The Moving Picture Weekly (1916-1917)

'JHE MOVING PICTURE WEEKLY -47 "CANNING THE CANNIBAL KING" Joker Comedy. Written by Chas. J. Wilson, Jr. Scenario by C. B. Hoadley. Produced by W. W, Beaudine. CAST. Inbad the Sailor William Franey LooptheLoop Lillian Peacock Priscilla Potts Za Su Pitts Snagtooth Milburn Moranti Inbad is shipwrecked on a cannibal island, and meets Priscilla Potts, the missionary, and her native servant, Snagtooth. She falls in love with him at once, but he is scared of her and runs away directly into the presence of LooptheLoop, the cannibal queen. Her bodyguard seize him and he fully expects to be boiled in their great pot. LooptheLoop becomes jealous of Priscilla, and Inbad prefers boiling to life with the missionary. Loop theLoop, however, saves him and takes him to her hut. Snagtooth then enters furtively and forces the sailor to accompany him to Priscilla, for she has promised him a plug hat if he could corral the sailor for her. Inbad escapes and is pursued by everybody. At last he jumps into the ocean and swims out of sight. "SEEING THINGS. Nestor Comedy. Written by Fred Palmer. Produced by Roy Clements. CAST. Eddie Edwards Eddie Lyons Gabe Lincoln Lee Moran Edith Pretty Edith Roberts Fred Krook Fred Gamble Harry Chin Harry Nolan Eddie and Edith quarrel and he goes home, gets his valet to pack his things and leaves to sulk at Lonesome Lodge, a mountain club which is unoccupied outside the regular season. Eddie and his valet arrive, and the latter is greatly disturbed by strange happenings that convince him that the place is haunted. These manifestations are caused by the two counterfeiters who have taken possession of the cellar of the lodge. for their illegal operations. After a series of experiences that scare the colored valet nearly white, Edith and a girl friend arrive, Edith having made up her mind to make up the quarrel. The counterfeiters lock her in a room, but she is rescued by Eddie, and he sends for a minister and a policeman, the former for a little ceremony that he and Edith agree upon, and the latter for the crooks who are now captured and bound. FEATURING MARIE WALCAMP and EDDIE POLO Action — speed — thrills are crowded into this wonderful production. "Liberty" is the type of play that pulls the fans to their feet with loud applause. It grips and satisfies the most blase patrons. A 20 Episode S«rlal offering 20 big clean-up weeks for every Exhibitor who l^ks it. If you have already played this wonderful serial, play it REPEAT. It wiU stand REPEAT BOOKING in EVERY TOWN right at this moment. If YOU cleaned up on it once — MAKE ANOTHER CLEAN UP. Advertise it— boost it — crowd your house. Write or wire your nearest Universal Exchange, or to UNIVERSAL FILM MANUFACTURING COMPANY. Carl Laemmle, President, "The Largest Film Mfg. Concern in the Universe," ISOO B'way, N. Y. UNIVERSAL SCREEN MAGAZINE. Issue No. 29. The first subject of the Universal Screen Magazine, Issue No. 29 shows the only tea farm in the United States. This infant industry near Charleston, S. C, has made encouraging progress. "Things that happen only in the movies" is the title of the next sub START A BLUEBIRD DAY IN YOUR HOUSE ject, which shows a hayseed arriving in New York and receiving some remarkable views of the city done by a trick camera effect. How to make money last, is the third study and shows the washing of the bills of paper currency at Washington, which allows them to be used again. Some of the new submarine chasers are then shown. We see the construction of one of them in an American shipyard, from the fiirst step to the launching of the hull. The latest in shoes, is the next subject and shows snake skins being used for these necessary articles, the price of which mounts steadily. A study in clay by Willie Hopkins, the Screen Magazine's sculptor completes the reel.