The Moving Picture Weekly (1916-1917)

42 ■THE MOVING PICTURE WEEKLY Stories of the One-Reel Photoplays, Continued 'HE WROTE A BOOK.' Victor Comedy in One Reel. Written by Hayward Mack. Produced by Wm. Garwood. CAST. Homer Wonnwood Billy Garwood Bully Ed. Bradey Jennie Lois Wilson Yet Wong Frank Tokunaga Homer Wormwood— dubbed "Worm" from his studious propensities, is the butt of all the jokes. At the boarding house, he is always studying, and he leads a sorry life of it, especially after the boys discover that he has written a book about the new Chinese Republic. They hire a Chinese laundryman to dress up in swell Chinese robes and present Homer with a scroll setting forth the appreciation of the Chinese people for the new book. Jennie, who secretly is very fond of Homer, suspects the boys are playing a joke on him but fails to convince Homer to this effect. She, however, follows the Chinaman home and discovers that he works in the laundry and so on the pretense of an errand, takes Homer and shows him the Chinaman. Homer vows revenge and decides to take up physical culture. At last the professor at the class tells Homer that he has completed his course. Accordingly, Homer visits the Chinaman and prevails upon him to accompany him. He locks all the students into a room and commences to use some of his acquired muscle, specially upon the bully who was the instigator of the plotting against him. The boys are astounded. Then he brings forth the Chinaman and has him present a scroll to the bully. Jennie is overjoyed at the turn events have taken and is quite proud of Homer, who shows that he likes her. "GOOD AND EVIL.' Imp Drama in One Reel. Written by Francis Powers. Produced by Francis Powers. CAST. Doctor Wilfred Rogers Husband Gilmore Hammond Wife Kathleen Aamold A blind girl is playing on the organ and waiting for a doctor, who is treating her eyes. The doctor, a semi-religious character, on his way to visit the blind girl, passes an art dealer s window, where hangs a suggestive picture. He sorrowfully notes the evil impression the picture creates upon the passersby. Arriving at the home of the blind girl, he meets her mother, the scrub-woman, who, observing the doctor looking at the Madonna, imagines that he desires it, and out of gratitude gives him the picture. He, returning to his office with the picture, stops at the art dealer's store and persuades the dealer to replace the salacious picture with the Madonna. This is done, just as a tough youth enters to buy the nude picture. The dealer sells the Madonna to the youth, and he then hurries off to a slum saloon and dance hall, where he calls all the inmates to see his naughty picture. When he opens the package the Madona is disclosed. It has_ a sobering effect upon the tough crowd of men and women. A fight starts ; police enter and all leave. But the Madonna lying on a table, under an electric shade, remains uninjured. The barkeeper brings the scrubwoman into the dance hall to clean it up. She sees the Madonna, and when her work is done takes it away with her to her home and replaces it over the organ. The mother grows happy over the improved condition of her child; the blind girl returning to the organ, looks at the Madonna and gives indication that her sight is restored. The scrub-woman hurries to her, thankful for the power of beautiful pictures. "THE BATTLE FOR CHILE CON CARNE.' Nestor Comedy. Written by Chas. J. Wilson, Jr. Produced by L. N. Chaudet. CAST. Lem Forby Eddie Lyons Senorita Tamale Priscilla Dean General Siesta Lee Moran Lem Forby, reporter on the "Bugle," is a correspondence school pupil in reporting. One day the editor gives him an assignment to cover the Mexican war and Lem leaves for the border. Arrived at the border, Lem bravely crosses the line and proceeds to take pictures. General Siesta is much enamored of the pretty Senorita Tamale and she returns his love. Lem gets a picture of her — and immediately she loses her heart to the "Bugle" reporter. Lem notices that a messenger arrives with a letter for the Gen eral and, according to his correspondence lessons, that is one important thing — to obtain all important documents. With the Senorita he plans to get them. The General with his guitar starts out to call upon the Senorita; she tries to obtain the papers and gets the General to show them to her; then Lem, who has hidden in the room, takes the papers and runs, closely pursued by the General and his army. Lem and the Senorita are nearly captured, when the Senorita offers to change clothes with Lem; this is done and the General with his army, catching a glimpse of them, decides that he will follow the girl and leave the army to capture Lem. He nearly captures what he supposes is the girl, but Lem manages to elude him and escapes across the border where the guards will not allow the General to come. The army appear with the girl and her identity is learned. . Lem grows jealous but is not allowed to cross the border. Lem recalls the document and shows it to the gruard, who disgustedly translates the message which Lem had thought so important as a message stating that they had found a new i-ecipe for chile con carne. THE TOLL OF THE LAW.^ Imp Drama in One Reel. Written and Produced by Francis Powers. CAST. Steve Murray Wm. Lowery Annie Agnes Vernon Mrs. Murray _ Beth Roland A Young Minister T. D. Crittenden Minister's Mother Lydia Y. Titus Big Steve robs the home of a young mimster and returns home with the "swag." His young blind sister and his mother greet him and he shows them the spoils. The next day Steve is arrested and "sent up." Some time later his mother dies and his little sister is adopted by the minister, ^^^len Steve gets out he looks in vain for his family. His next thought is to get revenge on the mimster. One of his pals sees the minister and a girl enter a nearoy drugstore one day. Steve decides to compromise his enemy and so gets him into a saloon by means of a ruse. He then calls in the girl to see her "goodygoody" friend in the saloon. But to his surprise, the girl is his sister.