Moving Picture News (Jan-Jun 1912)

32 THE MOVING PICTURE NEWS Fm Much Obliged! I've never felt quite so good over anything in my life as I have over the many manifestations of good will and confidence made by exhibitors since I merged the "Imp" with the Universal Film Manufacturing Company and accepted exclusive territory from the same company for the Laemmie Film Service offices. I've received all sorts of letters and telegrams of congratulations, the tenor of them being, "Where you go, we follow. If the Universal is good enough for you, it's good enough for us !" It goes Straight to the heart — this sort of stufT. And it impresses me more than ever with the Big Fact that I am responsible to thousands of exhibitors for whatever I do. Consequently,! herewith renew the promise I have made on several occasions— that I will look after your interests to the best of my ability and see that you always get a square deal. The Laemmie Film Service offices are now in better shape to give you a splendid service than ever in their history. Place your destiny in their hands and you can't possibly lose out i Yours with best regards, CARL LAEMMLE, President The Laemmie Film Service 204 WEST LAKE ST., CHICAGO, ILL. SYKES BLOCK, MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 1312 FARNAM ST., OMAHA, NEB. 421 WALNUT ST., DES MOINES, IOWA. The BIGGEST and BEST Film Reenter in thejWorld of them had surreptitiously smuggled in a generous supply of that deadly enemy of the Redman, "firewater." All have been indulging their appetites freely, and are in consequence in a dangerous condition. One of their number (a chief) has wandered away in his drunken stupor, and by chance his steps are directed to where Doris is in the act of filling a vessel with water from a spring. He sees the beautiful white maiden, and approaches her with a succession of suggestive grunts. As he is about to embrace her, with a welldirected blow, she knocks him down. In a frenzy of rage he struggles to his feet, draws a knife from his belt, and rushes toward her threateningly; she fires at him, and he falls. Doris does not linger to learn how badly he is injured, but hurries back to her parents, and tells them of the circumstance. Fearful of the result they immediately strike camp and hasten away. Only a short distance is traversed when they meet a ranch owner, who offers Williams inducements to settle on part of his extensive acres. The conditions bemg advantageous, he gladly accepts them. Some months have elapsed since the shooting of the Indian by Doris and the incident is rarely referred to. The Williams family have settled down and are enjoying real happiness and prosperity. Doris has won the affection of the ranch boss and they are shortly to be married. The renegade Indian who insulted her,, meanwhile recovers, and acquaints himself with her whereabouts. Possessed with a spirit of revenge, he gathers some of his following about him, and that night they plan an attack on the Williams home. The cowboys are quartered some distance away, so when the Indians surround the house and begin the attack, only Doris' resourcefulness saves them. She succeeds in reaching the corral, where she mounts her pony, and after a thrilling escape through a rain of bullets, she reaches the quarters of the cowboys, who ride with a mad dash to the rescue and after a fierce battle with the redskins save the father and mother of Doris. LOVE'S RAILROAD Solax Release, June 86 A train of incidents, starting -with the time lovers meet and following them through life, through their happinessand their quarrels, forms the larger part of this uproaroussplit-reel comedy. The first scene is "taking on fuel for the trip" and "taking water on the fly," which deals with the lovemaking of the couple. Then follows the "proposal for better service." the "doubleheading of the passengers," and "the coupling up of the train." The couple soon take on excess baggage — a baby — and with that there are "orders misunderstood" and then there's a wreck — of the couple part. Next we see "the wrecking crew in action" — the divorce court — and this is followed by the "wreckage being cleared" and then "traffic is resumed on the old schedule" — and they live happy, etc. On the same reel is PLANTING TIME This deals with the adventures of a college boy and college girl at home during a vacation. The girl and boy live in cottages adjoiningeach other. They are both nuisances to their parents. In order to keep them out of mischief the parents send them out into the garden to plant some seeds. In attempting to clean the garden they throw all of the waste across the fence. The boy and girl keep throwing it back and forth. They get into a row and, of course, there is roughhouse — water and the garden hose is brought into play. The story ends with the young folks getting together and an agreement is reached. THE CALL OF THE ROSE Solax Release, June 28 Robert Moore, a young Western miner, marries an Eastern girl and brines her out West to live. Before her marriage, Grace Moore was a musician and a professional singer. Her husband is devoted to her. The little Western cottage in which they live the husband tries to make as fine a home as his limited capital permits him. For a time the young wife is happy and fills^ in her time between watching her husband dig for gold and singing in the wilderness. Soon, however, the emptiness of her inactive existence begins to pall on her. She grows wistful and longing. An operatic manager on his vacation hunting near the mining district is one day attracted by Mrs. Moore's wonderful voice. He follows