The Moving Picture Weekly (1920-1921)

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THE MOVING PICTURE WEEKLY 29 "THE FLAMING DISK" Episode 4 "Fires Of Hate." CAST Elmo Gray Elmo Lincoln Jim Gray, his brother.. ..Elmo Lincoln Rodney Stanton _...Roy Watson Stanley W. Barrows Geo. Williams Prof. Robert Wade Lee Kohlmar Helen Wade Louise Lorraine Briggs -— Fred Hamer Stella Dean Fay Holdemess Batt Hogan Monte Montague Con Dawson. „ Jenks Harris J^LMO leaps to the river as the lookout tower crashes to the ground and swims to safety. The gang think he is drowned and go back to town for grappling irons with which to get his body from the water. In the meantime, Helen has been kept prisoner by Gyp in Stanton's canyon house and Gyp prepares to take her to town. The sheriff has captured Jim and holds him prisoner, believing him implicated in the theft of a farmer's wagon stolen by Stanton's gang. Elmo comes to the sheriff's office, looking for a telephone, and sees Jim there, but refuses to help him get his release, stating that he wants to break Stanton's evil influence over him. He sees Stanton's car whizzing pasi with Helen in it, a prisoner, and he sets out to save her. Helen is taken to Stanton's house, where Stanton demands of her the formula for her father's lens. Helen disclaims any knowledge of it. Driven desperate by the thought of Helen's peril, Elmo plans to trick Stanton into believing that he is Jim, but Stanton discovers the ruse when Elmo fails to respond to his hypnotism. He extracts the half of the lens from Elmo and then binds him to a chair attached to a cable which draws him nearer and nearer to a furnace crackling with the deadliest of flames. Will Elmo meet his death in this terrible fashion? New Screen Magazine No. 89 gOME beautiful cloud pictures are shown by the process of trick photography in this issue of the magazine. Dr. Alon Bement who makes a hobby of reading persons' characters from the mould and movements of the hands, reads in an interesting the manner the hands of Carl Laemmle, President of the Universal Film Manufacturing Co., Maurice Dambois, the famous cellist and Sophie Kerr, famous novelist. The eared vulture, a feathered scavenger makes its home in Africa and is shunned by all, since it is a ferocious bird of prey. However, in hot countries, carrion must be destroyed quickly and as most of this work is done by these vultures, they fit in usefully in nature's scheme of things. Uncle Sam is a devoted student of racial characteristics and this issue of the magazine shows a scientist at Smithsonian Institute, Washington, about to preserve in a plaster the features of a typical negro face. The evolution of the dollar sign is treated in a diverse and interesting fashion and the magazine winds up with a funny picturization of the hardships of the commuter. "Am I Dreaming ?" One Reel Star Comedy Featuring Mr. and Mrs. CARTER DE HAVEN J-JARRY is hard up, and although a Harvard graduate, accepts a position as valet to a rich man. He is entrusted with some valuable papers of international importance to take to Carter's sister. He gets them there and falls in love with the lovely sister. During the night, Ivan, who is on the job whenever there is anything of importance to steal, scares the lovely lady, and Harry runs to quiet her, forgetting about the envelope under his pillow, which Ivan promptly steals. The next day he is sitting heartbroken over having broken his trust, when Boss Carter comes in and tells him that the papers were only a dummy and that the real papers are safe and sound. Harry is still unhappy, however, for he loves the lovely lady, and, being poor, he needs must take himself off. He starts to do so, but notices a letter in his pocket. He opens it and finds that he is heir to three millions. He returns to the house, embraces his lady love, and they all live happily forever afterwards. "Should Tailor. Trifle?" Two Reel Century Comedy pHARLIE is a tailor of Hokum Alley. So is Peggy. Both are so busy that they find plenty of time to hang around each others' stores. Charlie has a dog named Brownie. Brownie tears the pants of unsuspecting passers-by, thus getting work for Charlie. Bud comes into Peggy's shop and helps Peggy pay the landlord. Peggy also vamps him to the extent of collecting quite a bit of cash from him and then she and Charlie get marriedOne day Brownie brings a baby into the shop. Bud comes in and finds out that Peggy is married to Charlie. He accuses Charlie of being the baby's daddy and when Peggy learns of this supposed infidelity of Charlie's she runs off with Bud, the villain. In the meantime the real father of the child appears on the scene and hands Charlie a reward for saving his young one. Charlie pursues the villain and his wife, and confronting Bud, says that Bud is the father of the child and that Bud's wife had just come into his store and paid him a reward for saving her child. Peggy gets furious at Bud and returns to Charlie, whom she now feels is the only one truthful to her. International News No. 68 Campaign Sidelights. — S e n a t o r Harding greets women voters at his home. — Manon, Ohio. Sub-Titles. — At Fremont, Ohio.-— The Senator attends cermonies in honor of the war heroes. The Senator and Mrs. Harding are guests of Colonel Hays, son of the former president. Extolling America's heroes. At Cheyenne, Wyoming. — Governor Cox looks over some prize cattle before ending his western tour. Ambrose Channel, N. Y. — Radio cable guides destroyer in Channel. New electric devise makes pilot's work easy. (Omit from New York City in prints). New York Citij. — War veterans to parade for bonus. Committee receives thousands of pledges to march from ex-fighters. (For New York City prints only. New York City. — Oil tanker blown up. Mysterious explosion wrecks craft at dock. New York City. — Medals for heroes. City honors fire fighters who braved death saving lives. Sub-Titles. — Mayor Hylan awards the medals. The Mayor and the Fire Department Honor Men. New York Zoological Park. — What makes the old sheep wild? Well, they've heard they're to be deported to Africa — and look at 'em! Near the East Prussion Border. — Polish-Russian armistice signed by Red Army, is routed. (The Bolshevviks in retreat) Passaic, N. J. — Great lumber yard destroyed by fire. Flames cause loss eceeding $300,00. New York City. — The new silhouettes. Shadow lingerie — three ounces per person — that's fashion's latest. Brooklyn, N. Y. — International presents World's Series. Vast crowds see Brooklyn National League team take lead in third game.