The Moving Picture Weekly (1916-1917)

-THE MOVING PICTURE WEEKLY 23 CARTER DE HAVEN in ^^A Five Foot Ruler'' with Flora Parker De Haven {Copyright 1917, by Universal Film Mfg. Co.) "We'll stage a party at Riley's tonight," promises Beau Brummel. "We're on," agree the boys. Things look promising for the evening. Beau Brummel at college, with great wealth at his command, always manages to have his parties of the best. Frank Bartlett from the same town is supposedly one of the "goody" boys. But, under the skin, he is as naughty as the rest of them. One day while out for a ride he meets Argo, a beautiful South American girl, who rebelling against the restraint placed upon her by the faculty, decides that she will go for a walk. "Won't you come for a ride in the boat?" asks Frank, and the invitation is accepted with some misgiving. He takes her to a private room in a cafe and there tries to make love to her; her screams reach the ear of Brummel, who is entertaining a party, and he goes to her rescue, followed by his crowd. As a result of it all. Beau Brummel is reported to his wealthy and stem parent, who informs him that he does not care to hear more of him until he has made z. man of himself. Argo is sent home. Beau Brummel ships as a stowaway on a South American bound ship, but is discovered by the crew and suffers many indignities. At last he lands in the same city in which Argo and her people live and happens to rescue her and her father when they are being attacked by one of the uprising mobs. By Bessie Meredyth A VICTOR Two Reel story with South American atmosphere. Directed by Carter pe Haven. CAST. Beau Brummel Carter De Haven Frank Bartlett ....Frank Mac Quarrie Argo Flora Parker De Haven Mr. Brummel Ed. Clark Sonerall£( Jack Tornek ^ I Three scenes from the tworeel Victor comedydrama Ruler." mounted. The production of fine table salt, showing the method of mining and manufacture, an explanation of an unsinkable life-boat, and the work of the industrial schools in prisons and reformatories of the Department of Correction of the City of New York, together with Willie Hopkins' famous Miracles in Mud, make one of the most interesting of Screen Magazines. She recognizes him as her former rescuer and tells her father about him; Beau Brummel is installed as prime minister. His father, meantime, knows nothing of this and with a party of friends is making a tour of South America; great is his surprise when he meets his son in the high position and the two fathers becoming acquainted, becoming fast friends, while son and daughter follow in the way of youth — and romance. "THE HOME LIFE OF THE SPIDER." Powers Educational (Split Reel) — SCREEN MAGAZINE, NO. 33. (Copyright 1917, by Universal Film Mfg. Co.) Universal Screen Magazine, No. 33, opens with interesting studies on an alligator farm, where alligators are raised for market, killed, stuffed and {Copyright 1917, by Universal Film Mfg. Co.) An amazing picture story of the mysteries of small wild life, features this offering, with views of the water spider from the time of the carrying of her egg cocoon to the going out into the world of her whole family of three hundred brave! Into the mysteries of the cocoon, the opening of which reveal two hundred eggs, the devoted mother, the Leonard spider, exhausted unto death, with spinning her egg cocoon, another opening — the wonderful nursery, the features of the nursery of the Water Spider and of many varieties, including the Wolf Spider, are viewed by the spectator.