The Moving Picture Weekly (1916-1917)

-THE MOVING PICTURE WEEKLY -11 upon that man who was her father and who had caused her mother's death. Bradley has by this time gained great affluence in the world, and his home, with his wife and daughter Ellen, is happy. Ellen is affianced to Richard Brockton, who is wealthy and Bradley is anxious that the marriage be consummated, as he might need his financial aid. Bradley is carrying on his business extensively and stakes his all in a venture, which will either spell ruin or immense wealth for him. Orloaf, a hunchback, and one of God's good men, is Bradley's closest friend. Roberta, without her father discovering her identity, obtains a position as his confidential secretary, and plans systematically to ruin him. Bradley cannot understand where the leak is in his office and suspects nearly every one except Roberta. He tells her that there is something strangely familiar about her, but he does not analyze it closely enough to know. Before ever his secret commands can be carried out they are common knowledge, and so his plans are frustrated. A friendship ripens between Roberta and Orloaf, who lives at the same apartment house, but he, being a cripple, thinks he cannot show his love — and she, being without a name, thinks love is not for her. Bradley is carrying on an affair with Christine, who does not know of his married life and thinks that she is the only one. Roberta discovers this and so tells Christine about Mrs. Bradley and Ellen — and also tells her that she is his daughter. Christine, angered, seeks him out at his home and arrives during the progress of a big ball which the Bradleys are giving, as Bradley is almost sure now of success in his plans. Bradley has had detectives working on the case, but although they trace Roberta they cannot find anything irregrular in her actions, while she before their eyes gives her information to the waiter in the cafe. Christine causes quite a commotion at the ball and in spite of Bradley's endeavor to make her keep still, she tells everything. At this moment the wharf and the ship — all of Bradley's fortune — are burned and so Bradley is crushed in every way. Later Roberta and Orloaf meet at the Mission, where Hoffman's picture of Christ is hanging, and Roberta realizes how shallow and selfish is the havoc she has wrought and and as they leave the Mission they see Bradley, a wreck of a man. Orloaf tries to cheer Roberta, tries to bring out the best that is in her, but when she realizes just the thing she has done, life holds no charms for her and she tries to kill herself, after writing a note to Orloaf telling him of her love for him. This note he reads and reseals and after reviving CAST. Roberta Roberta Wilson Bradley Wm. Quinn Mrs. Bradley Lillian Concord Ellen Eileen Sedgwick Richard Brockton Alfred Wertz Christine Betty Schade Orloaf Paul Byron Myra Betty Hart Christine confronts Mra^ Bradley and Ellen^ Roberta tells her of his love, and she never knows that he has read the note. LOUISE OWEN JOINS UNIVERSAL FORCES LOUISE OWEN has joined the Big U forces at Universal City, and makes her first appearance in "The Emerald Pin"" a two-reel Laemmle Drama. Miss Owen has had a notable career on the legitimate stage and in pictures. She was bom aboard a ship on Lake Michigan and her education was completed in the convent of the Sacred Heart in New York. She has appeared under the direction of the Shuberts in the Princess Theatre and the Little Theatre in New York, and for three years was with Biograph, later joined the Mutual and from that company went to the Vitagraph, with which organization she remained until she joined the Universal. and widely-discussed photoplays, she should be admitted to membership. When the matter formally was put before the association during one of its recent sessions it was' found that the directors were heartily in accord with the idea, so the rules of the organization were set aside for the purpose and Miss Weber was unanimously chosen an honorary member. She is the first woman to be thus honored and the directors say that no other of the gentler sex will be admitted to membership. SURPRISE PARTY FOR LLOYD CARLETON'S BROTHER. DIRECTORS ' ASSOCIATION HONORS LOIS WEBER "pHE Motion Picture Directors Association now has a woman director, playwright and actress of the Bluebird Company. Miss Weber's wonderful work as a director frequently has been a topic of admiring conversation at the meetings of the directors and many maintained that in view of the genius she has displayed in the making of some of the most attractive yHE home in Hollywood of Lloyd B. Carleton, director of the Red Feather photoplay, "The Devil's Bondwoman," was the scene of a large gathering of motion picture people on the evening of October 3, the occasion being a surprise birthday party to Director Carleton's brother and assistant, John T. Carleton. John was greatly surprised, indeed, to find most of the stars of the film colony gathered to do him honor. Among other things he was presented with a huge birthday cake in the center of which stood a lone candle, not indicating, of course, that he was only a year old, but that he was completing his first year as a resident of California. The talent present furnished all sorts of entertainment and the guests tripped the light fantastic toe until the early hours of the morning.