The Moving Picture Weekly (1916-1917)

36— THE MOVING PICTURE WEEKLY ■ I STORIES OF THE ONE-REEL PHOTOPLAYS "PASS THE PRUNES." Nestor Comedy. Scenario by Bess Meredyth. Produced by L. Chaudet. CAST. Jack Crarrymore Eddie Lyons Culdoon Lee Moran Mary Priscilla Dean Father Fred Gamble Culdoon operates a sanitarium which is warranted to cure all ills no matter what they be. To him come the fat and lean, the weak and the strong, the old and the young. But for all Culdoon prescribes the same treatment, a set routine of exercise and diet. There comes incognito the matinee idol, Jack Crarrymore. He somewhat resents his treatment until the arrival of Mary and her father. Then the routine assumes a different aspect. Mary is not taking the treatment, so has plenty of time to prepare toothsome edibles for Jack, whom she immediately recognizes. Culdoon is somewhat smitten upon Mary himself and it does not portend well for Jack when it is discovered that the girl favors him. Her father lights his cigar — which is strictly prohibited. But Jack manages to slip the father one and also to win the good graces of the old man. Jack impersonates him, taking his place for the exercises. Then the trouble starts. Jack and Culdoon start boxing, but Jack is too much for Culdoon. Father hears the commotion and comes out in the hall to see what is going on and at that moment Culdoon spies him, and, taking him for Jack, starts pummelling him unmercifully, when Jack comes to the rescue and — of course, comes out victorious. ■A STORY FROM LIFE.' Rex Drama. Jane, an actress, resting in a fishing village, flirts with a fisherman to get atmosphere for a new role. When matter becomes serious, she sends for her husband and child. Undeceived, the fisherman seeks revenge. The child saves Jane's husband from death and the picture ends happily. THE CHILDREN SHALL PAY.' With Lois Weber and Phillips Smalley Laemmle Drama. Phillip and Lois are married and have a little girl. But Lois feels that she is neglected, so she starts to run away with another man. The machine breaks down before they have gone very far and she comes back home. But her husband will not believe that she has not been untrue and so turns her out of the house. In after years the little girl gets to be incorrigible. So Lois writes to the old nurse to bring the child to her and she will reform her. This the old nurse does, telling the master that she is taking the girl to a school that specializes in bad children. Lois at last with her mother love succeeds in reforming the child and then the father comes to visit. When he sees that it is his own wife who has brought the child he forgives her and so the picture ends happily. UNIVERSAL SCREEN MAGAZINE ISSUE No. 2. The first article In the Universal Screen Magazine is about the old horses that are used in the making of valuable serums. These animals are of no use in the doing of work, but are innoculated with diseases and then make serums which save thousands of lives and are worth thousands of dollars. One "worthless" horse has produced, since 1911, $185,000.00 worth of serum. The next article is on the boy scouts' work. It shows how the lore of the woods is taught and how it is practiced by the disciples of Ernest Thompson Seton. The building of a portable house is shown. This is a way that the summer hotel bills can be saved. Then the many labor-saving devices that have been invented for the housewife are shown. Housekeeping is not as strenuous as it used to be in the old days. There are electric percolators, cream whippers, silver polishers, meat choppers and dish washers. Then as a closing feature Willie Hopkins, the world-renowned sculptor, is shown In some of his wonderful animated sculpture. "OH, YOU HONEYMOON." Nestor Comedy. Written and Produced by Leslie T. Peacocke. CAST. Bert Marsh Willard Wayne Amy Marsh Alida Hayman Bert Marsh and his blushing bride. Amy, start out on their honejnnoon well advertised as "Newly-weds." Arriving at a hotel, the bellboy showers them with attentions until the anticipated tips are noticeably lacking. Then Bert and Amy become the victims of their practical jokes. The bellboy and porter have arranged a clever scheme, and when the couple enter their suite, the fun begins. Hurriedly changing the bathroom sign to the bridal door, the boys anxiously await developments. Presently Bert is seen to saunter down the hallway in the direction of the bar. A moment later a fat man, in bath array, hurries into the newly designated "bathroom." The next instant, however, a frightful noise in Amy's vicinity is too much for her nerves and she bounds to the bathroom door. Mr. Fat Man, now thoroughly angry at such a disturbance, lets forth a torrent of curses, which so shocks the bride, that she decides to go right back home to mother. Hastening to the railway station, Bert comes upon Amy; explanations ensue and both discover they have been innocent participants in a comedy of errors. 'TRIALS OF A MOVIE CARTOONIST" and "SUPERSTITIOUS CEYLON." Powers Split Reel. The first half of this film shows the trials and tribulations of a movie cartoonist at work. The figures that he draws get rebellious and refuse to act as he wants them to, so he has a terrible time to make them do his bidding. They answer back and say that he has no right to make slaves of them even if he is their creator. The second part of the film shows more of the wonderful land of Ceylon as seen by Dr. Dorsey. Here the religious side of the people is shown and they are revealed in their devotion to the God that they worship. DE ROSSELLI DIRECTS ORANG-OUTANG. JOE MARTIN, the famous orang-outang actor of Universal City, is being featured in a comedy under the direction of Rex de Rosselli, superintendent of the Universal zoo. The orang-outang is a very tractible actor and Rosselli handles him easily. The simian seems to understand what his director tells him and he has done some wonderful work..