Moving Picture News (Jul-Dec 1912)

28 THE MOVING PICTURE NEWS Eph and Chloe have been saving money, which they have deposited in a can or jar. which rests on the mantel. Eph quits his job on the street and takes the Major to his home. Chloe has gone out to deliver a washing. Eph is shocked to see his old master in such a plight, so he takes the money saved for the Thanksgiving dinner, goes out and buys the Major a cheap suit of clothing. He returns to his job and is fired for quitting the work. He decides to obtain a turkey by some hook or crook and goes to a typical turkey rafHe, participated in by colored men and spends his last nickel in an endeavor to win a turkey, but is unsuccessful. Rendered desperate, he resolves to steal a turkey and climbs a fence and approaches a chicken. His conscience smites him, and he turns away to be arrested by an ofificer, who has followed him, attracted by his suspicious movements, and he is in despair. Arrested just as he has found his old master renders him dumb with grief. The copper takes him to the police station where Giles, his young master, is judge. Eph recognizes him and there is a happy reunion. Eph is in a quandary as to appraising Giles of the presence of his father at his home. The copper explains that he caught Eph in the act of entering a hencoop, and Giles laughs. He enters the police station and soon explains matters to the officer' in charge, to emerge with Eph a free man. He takes Eph in a motor car to his home, stopping on the way to buy trimmings for a Thanksgiving dinner. Eph remains silent and they go to the cabin where Giles finds Chloe, his old mammy and his father, and there is a happy and highly dramatic reunion, with the tables turned — the son rich and able to support his father and the two faithful old servants. BISON THE EIGHTS OF A SAVAGE (Dec. 3).— The unwritten law is the keynote to this stirring Western release. A gambler caught redhanded cheating at the old trick of short cards, and though wounded, he gets away, eludes pursuers, seeks shelter and is cared for by a semi-civilized Hopi Indian, who takes the man to his pueblo, and in return, as is the way of his kind, the gambler induces his squaw to elope with him. The redskin takes his loss stoically. Three years later, it is the Fourth of July at Circle City and the ranch hands from the surrounding country are whooping things up. roping, tieing steers, riding bucking bronchos, and the world famous cowboy pastime called "buUdogging a steer" are being indulged in, right in the main street of Circle City, when we see our trio meet. Events from now on move quickly to a logical conclusion, and the red man claims the inherent right of his race to revert to savagery and repay the gambler in his own way. A big story told in a big way, as only the big Universal Bison Company can tell these tales of the big West Cowboys, Indians, hundreds of horses and long-horn cattle are sprinkled through the film in true atmospheric fashion. This is one you can't afford to miss. See it and you will always remember it. VICTOR THE FOOLISHNESS OF OLIVER (Deo. 6), —Oliver Benton is a gay young man about town, whose chief occupation consists in killing time and looking for e.xcitement. His father and mother, who are very wealthy, are also deeply religious and have planned a marriage for him with the charming daughter of a minister. Oliver has never been in love and much prefers the society of his bosom friends, De Lacey, a well-known artist, and "Reggie" Smythe, a man who inherited more money than brains. One night, after breaking away from his home circle and the minister's daughter, Oliver joins his two friends and goes with them to a theatre, where they go back on the stage to visit some show girls. Here, the men are introduced to the latest acquisition to the company, Sybil Caldwell, a pretty, modest little girl, who has taken her profession seriously. Oliver, for the first time in his life, feels the touch of the tender passion and goes away raving over Sybil's good looks and sweet manner. l3e Lacey has invited a crowd of the show folks to his studio for a supper that night after the performance, and Sybil, although at first refusing to go, is finally induced by one of her roommates to attend. De Lacey has also been smitten by Sybil's charms, and when she arrives, pays her every attention. He tries to get her to drink wine, which she refuses to do, and his efforts displease Oliver very much. Finally, during the evening, De Lacey's attention becomes so marked as to become offensive to Sybil, and she tries to get her girl friend to return home with her. Oliver now interferes, and after a bitter quarrel with De Lacey, he offers to escort Sybil home and she accepts. Then follows a series of humorous meetings between Oliver and Sybil, which ends by their sudden marriage. Oliver proudly takes his little bride home and introduces her to his family. Here, however, they are received with horror by his parents and his father orders him out of the house, never to return. The only kindness Sybil receives at the house is at the hands of the minister's daughter, who deeply sympathizes with the young couple. Oliver and his wife have but little money and are forced to begin their honeymoon in a light-housekeeping room in a poor tenement. A month later they find themselves reduced to a diet of bread and water, and are reminded by the landlady that they are two weeks behind in their rent. Oliver manfully tries to obtain work, but being unpractical he meets with complete failure. The landlady, who is not a bad sort, has a husband who is a waiter in a high-class cafe, and she induces him to try to obtain a waiter's position for Oliver. Oliver is willing to do anything by this time and gladly accepts the offer, and being taken to the cafe is engaged by the manager. Sybil, however, is comforted. Oliver gets along fairly well in his new position until De Lacey and Reggie, his former chums, enter the place and he is assigned to wait upon them. These two men proceed to do everything in their new power to humiliate him. While this is going on Oliver's father happens in also, and is mortified beyond expression at seeing Oliver serving in such an inferior capacity. While he is staring blankly at his son he is made aware of the insults being heaped upon that same son by his former friends, and Oliver, leaving for the kitchen, he rises and going to De Lacey and Reggie, he calls them a pair of cads and tells them they ought to be ashamed of themselves. When Oliver returns the old man tries to get him to leave, but Oliver reminds him that he drove him from home and that he must, therefore, support his wife as best he may. Oliver refusing to talk further with him, the old man obtains Oliver's address from the manager of the cafe and goes out. After the departure of his father, Oliver is forced to return again to De Lacey and Reggie, the former desiring a croquette which has been served him, returned to the kitchen. Oliver's temper, which has already been strained to the breaking point, can stand no more and he points to the dish and commands De Lacey to eat it. De Lacey grows very indignant as does also Reggie, who rises to expostulate. Slamming Reggie back in his chair, Oliver seizes De Lacey by the back of the head and with the other hand rubs the croquette, dish and all in De Lacey's face. In the confusion which ensues Oliver is discharged by the manager and returns home to find that his father has preceded him. He arrives just as Sybil has ordered the old man from the room, he having offered her a large sum of money in exchange for her life of bread and water, on condition that she leave Oliver. The son joins the wife in ordering the father away, and the old man goes to the door, but there breaks down, and, coming back, begs Sybil's pardon and asks Oliver to return home with his wife, whom he knows to be true blue. CRYSTAL A TANGLED MARRIAGE (Dec. 8),— Pearl has broken her engagement to Chester after a quarrel. The next day Chester receives a letter informing him that his late uncle's will, just found, provides that he receive a legacy of $25,000, conditioning, however, that he marry within a year from the date of his uncle's death. He learns that the year expires that very day and immediately rushes to Pearl so as to induce her to marry him at once. Meanwhile Second Sto.'V Bill, who has escaped from jail, enters the house of the minister who is to marry Pearl and Chester. Bill makes the minister change clothes with him and locks the reverend gentleman in the clothes-closet. Pearl and (Chester enter and Bill, disguised as the minister, marries them. He gets some of Chester's money and then escapes. The minister meanwhile is making a terrible noise in the clothes-closet and Chester lets him out. Explanations are in order and Pearl and Chester are more than dismayed when they find that they have not been legally married. However, with but one minute left before the expiration of the year allotted to him, Chester induces the minister to marry them, and all ends happily with Chester in possession of the legacy. On the same reel, THE BLACK FRINGE.— "Ragtime" Simmons, a colored gentleman, gets a job with a Hindoo fortune teller. Adorned in Hindoo raiment, he parades around the street with a sign on his back, advertising the great occult powers of the clairvoyant. Tired, he falls asleep in the garden of the house where his wife is housemaid. Edith, the daughter of the household, and Mrs. Simmons' mistress, read in the newspapers of the arrival in the city of a Hindoo prince, a multi-millionaire. She strolls in the garden and sees "Ragtime." She invites him into the house thinking him the prince, and entertains him. He makes love to Edith and is recognized by his wife, who chases him all over the house with a carving knife. Edith's father protests and she chases him up into the garret, where, after having been stripped of his glad raiment and wearing an old bag, Simmons is hiding. Father hits "Ragtime" over the head with a mallet and brings him downstairs, where Mrs. "Ragtime" explains that he is no prince, but her husband, and takes him home to deal further with him. LUBIN TWIXT LOVE AND AMBITION (Dec. 5). — Marie Wayne, a musician of rare ability, sings one evening in a concert and attracts the attention of a manager, who offers her a position on the stage. Her lover, John Sterne, pleads with her to decline and urges her to marry. Love and ambition struggle desperately. Ambition conquers, and the two go their separate ways. Finally the widowed sister of John Sterne dies, leaving her little boy, a child of four or five. Dan is particularly winning, and the young man finds new interest in life. For the sake of the boy's health he buys a little home in the country, and, entrusting him to the care of an old Irish woman whom he believes to be reliable, he goes to the city every morning to business, returning in the evening. Meanwhile Marie ^ has scored a triumph in foreign lands, but is unable to forget John. At length she returns and rents for the Summer a beautiful country place bordering upon the same mountain village near which John and the child are living. Unacquainted with her name, the villagers call her the Lady of the Hills. One day when driving in her motor-car she is attracted bv a beautiful boy, who is playing by the roadside. Marie makes the acquaintance of Dan, who responds readily. She sees the child often, and a tender feeling is aroused in her. Marie and John are each entirely ignorant of the proximity of the other, hut the climax comes when Dan is rescued from drowning by the unknown lady. Old Martha, the nurse, is addicted to drink, and one day imbibes too freely and falls asleep when sitting with Dan on the bank overlooking the river. Dan has a toy boat. He thinks it would be charming to see it float on the water. He scrambles down the bank, sees several boats secured at the landing and climbs into one. He leans over too far, falls into the water, when Marie, who is rowing on the river, catches sight of him. She rows rapidly, springs out of her boat, and saves him. Old Martha wakes, looks around for the child, and hurries in search of him. While she is gone Marie climbs up the bank with Dan in her arms. She takes him to her home and puts him to bed. Frightened, Martha returns to the river, sees the child's hat, and concludes that Dan is drowned. She goes back and telephones the news to John Sterne. John hurries home. Just after he arrives, Marie, signing herself merely, "Dan's Friend," sends her chauffeur with a note to old Martha, instructing her to come for Dan in the motorcar. John, overjoyed to know that Dan is alive, springs into the motor-car, and, unsuspecting, is driven to Marie's home. When John enters Marie is bending over Dan, telling him a fairy tale. John enters quietly. At the sight of Marie he starts violently. Marie springs to her feet. The two stand staring in astonishment. In their surprise, the love of each for the other is revealed. Dan catches sight of his uncle and claps his hands for joy. Laughing, Marie pushes him down. She and John kneel on either side of the lounge and the two clasp hands across the little form. HIS FATHER'S CHOICE (Dec. 6),— Jack Halsted is in love with Gertrude Terry, a very fine, but poor girl. 'W'Tien his father. Ravel Halsted, discovers that Jack intends to marry a poor nobody, he threatens to cut him off without a cent, and he tells .Tack he won't have a gum-chewing, slangy girl for a daughter-in-law. Jack tries to explain that Gertrude is in every way a lady, but his father Avon't listen. Jack then insists that he will marry the girl he loves, and his father, furious, stamps out of the room. Jack being dependent on his father, is in a fine predicament, and goes to a Mrs. Robbins for advice. Her sympathies are all with Tack, and she asks him to bring the girl, and perhaps they will be able