f a sneak he is, at the same who received their pay from the Central Powers. Alexander Cummings. ............. .Frank Clark time demand "How Do You Know?" It will do your heart good to see how Danforth Karl Schneider . Will Machin ^"ne bovs take enthusiastically to the idea and cured its doubters. And just take a tip and see Albert Walker ..................... Arthur Hoyt commence a widespread campaign with the result if you can't work it on the fellow who comes up Jones ! Frank Hayes tnat s00n tne town is purged of " Yellow Dogs." to you and whines: "There was a transport Babbitt ..... ..... . ............ . Frederic Starr ^ut more tnan that. The plan, so humbly be torpedoed last week which we never heard about Kate Cummings. . . . . . . . ........... Clara Horton gun' frustrates a plot to blow up shipyards on in the papers." Get up and tell him that your Mrs. Blakely ....... '. ...... ....Ruby La Fayette tne e,'e °* tne Punching of a fleet of vessels. A Uncle Sam isn't afraid to look disaster square in Torn Blakely.................... Ralph Graves dangerous spy is unmasked and brought to jus the face — if there is one to look at. "The Yel His Sweetheart Lily Clark tice "The Yellow Dog" disappears forever low Dog" will give you the inspiration to help Max Kummich. .'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.Fred Kelsey from Danforth. along the fight at home — with a vengeance. Directed by Colin Campbell, Scenario by Elliott J. Clawson, Story by Henry Irving Dodge. AD TALK CATCH LINES of M^^nXii^ ?„att^«™eh!JKH«nir,SaSnH II is not often that the management of the If there is a Yellow Dog on your block ask him Brothers publlshed ,n book form by Harper and theatre deliberately books a picture " How do you know? " the next time he starts with a " message." Messages, particularly those complaining against the Government. He won't Till? CTrtDV heralded as great moral lessons, are often dis be able to answer you. I tit, S1UK1 tasteful. However, on of The story of " The Yellow Dog " deals with week we will make an exception to the rule. We There won't be any Yellow Dogs in this town present-day social conditions in any average have no hesitation in stepping right out and say after " The Yellow Dog " has been shown. American town — in the picture the town is Dan ing that " The Yellow Dog," our attraction for forth. One of the leading citizens of Danforth those days, is a " message " — moreover, it is a The Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Ani is Albert Walker, a typical American, tolerant of message that every citizen of should mals says not to tie cans to the tails of helpless the average weaknesses of the human race but see and profit by. dogs. But there is one dog you can tie a can utterly disgusted with the lack of patriotism dis AH of which leads up to the fact that " The to any time you want. He's the Yellow Dog. played by so many of his friends of the village. Yellow Dog " is an attack against those Doubt This attitude on the part of the townsfolk takes ing Thomases within the limits of our country Don't forget that the calamity howler within definite shape in the expressions of doubt voiced who go about saying, " Did you hear that there is every bit as harmful as the enemy without, by many of the people, the circulation of foolish are great big casualty lists which are being with Get rid of him. rumcrs regarding our war activities, etc. held? " " We can never get a decision on the But Walker shortly notices that these attacks field in this war," " France and England want to If a Yellow Dog chances to witness " The Yel on the Government are growing into more than make peace but the United States won't let low Dog" he'll come out white. just mere thoughtlessness. He suddenly comes them," and kindred lines. You know this sort to the realization that the Doubting Thomases of a fellow don't you? There are far too many A yellow streak is the meanest thing in the are the direct result of carefully laid German pro of them. Well, in " The Yellow Dog " he gets world. Wipe all of them out. paganda. Thoroughly aroused he denounces all his. the defamers of the United States as " Yellow Mind you, we don't mean that these fellows are You owe it to the United States of America Dogs." To make efficient his plan he organizes traitors — not intentionally so, at any rate. Per to kick every Yellow Dog in the seat of his all the patriotic boys of the neighborhood — there haps they mean well — but they don't know how troubles whenever he starts to yelp, are no " Yellow Pups " — and lectures them one to go about it. Well, a little town called Dan evening on a definitely laid plan of action. He forth rid itself of this bunch of doubters in ship The boys in the trenches have proven there proposes that whenever one of the boys hears a shape, just as soon as it got wise to the fact (Continued on page 2090) THE YELLOW DOG HELP AMERICA GET RID OF THE BEAST HENRY IRVING DODGE'S BIG STORY VIVIDLY DRAMATIZED J0 FROM THE SATURDAY EVENING POST AND HARPER BROS, BOOK Striking 24-Sheet Furnished With " The Yellow Dog " — Other Paper is of Similar " Money-Pulling " Design