The Moving Picture Weekly (1920-1921)

The Moving Picture Weekly June 18, 1921 Submarine Saves Couple Adrift in Burning Launck Boss Robs Himself To Please Cashier Sweetheart "Bandits Beware" Jonathan Small Chas. Newton Dave Stewart Hoot Gibson Betty Channing .... Marcella Pershing Red John Judd DAVE STUART is a part owner of the Red Dog Racquet store and is in love with his cashier, pretty Betty Channing. Betty wants romance. Dave conceives the idea of robbinpr himself and hiding the "loot," figuring that he can play a prominent part in the subsequent excitement of the discovery of the "robbery" and thereby fill Betty's demand for romance. The robbery is pulled off without anyone seeing him enter the office of the store through the window. But when it comes to burying the loot he has an unseen witness in the person of Red Pete who has been hiding in the vicinity and is "wanted" by the authorities of a neighboring county. As soon as Dave is gone. Red Pete unearths the treasure and believes that Dave is one of his own kind. But that does not keep him from pocketing the money. Robbery Is Discovered The robbery is discovered, but Dave's subsequent plans are shattered by his partner, Jonathan Small, who insists upon accusing Betty of the robbery. The others know Dave is in love with Betty and think he is making a "noble sacrifice" to save her. He runs across Red and conceives another brilliant idea of bribing Red to say that he had seen him take the money. Betty is locked in a room over the store and is given an hour in which to tell where the money has been hidden or go to jail. Dave brings Red before Small and Red starts to tell the story that Dave had drilled into him. While he is re-enacting the robbery for Small's benefit, Betty is planning to make her escape from her prison by way of the window, to the street below. Red swings open the safe doors and covers them with his gun. Recover Stolen Money Red makes his getaway with the contents of the safe as Betty is making hers in the buckboard. Dave gives chase, while Small I'ounds up a posse. Dave overtakes the buckboard and overcomes Red with Betty's aid. The posse arrives at the psychological moment and the money is found on Red — that whicli he had taken from the safe and also the buried treasure. "DO OR DIE" Episode No. 4 "Hidden Danger" Jack Merton, a young American, Eddie Polo Dolores Nunez, a Cuban girl, Inez McDonnell Satan, a bandit chieftain, J. P. McGowan Mendez, Satan's lieutenant. Jay Marchant Rafael, a bandit Jean Perkins Capt. Alvarez, of the Cuban Army, J. P. McGowan The Mystery Woman .... Magda Lane THE launch with Jack and Dolores aboard is set afire by Satan just after the ring, unknown to Satan, is placed in a bottle and thrown overboard by Jack. Meanwhile, the Mystery Woman has told Lieut. Alvarez that Satan is pursuing Jack and Dolores and Alvarez takes the Submarine H-6 and goes to their rescue. He arrives just after Jack's launch explodes, takes Jack and Dolores aboard and makes for shore while Satan and his men in their speed boat head for their stronghold outside the city. Lieut. Alvarez now advises Jack that he will try and locate the ring and will notify all the ports upon which the Gulf Stream touches to keep watch for the bottle. He takes Jack and Dolores to an old tavern to remain in hiding until the ring turns up. Satan has sent word to various spies to keep watch for Jack and they report his San Pedro, Cal. — Pacific Fleet loses beloved Commander. Admiral Rodman gets great send-off as he leaves to join Naval Board in Washington. Eisenbach, Gernvani/. — Germany honors Luther. 400th anniversary of the Reformer's pilgrimage observed with elaborate ceremonies. Washington, D. C. — Washington honors its heroic sons. Impressive tribute to Lieut. H. F. Cash and Vincent B. Costello who died in the woi-ld war. (For Baltimore and Washington only.) presence at the tavern. Satan and his men attack Jack and Dolores after Alvarez leaves, and while Dolores is captured. Jack escapes through a secret tunnel which the Mystery Woman shows him. He follows Satan and his men and Dolores to their castle, again attempts to save her and a fight follows. Satan's men force Jack on to the parapet of the castle wall where one of the men attacks him from behind. Taken by surprise. Jack is knocked off the wall and falls toward the rocks below. X&iv York City. — Chinese girls of N. Y. help famine sufferers. Make one of their rare appearances in public to raise funds for dying kinsmen. Cambridge, Mass. — Western Athletes win great college meet. California's University triumphs in eastern classic with Harvard close second. (The 440 yard run.) Washington, D. C. — President voices Nation's tribute to war dead. Impressive ceremonies in beautiful Arlington mark Capital's Memorial Day. He'll Make Money This Year. "Foolishly I booked too many pictures last Fall. For this reason I was not able to take advantage of a lot of pictures that were offered to me, though I was satisfied that they were better than the ones I had booked." Latest Release of International News