Moving Picture News (Jan-Dec 1911)

THE MOVING PICTURE NEWS 19 penitentiary. The father takes this course, believing it to be the only means of reformation. After a few violent outbursts, in which he displays a healthy portion of his father's force of will, George accepts the situation and takes his medicine. While in jail, his cellmate and he become fast friends. Before leaving the prison, he vows an eternal friendship for his new-found comrade, giving his word of honor that when the other shall have served his term to look him up and he will help him. At the expiration of his sentence the boy goes home to his father and requests a reinstatement to his old position, which plea his father unhesitatingly complies with. Assuming charge of the payroll again he is at once pleased and sur prised to find that the money carries no temptations for him now, and putting it aside he retires for the night. Attracted by his window being opened from the outside he is delighted to see his old cellmate enter, still in stripes. Having escaped jail, as he tells the boy, he has now come for the promised aid. The lad is taken aback, knowing that he is in no position to proffer assistance. The convict, discovering the money for the payroll, pleads and begs for some to help him get away. The Colonel's son is steadfast in his refusal, and turns the jailbird away, who, muttering curses, leaves by the window. The next morning George is in ecstasies to find his father and the convict in friendly conversation. He then learns the truth. The Colonel had obtained the convict's release from the Governor, for the motive of testing his son's stability of character, and he was now proudly enjoying his success in making a man of his son. THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE Hex Release, May i There are women in the world who want to be loved and who want to love in return and there are women who want to be loved to toy with their lovers, and in the final chapter cast them aside broken in heart and spirit — and coquette is their name. There is one of them, a Duchess, in Paris, where there also are numbers of them. She casts her eyes on a young Marquis whose heart has as yet been untouched by the wiles of woman. By coy manoeuvres she succeeds in attracting his attention and attentions. What at first is only desire on his part ripens into true and intense love, and when she realizes her success, she spurns his advances, spurns his ardent wooing. The Marquis, angered out of his senses by her disdainful attitude, brands her with a cross and leaves her. After he is gone, it dawns upon her that after all, she really loves him, realizes that she has cast away that which she has really desired. In remorse she decides to enter a convent and writes him of her intentions, asking him to forgive her for the cruelty she has inflicted upon him. When he receives the note his old love is reawkened, all the old desire returns. He goes to the convent to ask her to leave with him, but she tells him she has taken the life vows. That night, broken-hearted, he returns and forces his way into her cell to plead with her to break her vows and flee w-ith him. He finds the wild wings stilled, the wild spirit flown — he finds that the grim grief has silenced the human heart of her. SUSCEPTIBLE DAD Solas Release, May 3 George Nelson, a wealthy writer, has a young daughter Marie, who looks with too kindly an eye upon his handsome young secretary, Harry Lee, but papa, who has other plans for the future of his daughter, orders Harry from the house. Marie, however, has no idea of giving in to Dad so easily, so she suggests to Harry that he impersonate a schoolgirl chum and, thus attired, call to see her. So fair a lady does he make that immediately upon his arrival Dad falls a victim to the charms of his daughter's friend. After papa has demonstrated his affection in no uncertain way by giving her flowers, candy and all the other things dear to the heart of a young girl, the little ruse is exposed. While Dad is a bit chagrined at first, he soon sees the funny side of the situation and, amid merry-making, the old man gives his blessing. On the same reel THEIR FIRST BABY John Harvey objects to his daughter's marriage with_ Jack Ray. The young couple plan an elopement. After they are married poverty overtakes them. Jack is out of work and is worried. Jack conceives the idea to write to her father telling him that a baby has been born to them and that he has been named after him. Father determines to see the young folks and sends them a telegram telling them to expect him. Jack, realizing the dilemma that he is in, goes in search of a baby, and his quest is rewarded. He sees a baby in a perambulator and promptly steals it. The maid discovers the theft and from information received from a messenger boy starts in pursuit of the thief. A mob gathers and they make a rush for Jack's house and discover the father and his daughter with the baby. They have the old man arrested for kidnapping and are on the way to the station when Jack decides to put matters right and tells the officer that he has arrested tlie wrong man. The father listens and, realizing the joke, is hugely amused and, slipping a few greenbacks into the ready palm of the policeman, the happy family take their way homeward. THE LUCKY BANANA SELLER Great Northern Release, May 6 This is a bustling comedy in which a banana seller purchases a lottery ticket and wins a big jprize. He gives up business and apes the gentleman with most amusing results. A WOULD-BE SPORTSMAN A portly old fellow, desiring to go out shooting, arrays himself with great care in what he evidently considers to Vi be the correct shooting costume, and, tended by a page in IjS buttons, sallies forth for a day's sport. The good man is _ _ iiiiiiiMii/^ quite oblivious of the rude comments of passers-by. He ^K^araiP^^ brings down a number of birds with his gun, but turning HfiSHSjk.' his attention to the ground game, he empties a charge into a fine fat beast, which turns out to be a man. The sportsman has to satisfy a large claim for compensation. This so upsets him that, meeting two fishermen, he persuades one of them to give him a fishing rod in exchange for his gun, and proceeds to engage in the more peaceful pursuit of angling. After hooking a few dead cats, the unlucky angler tumbles into the water, and decides to have no more sport for that day. IN SUNNY ITALY Yankee Release, May 8 Neta, a pretty Italian lace vender, leaves home for her day's vending among the tourists who visit the pretty Winter resort. A young American chap who is visiting the resort and under the watchful care of his parents, sees the pretty Italian miss and immediately loses his heart to her, which causes Santos, her donkey driver, to become crazed with jealousy. The American boy buys an extravagant quantity of her wares and makes himself so agreeable to her that she can't help but love the manly Yankee lad. Santos remonstrates with her and demands that she ignore the American. She only laughs at him. Blinded with rage, he pushes the girl over a mighty cliff where she falls into the sea; the water not being deep enough to break her fall, slie meets with a broken leg. She is found by some Italian fishermen who are dragging their fish nets through the surf and carried to her home. Santos tries to throw the blame on the American, but the boy is soon vindicated in a novel manner, and he devotes his time paying attention to the suffering girl. The parents of the boy and girl have become reconciled to conditions existing between the young couple and all ends happily. In this subject some of the most beautiful tropical scenery was utilized, giving in one scene a view of Italy's most beautiful watering place with its pretty villas, churches, etc., also embodying the beautiful public gardens with their wealth of foliage and pretty flowers, the rugged sea coast, hotels, etc This subject for beauty is a crowning triumph for the Yankee Film Company in its now famous World Series. Johnston, Pa. — George Panagotacos is planning the erection of a theater here. Iowa City, la. — Fred Dever is pregaring to open a new moving picture theater at 14 South Dubuque street. W, E. GREENE FILM EXCHANGE, Inc. The Oldest and Largest Independent Film Exchange in New England THE HOUSE OF QUALITY AND SATISFACTION. MR. EXHIBITOR: If you are desirous of Finding Out Haw to Improve your Present Service and Increase your Daily Attendance call and have a confidential chat with us. If you are unable to call, drop us a line. W. E. 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