Moving Picture Weekly (1915-1920)

36 THE MOVING PICTURE WEEKLY Stories of the One Reel Photoplays "WAS SHE A VAMPmE?" Powers Drama — Released July 10. Story hy Geo. E. Hall. Scenario by H. G. Staford. Produced hy Al. Hale. CAST. Jim Rayhurn T. D. Crittenden Enid Edna Maiaon Henry Desmond Ed. J. Peel Alfred Desmond Alan Forest Richard Desmond Richard Morris Henry Desmond is a self-constituted guardian of his younger brother, Mfred. Alfred goes to the city to carry on his legal studios. He is put under the care of a wealthy old bachelor, Spencer. Enid returns from a convent. She is an innocent girl, unspotted by the world, and is horrified to see that her father keeps a gambling house for a few select patrons. Old Spenser, seeing the boy remain out late, follows him and sees he is a gambler. He misses him in the gambling rooms and searches for him. Then he hears his voice and, pulling the curtain of an ante-room aside, he sees Alfred speaking fondly to a young woman. He sees she is Enid, the' daughter of the proprietor. Old Spenser thinks Enid is a handsome siren who is bent on leading the boy to his ruin. He tears the curtain aside and denounces her. She indignantly and tearfully denies his charges which defame her character. Then the fiery old man demands that Alfred shall return home with him. Alfred refuses and the old man leaves after a parting warning to him. The girl's pride is aroused and she refuses to see Alfred again. He is a great deal shaken by his losses, the girl's announcement that she will never see him again and the cutting off of his money, for old Spenser refuses to give him another penny, and the foolish boy disappears. He is found dead and ou him a letter sayinj? he has ended all becmise the gambler's daughter refuses to marry him. Enid goes to the country and changes her name. She has never loved Alfred nor even encouraged him. Henry, the elder brother, hates this girl with a dimib unreasoning hatred and hires a clever detective to trail her. In the country where he goes for a fishing and hunting trip and to forget the death of the foolish young brother whom he loved he meets her under her assumed name. She does not connect him with the dead youth for the latter also used an assumed name. They love and become pngnged. The old b.tohelor. brimming over with love for Henry and cheerfulness at the thousrht of his wedding, arrives and is horrified to see that his fiance is the gambler's daughter. He reproaches her with crushing indignation, but is won over by her mental prostration and appeal and finally believes that she was not guilty, but begs her to tell Henry all. She refuses because she fears the consequences. The old man is won by her and keeps the secret. They are married and as soon as the ceremony is over the hired detective appears and tells Henry his wife is the vampire woman they have been seeking. Enraged at what he considers either the man's lie or stupidity, Henry is about to seek her out and denounce her when she appears and denounces herself. Henry is heartbroken and would drive her from him, but is won by her emotional appeal and takes her to his heart, while old Spenser, the bachelor, grins his approval. UNIVERSAL ANIMATED \»^EKLY NO. 173. Released June 30, 1915. Shriners at Drill. — Mystic Order of Veiled Prophets holds national convention.— Buffalo, y. Y. Lipton Cup Winner. — Sloop "Westward" takes trophy in her first race. — San Francisco Bay, Cal. Neic York's "Finest." — Crowds thrilled by daring stunts of mounted police to raise money for Hero Fund. — Qravesend Track, L. I. Atlantic City Pageant. — Naval celebration of elaborate character is feature of carnival at famous summer resort.— Atlantic City, 7v. J. Busy Bees. — Swarm of honey producers so tame they can be handled fearlessly by child. — Los Atigeles, Cal. First Race on Speedtcay. — Noted auto drivers in thrilling .500-mile race. — Chicago, III. Looping-the-Loop. — World-famous aviator. Niles, performs dangerous tactics in the clouds. — Columbus, Ohio. Battle of the Hose. — Rival firemen bombard each other with harmless volleys at State Fire Tournament. — Sapulpa. Okla. 250th Birthday Celebration. — Thousands cheer as city's new official flag, presented by Amsterdam, Holland, is unfurled at city Hall. New York City. Sul)-Titlc.—A. Van de Sande Bakhuyzeu, Consul-General of the Netherlands, presents flag to iMayor Mitchel. Suh-Titlc. — Governor Whitman. Yale-Harvard Regatta. — Yale's powerful crew wins great victory over Harvard in annual four-mile contest on the Thames. — yew London. Conn. Daring Air Raid. — Enemy's powerful bombs cause much damage in streets of Paris. France. Great Italian Demonstration. — Tremendous ovations are given ambassador by Italian enthusiasts upon news of their country's entrance ' into the war. — London. England. Cartoons by the world-famous caricaturist, Hy. Mayer, of Puck. "WHEN THEIR DADS FELL OUT." Nestor Comedy — Released July 6. Scenario by Al. E. Christie. Produced by Horace Davey. CAST. The Boy Jack Connolly His Father Ous Alexander The Girl BilUe Rhodes Her Father Harry Rattenberry The small father of the great big boy and the large father of the little girl are bosom companions and neighbors. Both are interested in farming. It is the heartfelt desire of both dads to have the boy and girl marry and thus further bind the families together. One day while the two old men are talking over their respective crops, they have a falling out and, as is usual with old people, both think they are the injured party. They refuse to speak to each other and order their respective offsprings to have nothing to do with the other family. This break in the friendly relations came at the wrong time for the boy and the girl for they had just about completed arrangements to be joined in the holy and indissoluble bonds of matrimony. Thej' sneak off on every occasion to see each other and in these clandestine meetings finally decide to elope in spite of their dads. The boy's father orders him to hitch up the buckboard, next day, as he intends to take a trip to town. The boy has made all his arrangements and. instead of coming back for the old man, hurries to the girl's house. The girl, too, is ready when he arrives and they set out for the station. The boy's father misses him and, in searching for him, sees his son and the girl in the buckboard speeding for the station. The girl's father has seen her departure and, getting his rig, sets out in pursuit. He meets his "enemy" and thpy join forces to catch the culprit*. They have a merry chase. The elopers see they are about to be overtaken and catch a handcar at the track nearby. By a flying leap from the car they catch the outgoing train and laugh in glee at the discomfiture of their dads. But the old men are not out of the running. They take the handcar and, although the big dad almost breaks his neck pulling with the little dad on the other end, they make good speed. Luckily they manage to get an auto and the chances of -catching the pair seem better. The boy makes a search of the train and digs up a minister who reluctantly agrees to marry them. All go out on the observation platform and the ceremony is performed in sight of the old couple who are frantically trying to catch up. At the next station the irate fathers arrive too late to take the couple to account for they are now man and wife, so they decide to make the best of the bargain.