Moving Picture World (Apr-Jun 1917)

May 19, 1917 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD 1175 flgbt, in which Hammatt stabs Willard with a paperknife. Hammatt is about to leave, when the screen falls and he sees Standing on the sofa. He arranges the room to throw suspicion on Standing, and disappears. Standing is arrested. When Betty reads the news of the murder she faints. The jury brings a verdict of guilty against Standing. Later we see Betty visiting him in prison. She begs the warden to allow Standing to visit his dying mother, ine warden has to refuse. Standing escapes and is pursued. He reaches the residence of the judge who convicted nim. There is a thunderstorm. The judge's daughter is eating plums, and a pit. sticks in her throat. She is at tne point of suffocation. Standing appears and pleads with the judge to save him as he is innocent of intentional murder. The judge promises to help him if he, as a surgeon, will operate and save his daughter. The judge orders out the guards when they arrive. Standing performs the operation successfully. The judge then sends Standing to his mother's bedside in his auto. Hammatt "has been going down hill under the influence of drugs. In a fit of insanity he confesses. Standing and Betty are reunited and his mother recovers. POWERS. SUCH IS LIFE IN SOUTH ALGERIA (Hy Mayer Travelaugh — May 13).— This is a Travelaugh with Hy Mayer through some of the unfamiliar spots of southern Algeria. We see a view of the Bogharie Road, which changes into a cartoon of a family outing. A weaver is seated at his historic trade. Then we see a street in Sidi-Okba, and the famous oasis of Biskra, the first of the desert cities. Dances of the natives to the music of a drum orchestra are shown. Then an Oriental caravan, and a fete day in Ouled Nails. A squ."1 of cavalry in the picturesque Saphi rides by, and then we see a group of Nomads traveling towards the south. The gorges of El-Kantara finish the picture, which is interspersed with amusing cartoons from the clever pen of Hy Mayer. THE RIVER OF LOST SOULS, AS SEEN BY DR. DORSEY (May 20). — The Yangtze River is the busiest in China. It flows through densely populated regions. Special types of steamships are built to navigate its dangerous waters. Captain Plant was the first to take a ship into the upper river. Thousands of Chinese junks are operated by the natives. They have to have long, heavy oars for steering against the swift current. The rapids are so strong that not one man in a thousand who falls in ever comes out alive. For a hundred and fifty miles the river flows through rocky gorges. WHEN DOES A HEN LAY AN EGG? (On Same Reel as Foregoing). — Zippy buys a hen, thinking that he will have fresh eggs every day. He does everything that he can think of, but she refuses to lay an egg. Six months later a professor sees the hen, which has grown fat under Zippy's treatment. He recognizes it as a rare specimen of an almost extinct breed. He wishes to buy it and will give $1,000. Zippy meets him and invites him to dinner. This is a fine time to get the worth of the hen, he thinks. It is killed and served for dinner. When he hears that he has lost the thousand he has a fit. UNIVERSAL. UNIVERSAL SCREEN MAGAZINE (No. 19 —May IS) .—The reel begins with a demonstration of the making of cut glass. Then we see the school of aviation, with the army of birdmen who are preparing for war service. Compared to. the European armies, our air service is almost negligible. A screen oddity is a modern Paul Revere, who guards "Death Avenue," the most dangerous thoroughfare in Greater New i ork. His flag warns pedestrians away from the trains which run in the street. Life's simplest children are the minute organisms which become visible when a drop of pond water is magnified hundreds of times by a powerful microscope. The reel ends with a "Miracle in Mud," a cartoon in animated sculpture by Willie Hopkins. ANIMATED UNIVERSAL WEEKLY NO. 70 (May 2). Have you answered your country's call? If not, why not? Paul Revere's ride repeated. Twentieth century minute man stirs citizens to great pitch of enthusiasm by covering same ground as that traversed by Revolutionary hero — Boston, Mass. Schoolboy soldiers parade. High School students shoulder rifles and march for purpose of stimulating enlistments — Chicago, 111. Subtitles; All for America. Raw recruits for the army in their first drill. The Pacific Coast contributes men. Artillery "rookies" at drill. Stingers for our mosquito fleet. Youths eagerly enroll in gunnery classes for instruction in manning armament of submarine chasers — New York City. Subtitles : The one-pound Hotchi'ss as a text book. Wig-wagging. (U-N-I-V-E-RS-A-L). Embryo sailors "seize" custom house. Junior naval reserves prove their efficiency as score of Federal officials look on — New York City. Subtitle : Collector of the Port Dudley Field Malone addresses them. Safeguarding the nation's arteries. Missouri militiamen patrol great Eads bridge, spanning Mississippi River, most important of all railway links between the East and West— St. Louis, Mo. Guns guard our interior. Artillerymen of the mid-West show great efficiency in sham battle on shore of Lake Michigan, Chicago, 111. Subtitle: Unlimbering and firing. Boy scouts till U. S. land. Youngsters begin work of cultivating three hundred acres of rich Potomac bottoms loaned to them by the government— Washington, D. C. Subtitles : Down goes the cost of living ! Even the women help. Are you doing your share? Canadians observe Ypres Day. Remnants of Dominion's overseas forces celebrate victory over Germans in great battle — Montreal, Canada. Subtitle : All that is left of the famous "Princess Pat's Own." Students in mad scramble. Annual book rush at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a mild melee — Boston, Mass. Subtitle: The winner. Memorial to Lusitania hero. Monument to Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt is erected at the side of his favorite roadway — London, Eng. Germany's hosts recoil. Allied armies gain mile after mile in war's bloodiest battles, the French battering the foes with famous "Seventyfives" — "Somewhere in France." Subtitles: Advancing to action over a pontoon bridge. Death to the foe. Hurling heavy shells into the retreating armies. American liner bags U-boat. Crack gun crew, on steamship "Mongolia," assigned by U. S. navy, sends German submarine to bottom with this nation's first shot of the war. Subtitle: The liner "Manchuria," now in the war zone, whose guns are prepared for defence. Up goes the price of oil ! At least that probably will be the result of the burning of this huge well. Hundreds of thousands of barrels were consumed — Fullerton, Cal. French war mission arrives. Distinguished envoys from our sister republic reach United States for discussion of vital issues in prosecution of the war — Washington, D. C. Subtitles : Liner "La Lorraine," which carried the mission across the Atlantic. Cruiser "Admiral Aubs" which convoyed "La Lorraine." The mission arrives in Washington on the presidential yacht "Mayflower." Secretary of State Lansing boards the "Mayflower" to welcome visitors. Debarking — in order : Minister Viviani, Secretary Lansing, Marshal Joffre and General Scott. Joffre, hero of the Marne, received an ovation second only to that accorded Dewey. Minister Balfour, of Great Britain, visits American officials. Cartoons by Hy Mayer. L-KO. A GOOD LITTLE BAD BOY (Two PartsMay 16).— The cast: The Black Sheep (Phil Dunham) ; Salvation Liz (Merta Sterling) ; Claude Worcestershire (Charles Inslee) ; Tabasco Lil (Lucille Hutton). Directed by Vin Moore. Supervised by J. G. Blystone. Phil steals pie from his little sister, and breaks her Teddy Bear. When he makes her cry, her parents try to pacify her by putting money in her bank, and then Phil schemes to steal the bank. For this pa kicks him out, and he wanders into the cruel world. Claude Worcestershire and Tabasco Lil read in the paper that the station master is to re ceive a consignment of $2,000,000. This determines them to stop at Beetville. Phil is in the billiard parlor when the villain and villainess arrive. The sheriff throws Bill out, and falls a victim to the charms of Lil. Phil enters a saloon, where he vainly tries to take some free lunch from the counter. But the proprietor has a sliding cover for it which works by a push button, and Phil is foiled. Salvation Liz appears with her concertina, and starts right in to convert Phil. She is successful, and he joins in the singing. She leads him to his home and begs forgiveness for him. He meets Tabasco Lil, who decoys him into going for a walk. She gets him to climb a tree for her, and goes off and leaves him there. Then she tries the same tactics on his father, the station master, so that Claude can get to the safe. Phil manages to get down by sawing off the bough and falling with it. In the meantime Claude has opened the safe, and is waiting for Lil to make a getaway. Phil has converted Lil, and she leads him to the station to fight Claude. While they fight she gets into the safe with their guns. Claude ties a rope to the safe, after knocking out Phil, and tying him to the track. He jumps on a passing train, and the safe pulls the whole station after the train, while Claude holds the rope. Salvation Liz saves Phil, and on a hand car they pursue the flying station. Phil climbs on the roof and cuts the rope. He drags Lil out of the safe just as a train comes and crashes through station and all. LAEMMLE. HER GREAT DILEMMA (Two parts— May 18). — The cast: Mary Blanton (Louise Lovely) ; Marc Grayson (Lee Hill) ; "Red" Shang (E. N. Wallack). Scenario by Chas. J. 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