Motography (Jan-Jun 1915)

854 MOTOGRAPHY Vol. XIII, No. 21. When Brains Are Needed — (Two Reels) — Big U — May 16. — Tom is discharged from the detective force on account of his age. His granddaughter, Agnes, obtains a position with the heiress, Marion, whose fiancee, Henry, gives her a beautiful necklace. That night the orang-outang escapes, enters Marian's room and'takes the necklace. Agnes is accused of the theft and arrested. Tom begs to see the room, finds the orangoutang's hand-print and follows the clew to a den of crooks, where the necklace is taken for disposal. He clears the name of Agnes, and is returned to his desk at headquarters, where brains are needed. Fate's Alibi — Laemmle — May 16. — Ruth Hope, a cartoonist, sees fine material for a cartoon in the person of Daggett, a down-and-outer, who sits next her in the street-car. Arising, Ruth drops her purse. Daggett keeps it and with the money purchases new clothes, and thereafter becomes successful. Ruth, indignant, sketches the features of Daggett and gives the cartoon to the police. Daggett, remorseful, writes to the address on the card which the purse contained, and explains why he had not returned the money previously, but does so now. Daggett, is arrested, but Ruth explains away the charge and Daggett accompanies her to her home. Baby — (Two Reels) — Victor — May 17. Harry is so absorbed in his little child ing for a new position. But through it all, Harry is contented and happy. The answer to it all is — baby. Almost at her wits' end, his wife hires a maid to care for the child and keep it from its father. One day the girl calls Harry up at the office, and tells him that he is wanted home by three. Thinking, of course, that she means three o'clock, he explains to the others that his wife is expecting a child, and goes home. There he finds, not one new arrival, but three. The scene fades out with his falling out of the window backwards. A Day at the San Diego Fair — Joker — May 17. — The Shultz family visit the fair and from the moment of their entry, to the final disappearance of "Pa" Shultz into the clouds hanging to the basket of a balloon, all is confusion of domestic entanglements, engendered by the mischievousness of the Shultz kids and the flirtatiousness of "Pa." There are many laughs throughout the film. The Dancer — Gold Seal — (Three Reels) — May 18. — Gerald Temple, to please his dying mother, consents to marry his foster sister, Myrtle, though he really loves Stella, a celebrated dancer. Myrtle was adopted into the Temple family years before, when she was found deserted upon the steps of their mansion at Wilshire. Gerald is unable to control his love for Stella, and, that he forgets about everything else when playing with it. Times without number he does not get downstairs until dinner is cold. More than once Mr. Vale, his employer, warns him that unless he turns over a new leaf and gets to the office in time and tends to his work while he is there, he will be look after a few weeks of married life, he returns to her. Unknown to Gerald, Stella is a mother. She left her babe, when she found herself unable to care for it longer, upon the steps of the Wilshire mansion. Now, her maternal longings return with renewed force, and she engages private detectives to trace her child. Stella and Gerald plan to elope. On the day set for the elopement Stella learns from her detectives that Myrtle, Gerald's wife, is her daughter. The young husband, stunned, on being told by the dancer that she will have nothing more to do with him, returns to his wife. Before leaving to fulfill a London engagement, Stella steals up to one of the windows in the Temple mansion to see again her daughter, whose life she so nearly ruined. The affectionate manner in which Gerald and Myrtle embrace assures her that all differences have been smoothed over. Cleo Madison, Joe King, and Agnes Vernon are among the members of the cast. When Cupid Crosses the Bay — Nestor — May 18.— The boys flirt with Billie, a "peach," on board a ferry boat crossing from Oakland to San Francisco. This arouses father's ire. The boys see Billie again at the Golden Gate Hotel, and one of them makes an appointment with her. She slips away from her sleeping father's side, one of the boys taking her place on the bench. When father awakens, he attempts to have the boys arrested, but when Billie insists that she, too, go to jail, father relents, and forgives the boys. From Italy's Shores — Laemmle — (Two Reels) — May 19. — A real life story of immigrant joys and sorrows. Accidentally separated in a great city, an immigrant girl and her brother both find good friends, and are, finally, happily reunited through the girl's remarkable gift of song. A picture which should meet with popularity everywhere. Love and Sour Notes — L-Ko Comedy — May 19. — Billy, a cornetist and Oscar his rival, who plays a trombone, are suitors for the girl's hand. She prefers Oscar's music and that makes Billy sore. Oscar gets a job as soloist in the village and that is the job that Billyhad been trying to land. The night of the first concert Billy brings a lemon and squeezes it into the trombone. A big row follows, in which Oscar chases Billy onto the roof, the roof caves in and the audience are given a plaster-bath. A Fireside Realization — Rex — May 20. — Richard Thornton is. interested in literature and neglects his frivolous wife. She asks him, one night to take her to the theater but he tells her that he is too busy. She goes into the bedroom and Thornton gets out an old diary, and drawing his chair up before the fireplace begins to read. He falls asleep and has an awful dream, in which he thinks that his wife goes to the theater with a friend of his. Afterward they go to a cafe and the friend persuades his wife to. elope with him. Thornton awakes and rushes into the bedroom, tells his wife to hurry and get dressed, as they are going to the theater, when a friend comes in with three tickets for the theater but Thornton refuses the invitation and takes his wife himself. Courtmartialed — ( Three Reels ) — Imp. — May 21. — Jules, son of General Bleriat, steals valuable papers from his father. He wears a mask. In a scuffle Jules is wounded in the arm. He escapes and exchanges the papers for two bags of gold, with which to pay his gambling debts. Going to the home of Marie, whom he loves, he learns that his rival, Jeffry, is successful. Feigning to attempt suicide with a knife, Jules is rescued by Jeffry, but not until the latter has received a wound corresponding to that on Jules' arm. Jeffry is convicted of stealing the papers on the evidence of the wound. Marie implores Jules to help her save Jeffry. Jules confesses the crime to his mother, who begs the general not to convict him. The general frees Jeffry; Jules is convicted. The general promises his wife he will substitute blanks for cartridges. He does so, thereby making the heart of his wife happy, but feeling that he has betrayed a trust to his country. They Were Heroes — Nestor — May 21. — Mr. Smith invites his man-chum out for his vacation. Mrs. Smith invites her girl-friend. They arrive at different depots before the Smiths reach the stations to meet them and they find their