Moving Picture World (Jan-Mar 1912)

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64 SSS2SH5ESH5HS2S252SB5HSHSHSESH5H5?SS THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD IMP. PLATING THE GAME CJ»n. 6).— The story open* at a meeting of the Welcome Idea Husband's Club, in which the women jangle and Jackson's wife learns that she Is abused. Coincident with this, Jackson is enjoying himself with the boys, •Dd the drinks come fast and furious. He leaves the clob and in an inebriated condition, reels home. At the sight of him the wife softens. He tells her he is ill, and she. In her Ignorance, believes him. A physician is summoned, who takes in the situation in a glance, but tells the wife that Jackson needs exercise In the open. He advises golf, and Jackson is forced to acquiesce. The next day the ponderous husband engages the services of some friends, and repairs to the golf course, attired in regulation golfing costume. The party has also taken the precaution to bring along a wheel chair. Jackson make* Ineffectual swipes at the ball, misses, and perspires freely. He is a failure as a golfer, and decides to play the game by proxy. Wheeled about the course, his assistant lands on the ball and they follow. They approach a hill and the chair and Its freight gets away from the helpers and Jackson is precipitated to the bottom and lands between two rocks. He finally returns home to announce to his wife that he has had a delightful day's play, and Is much improved In health by the exercise. She has Implicit faith in him and is overjoyed. (Copyrighted, 1911, by Imp Films Co.). BACK TO HIS OLD HOME TOWN (Jan. 6),— Mr. Abner Brown, In deciding to revisit his old home town, never dreamed of the series of adventures that lay before him. A sedate, respectable, middleaged member of society, who would have thought that In the home town, Abner, at the time of his supposed arrival, should be represented by a double — Somebody who looked so like Abner that he might be mistaken for him? Well, he was. And this double was a moving picture actor. It also happened that Mr. Abner Brown's home town was a moving picture center, at which various producers gathered their respective companies to work out their plays. The actor, wlio looked like Mr. Abner Brown, was daily instructed in his part by the producer, and disappears for the time. When unsuspecting Abner appeared, he was mistaken for the moving picture actor, whom he resembled. The resemblance was such that the Western aators held him up; he was chased across the prairie by cowboys and Indians; he was shot by French soldiers — in fact he went through a whole lot of extraordinary adventures at the hands of tlie moving picture actors before be escaped and got home to his wife and children. (Copyrighted. 1»^1, by Imp Films Co.). 'fi. WINNING MISS (Jan. 8).— An irate father, a peirsistent lover, and a pretty girl who solves the difeculty, furnish a tale of elopement that IS pleasing and excites the risibilities of the most sedate. The father objects to the marriage, and elopement is resorteil to with eompllcatlng results. The girl flees ■ to the apartments of her sweetheart, and just Moapes the father and his detective, by being carried away In a wardrobe that iia^ been delivered to the young man by_^ mistjik)-. This muddles mattei-s. but the young man sends for tlu nii-iister af*li prepares for the wedding. The ^'irl Ir^s been dclivorcri to tlip rooms of a., friend, and he assists. The lover und tlie minister dite through the window into a mortal' box. and are followed by the sleuth and the father, and they emerge, sorry looking specimens indeed. The lover and tlie iniiiistcr. <ovorpd with a white coating, find the girl, and the ceremony is performed, only to he broken into by the father and the detective, wliose clothing is also soiled. The old man forgives the young couple and the story ends happily for all concerned. ' IN THE NOHTHERN WOODS (Jan. II).— In this drama of Canadian logging life there is a half breed wlio seems Incapable of manifesting any goodness of heart even after the most vital kindnesses and benefactions are conferred upon him. His camp chum saves his life by actually stealing brandy for him, yet later on the half-breen fells his friend in a sawmill and places the body on the machine, ready to be cut by the blade. The heroine arrives in time to stop the machine and saves her lover. Two years pass; the lovers are married and there is a child. The implacable half-beeed invades the peaceful scene and in the husband's absence offers violence to the .voung wife. The opportune arrival of the husband seals the half-breed's fate. "The boys" of the camp decide to hang him. The fatal rope is round his neck when the young wife Intercedes for him and the wretch's life is spared. He Is told to go away, but he cannot even do that without turning upon one of the men, who promptly shoots him down. (Copyrighted 1912, by Imp Films Co.) ECLAIR. (American make.) DIVORCONS (Jan. 2). — Dlvorcons tells the atory of a young wife who, discontented with her husband, whiles away her time with a juvenile fop of a cousin. The husband's suspicions being confirmed by some slight evidence, he surprises them In a clandestine meeting. He Is Indignant, of course, and threatens to kill the cousin and punish the wife; but, on second thought, decides to pretend he shares his wife's discontent and further pretends to believe a faliedup telegram which he, himself, has written and sent. In an exquisite scene, the husband coaxes a confession from his wife, in which she Ingeniously tells him all her little peccadillos. He then sends for the cousin and, with mocli heroism, delivers his wife over to him. The pair, finding concealment no longer necessary, lose interest In each other; and she begins to realize the deficiencies of her admirer. The indifferent husband deliberately prepares to go out and enjoy himself, which arouses the latent love and jealousy of the now surprised and worried wife. She finally persuades him to taiie her along for the evening. They go to a fashionable cafe, where they have an enjoyable little supper In a private dining room. They are followed and disturbed . by the bedraggled and disappointed cousin, who has followed them In a drizzling rain. The wife is indignant, but the husband's sense of humor saves the situation. He conceals her and sends the cousin off on a wild goose chase to various Im■possible addresses. A pleasant love scene follows between husband and wife, when the angry cousin again interrupts them and creates so much disturbance he is finally arrested. The husband, at last succeeding in making his wife's lover appear thoroughly ridiculous in her eyes, wins a lasting reconciliation. THE DOCTOR'S DTTTY (Jan. 9). — How a young physician fought and mastered himself when tempted to revenge himself against a bitter enemy, who stole the woman he loved. A film rich in sentiment, picturing man's emotion under terrific strain and a Raman's devotion under trying circumstances. ECLAIR. 'old papers, old souvenirs (Jan. 4).— Having caught his cashier robbing him, Mr. Nolrmbnt dictate's a confession and demands Saufert to .^ign, Mrs. Nolrmont as a witness. He then ta*kes possession of the paper. Years later, after Mr. Noirmont's death, their ^011. now grown to manhood. Is led by a moneylender to speculate, which has the usual disastrous ending. The boy, driven frantic by the moneylender, finally appeals to his mother. Mrs. Nolrmont recognizes the name of the money-lender, being identical with the dishonest cashier, and. after looking through old papers, she finds Saufert's confession and decides to confront him with it. They recognize each other Instantly. Saufert rcnlizes he has lost, and will concede to most anythin jr to gain possession of his confession. They foniinomise by exchanging papers, which saves the boy. THE inventor {Jan. 11 ) .—A mechanic has invented a marvelous machine, :ind he most eagerly slmws tlie plans to his wife, while they enthusiast ically plan their daughter's future. lie finally interests an important manufacturer, wlio promises to have the plans patented jointly. Tlip manufacturer realizes how great the plans are. and decides to have patent made out in his name nnly, realizing, however, that he must take the inventor in the business until a favorable opportunity comes to dismiss him. Later, the inventor demands his share of the profits and is coldly rebuked. The inventor threatens and the scoundrel ejects him from the place. Without work and no money, the inventor visits his fellow-workmen and explains the situation to them. They immediately rush to the manufacturer and demand justice. The villain Is too frightened to comply at once, and the mechanics, misunderstanding his silence, proceed to use violence. The stupified inventor finally realizes his mistake, and bravely defends the manufacturer. His noble act is so much appreciated that it awakens a feeling of remorse in his partner, and he humbly makes amends by reinstating the inventor, sharing equally the profits from the Invention. THANHOUSER. jrST A BAD KID (Jan. 9).— "The Bad Kid" was an orphan, and was cared for by a sloppy old woman, who made her work and constantly ill-treated her. The woman beat the child, a kindhearted neighbor interfered, and a tenement brawl followed. The upshot of it was that the woman was sent to do penance on "The Island," and the child was committed to an institution. There she found other children to tease. Inquiry developed that the child had a relative, an uncle, a farmer out West who. although only a distant cousin, was the only kin the girl had. It was a happy day In the Institution when he was located, and agreed to take "the Bad Kid" off their hands. In her new home the child, having never been taught, kept up her troublesome ways. Her newfound relatives, with the knowledge of her reputation, were not disposed to make allowances, and finally decided that it was a hopeless task to try and reform her, she never would amount to anything. The child overheard their conversation, and vowed to be good, for really she was hungry for someone to love her, the only trouble was she did not know how to go about it, and was too shy to ask. Her pitiful awkard little efforts to "be a comfort" were a failure, and she ran away, first leaving a letter for the old couple, in which she confessed how she had tried, but knew she had not succeeded. The farmer and his wife were devout church members, and Interested in foreign missions. The child's note brought home to them a realization that there were other heathens, right at home, who needed to be cared for ; so the farmer decided to bring her back. He found a little wanderer some distance from the farm. He tenderly carried her home, but when she revived she wept anew, fearing them. They gently convinced her of their love and assured the weeping child that sometimes, many times, a "Bad Kid" will grow up to be a good girl If she has the proper care and the proper love, and assured her that they would give her both. And she never tried to run away again. THE TWELFTH JUROR (Jan, 12) A rich man is found dead in his library. His cash bos, which was known to have been full of money, is lying empty beside him. The last person known to have been with him was his son, and the servants testlfled that the two had had a violent quarrel. The son is sought and is found at a railway station. Brought back to the house he is searched and the stolen money is found In his overcoat pocket. He admits tlie quarrel, and that it was over money matters, but denies the crime and says he does not know how the money got into his pockets. A strong case is made out against the prisoner when he goes on trial. When the jury take their first ballot, the vote stands eleven for conviction. The majority argue with the stubborn twelfth juror, but to no avail. Finally he hows to the will of the other. The foreman approaches the door to give the signal that will notify the court oflicer that a decision has been reached. His hand is raised, but the twelfth juror stays it. He tells them he has a statement to make. The twelfth juror, in private life, is an underpaid expressman. His little daughter is very ill. and tlie doctor tells the heartbroken father and motlier tliat her only chance of life is to go South. They haven't tlif money, and realize that thoir poverty means tlie ilpiitli warrant of their liived one. The expressman is sent lo "ji fine house" to get a trunk. While waiting in the hall, he sees the prisoner, after a quarrel with his father, run up the stairs. The old man. who is hrandishlog a cane and Iiolding a casli bo.\. works himself into a friffhtful fit of rajre. He is suddenly stricken and falls dead. The expressman c^oa t.-^ i-ic. aosist ^^i%.V4\%V XVAC V^W-hA M\/\-rv-\ TVAE. XNOVfVM VA E-PkO Indisputable originators of cowboy films. [ci:iJ^i.iJ:M*1.1 (POPULARLY KNOWN AS BRONCHO BILLY")IN THRILLING STORIES prodttc6'onsm this paper SUPERVISIONo^ MR.ANOERSON.ASSISTED BYA CAREFULLY TRAINED COMPANY