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THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD
LICENSED FILM STORIES
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THE RETURN OF JACK BELLE-W (Jan. 26).— Favored by Alice, Jack is in fine spirits, while Bill, who is also a suitor for the beautiful young girl's band, receiving no encouragement from her, he is surly and inclined to be ugly. Both Jack and Bill are sailors. When they go to eea they are both set to "trim sail." While they are far out on the bowsprit of the schooner. Bill suddenly places his foot on Jack's neck and pushes him into the ocean. A search is made for the unfortunate .=:ailor, but it proves fruitless and the ship continues on her way. When Bill returns to port, he informs Alice of Jack's supposed death and begs her to marry him, now that the other suitor is no longer on earth. She coldly turns from bim and looks sadly out to sea.
Five years later, Jack, who has been cast on a desert isle, upon climbing to the top of a pile of rocks on the beach, which he has been in the habit of doing ever since he reached the island, sees a ship which has come iuto the bay for shelter from a violent storm. He is overjoyed at the sight and decides to swim out to her and return to civilization. He does so. reaching the ship just as she is "coming about" with all sails up, ready to head out on her voyage far from the desert isle. He manages to catch hold of a rope ladder hanging over the side and to pull himself aboard. He finds he is on bis old rival's ship. Walking aft, be comes face to face with Bill. Bill thinks he sees Jack's ghost. He starts backwards, away from the wheel, so badly frightened he falls bacliwards over the rail into the sea. Life belts are thrown out to bim, but to no avail. Bill disappears beneath the waves. When Jack is recognized by the sailors, he is greeted with great heartiness, and they all share in. his happiness when he returns to his home liort and is reunited with beautiful Alice, who never ceased to pine for him during his long absence.
PICKLES, ART AND SAUERKRATTT (Two parts — Jan. 27) . — Jerry, a poor artist, makes what he thinks a great sketch, and surreptitiously takes it to a magazine. The Editor has a good laugh at Jerry's expense, but that is as far as he goes, he does not publish the sketch. Tired of art, Jerry marries a woman who owns a delicatessen store. She loves him to distraction and keeps a watchful eye upon him. He does not take kindly to her caresses, nor to the llmburger cheese. His wife rereives a telegram that her relatives are trying to do her out of a share of the family fortune. She hastens off to HicksvlUe to stop the proceedings, leaving Jerry to roam at will.
During his wife's absence Jerry is filled with artistic temperament and becomes reckless. He sends for a beautiful model, gets all of the cigars he wants, and wine flows freely. Their happiness is interrupted when Mrs. Hoolihan calls to leave her baby while she goes downtown to shop. Upon the model's oflfering to care for the baby, Mrs. Hoolihan is satisfied to leave it with her. They resume their enjoyment, but again are interfered with when Jerry's mother-in-law, with all her children, calls. To save himself. Jerry hits upon a jilan by which he will get rid of her. He paints the baby's face with dots and tells her the baby lias small-pox. Mother-in-law reports it to the Board of Health, and Jerry, Daisy, the model, and the baby are quarantined. His wife returns, but is not admitted. She is Joined by Mrs. Hoolihan, who tells her about Daisy's presence. The wife vows revenge. A doctor is called who discovers the trick. Quarantine Is raised and Jerry's wife enters her home. Her love for Jerry is so strong she forgives him and smothers him with kisses.
SCOTLAND FOREVER (Jan. 28).— When the drummer tells Hugh and Willie at the country store of the wonders of New York, nothing will suit them but that they take a trip to the metropolis. Rigged out in large-patterned new clothes, they bid good-bye to the home town, bound for a visit to the startling city. Reaching New York, they are so amazed that they can hardly proceed along the street, so intent are they in taking in rthat they see. An affable stranger bmnps Into Hugh. The stranger treats himself to a large dinner at Hugh's expense, which takes all the money Hugh has and half of Willie's. The stranger also relieves Willie of his other half, but Willie does not notice this until later.
The owner of a newspaper stand leaves the stand to chase some thieving boys. Willie discovers . the loss of his money. An idea strikes H^gh. Hugh gets behind the stand, takes off his new trousers and hands them to Willie, who Is to pawn them and buy a cheaper pair. Hugh decides to sell papers during his friend's absence. Tlie proprietor comes back and orders Hugh to vacate. Hugh tries to explain, but a policeman Is called. A merry crowd follows Hugh and the ofiQcer as
they go down the street, Hugh holding part of the stand around him. Two Scotchmen in kilts, of the Caledonian Club, take Hugh from the ofl3cer and lead him to their club. They give him a job as assistant steward.
Hugh decides to visit his old home town. He writes to Willie he is coming, also that he never wears trousers now and doesn't miss them. When the letter is received it causes great consternation. The villagers indignantly decide to prevent Hugh's arrival. A prevention committee goes to meet the train. All t^e women of the village are locked indoors. A cold welcome is turned into a general warm greeting when Hugh, resplendent in his kilts, steps into the station platform. He is the lion of the town. Willie now understands that trousers do not make the man.
THE LtrCKY ELOPEMENT (Jan. 30) .—Though Madeline insists that she loves O'erald, the country soda-fountain clerk, her father vigorously forbids his attentions. Gerald longs for Madeline. He sees an article on the "Advice to the Lovelorn" column which states that should father-in-law object to son-in-law, but son-in-ilaw not object to father-inlaw, then elopement is the happy solution. He writes to Madeline that should she think well of it, he will call for her that evening, beneath her window, at eleven o'clock. He sends the message by a boy whom he finds reading a sign which has just been tacked up by the country sheriff, offering a reward of $500 for the arrest of "Sneaky Bill'* and "Slippery Ike." It occurs to Gerald that the money would come in very nicely to him at this time.
Madeline gives the boy a written reply that when the clock strikes eleven she will be waiting at her window. The boy, having a mischievous disposition, and knowing the contents of Gerald's message and the words of Madeline's reply, tells all he knows to Madeline's father for the sum of one shiny half dollar.
Darkness comes over the land, but all is not peaceful. Two gentlemen of crime are about to rob Madeline's father's home. "Sneaky Bill" is in the dining-room helping himself to the silverware. "Slippery Ike'* waits outside to receive the satchel containing the booty. Madeline hears a disturbance, thinks it is Gerald, comes down, and passes her grip out to Ike. Father hears noises, comes down, catches Madeline, takes her upstairs, and locks her in her room. He returns and throws a blanket over Ike's head, taking him to the barn for safe keeping, thinking it is Gerald. Gerald arrives, late, and receives from the hands of Bill a satchel filled with the family silver. Incidentally, Gerald has a fight with Bill, thereby aiding the sheriff, who luckily arrives in the nick of time to handcuff two criminals, Bill and Ike. Gerald is promised the $500, and he elopes with Madeline by strategically taking her from the house, after flooring her expostulating father with a sofa -cushion.
THE LITTLE BUGLER (Jan. 29).— On his birthday, Tommy, Major Shaw's little son, receives a small bugle. Tommy's one wish Is to be a soldier. He soon becomes an adept little bugler. Major Shaw receives a dispatch ordering him to lead his regiment to the front to quell a rebellion. Tommy begs to go too, but his father tells him that he is too young yet and that he will have plenty of time to be a soldier when he grows up. The night the regiment leaves. Tommy sits up in bed and listens till all is quiet. He decides he cannot stay behind, dresses quickly, takes his precious bugle and slips out. He makes his way to the yards where the Commissariat wagons are waiting and crawls into one of them.
At the first bivouac the next day Tommy Is discovered fast asleep in the wagon. The soldiers take him to Major Shaw. It is too late to send him back, so his father consigns him to the care of tlie officer in charge of the ambulance corps, thinking he will be safe under the protection of the Red Cross. The regiment reaches the front and goes into action. Tommy picks up some field glasses, and to his great Joy, sees all that is going on. Men are falling to the right and left; shells are bursting in mid-air; soldiers are charging and retreating over the open spaces and through the tropical marshland swamps. Major Shaw stands back of his regiment with a bugler at his side and suddenly realizes the need of immediate action. He raises his sword and orders the bugler to sound the "Charge." The boy is killed as he steps forward to place the bugle to his lips.
Tommy drops the field glasses and runs towards the spot where the dead bugler lies. Major Shaw wildly turns to the nearest man, "Can no one blow to the call to charge?" Tommy, standing beside him, places his bugle to his lips and sounds the thrilling command. Major Shaw looks around at his b oy In surprise and wonderment. When the war is over. Tommy, in imiform, proudly marches with the regiment. He is honored now with the title of The Little Bugler.
THE LOVE OF TOKTWA (Special — 2 parts — Jan. 31). — When Yoshisada speaks to cruel Kajiwara, the wealthy Japanese fislierman, for the hand of his daughter, Tokiwa, he is not graciously received. This does not bring tears to the wondrous, almond-shaped eyes of Tokiwa; she does not like Yoshisada. Neither is she fond of her father, who beats, her and makes her work very hard. She has a friend in Anna Lang, who has a missionary school in the village, and in Richard Davis, who comes to the town to deal with Kajiwara
concerning the village catch. Davis loves Anna; they are engaged to be married. They decide that they will take the little Jap girl away with them to the city. Tokiwa has fallen in love with Davis and mistakes his kindness for love. He tells her that he will take her away to a place where she will be very happy. His words are overheard by Yoshisada, who swears that it will never happen. Yoshisada tells Tokiwa's father of the American's words and together they plan a hurried wedding. The girl is literally sold to Yoshisada, that her services may not go to someone other than her father. Poor Tokiwa is in despair when she learns of the plans for her future. A telegram comes to Anna, saying that the American, who has been away, is coming back. Tokiwa borrows the telegram, having learned how to read at the mission school. Her father sees the message. He tells Y''oshisada. who vows that the American shall not reach the village alive. Tokiwa sends up a white dove which Davis had given her. with a prayer to save him. Yosliisada waylays Davis, and as he is passing In his car on a road hundreds of feet below the cliff, he rolls a huge boulder down upon bim and believes be has killed him. Yoshisada loses his life at this place later, by falling over the cliff. Tokiwa, dressed all in white, and with wreaths of flowers about her. enters her boat and goes out alone into the sunset of the sea to find the heaven of the Americans. Later, when Anna and Davis and the villagers come to the beach to find her, they see an upturned boat drifting out on the silent waves.
ESSANAY.
THE TESTING FIRE (Jan. 27) Gladys Norton,
a sweet little country girl, receives a letter from her sweetheart, saying that after four years of study in the city, he Is coming back. Gladys is overjoyed. Theresa, Gladys' cousin, desiring to spend a few quiet weeks in the country, pays the Nortons a surprise visit and arrives on the same train with Irwin. The city cousin captivates Irwin with her beautiful clothes and manners. Poor little Gladys sobs her heart out — seeing the two t^ogether continuously. Irwin, secure in his belief that he has won Theresa, is rudely awakened when her sweetheart from the city calls to take her home. Realizing that he did not pass the testing fire, Irwin decides to leave, but Glodys turns his path of thorns into a bed of roses and a happy ending is the consequence.
NEARLY MARRIED (Jaji. 28).— Russell Shirley calls on Harriet Gorman, to whom he is engaged, and they happily plan for their wedding, which is to take place in a few days. On the night of the wedding the guests are assembled and the minister Is half through with the ceremony, when Russell suddenly discovers that the ring with which to seal the marriage is not on his person and is nowhere to be found. He rushes out. and finds all the stores closed. He Is in despair, but finally, in the wee small hours of the morning, after all the guests have departed and even father and mother have retired, the ring is found In an unusual manner, and the ceremony finished, much to the enjoyment of the two.
■WHAT CAME TO BAR Q (Tan. 29).— Charles Clemens, a ranch owner, sends a letter to Fred Church, his foreman, informing him that his son and daughter are coming to spend their vacation on the ranch. Church and the boys meet the stage, and to their amazement and secret joy, find that the boy is very effeminate. What the boys do to Clarence is a scream, hut his sister, who is more of a boy than he is, gets even with them for hazing her brother, and the boys are forced to take off their hats to her.
BRONCHO BILLY AND THE SETTLER'S DAUGHTER (Jan. 31). — Old Harry Todd and his daughter. Marguerite, are in the West prospecting for gold. They meet Broncho Billy, who takes dinner with them and later continues on his way. As he is riding across the plains thinking of Marguerite, he happens to see an Indian at the top of a hill, looking down upon the prospector and his daughter. Broncho Billy warns Todd and his daughter and the settler hastens to the fort to notify the soldiers that the Indians are up to trouble. During Todd's absence, the Indians close in about Broncho and Marguerite, who have taken refuge In an abandoned hut. The redskins set the shack ablaze and in the ensuing conflict Broncho Billy is wounded. The soldiers arrive in time to save the two from the bands of the Indians, which brings about a very happy ending.
THE GIRL AT THE CURTAIN (Special — 2 parts —Jan. 30). — When Warren Bradley, a promising young city lawyer, learns that there is a peculiar provision in his uncle's will which bequeathes bim half of a very large fortune, he loses no time in finding out the details. Very simple. He Is to marry a distant relative, a young lady whom he has never seen. In order to get the money he is quite satisfied to marry almost anybody — but not so the young lady. Mary Burns, a, prim and pretty country school teacher, with quite' firm notions of her own, spurns the proposal, and refuses to have anything to do with him — even so much as SEE him. "Then you will marry me without seeing me. Come." This" is what he wires in answer. Mary would ignore this appeal also but for the distressful financial coijditions her uncle at the time is plunged in. So she goes to the city and the mar