The Moving Picture Weekly (1919-1922)

40 The Moving Picture Weekly May 13, 1922 "WITH STANLEY IN AFRICA" Episode Sixteen "The Slave's Secret" HARDEN is amazed at the news of Nadia's disappearance. Selim finds the sword with which Hassan has been killed and tells Jack it belongs to the Uganda tribe, which had passed Stanley's camp a few hours before. Stanley instructs Selim to accompany Jack and Harden on their search for Nadia. Jack and Harden camp near the camp where Nadia is confined. Harden sends out spies, but Jack, dissatisfied, creeps out with Selim at night and searches for her. Nadia then feigns illness and is treated by the Arabs, her captors, with great consideration. They do not watch her, because of her apparent weakness. She goes to the defense of some badly treated slaves, but is badly worsted. Later that night she creeps out and unfastens their bonds and lets them go. In gratitude for this the king of the tribe tells her of the whereabouts of the white tribe which Jack is seeking. Jack and Selim creep near the Arabs' camp and pass the escaping slaves. They finally reach camp and are discovered during the search for the missing slaves. Jack demands to know the owner of the sword he carries and Nadia, hearing Jack's voice, runs past the guard into Jack's arms. Ihe Arabs claim they found Nadia wandering about in the jungle delirious. They collapse the tent, getting Jack underneath. Nadia runs off and heroff d0Wn and carries "THE ADVENTURES OF ROBINSON CRUSOE" No. 8, "Marooned" CRUSOE saves himself from the quicksands by catching on an overhanging vine and working himself clear of the treacherous footing. Crusoe's man Friday, hearing his master's call for help — the limb up which he climbs has snapped — by a heroic effort extricates himself from the tree which has fallen on him and manages to rescue Crusoe. Torquada, believing Crusoe dead, reports his demise to the Patriarch. Meanwhile, Gale and Marion are attacked by Will and two other mutineers and made prisoners. Friday sees the three white strangers and reports his discovery to Crusoe. They find Gale. Crusoe, enraged at his former friend's duplicity and betrayal, refuses to assuage his thirst with a drop of water, despite the pleadings of Marion. "OFF HIS BEAT" Starring HARRY SWEET Two-Reel Century Comedy HARRY is forcefully recruited into the ranks of the police. There, he makes a delightfully dumb traffic cop. About this time he and his fellow law enforcers are called forth to protect the sanctity of his sweetheart's home. But the robbers jump upon Harry and one of them changes clothes with him. Thus Harry is chased by the force from one end of the house to the other. Meanwhile the robber dressed in his police uniform is running wild with the other policemen. Harry and the robber are captured, and just as they are being marched away the disguised robber holds them all at the point of a gun. Harry, however, saves the day by landing on the robber's neck and saves the police force. "IT'S A CENTURY" "THE GAY DECEIVER" One-Reel Star Comedy ROY bribes a bill-poster, who is putting up ads for a girl show, to introduce him to the leading lady. He meets her and dates her up, after arranging with her leading man, who resembles him, to take Mrs. Roy to a dinner party. While Roy is out painting the town red with the burlesque queen, Mrs. Roy is becoming infuriated at her supposed husband, who is flirting outrageously with all the other ladies at the dinner. After many amusing complications, Roy pays for his deception, however, because the show girl's husband comes in to the restaurant looking for trouble and forces Roy to come across with some cash to keep the matter away from his wife. *« "EASY TO COP" One-Reel Star Comedy NERVY NED, while riding on the railroad track is thrown off by a train coming in the opposite direction. He is picked up by the mayor's pretty daughter and she takes him to her father's headquarters. The chief of police is choking the mayor when they arrive, and Nervy Ned knocks the chief out, and is made the new chief. The old chief of police and his gang plan for revenge. They try to knock out Nervy Ned, but do not succeed. They then kidnap the mayor's daughter. Nervy Ned follows, and after knocking a dozen of the gang unconscious, rescues the girl. "SIC 'EM, BROWNIE" Starring BROWNIE Two-Reel Century Comedy BROWNIE is the one pal and protector that Jackie and Alberta have until one day their rich uncle finds them and changes them from street beggars into social lions. In the dead of night, some time after their good fortune, several robbers invade the home. Jackie goes to the defense of the family treasures, but he seems powerless to do anything. However, Brownie knows how to act when robbers invade a peaceful millionaire's home, and with gun and jaw drives them into the hands of the arriving police. Thus Brownie brings Jackie into the limelight, and the uncle is a very happy man as he's found his little mischievous nephew — and his pal, Brownie. "IT'S A CENTURY" 1? "LOOSE NUTS" One-Reel Star Comedy ROY'S girl is automobile-mad, so he pretends to buy a machine in order to impress her. Each time his bluff is called by the real owners of the cars in which he seats himself. At last he manages to buy a Ford, but a string of misfortunes follows him. The car catches fire, so he runs it into the fire house. Then it falls apart while he and his girl are riding in it. Two tramps follow its trail and piece the parts together and make a new car. Suddenly Roy's chassis — the rest of the car has fallen off — runs wild and takes him and his girl over a cliff and buries them in a sand pile at the bottom. A junk dealer comes along and buys the remainder for about 30 cents. "A GUILTY CAUSE" Two-Reel Action Drama Starring TOM SANTSCHI BUD KANE, of the Circle Ranch, rescues Marion Matthews from a run-away. Marian's brother gets into a fight with Hank Johnson, a bully, knocks him out and escapes on the first horse he can find. Hank, seeking revenge, accuses the missing man of horse-stealing. Bud turns the tables by accusing Hank of the same crime and permits Ray Matthews to escape during the confusion. Later Marion is lured away by a false note. Bud traces the tracks of her buckboard to Hank's rendezvous and thrashes Hank and) his gang. Just as he is about "all in," the Rangers arrive and arrest Hank's outfit on charges of cattle rustling.