Motography (Oct-Dec 1916)

October 21, 1916. MOTOGRAPHY 951 Brief Stories of the Weeks Film Releases Vogue-Mutual funny ones. At the left. "Ducking a Discord;" at the right. ■■Her Painted Pedigree;" in the renter, no play at all, just Ben Turpin and Paddy McQuire in a very serums pose. . The White Rose of the Wilds — Biograph— October 16. — Featuring Blance Sweet and Wilfred Lucas. An unsuccessful old gold-miner is stricken down and dies, leaving three young children to take care of themselves. They are a boy of seventeen, a girl of sixteen, and a girl of eleven. The boy, inheriting his father's determination, insists that they remain, for he is sure there is gold to be found. Later his efforts are rewarded, and he rushes off to the agent to file his claim. While he is away a trio of thugs break into the cabin, but the pure, innocent girl so impresses one of them that he drives the other two off. To him she is as a white, unsullied rose blooming here in the wilderness. Her clear eye of innocence awakens his better self and he goes, asking if he may return when he has proved himself worthy. Onlv a Rose — (Three Reels) — Sei.ig— October 16. — Featuring Robyn Adair and Virginia Kirtley. A review will appear in next issue. Classmates — Biograph — October 17. — Featuring Henry B. Walthal. Marshall Neilan and Blanche Sweet. Bert Stafford is in love with his mother's ward, Sylvia Randolph, but site favors Duncan Irving, the son of Old living, the storekeeper, who is a drunkard. Duncan passes his entrance examinations for West Point and his father resolves to stop drinking, which he realizes might disgrace his son. When Mrs. Stafford hears of Duncan's promotion al West Point and sends Bert there. A year later the cadets are shown preparing for their dance and Bert resents being compelled to take orders from Duncan or Duncan's friend, Dumble. The night of the dance Bert becomes furious when he sees Sylvia talking with Duncan and bent on revenge he gets old Duncan drunk in order to humiliate Duncan. Bert insults Duncan and he knocks Bert down. Duncan and his friends are suspended, but later are reinstated when facts become known, and Sylvia marries Duncan. The Fable of the Kittenish Superanns and the World-Weary Snipes — (Two Reels) — Essanay — October 17. — A George Ade comedy. A reviewappears elsewhere in tlvs issue. Dreamy Dud in the African War Zone — Essanay — October IS. — Th's is another split reel in which Cartoonist Carlson has worked out his humorous incidents by combining, through excellent double exposure his human figures with his well-known pen and ink characters, Dreamy Dud. Dunk (Harry Dunkinson) and the dog put out to sea. The captain orders the cook to quit boiling cabbage. The cook produces an alibi and Dunk's cigar is found to be the offensive smell. Before the captain can finish his argument a battleship opens fire on them, the gunners having orders to get the fat fellow. Dud and the dog delight in Dunk's dodging of fourteen-inch shells. Then a gigantic whale lifts the three off the boat and sends them whirling into space, Dud coming down right through a newspaper in which a cannibal chieftain is reading the latest movie news. "Snoila oicture Hank Walthall," says the chief angrily. Dud is chased over the desert and caught, but the chief's daughter pleads for his life. He awakes to find the colored washerwoman telling him to get up. while Dunk and the dog laugh. Five hundred feet of scenic share the reel. Marooned — (Three Reels) — Essanay — October 21. — Featuring Edward Arnold and Alice Mc Chesney". Nina Holliday gets a chance to experience the unconventional situations she puts in her novels. She goes on a yacht cruise with Rupert Elliot, millionaire. Under the influence of drink Elliot makes bold advances and John Prentiss, a sailor, saves her. The yacht catches afire and Prentiss, plunging overboard to rescue the girl, finally gets her ashore on a rocky island. Unknown to them, the others of the party are saved. They write their names and the location of the isle on a piece of paper and place it in a bottle, casting it out to sea. Weeks pass anil the strong John Prentiss finds himself in love with the girl. She. also, begins to love the stalwart seaman. Capt. Bruce of Elliot'- yacht discovers the bottle in the hands of fishermen and a relief expedition is started. Prentiss is not to be found when the yacht reaches the island. Elliot refuses to recognize the simple marriage contract which the girl tells him exists between herself and the sailor. He takes her aboard the yacht. Under cover of darkness as the yacht prepares to steam away the girl leaps over the side and swims backto her husband. An Eventful Evening — Sei \c. — October 21.— Featuring Tom Mix and Victoria Forde. Jack Winton arrives at Jim Mathew's ranch to carry out i schedule by which he is to fall in love with Betty Mathews. Instead he is attracted by Betty's sister, Marion, who does all the work while Betty pla> lady in the parlor. Later, Betty overhears Jack and Marion planning to elope "at midnight. Betty takes the place of Marion, much to the disgust of Jack when he discovers he has a different girl. Jim Mathews, the father, discovers that Jack and Betty are missing. He goes in pursuit and finds Betty crying at the locality where Jack had deserted her in his return to the ranch for Marion. Mathews .uid Betty then go in search of Jack and Marion, but the two elopers are already married when they are overtaken. The Franchise — (Two Reels) — American — Octobei) 16. — Featuring Ed Coxen and Winnifred Greenwood. A review appears elsewhere in this issue. The Law of Nature — Mutuai — (Two Reels) — October 17. — Featuring Edwin August. Ernest Morton's wife Helen does not wish any children. After learning that the great wish of his life is not to be fulfilled and discovering his wife in the arms of another man, Morton gets a divorce. He later marries again and a child is born to his second wife. Helen, his first wife, is neglected by the man she gave up for Morton and also gives birth to a child. She takes the child to the home of Morton and leaves it with a note asking that he keep the baby. She returns to her home to die unknown and alone and Morton's wife takes the motherless babe to her breast. Looking Westward — (Two Reels) — Gaumont — October 19. — Featuring George Larkin and Mabel Van Buren. Justice Brown refuses to allow his daughter, Prudence, to marry Elisha Graham, a poor young farmer, and on this account she leaves home "and later is adopted by a famous singer. After the Civil War Prudence is known as Mile. Levain, the prima donna, and she writes to the postmaster of her former home and is told that Elisha was killed in battle, But Elisha recovers, and after a vain search for Prudence he surrenders to the charms of another girl. Many years later, after achieving fame and fortune on the operatic stage, Mile. Levain retires and returns to her old home. Elisha gives his farm and pension money to his son and daughter-in-law . and becomes an inmate of the soldiers' home. He and Prudence meet and decide it is not too late to consummate their romance. The Deacon's Widow — Cub — October 21. — Featuring Billy Rhodes. Deacon Squibbs is informed by the family lawyer that his brother's will is to be read in the presence of his nephew, Jimmie, and himself. The will states that Jimmie is to weil before he reaches the age of twenty-four years and thac his uncle is to be the sole judge of the woman selected. Jimmie is interested in a widow and the Deacon, upon seeing her picture, is infatuated. He calls on the girl and tells her that according to the rules of the church a widow cannot marry a man under forty years of age and that he himself is a likely candidate for her hand. The widow agrees to become engaged to the Deacon and all of the town is surprised, and Jimmy in particular. Later the townspeople give a lawn social and the Deacon's widow dances an oriental dance that causes the Deacon to oflfer Jimmie live thousand dollars to marry her and lake her out of town. Jimmie accepts the check and then informs his uncle that they were married the day before. That Dog Gone Baby — Cub — October 21. — Featuring Xeal Burns, Betty Compson, Stella Adams and Harry Ratenberry. Young Mr. and Mrs. Parker are presented with a poodle dog-and as it is well bred and expensive they lavish much attention on it. Mrs. Parker's' mother on her return from Europe hears that Snooky, the dearest darling in the world, has arrived at the Parker home. Mother imagines that the baby is of the human species and straightway she and father go out shopping for the infant and then go to call on their daughter. Upon their arrival they learn from the maid that the Parkers are out taking their darling for an airing. They lay the baby clothes out on the bed and then sally forth to buy more. The maid, realizing the mistake, rushes to the Parkers and they manage after much trouble to "borrow" the infant of the photographer's wife. Meanwhile mother has arranged with the photographer to come to the house to take a picture of the infant and when he arrives he recognizes the baby as his own. Explanations are made and as the picture fades we see a smile on mother's face as the daughter whispers to her of a coming arrival. He Wouldn't Tip— Cub— October 21.— Featuring Neal Burns and Betty Compson. Amos Fipp meets the pippin who persuades him to go to the meeting of the anti-tipping society. He is made president of the society and comes out wearing a badge reading "I Don't Tip." He has a terrible time in the barber chair, barely escaping with his life. He then goes to the restaurant where the waiters refuse to wait on him. After many troubles Amos writes Bettv telling her he will be up to see her immediately. After a heated argument over the ownership of a cat, which Betty wants, Amos and Betty are happily reunited. Her Painted Pedigree — (Two Reels) — Vogue — October 22. — Featuring Gypsy Abbott, Arthur Moon and Paddy McQuire. Star-Eyes, an educated American Indian pr'neess, is loved by Grey Wolf, who occupies a similar position. Star-Eyes meets Lord Harrv and they fall in love with each other and shortly after they are married and sail