Moving Picture World (Mar 1917)

2156 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD. March 31, 1917 old man says that such a clever fellow may be bis son-in-luw. NESTOR. SHOT IN THE WEST (March 26).— The caBt: Edith (Edith Roberta); Sheriff (Lee Mnran) ; His Deputy (Harry Nolan) ; Mayor (Fred Gamble) ; Parson's Son (Eddie Lyons). Written by C. B. Hoadley. Produced by Louis Chaudet. Edith, a Boston novelist in search of local color, arrives at Grizzly Gulch. The boys hear of her coming, and though the town has long since reformed, determine to return to the "bad eld days" during the time of her visit, so that she shall not be disappointed. They meet her and the sheriff starts things by shooting a man who steps in front of her. Then he tells of a desperate bandit, "Rattlesnake Ike," who is in the neighborhood. This is none other than Efli ;<\ tile parson's son, dressed up for the occasion. He appears and holds up the gang, giving the money to Edith. She deposits it with her own in the bank, and then "Uatlesnake Ike" holds up the bank. They capture Ike and prepare to hang him, but Edith shoots the rope in two, and forces Ike, at the point of her revolver, to board the train with her. She tells him that she is going to reform him in Boston, and the boys have to watch the disappearance of Eddie, with all their available funds. WHAT THE JOKER. (March 31). — The cast: Gale (Gale Henry) ; Bill (William Franey) 'J ■■ Queen (Lillian Peacock) ; Milt, the devil (Milburn Moranti) ; Iceman ("Kewpie" Morgan) ; Book Agent (Bobbie Mack); Mother-inlaw (Martha Mattox). Produced by William Beaudine. Bill has brought in the wood for the fire, gets it started and sits down in a rocker,' where he drops off to sleep. Gale sees his foottracks on the floor, picks up the rolling pin and goes after him. Bill dreams that the devil appears and changes jobs with tiim. Bill, in Hades, sees the Queen, who smiles at him and invites him to sit on the throne with her. The Devil, as Bill, has to walk the floor with the baby while Gale sleeps. He returns to Hades, confronting Bill and the Queen. Bill refuses to give up his place and chases the Devil away. The Devil returns to the earth and touches Gale with his fork, causing her to disappear below. Gale rushes to Bill, who jumps into a redhot furnace. Bill wakes and finds Gale standing over him with the rolling-pin. IMP. DAVID'S IDOL DREAM (Two Parts— March 20).— The cast: Dave (Jay Belasco) ; Letty (Madge Kirby); Paul Steward (Rex Rosselli); Mrs. Steward (Miriam Shelby) ; their daughter (Elizabeth Janes). Scenario by Malcolm Strong. Produced by Walter Morton. Dave is a struggling young artist ' who has a great penchant for heathen idols. He and Letty, who is an illustrator, are engaged. Dave finishes a painting and takes it to the art dealer's, w"ho that day has had returned to him a hideous-looking idol. Paul Steward had purchased it, but his wife insisted upon its return. While it was in the possession of the Stewards, their small .daughter amused herself with stuffing its gaping mouth with everything she could discover, including her mother's valuable string of pearls. The art dealer offers to exchange the idol for the painting, and Dave takes it home. Letty is angered and breaks their engagement. Dave, disconsolate, falls asleep and has a dream in •which he thinks some strange man is trying to take Letty from him. In his excitement he knocks over the idol and the string of pearls falls from the open mouth. Letty, in her room below, hears the thud and hurries upstairs. The lovers become so much engrossed with each other that they forget all about the idol. Meantime the loss of the pearls is discovered and the Steward chauffeur is arrested for the theft. Detectives trace his movements and find that Steward sent him with the idol to the art dealers. The detectives deduce that the art dealer is the fence. He disclaims having the jewels. 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Written and produci '1 by Bronson Howard. Herman Von Ladenburg, ostensibly the of a Saxonian gun factory, had orders (o supply the Filipino rebels with the munitions of war. Yorke X'orrow, Secret Agent of I lie Department of State, was delegated to see that nothing of the sort was done. Von Ladenburg was to start for Hong Kong the following day, but for some reason unknown to Xorroy. he was going to stop off in Xeropa, Turkey. Xorroy told his confidant, Carson Huntley, that it was their business to sec he stopped there permanently. Meanwhile, Miss Cecilia Reginald, an American girl, arrived in the Turkish town of Xeropa. Hassan Bey, the assistant Minister of War and autocrat of Xeropa, determined to get Cecilia. He ordered his Chief E'unuch Mesrour, to kidnap her that night. Von Ladenburg, Xorroy and Huntley arrive at the town where Xorroy registered their names as Ludwig Fulda, a Saxonian, and his secretary, Hoffman. When Von Landenburg went to see Hassan Bey the guard told him to come that evening, and though there would be a different gatekeeper then, he would leave orders for him to be admitted. Huntley, hidden nearby, heard these words. After Von Ladenburg left, Huntley, waiting for a chance to move on, was noticed by Cecilia. She threw a note to Huntley informing him who she was and that she was held a prisoner Unless she consented to marry Hassan Bey. Xorroy determined to keep Von Ladenburg*s appointment with Hassan Bey. He managed to get the Saxonian in a drunken stupor and hastened to the palace. There Hassan Bey, thinking Norroy was Von Ladenburg, for he had never met the man, showed him firearms and finally brought forth a poisoned dagger. Huntley had gone to the palace to rescue Cecilia and had been taken captive by Hassan Bey. The guards had taken him to the court where they had begun to torture him. Norroy had found the note left by Huntley saying that he had gone to the palace. While the Turk's back was turned, Xorroy snatched up the poisoned dagger and told the man to bring out his prisoners. Though Hassan called his guards, they were appalled at the sight of the dagger and refused to go near Xorroy. When the captives were brought into the room, X'orroy forced Hassan to phone the American Consul to hasten to the palace. By use of tile daeger, they all escaped from the place. The Turk, crazy with anger, ordered Mesrour to follow Xorroy and either to kill him or lose his own life. At the hotel, Mesrour, climbing through the window and mistaking Von Dandenburg, who sat in a stupor at the table, for Xorroy, stabbed him in the back. He was just going to kill Huntley, when XTorroy entered the room, causing him to flee. Xorroy. about to shoot the Turk, lets him go when Huntley says that Hassan will kill him anyway. GOLD SEAL. THE STARTLIXG CLIMAX— CThree PartsMarch 27). — The cast: George Telford (Val Paul) ; Gould Hunter (Fred Church) ; Harvey Reed (Dan Leighton) ; Margy Summers (Gertrude Asterl; Ormsy (Charles G. Briden). Written by Karl Coolidge. Produced by Geo. Sargent. George Telford is a short story writer. His friend and critic. Gould Hunter, in discussing one of Telford's stories says that platonic friendship is a rare thing, and that few men would give up their wives without a fight. In his opinion, the public looks for the "different ending." Margy Summers, an orphan, weary from a day's vain search for employment, enters her rooming-house and is seen by Ormsy, a barbarian of the underworld. .Margy reads an advertisement for a sten GOLD TEN DAYS ViULU FREE TRIAL ARE KING BEST SCREENS COLO KING SCREEN C0..ALTUS.0KLA.