The Moving Picture Weekly (1916-1917)

18 ■THE MOVING PICTURE WEEKLY "A Gam6/er's Gambol" L-KO Ben Wilson in KOMEDY "A GAMBLER'S GAMBOL." "™E HEAD OF THE FAMILY." ^^en Hugh turns on her with great H7,;*V„^ K„ wii Ajj T severity and says: "Do you intend to CAST. Written by William Addison Lathrop. do as I bid you or not?" The Wife Fatty Voss Produced by Ben Wilson. L^^^r we see a queer group of trav The Husband Harry Coleman PAST ^^^^^ coming down the trail of a wild ti u ir o u ^, „ and rugged country. As they come Hubby was a gambler and was in "X v. tJ'J^t tt?^" n "^arer we recognize Hugh and Ruth, the habit of making a gambling den tvJI r A i accompanied by a guide, who is leadout of his home. Wife objected to cnarles Ugle ing a pack mule. Ruth is getting very this and tried to get hubby interested xj i, ir o i, i ^ i. tired. Her high-heeled shoes hurt in other things more important in Hugh Van Schuyler a man of great her and Hugh compels her to take oflF life. But just at the time she thought ^^^^^ii, and high social position, real ^er elaborate dress, for which he subshe had him away he pulled a phony izes that Kuth, his wute cares little stitutes a camping outfit with suitsuicide on her and hied himself home '^^F "j^ ^J^^h, elegantly ^ble footgear. In due time they arwhere he was joined by his old pals, gowned, comes do\yn the stairs and j-ive at a camping place, where money and the game started. Wifey discov Hugh asks her sipificantly, Are you ^nd social position count for little, ered his clothes on the bank of the ^S^^n tonight Certain They are miles away from civilizalake and thought hubby was gone for [7' she says; 1 am going to the tion. Ruth sits dowTi in rebellious good, so she prepared herself with a p?^^?^ ^ dance. y, j • . anger and despair. The guide unnew mourning bonnet and clothes S:^ , Martinez is ushered m and jo^ds the pack mule and carries their suitable for the occasion and returned f^^th leaves with hini tor the even luggage into a rough shack, provided home a broken-hearted widow. But mg s entertainment. Hugh sits down ^^jth ^ single bunk, to her consternation, she discovered think over matters. ±. o k -m Hugh dismisses the guide after hubby and his pals playing the game. On her return home at 3 A. M. paying him, and Ruth follows her Wife, to teach them a good lesson, Ruth is reminded that she has not husband spiritlessly as he ushers her appropriated the kitty and none spent an evening home in a month, -^^^^ shack. She throws herself dared to take it from her. The pals and Hugh asks her how long she in ^^^^ hunk and buries her face in were considerably upset over this ac tends to continue in her present j^er hands as Hugh announces that tion and fled the house after an at course of social frivolity. "Until I henceforth the shack is to be their tempt to have the money restored, get tired of it, I suppose," she says home. He tells her that he brought Hubby was given his dose of disci flippantly. Then losing her temper, j^ere there to make her love him. That pline, but it was so strong that he she asks Hugh what he thinks she ^jgj^t Ruth sleeps in the bunk, while decided to end it all by drowning, married him for, if not for money Hugh makes himself as comfortable He was deterred from this action, for and social position. Hugh makes no possible on the floor. Suddenly when on the bank of the lake and answer and she retires for the night. Ruth hears the howl of a wolf and ready to plunge in, a large alligator The next morning, however, he an gj^g gj^g her bunk with staring was seen waiting to receive him with nounces abruptly, "We are leaving eyes. She creeps out to Hugh, who open mouth. That night the pals re town today. Pack some heavy jg f^st asleep on the floor, but hesiturned to the house with a profes clothes and be ready at 4 o'clock this tates about waking him, until ansional house-breaker to get their afternoon." Ruth protests that she other howl from the wolf makes her money, but wifey darling received will do nothing of the sort. But Hugh f^ny realize her dependence on him. them with open arms. pays not the slightest attention to ir< ^ j n oo \ this, as he calmly proceeds with his (Continued on Page 28.) IT '"5k-:: if 1;*.-^ EEX writing. Finally Ruth tries tears, DRAMA "The Head of the Family"