Motography (Jul-Sep 1916)

794 MOTOGRAPHY Vol. XVI, No. 14. Brief Stories of the Week's Film Releases The Sunbeam -Bioi.kapii Re-issue — SEPTEMBER Featuring Inez Seabury, Claire McDowell, Kate Bruce and Dell Henderson. The little one i playing with her doll while her mother lies ~ick. The poor woman dies, and the child, thinking her asleep, goes downstairs in search of a playmate. First she visits an austere old maid, and by her artlessness soon melts her coldness. \c\t she goes across the hallway to a crabbed • ild bachelor and affects him the same way. The old maid misses one of her hair puffs and goes after the child, thinking she took it. While she is in the bachelor's room talking to the child, several tenement house youngsters steal a "scarlet fever" notice and stick it on the bachelor's door. This quarantines the three until the Health Officer appears and releases them. They then take the child to find its mamma and are horrified at finding her dead. As each wants the child they end the argument most logically — a wedding results. The Power of the Cross — (Three Reels)— Selig — September 25. — Featuring Virginia Kirtley and Robyn Adair. Madge Johnson, a beautiful OUng stenographer, is loved by Francis Randall, but she marries her employer, Horace Anderson. Francis joins the Salvation Army and rapidly rises in the ranks until he becomes an official and has charge of the meetings in the Salvation Army barracks. Madge's married life is not happy, as she does not love her husband. Some time later her husband dies of heart failure and then it is that Madge resolves to seek Randall, the only man she has ever loved. When i hey meet face to face, Madge tells him of the mistake she has made and that she appreciated thai love is more than all the riches in the world, but Randall tells her it is too late, as he has sacrificed all worldly thoughts in order to work for the Master. The Wedding Gown— (Two Reels) — Biograph SEPTEMBER 26. — Featuring Gertrude Robinson, Marshall Ncilan and H. S. Mack. May Belle receives a letter from her wealthy aunt asking her to come to the city and live with her. She lakes leave of her sweetheart, Billy, and her mother and goes to her aunt's. Her aunt introduces her into society and later introduces her to the son of her most particular friend and implies that it is her duly to marry this man. May Belle, realizing all that her aunt has done for her mother when her father died, consents and writes her mother to the effect. Billy, when he learns of her coming marriage, holds to his post and even agrees to be messenger and bring mother's wedding gown to May Belle. May Belle is enjoying the new trousseau that her aunt has given her when Billy arrives with her mothdress. Her aunt's friends make fun of the dress, but when May Belle shows them her letter they retired in shame. That night she leaves her aunt's home and returns to the little farm house where Hilly and mother are waiting by the fit esidi . Peter, the Hermit — (Two Reels) — Essanay— i iikh 26. -Featuring John Junior, Nell Craig and Harry Dunkinson. Peter Dudley, a young assistant professor, nearly wrecks his health by writing a book on ants in addition to his other duties. His physician tells him he has three months to live, so Peter takes to the open road and falls in with Easy Ed, master hobo. In a colony of tramps lie becomes the mentor for the crew, Vivian Palmer, tired of her social program, mak< *. a trip with her father to his lumber camp. Peter rescues her from the lake as a matter of course and pays no further attention to her. Then he gets all the hoboes to work in the lumber camp and becomes camp boss. He makes no secret of his identity and when the girl reads in a newspaper that a book on ants written by a missing scientist has created a sensation she recognizes the writer as the young camp boss. Peter, who has forgotten all about dying in his new atmosphere, returns to collect royalties and resume teaching with his bride as one of his most earnest students. The Reformers — Vim — Skptember 2S. — Featurinb Babe Hardy and Billy Ruge. The fact that an unfortunate member of the canine race possesses a rather lurid appellation should not necessarily mean that the free passage of his breath ought to be prevented by means of a piece of hemp. Plump and Runt were jail birds — thieves from the day they first stole a mouthful of air. A religious revival hits some buried chord in their beings and they reform in so much as they get jobs as butler and chef. The same household shelters a wayward son, who is being bled by a woman of the world. To meet his demand for money his sister steals her friends' money and jewels, the blame falling upon our (this time innocent) heroes. How they emerge from the clouds of suspicion and finally bring the real culprits to justice is graphically told in the picture for the closing scenes show them, covered with virtuous indignation, vegetables and a few clothes, enthroned among the household gods. Dreamy Dud Has a Laugh on the Boss — Essanay — Septemeeh 27. — Cartoonist Carlson goes to sleep at his drawing board as soon as he has sketched his familiar figures of Dreamy Dud and his dog Wag. Catching their boss asleep these two mischievous youngsters leap off the board and are off for some fun. They get into an apple orchard. The farmer — Harry Dunkinson — is reading a "Diamond Dick" between blood-curdling interruptions by his parrot. He spies the trespassers and with a blunderbuss fires at them. They retaliate so rapidly with apples that he shakes off the mortal coil and becomes an angel. What matter if his garb is a sheet and his wings merely panama fans? Ascending, he reaches the moon and a wing breaks. A sign tells him it is only 983,000.000 miles to heaven, so he is discouraged. Spying Dreamy Dud in the orchard he hurls a boot at him from the moon. He topples out of the tree. Carlson wakes up on the floor where he has fallen, to find Dreamy Dud, Wag, ami Farmer Dunkinson all laughing at him. It was his own dream. Artistic Atmosphere — Vim — September 27. — Featuring Harry Meyers and Rosemary Theby. Wifie reads that every woman must create an artistic atmosphere in her home to avoid becoming old. She thinks she already shows signs of wear and takes up painting. She decorates hubby's collars with her landscapes, causing him to become the laughing-stock of the men in the office. Hoping that a baby will cure her mania for painting, hubby adopts one. but she tells him babies are not in her line. Hi leaves the baby on a rich man's doorstep, but a copper sees him and he has to take the baby home. He puts it to sleep and then goes out to look for work. When be returns home he sees the painting outtil Hying out of the window and later learns that wine has discovered a miniature Caruso in the person of the baby and he is overjoyed to bear that wifie intends to find her "artistic atmosphere" cultivating the baby's voice. For the Governor's Chair — (Three Reels) — Knickerboi kek — September 29.— Dying, Tobias Meeker, an accountant who has been in the employ of the state for years, is forced by Henrj Croft, Governor of the State, to sign a fake confession that Malcolm Rush, Croft's opponent for governor, tried to bribe Meeker to change state records, and Ralston, his secretary, signs the confession as witness. Arline, Meeker's daughter, overhears the plot and she tells Sanger, star reporter of "The Globe" and her sweetheart, of the scheme, who warns his friend Rush of the conspiracy. That night, a man whose face is concealed, enters the governor's office and secures the confession and as he is leaving he is seen by the night watchman, who gives chase. The man drops a glove and it is picked up by the watchman. The watchman forgets the incident, although he keeps the glove, which shows the initials "M. R." within the wrist. Ralston is arrested as the guilty party when the confession cannot be found, but later everything is straightened out and Rush is elected governor, while Croft is arrested on charge of conspiracy. Tangled Hearts — Vim — September 29. — Featuring Robert Burns and Walter Stull. Pokes, a supposed nervous wreck, is sent by his wife to a hotel in the country that he may enjoy a wellearned rest. However, instead of resting, Pokes begins to flirt desperately with the wives of Jabbs and Newlywed. Both husbands are incensed at Pokes' conduct and finally their patience is exhausted, so they agree that Pokes must be taught not to flirt so promiscuously. Jabbs' wife, overhearing her husband's plan to punch Pokes, tries to warn the latter to escape, but when her husband discovers her in Pokes' room he is infuriated and refuses to listen to her explanations. In the fight that follows Pokes defeats both Jabbs and Newlywed, but when his wife suddenly appears at the hotel, he seeks refuge in flight. He escapes from the hotel via the telegraph wire, but slips and falls into the well, out of which he is dragged in a half-drowned condition, but upon his recovering consciousness, rather than face his irate spouse, he again falls to the bottom and rises no more. Twin Fates — (.Three Reels) — Essanay — September 30. — Featuring Marguerite Clayton, Sydney Ainsworth and Edmund F. Cobb. A review appears elsewhere in this issue. The Raiders — Selig — September 30. — Featuring Tom Mix and Victoria Forde. Tom Gardner, a Texas ranger, while riding the border looking for raiders, visits his sweetheart, Vicky, who is just leaving with her father, Jim Nelson, for town. Ramero, leader of Mexican outlaws, sees Tom. and vows to "get" him if possible. Later, Ramero and his band give chase to Nelson and his daughter, who are returning home with their supplies. Xelson is killed during an exchange of snots. Tom hears the shots and goes to the rescue, arriving just in time to save Vicky. Ramero escapes. Tom and Vicky pursue him, and later he falls dead before Tom's well directed shot. Then it is that Vicky consents to become Tom's new deputy for life. The Mud Cure — Kalem — September 19. — Featuring Lloyd V. Hamilton and Bud Duncan. Poor Bud has a toothache and Ham brings him to Doc. Pullem to have the offending molar extracted. The dentist's pretty daughter aids him in administering the gas hut as she is busy flirting with Ham she bungles the job — and what a dream follows for Hud. He finds Ham and himself the attendants at a mud bath health resort wdiere Doc Pullem and his daughter come for treatments. The things that happen then would make any Welsh rarebit dream seem a sweet lullaby. The Gun Runners — Kalen September 20. — Featuring Marin Sais and True Boardman. Bar "Tlir Deacon's Card." mi the Irfl. "Paste and Politics" and "Poultry, a lii Mode." arc brand new Mutual comedies.