Motography (Jul-Dec 1917)

900 MOTOGRAPHY Vol. XVIII, No. 17. Stories of the New Film Releases READY TO CLIP AND USE IN YOUR PROGRAM OR ADVERTISING Blue Bird The Desire of the Moth — (Five Reels) — October 22. — Reviewed in this issue. Butterfly Society's Driftwood — (;Five Reels) — Butterfly— October 22. — Lena Rogers and her sickly brother Paul are suffering from poverty. Paul is wrongfully accused of a petty theft and sent to prison. Lena, knowing the prison life will kill her brother, meets the judge and wins his friendship, hoping to help her brother. The judge is instigating a crooked franchise graft deal and Lena learns of it. She falU in love with the judge's brother and marries him. After exposing the judge she thinks she has lost her husband's love and so leaves him. Paul, just out of prison, finds a note to Lena from the judge, and thinking his sister has turned against him, he goes to the judge's house and kills him. Before the police arrive to take him he dies of a hemorrhage. Lena's sorrow unites her with her husband. "49-17" — (Five Reels) — Reviewed in this issue. Christie Comedies Love and Locksmiths — (One Reel) — Christie October 8. — Betty loves Jay and Jay loves Betty, but Betty's papa does not approve. Unable to keep the lovers apart, he sends Betty to a girls' boarding school, but the resourceful Jay is equal to the occasion. Waylaying a new teacher bound for the school, he takes his clothes and leaves him clad in nothing but a barrel, _ while Jay, disguised with a mustache and_ side whiskers, proceeds to the school and is assigned to teach Betty's class. She is provoked when he orders her to stay after the class is dismissed, but her anger turns to jov when Jay removes nis disguise and reveals his identity. As they are embracing, the janitor opens the class-room door, and runs to report the affair to the principal, who is later a witness to a repetition of the act. An Italian count, with the approval of Betty's father, has called at the school to_ press his suit, but is finally grabbed by an affectionate old maid. The professor notifies Betty's father of her conduct, and he goes to the school to investigate, while the real teacher, who has been arrested by the town constable for parading around in a barrel, escapes from the jail and also proceeds to the school. Jay, minus his make-up, is discovered in the garden with Betty, and her father finally decides that there is no course but to give his approval to their, engagement. Fo2 This Is the Life — (Five Reels) — October 28. — Featuring George Walsh. Billy Drake refuses to take a very serious view of life, and Drake Sr. finally brings him down to earth by sending him to South America with a munitions shipment. Before he starts he sees a particularly beautiful girl and gets the idea that she is a motion picture queen. On board the boat he is shown a motion picture camera by Count Von Nuttenburg, who thinks it is some kind of a machine gun. The lovely girl is also a passenger and Billy is convinced that the whole outfit are mixed up in the motion picture business. He takes an active part in a revolution, and does not flinch when he is taken prisoner and condemned^ to death, thinking the wnole thing part of a picture. At last he wakes up that some of it is mighty real and escapes, rescuing the girl as well. i Federal troops overcome Von Nuttenburg's objections and Billy's smile overcomes the girl's. The Spreading Dawn — (Six Reels) — Goldwyn —October 21. — Starring Jane Cowl. Georgiana Vanderpyl wishes to marry_ her soldier lover before he leaves for France, and is prevented from doing so by her aged aunt who dominates the family and is a disbeliever in love. Then she confides in her pretty niece the romance of her life. She had been Patricia Mercer Vanderpyl, a belle of New York society, and she had married her lover at the outbreak of the war. On a furlough he comes home and meets with death under circumstances that reveal him as faithless. The proud girl never relents, believing ever since that love is a mockery. There is a letter that has never been read and Georgiana insists that it be opened. It is the last word from Patricia's dead husband and reveals the truth about his death. Convinced that she has misjudged him, the aged Patricia sanctions the marriage of her niece and goes to meet Anthony in the Spreading Dawn. Mutual Star Productions The UnForeSeen — (Five Reels) — Empire All Star — October 22. — Starring Olive Tell. Margaret Fielding, on the eve of eloping with Henry Traquair, is accidentally discovered in Traquair's apartment in a New York hotel by two of his friends, Captain Harnes and Walter Maxwell. The conditions, although actually innocent, are of a compromising nature, so that Traquair introduces Margaret as Mrs. Traquair, anticipating marriage by a few hours. Harnes dines with the supposed bride and groom and notices the peculiar necklace Margaret is wearing. Traquair receives a telegram announcing the loss of his fortune and declines to proceed with the marriage. Margaret flees to her father's home and Traquair ends his life the following morning. In another three years Maxwell goes blind, meets Margaret and marries her. They are intensely happy and Haynes comes to visit them. He recognizes Margaret from the necklace. She denies it to him and he keeps silent to Maxwell. Maxwell undergoes an operation and his sight is restored. He knows her at once and accuses her. As he is packing to leave the house Haynes rushes in with a letter written by Maxwell before he ends his life, establishing Margaret's innocence. The Sea Master — (Five Reels) — American — October 22. — Starring William Russell. Red Dorgan is the skipper of the Southern Cross, and the master of his men. Pedro is lustily beaten by the skipper and plots revenge. In a resort on the Barbary Coast, Dorgan and his men are spending the evening before sailing. They hear the cries of Emily Gordon, summoned to the bedside of a dying friend of other days, and now forcibly detained by the owner of the place. Dorgan and his men battle the owner and rescue Emily and the minister. Then he forces Emilv to marry him, though he does not believe in her innocence. Next day he regrets his rashness when he finds her Bible and a note sent her by her friend. Then he tries in vain to win her forgiveness. On the eve of the birth of her child Pedro, still revengeful, tells the skipper that the girl and the minister have been too friendly. He refuses to believe it. The baby falls ill and Dorgan goes ashore in a small boat and_ gets a doctor. He finds Emily and the minister^ there under circumstances which convince him that Pedro is right. He proves his better self to Emily and is about to send her to God's country, when Emily js softened by his Overpowering softness for the child, throws her arms around his neck and goes back to the cabin. Perfection Pictures Fibbers — (Five Reels) — Essanay — October IS. — Starring Bryant Washburn. Reviewed in this issue. Paramount Home Defense — (One Reel) — Klever Pictures — October 22. — Starring Victor Moore. Changeyour-Manor is a nice little town where they go to bed at nine o'clock if they feel like it. The boys are fond of a little game of cards and it's the wee small hours for them until their wives break up the little game. Then the boys get busy and organize a Home Defense Unit, and drill at the clubhouse every night. The wives fall hard for this and the boys_ are free to go on with their game. But the wives get the first aid fever and proceed to go down to see our dear husbands drill. The boys make a great scramble to get uniforms and try to give the wives a little exhibition. Rastus is bringing up the refreshments when he sees the wives, drops the tray and rushes out. The kibosh has been put on the Home Defense Unit and the wives are wise. _ But Vic comes to the rescue of the husbands with a little ruse. Pathe The Heart of E^ra Greer — (Five Reels) — October 22. — Starring Frederick Warde. Reviewed in this issue. World The Dormant Power — (Five Reels) — World — October 22.' — Starring Ethel Clayton, Montagu Love, Muriel Ostriche and Edward Langford. James Brent and his daughter Christine live in a Texas village on the Mexican border. Maurice Maxwell, a prosperous man of affairs, comes to the village. When she has given aid to Carl Randolph, whose will power is dormant, after he has killed a Mexican; her father is shot by mistake for Randolph. Then she marries Maxwell against her will. Randolph studies law and becomes counsel general for the company of Maxwell. Maxwell steals some plans of a gun invention and in the scuffle shoots the owner. Then he is shot by the owners' wife. Then Randolph wins Christine and everyone is happy ever after. King Bee Comedies The Candy Kid— (Two Reels)— King BeeOctober 15. — With Billy West. Tony and Hugo are the proprietors of rival candy shops. They get into one altercation after another over the pretty cashier which draws trade for first one and then the other. Tony has a big bomb made to blow up Hugo and his store and advertises for a strong man to throw it. Billy wants a job bad and becomes an applicant. He lands the job, throws the bomb, but rescues Hugo's wife. For this he gets a job in Hugo's store and makes things generally lively. He and Hugo get into a fight and while this is going on Tony comes in looking for revenge and joins Hugo. Billy then fights the two of them with everything in the place, and escapes. Tony and Hugo get stuck in a keg of molasses which Billy has overturned and are helpless while he goes lightly up the street. Fat and Furious — (Two Reels) — L-Ko Comedy — October 24. — Mert, the station agent, loved Al, the foreman, and Mert's father loved Al's mother, and Al loved Mert, and Al's mother loved Mert's father, but Mert's father did not love Al and Al's mother did not love Mert. Al found Mert's father making love to his mother and threw flour at him. Mert makes eyes at TERRIBLE TED, the hevampire of the city. "TERRIBLE TED" breaks into a safe but his plans are frustrated by Mert. They pack her into a trunk and put her on a train. Al goes to the rescue by means of a hand car. As he is about to rescue her TED attacks them all with chloroform. Little Mariana's Triumph — (Two Reels) — Star Featurette — October 25. — Mariana dances at an entertainment at the orphanage. She is seen by Peter Wren, ballet master at the Casino, who is delighted with her grace. It is decided that he shall give her lessons in dancing. One day Peter comes home weeping. He has lost his position. Marianna rushes to the theater. A child dancer is needed for a leading role. She pleads for the part and is accepted, but she stipulates that Peter must have his old position back. The Tight Wad— (One Reel) — Joker Comedy — October 25. — Hubby is penurious with wifey and will not allow her to have a new dress for the party. Wifey orders new banquet lights for the party. Hubby arrives home and fires the electrician, deciding to do the wiring himself. He gets a shock and wifey's one dress is burned by the electric iron. Hubby is a changed soul after this and buys the new dress for the party. The Getaway — (Two Reels) — Bison — October 27. — 'Rand Cleburne having been insulted by Bull Carter, slashes him with a knife, steals his horse and rides away. Carter leads a posse after Cleburne, but they are unable to find him. Cleburne, knowing that Harper lives alone, and having seen him ride away, enters his house in quest of food. After feasting, he starts to leave when he is surprised by a noise in the next room. A baby has upset a lamp and set the room on fire. Cleburne puts thoughts of safety aside and dashes to the rescue. Lucy, the sheriff's sister, _ rushes in and is hysterical in her gratitude. Discovering that Cleburne is the outlaw, she helps him to escape. The Red Ace — Episode Two — (Two Reels) — The Lure of the Unattainable — Universal — October 22. — Kelly and Virginia start out in a canoe and land near the mine. "The Terror" drops from a tree onto Kelly. Virginia escapes and Kelly is left for dead. "Little Bear" shoots at the top of a cliff and frightens the "Terror" away. Virginia tells her story to Winthrop and they hasten to Kelly and revive him. The "Terror" watches the scene without being observed. Winthrop goes to an inn where Kate has donned the garb of chambermaid by Fouchard's orders. Kelly and Virginia start_ to the mine on horses. Kelly is ahead. Virginia is lifted from her saddle into a tree and her riderless horse goes on.