Moving Picture World (Dec 1915)

2454 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD December 25, 1915 that she killed Freeman in defense of her honor. It looked as though the woman would be condemned for the murder, until Donald McKenzle came forward to depose that it was he who had killed Jack Freeman by having robbed him, McKenzie, of his wife Effle. After the trial Blanche Gordon and Tom Gordon, her husband, were reconciled and they neither of them forgot her terrible torture on '"The Rack" on the trial for murder which she did not commit. V-L-S-E., INC. WHAT HAPPENED TO FATHER (Vitagraph — Five Parts — Dec. 27). The cast: Father (Frank Daniels); Mother (Bernice Bcrner) ; Frederick and Tommy (Adele Kelly and Anna Laughlin; ; Dawson Hale (Billy Quirk) ; Mortimer, bridegroom (Frank Kingsley) ; Bayne (William Sloan) ; Butler (John Hollis) Uncle, William Sellery). Worried almost to death over the increasing bills pouring in, father writes a comic opera, with the idea of producing it and becoming rich. Carlton Bayne, a young society man, offers to back it if father will use his influence with Tommy, his youngest daughter, whom Bayne wants to marry. Tommy is in love with Dawson i^ale, a young hospital Interne, but to help poor father "out, she agrees to marry him later. Fredericka, his older daughter, is to marry Mortimer and on the day of the wedding father receives a hurry-call from Georgetown, where his play is to be given its initial presentation, and dashes off in Fredericka's car, which he doesn't know how to run. He arrives at the theater, puts a stop to Eayne's attemDt to ring in his own leadin-' lady on him, knocks the fellow down and escapes in the auto, hotly pursued by the police. A hair-raising chase follows, the car smashes into a tree and father is pulled down out of the branches and jailed. Dawson learns from Bayne what has happened and Tommy jumps to the conclusion from his vague talk that father Is In the hospital seriously hurt as the result of an auto accident. The young interne is in a prett" fix, as the whole family insist on going to the hospital to see "poor Dad." Meanwhile, father after many laughable escapades, has escaped from jail and Dawson succeeds in smueeling him into the hospital ward. Dawson confesses all, they put father to bed, call to the others, and all ends up in a joyful reunion of happiness and love. PARAMOUNT. THE REFORM CANDIDATE— (Pallas ; Five Parts; Dec. 16). — Art Hoke, the Boss (Maclyn Arbuckle) ; Richard Burton (Forrest Stanley) ; Mary Grandell (Myrtle Stedman) ; Frank Grandell (Malcolm Blevins) ; "Looney" Jim (Charles Rugglesj ; May Hoke (Mary Ruby) ; The Campaign Manager (Howard Davies). The mayoralty campaign is turning against Frank Grandell, who heads the "reform" ticket which is trying to smash "Boss" Hoke's welloiled political machine. In desperation the self-seeking reformer sends his lieutenants to pry into Hoke's private life in hope of unearthing some damaging scandal. Their curiosity aroused by the mysterious parentage of May Hoke, the adopted daughter of the politician, they corner "Looney" Jim, a half-witted fellow, whose devotion the boss has won through kindness, but though they find Jim knows something he dies before they can extort the secret. Failing in this, Grandell then offers "Boss" Hoke .$15,000 outright for his support, and the wily boss, determined to crush his enemy, accepts the money and then turns around and defies the "reformer" to enforce the bargain. Meanwhile, Grandell's wife, a truly lovely character, whom Hoke has for years worshipped from afar, comes to the house to prevent her husband's nefarious intrigue, and while there comes across an old newspaper of fifteen years back, together with a faded baby jacket, which she instantly recognizes as that of her longlost baby girl, a description of whose loss is detailed in the old paper. It finally develops that her baby was stolen by "Looney" Jim and left on "Boss" Hoke's doorstep, the half-witted fellow having once heard the bachelor boss express a wish for a child. The approaching wedding of May Hoke, the adopted foundling, who is in reality the Grandells' child, with young Benton, the mayoralty candidate opposin? her father, finally paves the way for the later's retirement from the arena. Realizing the significance of fate's strange interweaving of their lives, all animosity is finally laid aside, and "Boss" Hoke and the Grandells meet in harmony through their mutual interest in May. THE IMMIGRANT— Lasky ; Five Parts ; Dec. 20). — The cast: Masha, the immigrant (Valeska Suratt) ; J. J. Walton (Theodore Roberts) ; David Harding (Thomas Meighan) ; Olga, Masha's sister (Jane Wolf) ; Munsing, Hardings' secretary (Raymond Hatton) ; Walton's Partner (Ernest Joy) ; Walton's Housekeeper (Gertrude Kellar). Masha, a young Russian immigrant, on her way to this country, is insulted by one of the steamship officers and protected by David Harding, a young American contractor and civil engineer, just returning from Europe. He secures for her a berth in the second cabin, paying the difference in fare out of his own pocket. J. J. Walton, a wealthy political boss and contractor, traveling first class, is captivated by Masha's beauty. Masha is met at the dock in New York by her sister, Olga, and her drunken brother-inlaw, John. Having given Harding their address, so he may call and be repaid for tha money he has advanced to Masha, Walton learns the address, ana secures from the brotherin-law permission to have Masha enter his house as a maid. The first night of her employment in Walton's household he attacks her, and when she flees to her sister pursues her and, by a promise of marriage and education, induces her to return. Harding has opened his o_ces in the same building with Walton's and bids against Walton for a contract for a big government dam In Arizona. Harding is backed by the reformers and Walton and his political ring find bribes and chances for graft will not tempt the young man and plan to blow up the dam when it nears completion. Walton takes Masha with him to Arizon to superintend the dam's destruction. Masha and Harding have met each other several times and he has always thought her to be the wife of his adversary. By means of threats, Walton has Masha entice Harding away from the dam the night of the explosion. Masha, free from Walton's threats, tells Harling of the contemplated explosion and sends him back to the dam, but too late. The explosion has occurred and the waters are plunging down onto the little village. Masha, fearing for the youne man's life, follows him, while Walton in the moment of his triumph, fails to realize that the flood is undermining the house which he occupies and is killed when it collapses. Masha finds Harding unconscious on top of the floating house and there tells him for the first time that she has never been Walton's wife. Harding, still in love with the girl, asks her to marry him. Have You Read Page 2445? POWER'S 6B We Have It When You Want It No Delays E.J.Miller came f rom Tasmania, Australia, to obtain the best projection material for his new Strand Theatre. 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