Moving Picture News (Jan-Dec 1911)

i8 THE MOVING PICTURE NEWS Percy reverently, and assist Bill from the grounds, while Percy replaces bis coat, resumes his manicuring and strolls away. A story full of humor and action; one that wili touch the risibilities of every audience. THE HOBO'S ROTJNDTTP American Release, May 4 With the approach of spring the army of "hobos" or tramps infesting the larger cities during the winter, migrate to the rural districts, sleeping in the open and securing their meals as fortune favors them In this picture we find a party of hobos wending their way along a railroad track, when they come upon one of their kind building a fire but with noth:ng to eat, and the newly arrived trio immediately start on a foraging expedition to a nearby village. Mrs. Brown's c9ok has just placed some pastry in the kitchen window to cool when the trio, going to the front door, ask for food. They are refused, and the door impetuously slammed in their faces. Going around to ^llhJt'' ^ % P^''^^ discovered in the window. This Ts purloined Tracks ^''^ enjoying their feast in the camp by the In the meantime the cook has told of the theft, and with the approach fe^LlT^Zh"?^'^''"''^"^' ^'^^ disturbed, and the hobos make their ^' "'^"^ cowpunchers m hot pursuit. A wild chase ensues, the hobos eventuaHy escaping just as the cowpunchers dash up, by swinging onto the rear of a freight train leaving the town. The usua narrow getaway made by the "knight of the ties." "arrow geia THE FAIR DENTIST Imp Release, May 8 Claude Marlow, Eugene Wilson and Fred Strong are young clubmen, who welcome an adventure of any sort and pose as a trio of mashers whom women cannot resist. They find time hanging heavily on their hands when the monotony is relieved by Edith Morton, a ravishingly prettv dentist. She is first noticed by Claude Marlow, who observes her enter her home in which her dental office IS located. Marlow marks her for his very own and repairs to his club, where he raves of her beauty to Wilson and Strong. They are gazing out of the window when they ,„ , , . , ?ee her passing. Not knowing she is the object of Marlow s glowing description, they follow unbeknown to each other. Each ot the trio immediately develops a painful attack of toothache as a pretence of being admitted to the parlors of the fair molar extractor. Each of the trio is quite sure he has made a discovery that bids fair to ripen into a tlirtatipn as the handsome dentist does not appear to be indifferent to the attenti9ns lavished upon her by her persistent unknown admirers. Marlow arrives first and is ushered in by a wise maid, who works in conjunction with her mistress. He is in the throes of a jumping toothache apparently but is covertly congratulating himself that he will be adniitted into the seclusion of the dental office. Awaiting his turn, he is shown m and brings all his mashing proclivities into play to no avail The fair tooth \yrangler is all business. She gives a critical look at the alleged aching tooth and concludes she needs the money. Producing forceps, she extracts the tooth and sends him out of the room in pain, after receiving her fee, a generous one. In turn Wilson and Strong appear in the waiting room, confident that the others are blissfully ignorant of any other intent than a visit to the dental office to be relieved of pain. Each one endeavors to flirt with the dentist, and each in turn is oiled down and made to disgorge the price of tooth extracting. They meet in the waiting room, each secretly chagrined and apprehensive of what will happen to the other fellow. The dentist attends to that as she becomes conversant with the real object of the visits, and the fair attendant shares with her in the discomfiture of the trio of mashers. Just as the young rounders have had it brought home to them that they have been circumvented by the dentist and that they have all visited the office on the same mission, they have another surprise in store. The dentist comes into the reception room and gives them the laugh, and, opening the street door, ushers in a man whom she introduces as her husband. The reality of the whole procedure dawns on the young lady-killers, who are shown up to each other and the dentist and her husband. They are each minus a perfectly good tooth, have given up their good money, and find their dream of a racy little flirtation shattered. They commiserate each other and file out, sadder and with an added accumulation of knowledge. FOR HER BROTHER'S SAKE Imp Release, May 11 Hiram Flint, an unprincipled young gambler and horesman, loves Madge, the handsome young daughter of James Spotwood. She repulses him and he resolves to win her by fair means or foul. He buys a mortgage on a small farm of Spotwood, and the story opens with the aged farmer receiving a letter from Flint notifying him that the interest on the mortgage is due. The father gives the interest money to his son, Owen, to pay Flint. Owen is an unsophisticated young man and easily influenced. Urged by Flint to further his scheme, he is persuaded to gamble and loses the money at roulette. The scene in the gambling room is very realistic and the son staggers out, ruined, his parents beggared. Owen goes home and is consoled by Madge. The parents are informed of the loss and are inconsolable. James Spotwood is quite a horseman and has given to Owen a thoroughbred whose mettle has never been tested. The horse is the pride of the brother and sister. In grieving over the loss of the money Madge and Owen see a flaming advertisement of the county fair in which a large purse is offered in the running race. They conceive the idea of starting their horse in the race. Owen engages a jockey and the racer is given a sunrise trial heat. Owen and Madge hold the watch on him and are delighted. Flint also has a horse entered and has timed the Spotwood entry in his trial unbeknown to Owen. Flint resorts to a well-known trick of horsemen and drugs the Spotv^ood rider on the eve of the race. The jockey comes to the brother and sister as they are admiring some of the entries at the fair and explains that he has been drugged by Flint. There is no time to be lost as the horses are about to be called to the post. Owen is too heavy to ride, but the sister is game and, despite the objections of the brother, prepares to ride the entry in the race. She appears, clad in jockey habiliments, is weighed in, and mounts to ride to the track. Her identity is not discovered. Flint is jubilant, thinking some inexperienced rider has the mount. The horses approach the barrier, the field being a large one. The start is made with the Spotwood horse well back and the race is an exciting one. The people in the grand stand are enthusiastic, bets are freely made. Flint is cool and confident; Owen apprehensive but hopeful. The horses flash past the stand at the half with Madge riding her mount like a veteran in the saddle. She is well up in front, urging her favorite with whip and spur. The horses are lost in a turn of the track, to appear for the final effort. They are m the stretch, neck and neck, the leader and the hope ot Owen. With a prayer and a final tug at the reins, Madge prepares to ride for the finish. With all the strength of her frail arms she lifts her mount, encouraging h:m now with voice, and they flash past the wire, winners by half a length. In the paddock Madge dismounts and sinks into her brother's arms. The money she has won will save Owen, the honor of the family, and the home. FOUR LIVES Imp Release, May 8 A drama of incidents in the lives of a quartet of society men. They are seated at a card table, convivial companions, imbibing mildly and playing. Nelson, the gayest man in the party, arises and announces that someone IS waiting for him. A vision of a happy home appears. Nelsom comes in happy and is greeted affectionately by his wife. His baby is cooing in its crib and he kisses it. An ideal home and this vision disappears. Howard, another man of the party, with lines of care on his face, is affected. He begins his story with, "Well old chaps, I once had a happy home, but ." A vision of a scene in his past life is unfolded. He returns home to his luxurious apartments, plainly intoxicated. He drinks and is implored by his wife to quit He angrily resents her interference and ends a brutal scene by throttling her and hurling the woman to the floor. The vision fades away. Maxwell is urged to tell his story and he begins by saying, "I went on a journey once and when I returned ." His is the story of a faithless wife and her lover being surprised in the home of Maxwell in a compromising position. Maxwell punishes the man, and drives his wife out of his home, then sinks on a divan, broken-hearted, as the vision passes. Baldwin is the last to tell his story at the request of his companions, sorrowfully saying, "Death robbed me of the only woman I ever loved ." The vision appears and he is seen at the bedside of a beautiful young woman, who dies — a pathetic scene. As the vision fades his companions silently leave, and Baldwin's aged mother enters the room as he sits in meditation, saying:, "Son, it's time to retire." She leads him away as the lights are extinguished. "A VILLAGE FLIRT" Eclair Release, May 8th Silas, a pretentious young "rube," delights in imposing upon the simplicity of the village girls! He is always seeking a chance to make his declarations of affection, whenever he finds one of the girls alone, and so great is his enjoyment derived from an uninterrupted flirtation that he seldom misses an opportunity! So engaging are his manners, and so honeyed the words that fall from his flattering lips that the girls are easily overcharmed by his attentions, and believe all the promises !ie makes them, without any intention of fulfilling. At last the girls discover that he is deceiving them, and they plot together a means by which they may make a fool of their flirtatious young neighbor. Accordingly, they induce him to visit the farm, one day, which they know beforehand to be "wash-day!" The great wash-tub is placed in the shed, immediately beneath the hay-loft. The girls steal upstairs, unnoticed, and opening the trapdoor, which leads from the hay-loft into the shed below, they cover the opening with hay, and then go down and help fill the washtub with warm water. When this is accomplished one of the girls who has not been let into the secret is induced to go up to the hayloft, by some pretext or other; the flirt sees a good opportunity to make love to the girl, alone up in the loft, so he climbs up from the outside by means of a ladder. He is so ardent in his demonstrations of love to the farmer's daughter that before he knows it, he has fallen through the trapdoor into the tub of tepid water below! In this ridiculous position he appears much less attractive to the girls than heretofore, and hearty is the laugh that goes round at his expense. Let us hope it taught him a lesson ! COL. E. D. BAKER, 1ST CALIFORNIA Champion Release, May 8 James Thornton loves and is beloved by the beautiful Marjory Caselton. He has for a rival the young Sheriff of the village, George Haskan, who, being rejected by the fair Marjory, is bitterly vindictive towards Thornton, and only awaits an opportunity to visit vengeance upon him. The War of Secession is inflaming the young blood o'er the entire country and the patriotic fever is disrupting hearts and homes. But Jim Thornton, though loving the national flag with deep ardor, does not rush to defend its serenity, because he is the sole support of his aged and widowed mother. Tom Devins, a friend of Jim's father, and a participant in the Mexican War, but now a Federal Major, brings the news to Jim of the pending strife, and expecting the lad to shoulder a musket, is indignant at his refusal. The sacrificing mother, however, tearful and trembling, gives up her Jim to the Northern cause. Then does Sheriff Haskan renew his advances to Marjory, and by reason of his constant exploitation of Jim's slim chances of returning, the girl accepts him and exacts his promise to care for Jim's mother as well. Jim is fighting bravely for Old Glory under the valiant ex-senator. Col. Baker, commanding the 1st California, when he learns the awful news by letter from home. An awful frenzy soars through him — and forgetting all else, deserts his regiment. He is apprehended at home by Sheriff Haskan, who hurries him back to his Commandant. Disgrace and death confront him! But the heart-rending letter from his mother and his own previous heroic fighting soften his superiors and Jim is restored to his company. Then follows th e terrible engagement at Balls Bluff wherein Col. Baker is struck down, and Jim is seen in the very forefront rescuing the colors. Rapid promotion is given him and a secret commission whereby he is granted leave with his men to tarry a week at home. At this juncture Haskan has formulated his plans so that Marjory is at last to become his bride. The fatal "yes" is about to be pronounced when in bursts Jim and his men. Haskan skulks off discomfited and Jim reaps his reward by uniting in wedlock with his fair Marjory. MAKING A MAN OF HIS SON Champion Release, May 10 Convinced that his son was padding the payroll of the ranch hands. Col. Hoskins decides to do a very heroic thing. As the boy returns from a ride with his sweetheart, the Colonel confronts him with the evidence of his peculations, and informs him that he will have to take the consequences, if it should even take him to jail. True to his word, his son is arrested and sentenced for five years in the