Motography (Jan-Mar 1916)

January 15, 1916. MOTOGRAPHY Brief Stories of the Week's Film Releases ^ General Program The Wanderers— (Three Reels)— V] January 1.— l'catuiaim William Duncan Holt and Mary Ruby. Clem, the bis and fal s in love with Kate Brnv, n, the age i schoolte acher. Howe er, he ■hears mtly endeai . shi Land 5 he m kes the acqu e of Roy, ellov / he sa w talking to 1 II, hut does -ecognize hin i. Later Cler Roy tllfl.lM Roy ends for his and u, Ch nd delight sh es to be Irov n, his former sweetheart. jprints found on the dead man's body vith the thumbprints of the man Irene and fallen in love with and Ransford the evidence and D'Arclay is arrested Wife Kne7.— Featurin ■. and Mrs. ind Mrs. Sidney Drew s, who think that they iok. Finally they dist quality in Tillie and ; to dine with them. When Holligan and Dolligan Ran for Maj -Janu, Hiyii and Nitra Frazer. The wives of Holli Dolligan are friends until the two men are nominated for mayor by different parties and then a feud is under way. Dolligan has his son, Jack, put a package of sneeze powder into Holligan's handkerchief the night the two rival candidates are to speak. The meeting breaks up in hilarious disorder and the upshot of the whole affair is thai neither gets elected. The Little Trespasser— Vitagraph — January 3. — Featuring Jewel Hunt and James X ' Lillie's parents are caretakers of the adjoining Mr. Montgomery's estate, w The Devil-in-Chief -(Three Re ELS) — Selig— JANUA RY 1( tale of arelu t, who, e he s betrayec to the j-.lice by a He k lis In ,-, helpless anr later alone, dese t island, inds a little girl , whe plans tc kill she has i. She escuec by a naval office and the finds too 1 he lov . d ra :her than ends life by leap , HIT i.n o the Tyrone the ai A ful revi ew appear. on an ther page G. C. 'S A Crippl i Creek C inderella — Vn AGR\P H— JAN 10 — Featuring William Dt Alfred Yosln rgh a nd a stron (Personalh progra A strange r enters the mimn g town and Dick (ind t. He shake and inci dental v falls i >ve witl the gi rl, hi that ,lu if the ance hall He :s filled v vith mise ry, but late all enc s happily. Whe n Lin Carr e Home — Vita —January 10. — Featuring Ian Weyman, lo well of his° Dlind m othei see he r, but a er than iloon and ir a light illed The man who had killed hi n flees nto the Wey by Lin's , rot he. Cha die. Mrs. Wcvni for ward an I c hai see his mother 3p the m unlerer ot he r youngest horn i i a fond em brace a ,1 the tranger, warned :althy bachelor. Cobbs, the gardener, trie in to keep the girl away from Montgom tate and Jack, the owner's nephew, arrive: istead he falls in lov e with her nele as th larry and the old ma n gladly gi nd blessing. Who Killed Joe Merrion— (Four Reels) — Vitagraph— January 3.— Featuring Toseph Kilgour, S. Rankin Drew, Betty Gray and a strong cast. James, the scapegoat son of Sir Philip Randall, Judge of the King's bench, is banished from home by his father. Vivienne Stevens. ward of the Randalls, is secretly in love with the exiled son and rejects William Rufford, the County Squire and her father's choice for her suitor. A year later Joe Merrion, a bookmaker, is found dead and Rufford is accused of killing him and is sentenced to life imprisonment. Meanwhile the judge discovers that his son is the murderer of Joe Merrion and that same day Rufford escapes and the judge writes a confession to the authorities. Jimmie confesses the whole truth, revealing that the killing was an accident and Rufford, finding the letter the judge has written, is stricken with remorse, burns the letter and gives himself up to the authorities, while Jimmie and Vivienne go away to start life Tried for His Own Murder— (Three Vitagraph — January 8. — Featuring Mat tello, Leah Baird and Van Dyke Brook and Mrs. P antomas suggests tha t Paul take the cook to din ner. A couple of fellow club mem bers see hi m with the unknow l and are filled . Mrs. Pantomas en le fun, and after ma ay complications and a big 1 ugh all is explained. In the Aisles of the Wild— B ograph Reissue —January ill Heal urine; Hem > 1 i ■ il la Harrv Care ., Lillian Gish and Claire McDowell. The Wild-Lily and her dark si ster live in the forest with their lather. Through a misunder standing th Wild Lily is left tc mourn her lost love, who \ reds her sister and takes her away. Later the wife flees with her ausband's friend and they ar e killed by Indians. After the death of his wife the hunter returns t 5 seek the Wild Lily, who h as always loved him. The City of Failing Lights — jary 10. — Featuring (Four Reels) — Lubjn— Jan Herbert Fortier and Octavia Handworth in the story of one John Gray, head of the Consolidated Lighting Com pany, whose brother David, who is his double in appearance, but loving, kind and care free, is the means of s aving a baby's life and effecting a l between his brothe r, John, and his wife. For this issue. a longer review see another Page^ of with a smile on her lips. Angels Unawares— (Two Reels)— Essanay— January 11.— Featuring Ruth Stonehouse and Edmund F. Cobb in a pretty little story of Freckles, a street waif, who becomes the friend and companion of Grace Wade, a cripple girl. Later Freckles is placed in a reform school, but escapes and Grace pleads with her brother to allow Freckles to stay with them-, and her request is granted. For a longer review see another page of this issue. Guardian Angels — Kalem — Tanuary 11. — Featuring Bud Duncan, Jack Mac'Dermott and Ethel Teare. Bud and his pal are hired to care for Doughbags a old ir jobs end i: !T"vhir ind finish. Gardner, with her invalid father, has in Ransford, a man of the world, a great friend. Tohn D'Arcley comes to the woods and meets Irene, falls in love with her and they are married. He takes her back to the city and an operation is performed which promises to restore her sight. She regains her sight and later, looking for her husband, she mistakes Ransford for him and joyously runs into his arms. D'Arclay sees this and goes away. At the river's edge he finds a suicide and changes identities with him and bodywhen found is supposed to be D'Arclay. Later Lost Bracelet — Lubin — January 10. — ng Francelia Billington and Donald BranJohn Lawrence, a retired banker, and his daughter Opal, delight in fmmbling Jane, a poor relation and orphan, whose position in the household is that of a servant. Opal suggests an auto ride with Jerrold Arnold, a guest, and Jane is grudgingly taken along. Opal loses a '" found by Happy Bob Warid accuses Jane, but Happy he returns the bracelet. He rith them and later discovers of robbing Mr. Lawrence's rers that he is the man who fe and he is ready to strangle vhen Jane stops him, and he allows the :ake its course and Opal returns home father, she having been induced by Jerroia to elope with him. A Bath Tub Mystery — Lubin — January 10. — Featuring Dave Don and Florence Williams. Barnabee buys a boat and when he returns home his wife orders it out of the house. He refuses and takes the goat into the bed-room, where his wife follows him and the quarrel is continued. Accidentally he pushes her into the bath tub and Nora decides to give Barnabee a scare and feigns drowning. He goes to the bath room and seeing Nora thinks she is dead. He goes to a distant town and after six months he learns from a friend looking for Featur saves the girl when JerroW^n "the" act' safe. He also disco robbed him of his w: Jerrold when Jane , law to take its col ■.villi her The Old Watchman— (Two Reels)— Lubin— January 11. — Featuring Melvin Mayo, Helen Eddy, L. C. Shumway. Robert Gray and George Routh. Old Tim Carrigan. who has been watchman for forty years of the Morton factory, is discharged by Bowen, the manager, when he pleads for the workmen when their wages are cut. Bowen has been stealing from the cash and when Donald Morton sends for an accountant he resolves to rob the safe and make a getaway that night. Tim's mind has been shattered because of his grand-daughter's death, and unable to overcome the habit of forty years, is again on duty that night and engages in a struggle with Bowen, whom he has seen robbing the safe. Tim is fatally wounded and Bowen is captured by the police. The War of Wealth— (Three Reels)— Biograph— Tanuary 12.— Featuring Linda Arvidson. Violet Reid and Charles Perley. This drama centers about the love of a financier for a girl, who has been betrayed by his partner. Driven to desperation by financial losses the partner plans to rob the bank. After the looting there is a run on the bank, which is finally save J by the arrival of money from Philadelphia. The Fable of Two Philanthropic Sons — Essanay —January 12.— Featuring Charles T. Stone and Harry Dunkinson. Ezra and Bill sallied forth ■ from a straggling village in search of the uncertain female known as Dame Fortune. They found her, and accumulated dough in bundles and bales and stacks. The walking vegetables back in the stockade heard that Ezra and Bill were batting above 400 and hoped they were getting it honestly. Ezra wanted to be remembered in his : bottom i arranged i for inths. He ! home, erything is explained and all ends happil, fifty „ . not as a guy that dealt fro deck, so he built a library that ( bucks. The general criticis: blasted thing looked like a wrong, and nobody didn't how. Bill floated into town one day. He called the boys around the cracker box and bought the cigars. He was escorted to the train and hailed as a prince. Moral: In scattering seeds of kindness, do it by hand and not by machinery.