The Moving Picture Weekly (1916-1917)

36 ■THE MOVING PICTURE WEEKLY STORIES OF THE ONE-REEL PHOTOPLAYS 'THEIR FIRST ARREST." Joker Comedy. Story by Smythe Addison Produced by W. W. Beaudine. Sam William Franey Jake Milburn Moranti Sheriff Charles Conklin Widow Gale Henry Helen Lillian Peacock Sam and Jake have graduated from a correspondence detective school and are anxious to get to work. Both are in love with Helen, the Sheriff's daughter, but the latter orders them to leave his daughter alone. While they are still at the house the Sheriff gets a message from a widow living near by that a burglar is in the house, and Sam and Jake both scent a field for action. The Sheriff sets out to capture the crook — and the two detectives do the same. Meantime the crook has ransacked the place and the widow Is cringing in terror in one of the rooms. When the Sheriff arrives she does not recognize him in his make-up, and, mistaking him for the crook, faints. The crook in an adjoining room is as frightened as is she. The widow revives and herself captures the crook whom Helen had taken into custody, but released when Jake and Sam appeared with the Sheriff, whom they declared was the real burglar. The widow now marches the crook to the station, where the others are putting the Sheriff through the third degree as per the instruction book. The Sheriff removes his disguise and he and the widow decide that they can find happiness together, and so Helen wins a new mother. "MOTOR MAT AND HIS FLIV" And Ceylon as Seen by Dr. Dorsey. Powers Comedy Cartoon and Educational. Motor Mat is a new creation and he will not last very long at the speedy rate that he is travelling. He buys a flivver from a mail order concern and after it arrives by parcel post his troubles begin. He starts the thing and then cannot stop it. He rides past the policeman and does a million things that he should not do, and at last the motor gives out. But this does not discourage him, and he gets a little squirrel to be his engine. The second half of this film gives some more of the incomparable scenery that Dr. Dorsey has taken for the Universal Program. HER CHANCE.' Victor Comedy-Drama. Written by Constance Crawley and Arthur Maude. CAST. (Jeoffrey Harry Carter Henry Lee Hill James Martin Wilbur Higby Mrs. Martin Velta White Amy _ Lillian Concord Frances Lois Wilson Frances is the poor relation in the household of the Martins, who are wealthy Americans who have social ambitions for their daughter. They invite Lord Geoffrey to spend the week-end with them so that the daughter can "get him on the string." The guest arrives and Geoffrey receives the attention of Amy, while there seems to be a mutual interest between Henry and Frances. Frances has been turned out of her room to accommodate Henry and when she finds that she has forgotten something she goes to his room to get it. She is seen leaving and accused of wrong-doing. Henry, however, knows that she is innocent and gets her address to follow her. At last Amy succeeds in her plans and becomes engaged to the nobleman. Then Henry returns with Frances and says that she is lady Fairfax, as he is the real Lord. Frances is happy and Amy flies to her mother's arms when she finds that her fiance is only a bogus lord. "A CAPABLE LADY COOK.' Nestor Comedy. Written by Harry Wulze. Produced by Wallace Beery. CAST. Hubby "Kewpie" Morgan His Wife _ Belle Bennett Sweedy Wallace Beery Ice Man T. Moreno Hubby can't stand his wife's cooking and he goes to the emplojTnent agency and gets Sweedy as a new cook. They arrive home and dinner is about to be served. Sweedy never reaches the table, however, for her foot slips and the expected dinner flies away. Sweedy then starts to clean house, but soon gets in wrong by raising clouds of dust. Sweedy now starts to do more cooking, but gets a note from the iceman saying he will meet her on the comer and go for a lark. Sweedy takes the wife's new gown and goes to keep the appointment. Hubby discovers the note, thinks his wife is false, follows and brings Sweedy home, where, in the parlor, he protests against such treatment and declares his love m hot terms, which is overheard by the wife. She steps in and the astonished husband discovers his terrible mistake. Original Conceit by Hy Mayer, Famous Cartoonist, Draivn Specially for the Anijnated Weekly.