Moving Picture World (Sep 1916)

September 1". 1916 THE MOVING PICTl'UK WORLD 1875 the Films ' III!! 'i " VITAGRAPH. Tin-: fair FARE (Aug, 28). Written Mid produced by Fred I iiiu r. 1 1. ii iy Moon, whose husband Is .1 chauffeur specialising In sight seeing lours, yearns nerj around BeatUe and other iioints m Washington, but hubby tells her thai be cannot afford the trip. She covers her lace with .i beavj \iil .ma, meeting nun at his auto, asks to be taken on an all day trip, rhe S20 expenses, she says, is ■ mere trifle. They start off and before the trip is Bnlahed, all the wonders oi that section ol Washington have been rs vealed to her admiring eyes (and those ol the audience). Among the things sin Bees are the Snoqualmle Kails with Its wonderful uiist enshrouding its base ; Mount Ranter Iu all its majestic glory, Ice topped ami towering over all surrounding country ami Mirror Lake ; at the fool ol Ranter, as siiii ami iii'. ir as a mirror, reflecting the beauty 01 reat mountain. Ami the trip they return in tnelr Btartlng place, where hubby requests ire, luu receives a >h»k when wlfi moves her veil ami toils him to go lish for it. IT'S A HEAR tSept. 4.).— Tho cast: Haisy (Mary Anderson); Tommy (Archie Warren); Tli.' Janitor (George Kunkel) ; Tho Butoher Boy (Ralph MacComas). Written by Mark swan. Directed by Dave Smith. Tommy brings a puppy homo to his wife. Their steam doesn't warm up, so the) eaU up the husky, hasty-tempered Janitor. Tommy's tirade angers the janitor, and when ho spies tho pup ho Informs them flatly that dogs are not allowed. A cigar soothes him. but he turns nasty again, and all tho smokes Tommy has are exhausted. Then tho janitor reiterates his demand. Later, after tanking up a bit, tho Janitor returns for more trouble, and takes tho dog away, finally returning, by dumbwaiter route, several sausages— the remains. Tommy goes oil, and enters into a raffle for a beautiful bear skin (.rug optional). Meanwhile Olga, a trance medium, has called on Tommy's wile, Daisy. The medium hears the sad news and says she will go into a franco and seek tho pup. When she comes to sho says she will take Daisy out and locate the dog. Tommy wins tin' rug, or skin, and starts for home to show Daisy. Daisy and the medium go out, but the latter has a poor clue, for tho dog isn't found. Olga says she'll try to materialize him. Tommy, home, linds them gone, and so decides to take a bath. While he is taking a bath the janitor, outside his bathroom window cleaning it, looks in, sees him and his clothes on a chair near the window. The janitor takes the clothes. Before Tommy can get out to seek more, Olga and Daisy return. The medium goes into a trance. She ; hat spirits are near, while Tommy, terrtfled, reaches out from the bathroom to get the only refuge he has — the bear skin. Daisy sees the package disappear and faints. Tommy comes out in the skin ; Olga comes to and phones the janitor, who, having tanked up to celebrate his victory, comes in. He flees to the dumbwaiter, is pulled up by Tommy, the bottom drops from the car. Tommy catches the janitor and as Daisy has grasped the deception she makes the janitor promise better ways. Then, to disclose the deception the janitor yanks Tommy's bear skin. He is near portieres and grabs them. A VILLAINOUS VILLAIN (Sept. 8).— The cast: Sherlock Oomph (Hughey Mack); Ida Dukkets (Patsy DeForest) ; The Villain (Harry Hammill) ; Old Man Dukkets (William Shea) ; Gentleman Joa (Ed Dunn). Authors, Lawrence Semon and Graham Baker. Produced by Lawrence Semon. The master crook steals the sweetheart of Sherlock, a great detective. Sherlock undertakes to recover her. The crooks make futile attempts on his life and then to lure him to their den, they drag the girl at the end of a rope tied to an automobile. Sherlock chases it, catches the girl, and while she is trying to untie the rope, he holds the auto by strength. The auto and he pull and the rope parts in the middle. Sherlock falls over while the auto plunges over the end of a pier. It sinks to the bottom where the crooks strip the tires off, and, using them as life preservers, come to the top, just as the master crook pushes the girl into the water. Sherlock blows his police whistle and the niotorboat cops start up. Sherlock, in casting off the rope that ties the boat to the dock, gets tangled in it and is dragged through the water after the boat. The crooks and the girl flee in a rowboat. The motorboat cuts through the I i ail i l ai I, 1 In OK in-. I i'" CTO "l the i,iii Him tnu water. v bnerioo* hies dj at lllo ellU Ol ills lop. I I .lllll llii J i nine line I n. mOlOl "o.u ami 81 " in.} leave mo crooks struggling in mo water. BIOGKAPH. MAN 3 EN EM > ( Kt Issue i Pari i,i. i ,im: i, ran uisie (.Lillian Hi nj , Sarah banks I v lvian frescott ) ; iom warrinei (known ii Drake) (Franklin tutonli i . Fred LI le t wiiu.im I ii.ni) btanton (La via l miiu ; Count him LansKl (Hector v. barno). vVarwlcksblre, ttngland. vVarrlner and bis neignoor, su Arthur titanton, become bitter enewaniiiiT goes on a nunting trip ami in climbing over tin fence dividing the two homes ins gun accidentally goes on ami in; Is killed, iHspiie mo lact that the Bhooti proved accidental, Tom Warriner believes bis father was murdered by Sir Arthur and swears to .. , onge in.-, death. fears later, m London, on the occasion ol Harry Stanton's twenty-Ant birthday, Sir nrthur wains Harrj that drink was the b ling sin of the Stallions, and Harry promises in ne guided by his advice. Grace Lisle is Sir .iiinui' s ward and pro It i -in law, ami her brotiui', ii.it, is Harry's pal. i inn Warriner, now known as t'om Drake, Is proprietor ot a London gambling house. He IS assisted in his work by Sarah banks, an adventuress, who poses as Ins sister. Fred beCOmes Infatuated with Sarah and win i with him for a loan of money he gives mr lodge Hinds intrusted to his i are. Harry locates Fred's haunt, and becomes deeply infatuated with Sarah. As lime gc Harry takes Sarah as his wile, lie is now a nenvy drinker, and his degradation has Helped by Tom. Fred Informs Sir Arthur ol in loan to Sarah who refuses to give the D hack to him. While Fred and Sir Arthur are questioning Sarah why she refuses to give up tne money, Harry comes iu in an Intoxicated condition. Sir Arthur learns that Sarah is his soli's wife and tho shock is so great that he has to be assisted home by Fred. Years later Fred Lisle, now a clergyman, ami persuades Sir Arthur, who has Steadily fallen in his health as the result of his sou's an, to go to the Riviera for a rest. On the Riviera, Harry, Count Lanskl, Tom and Ikey (a bookmaker) spend their time gambling until Harry loses all his money, the Count being the winner. Sarah, anxious for more money, starts a flirtation with the Count. She upbraids Harry lor not having any money for her ami he is about to seek solace in drink when be units Grace for the first time since he left home. She begs him to stop drinking. The Count and Tom see her consoling Harry. He promises Grace not to drink. Worried over the money he owes the .Count, Tom resorts to trickery in wiping out his indebtedness. He informs Harry that Sarah is going to elope with the Count. Words follow between Harry and the Count with the result .1 duel is fought between them, llarrv loads only one pistol, and arranges that the Count should pick the empty one. The .Count is killed and Tom reveals his identity to Harry, tilling him that he will swear he (Harry) killed the Count. Ikey, who has witnessed the shooting, forces Tom to inform the crowd that the Count committed suicide. In London Sir Arthur learns that Harry is in the city and a search is made for him. Polly and Adolph, formerly servants in Drake's gambling house, arc now married and conduct a public house. Mrs. Sanders quarrels with her husband, Bill, for spending money for liquor instead 01 raring for the children. Hill is stopped in his abuse of his wife by Grace and Lisle. In the crowd that has gathered are Sarah and Tom. Lisle questions them as to Harry's whereabouts but they plead ignorance. Harry is working as a night watchman in an effort to rehabilitate' himself. Tom and Sarah bribe Sanders to get Harry to drink. They succeed in getting him to drink again. Ikey discovers where Harry is working and notifies Grace. Harry is discharged for intoxication and Sanders takes his place. Sarah learns that is coming to take Harry home. She bargains with Sunders to spoil Grace's beauty by throwing vitriol in her face. Grace finds S'anders (who has fallen asleep) in Harry's place and is about to awaken him when she is prevented by Sanders' child, who volunteers to Brace to the overseer for Harry's new address Sarah is furious that her fiendish plot has failed and shakes Sanders, who wakes up be w Mil .1 and tbri . .11 ml in 1. I) lo Poll drink, raving 1 I Bght mi .. IIU1U ■ llllllll .11). I IU I J U) lli.ll 1 ) him n 11. 11 forced, bUl ■! in r 1.1 nut 10 him 1 duty lu savi ins will ii'nn Eui found Uarah, whi borrlbij uuu I inn, w In, I 1 urn .1 11 ... ■ .. .11 in. I I v 1 1 1 . : ' I . . nn .inwhiii , ha 1 1' h and n in n appi nm in d by 1 mil ini .1 loan hi miilli J lu I. ik. hlin I.. Sarah. Sal.ih w lib Inn. lint 10 Ii aw In 1 . in. money ami thej have a tearful bght and 1 om inn 1 bi 1 . 11. in in 1 nn I lai ry 11.11 1 n .1. FOR fill'; BON tiK 1 HB HOUSB s.pt. Llj. — 1 in maid (Ms hi (i lharlea 11. W< ■ 1 1 . tin mln 1 1 barles 1 1. Malli 1 In this story we are shown tho sins of society against the girl who struggle (or in at length reaches an easier way, only to make a sacrifice 01 sell in her Secret love and gratitude lor In r benefactor. At tin. beginning 01 the picture working iH a BWeatshop win in hundreds 01 other nn nployed. She attracts the attention ot the owner, but upon her n msal to path Which he 0II1 rs, he discharges her. At the end of her resources, . m ployment. The want ads yield nothing. Two white Blavers are about to lure her away with their false promises when a minister happens along. He i' 'ii the girl from ber predicament, and, beln that she is a victim of iircumslam 1 s ami resolves lo help her. A lew days later she visits his mission iu the settlement as she pron and there meets a lady ol means who is in ti rested in philanthropic work. This woman to take tin girl home and give In t a chance as a maid and companion. The woman If, however, is not without her own troubles. She lias Indulged her son lo the breaking point -so that now he is little else than a weakling and a gambler. Tin girl, however, is pleased with his kindly interest in her. Later, the son loses all the money he borrowed bis mother. He had none to pay ni» ■ miiiling debts. To him there is only one way open. That night he returns. The girl hears him, and coming down into the hallway she finds him opening his mother's sale. He takes out her necklace and puts it in his pocket. He stumbles against a chair, ihe girl dodges behind a curtain, which fell between the door leaning into the next room. The butler and the mother appear. The police are summoned. On their arrival they demand that a search of the house he made. The son denies all knowledge of tho crime. It is then that the girl siepi, forward. In her secret love and gratitude for the young man she refuses to incriminate him and, going to the flower pot where he deposited the necklace, she takes it and assumes the guilt herself. It is then that the young man's manhood asserts itself. He calls back the officers and confesses his own guilt. The mother withdraws the charge and the affair is closed. Several months later a letter arrives from the West. It is to the mother and it ends something like this : "and 1 find your son one of my most trusted employees." The woman kisses the little maid upon the cheek, gives her the letter and goes out of the room. The little maid is honored at the kiss. She reads the letter but is very sad. Why? A BLOT i.\ the 'SCUTCHEON' (Reissue— Two Parts Sept. 1J). — The cast : Mildred (Dorothy Bernard); Thorold, her brother 1 Charles II. Mailes) ; Henry, her lover (Edwin August) ; Mildred's companion (Claire McDowell); servant (William J. Ilutler). Thorold, Earl Tresham, proud of his ancestral escutcheon, which he claims, shows no tarnish, ues the proposal of Henry, Earl Mertoun, for his sister Mildred's hand, as it will mean the uniting of two noble houses, he not knowing that Mildred and Henry, who are both young, ignorant, and unguarded, have already met, sinned and now attempt a reparation. He learns from one of his servants thai an unknown visitor, who is none other than Henry himself, was seen leaving his sister's chamber, and in a fury of rage, sets out to right the wrong as he believes to be the only way. VIM. STRANDED (Sept. 14 1.— The cast: Plump (Babe Hardy); Runt (Hilly Rugei ; Millionaire Slocum (Frank Hanson 1 ; his daughters (Ray Godfrey and Florence McLaughlin) ; Ray's sweetheart (Robin Williamson).