The Moving Picture Weekly (1916-1917)

-THE MOVING PICTURE WEEKLY -21 "JUST HER LUCK" HARD luck story with real surprise ending. Heroine, persecuted by fate, wins marital happiness in the end. TwoReel Victor Comedy-Drama. Written by Constance Crawley and Arthur Maude and produced by Donald McDonald. CAST. Miriam Irene Hunt Jack Gardner Lee Hill Miriam's Father A. E. Witting Geraldine Gardner Mina Cunard Mrs. Vandervelt Lydia Titus Mrs. Dupont Helen Wright Gladys Ferris Peggy Coudray |UST HER LUCK," a tworeel Victor comedy drama, is a little story that is different. There have been so many films of the kind where the hero or heroine has one success after another that they are beginning to pall. The authors of this picture decided that it was about time to have a film that represented more nearly the way that things happen in real life. So they wrote the film, and it is certainly refreshing to see some one have hard luck for a change. Of course, in the end it all comes out all right, but before the audience knows it, there is a great deal of excitement and laughter, too. The girl who has all this hard luck befall her is Irene Hunt, who recently appeared in the Bluebird "Gloriana," in support of Zoe Rae. In this picture, playing opposite Lee Hill, she gives a charming portrayal of a character that seems to be the only female Jonah on record. The story in brief follows: Miriam and Jack are lovers who have a slight quarrel and Jack goes to the city without leaving any address. Later Miriam decides she will go to the city also, but finds that she has very little money. To one of the girls in the apartment house where she takes up her abode she gives practically all her funds when the latter appeals to her for help. So Miriam decides to pawn her ring so as to be able to procure a hat and cloak so she can make a presentable appearance when she answers the advertisement for an understudy. It so happens that the star, Geraldine Gardner, playing at one of the opera houses, becomes temperamental one morning and orders her maid to get rid of a beautiful cloak and hat. The maid takes them to the pawn shop and Miriam exchanges the ring for them. Arrived at the opera house, Mir iam is so busy trying to comfort a girl who did not secure the position that she forfeits her turn and the other girl secures the place. On her way home some crooks attempt to kidnap her, thinking that she is Kind audience, you know that this is all right, but it looks mighty funny to Geraldine in the doorway. the celebrated Geraldine, but Miriam hung around his neck is rescued by a policeman, and, finding the singer's address in the pocket of the cloak, takes her to the singer's apartments. When Geraldine returns she is astonished at Miriam's presence, and the next morning, after hearing her story, gives Miriam the position of maid. While Geraldine is absent at rehearsal Jack calls upon Miriam. Geraldine and her friend, Mrs. Vandervelt, return sooner than Miriam expected and she makes Jack leave. Later Mrs. Vandervelt discovers Jack's hat, which he had left behind in his hurry, and Geraldine dismisses Miriam. She sees Jack and tells him that he had better tell his sister the truth, but Geraldine will not believe him. Returning to her apartments, Miriam finds that they have burned during her absence and she has lost all her possessions. She leaves and falls exhausted in the park, where she is seen by Jack and taken to the hospital. Jack secures a minister and they are at last happily married. "THE BUGLER OF ALGIERS." (Continued from page 17) enameled cross hanging from it, is The guests call upon the old soldier for a speech. He rises, and speaks to them in words so simple, yet so heart-felt, so charged with poetic meaning, that their eyes are filled with tears. Then the head of the Society announces a surprise. The doors part again, and amid a group of beautifully gowned women, a little old, black-clad lady enters the room. Pierre has a moment of awfut suspense. It is Gabrielle, and she will recognize him and expose him as an impostor. She comes forward to meet him, oblivious of the President of France, and of all the gay company. She sees only the form of her old friend, of her girlhood's lover. "I knew thy voice," she says, gazing up at him. "I understand." After the banquet, so tedious to the old couple, is over, Gabrielle begs Pierre to take her to Anatole. An automobile is placed at their disposal, and the armloads of flowers are piled into it. Pierre takes the morocco case containing the decoration under his arm. He leads Gabrielle to the little cottage, where lies all that is mortal of her brother, and together they pile the flowers around him, and place the decoration on his breast. Then Pierre slowly folds the frail little figure in his arms.