The Moving Picture Weekly (1920-1921)

40 -THE MOVING PICTURE WEEKLY ■May 7. 1921 TkriUmg Auto Stunts SKown m Diamond Mystery "THE DIAMOND QUEEN" Episode 17 "The Hand of Fate" gRUCE and Doris escape death when the doomed plane by chance falls into a deep-flowing river, which breaks the fall and quenches the flames. Bruce reaches the river bank with Doris and revives her, but they find that Benson, who had witnessed their miraculous escape, has landed nearby and is again attacking him. Bruce and Doris attempt a perilous crossing of the river on a fallen tree at the end of a water-fall and rapids. When they are half way across, Benson, aiming at Bruce from the shore, fires his revolver, but the bullet strikes Doris, who falls over the cataract into the whirling rapids below. Bruce plunges into the water to save her and after a desperate struggle succeeds in reaching the opposite shore. At dawn Bruce and Doris find a conveyance and set out for her home, where they intend to make a fresh start for Martin Harvey's secluded cottage in Coaldale. Benson's men search Aline's home Social Note--A Dandy Time Was Had By All. See— "Dandy Lions" Two-reel Century Comedy Featuring THE CENTURY LIONS 'J'HE star reporter places a cake of ice before an aeroplane propeller so that he can keep cool at his desk. The wind from the propeller blows the papers from the desks in the office and when the editor arrives the office looks as if it was hit by a cyclone. The inventor is fired and goes across the street where is employed in a restaurant. The artist owner of the restaurant takeksk a liking to the reporter's wife and gives her a job as a waitress, but fires the husband. The reporter sees a crate of lions at the railroad station and frees the animals. The lions enter the restaurant and effectively put the establishment out of business. CAST Doris Eileen Sedgwick Bruce George Cheseboro Benson Al Smith Martin Harvey Alfred Fisher Aline Josephine Scott Zeidt Frank Clarke Zimba Al Smith and find the message taken by the carrier pigeon. Bruce and Doris arrive at her home, find Aline and learn what has happened. Bruce and Doris leap into an auto and speed off in an effort to overtake Benson's men. Far out on the country road they catch up with the crooks, but before Brace's car passes, Doris cleverly gets onto the rear of the crook's car, while Bruce drives on ahead of the crooks, who do not recognize him or suspect what has happened. Doris then fires a revolver in such a manner that her foes think a tire has blown out, but when they stop to repair it, she slips along the runboard on the opposite side and gets to the driver's seat, starts the car and speeds off, leaving the crooks stranded in the road. Bruce then takes Doris back into his own car, while the car of the crooks is allowed to plunge over the high embankment. The crooks commandeer another car from a passing motorist and take up the chase. Outside the cottage, Zimba, the African half-caste, has peered through the windows and witnessed the overpowering of Bruce and Doris, who aie tied and helpless in a room separate from that in which is the trap door. Zimba decides upon a crude plan as a means to thwart Doris' foes and at the same time free her. He sets off a heavy chaige of explosive against the pai'tition between the two rooms on the chance that it will annihilate the crooks, but, being set so that its force will not be directed toward Doris and Bruce, leave them unharmed. The fuse burns down to the powder. The explosion comes. We see Doris and Bruce being buried under falling debris before Zimba can get to them. International News No. 32 New York City. — Giants in first game before home folks. Crowd of 25,000 see McGraw's men bow to Phillies in initial Polo Grounds appearance. (Omit Chicago.) Welsh Training Park, Summit, N. J. — Jack Dempsey begins training for big bout. Heavyweight champion of in."THE DIAMOND QUEEN" the world starts getting in shape for Carpentier down on the farm. New York City,. — Stage stars rehearse for Equity Benefit. Leon Errol turns Choi-us Director for big May 1st show at Metropolitan Opera House. (New York City and State.) Philadelphia, Pa. — Lifting a 310ton load. Giant crane at Navy Yard handles its "httle brother" like a toy. (Omit New York City and State and Chicago prints.) AshUmd, Boston, Mass. — New American record in great marathon. Scores compete in 25-mile road race. San Francisco, Cal. — Fishermen's fleet leaves for Alaska. Picturesque craft off for Northern waters for ocean's finny treasures. Neiv York City. — Jazz for zoo animals. Fox-trot strains tried out on helpless animals to see what effect is. Hawthorne Hills, England. — Prince of Wales rides to victory. King and Queen of England see heir to throne display fine horsemanship in steeplechase. Neiv York City. — President acclaimed at unveiling of statue to South American patriot. Off San Pedro, CaZ.— Pacific fleet in big gun practice. Admiral Rodman sees batteries of twelve 14-inch guns establish new marksmanship records.