Moving Picture World (Sep 1916)

1876 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD September 16, 1916 Inees worries ami an endless round of social activities. Plump and Hunt • 1 boat, the Scuui, and sail for the wilds. At scm their attention attracted by a strange object, they make a close examination and then — Crash ! Hang ! Oblivion. Con clou ness returned, their boat in splinters and all but dead, the conclusion slowly Itsell on them that they landed on a tai i at the very moment the artillery let loose. After a long swim they crawl ashore and fall asleep. Tine pa i and millionaire Slocum and friends choose the same spot for their camp. His daughter's wealth and beauty have attracted the attention of an adventurer and he arrives to press his suit, in spite of the girl's evident dislike. Out hunting, the beauty disturbs Plump's slumbers by a shot thus bringing about an introduction. A sportsman to the backbone, the old man goes fishing and loses his artificial teeth. Our heroes restore them. The villain, mad with jealousy, seizes the girl and sails away with her. A wonderful shot from Plump's rifle and down comes the sail. Foiled again, the bad man places a bomb on the craft, ties up the girl, and leaves her to her fate. Plump and Runt rescue her, throw away the bomb, which blows up the escaping scoundrel. when Peaches orders a "Cupid's Kiss" and end when Ham is left in charge of the prescription department and mixes up an indigestion cure for Wild Bill. Wild Bill isn't at all gentle in bis wrath, and when he recovers from the effects of Ham's prescription he takes to the warpath in rampant mood. PAYMENT IN FULL (Sept. 15).— The cast: Pokes (Robert Burns) ; Jabbs (Walter Stull) ; Pokes' sweetheart (Ethel Burton) ; her father ( Frank Hanson). Forced by the threat of old Moneybags to foreclose the mortgage unless he receives the hand of Ethel in marriage Jabbs reluctantly pleads with his daughter to accept the old miser's proposal. Ethel, in love with Pokes, is torn between love and duty, but finally consents to act according to her father's wishes. Pokes, heartbroken, confides in his friend, Robin, an actor, who promises to help him out of his difficulties. Robin succeeds in making Pokes up to resemble Jabbs and after sending a letter down town by a decoy message, Pokes invites Moneybags to the Jabbs' home to receive Ethel's answer. Once he has the mortgage in his possession Pokes demands that Moneybags, who has not penetrated the disguise of Pokes, to give a demonstration of his muscular prowess and forces him through a series of gymnastic exercises that nearlv kill the old man. The test is too much for Moneybags and, after surrendering all claims to Ethel, he wrathfully quits the house. When Jabbs returns home disgusted with the fool's errand on which he has been sent. He is dumbfounded to find himself face to face with his double. Believing that he is confronted by a madman, Jabbs secures a revolver and shoots and is then terrified by the conviction that he is a murderer. However, when Pokes comes to life after pulling off his disguise and produces the mortgage papers, Jabbs is only too happy to give Ethel into Pokes' outstretched arms. VIM FEATURE COMEDY. HIS STRENUOUS VISIT (Sept. 13).— Harry arrives in town and telephones his college friend, Fred, who has since been married, that while he is in town he would like to meet his wife. Fred notifies his wife. Rose, that he will have a friend home for lunch. Rose goes out to purchase a few things and Harry, who is somewhat a flirt, not knowing that Rose is Fred's wife, flirts with Rose and is snubbed. His persistency, however, angers Rose, who calls a policeman and has him arrested. Harry calls upon Fred to bail him out and, together, they start for Fred's home and, as Rose is busy getting lunch, she fails to hear them enter. Suddenly Fred is called away, and before going tells Harry to make himself at home and while he is looking the place over, Rose is frightened by (he sight of the flirt in her home and again calls the same policeman, who arrests Harry for the second time. Fred, who is again called upon to get Harry out, decides to hold him at the office this lime and Rose makes up her mind to tell Fred of the experiences. She calls at Fred's office during Fred's absence and la again frlghtt m d by the same flirt, and the vn'tin irrumstances is arrested for the third time by the ame policeman, Rose ae mi,,, pred to Ihe station this 1 ' and after bailing Harry out for the third time, demands an Dlanation. Apologies and explanations are In order, after which everyone is forgiven, and Harry is properlj introduced to Rose. Morale — Harry, who thinks he is away i "in even one, e pi eiallj the girls, is quietly fishing, when along comes everal beauties and rather than nirf Harrj lump overhoard and up I" Bnd a in, i maid Fai Ing him He dives under again, followed bv the mermaid and i he bubble are evldi nee of his i rid, KALEM. n \m i\ THE DRUG s CORE I Vug. 291.— The easl : Hani i Lloyd V. Hamilton); Hud (Bud Duncan); Peaches (Ethel Teare) ; Wild Hilt i v Edmond on ) . Ham and Bud as expert soda dispensers veil can Imagine the rest. Their troubles start TIGERS UNCHAINED (Episode No. 4 of "The Girl from Frisco" — Two Parts — Aug. 30). — The cast: Barbara Brent (Marin Sais) ; John Wallace (True Boardman) ; Ace Brent (Frank Jonasson) ; "Red Shirt" Gordon (Ronald Bradbury) ; Benny Stokes (Hart Hoxie) ; Benny's Sister (Priscilla Dean). Directed by James W. Home. "Red Shirt" Gordon and Benny Stokes break from the State Prison. Plodding over the roads in a mountain they come upon Barbara, who has become separated from her father with whom she went fishing. The men abduct her. Meanwhile a detachment of militia in charge of John Wallace, Barbara's admirer, is pursuing the escaped convicts. They come upon Ace Brent searching for his daughter Barbara, and then the terrible truth dawns upon them. Barbara determines on strategy, and plays on Benny's better feelings, gradually enlisting his aid. When the pursuit grows too dangerous, "Red Shirt" scratches a warning on a board : "The first one what shoots I kill the girl." At the next stop "Red Shirt" forces his attentions on Barbara, but she succeeds in getting hold of his gun and keeping him at bay until Benny comes to her aid. "Help me to escape, Benny," she says, "and I will help you." Benny empties all the cartridges from all the guns so as to delay pursuit, mounts the only horse in camp and, as he sweeps by, pulls Barbara into the saddle behind him. They have scarcely escaped when the militia descend upon the gang. Grabbing their guns, the convicts take refuge in a farmhouse, and a pitched battle is soon on. But "Red Shirt," burning for vengeance, has sneaked off alone in pursuit of Barbara and Benny. Wallace and Brent have also taken up this search. "Red Shirt" comes up with the pair just as Barbara is sending Benny away to secure safety for himself. A shot from Gordon's gun throws Benny from his horse and he lays apparently dead. "Red Shirt" pounces on Barbara ; her revolver is knocked from her hand, and a struggle follows. Benny, with his last bit of life, crawls inch by inch until he reaches the revolver and with a shot that also marks his last breath dispatches Gordon. A few moments later Wallace and Brent come upon Barbara. TANGLED BY TELEPHONE (Sept. 1).— The cast: Nell (Ivy Close) ; Jack (Arthur Albertson) ; Shiftless Steve (Henry Murdoch) ; Suffering Sam (William MeKey) ; Aching Agnes (Mary Taylor-Ross). Directed by Robert Ellis. Jack, a newlywed dentist, makes one very big mistake at the outset of his married career. He has a telephone installed in his home. He discovers his error the first morning following the honeymoon when wifey calls up at the most inopportune moments, just to hear the sound of his manly voice. The telephone leads to one tangle after another, ending in a whirlwind finish that finds the telephone smashed and out of commision, wifey repentant, and hubby begging forgiveness for his righteous anger. THE SECRET OF THE BOX CAR (No. 95 of "The Hazards of Helen" — Sept. 2). — The cast: Operator at Lone Point (Helen Gibson) : Bank Official (G. A. Williams) ; Gentleman Joe (P1. S. Pembroke) ; His Pal (George Kouthl. Author, E. W. Matlack ; director, James Davis. Escaping after an early morning bank robbery, Gentleman Joe and his pal succeed in boarding a freight train headed toward Lone Point. Fearing rightly that a warning has been sent down the line, they secrete their loot in a box car, and, after noting its number, alight and seek cover until after the pursuit has cooled. Later, when they plan to resume their journey, they are seen by the telegrapher, but a struggle follows in which they overcome him. Boarding an unguarded automobile, they speed down the track towards Lone Point. The telegrapher, recovering, sends a warning ahead to Helen. The car, No. 11165, had been placed on a siding at Lone Point but is now being taken up by the freight engine. Helen, giving chase, succeeds in boarding the caboose and warning the train crew. Meanwhile, the crooks, abandoning their auto by the roadside, have boarded car No. 11165, and are about to get away with their loot win l) the train crew, headed by Helen, comes upon them. There is a struggle, but Gentleman Joe escapes and runs across the tops of the cars. carrying the loot. The mail train is roaring along on the adjoining track as Helen comes upon Gentleman Joe from behind and deals him a blow that momentarily stuns him. Helen -rabs the bag of loot and runs along the Hat ear seeking to attract the attention of the mail (rain crew. Joe gets to his feet and pursues her. lull, in (he nick of time, (he mail crew put out (h< "arm'' which seizes the mail hags and Helen swings to safety. HAM THE FORTUNE TELLER tSept. 5).— The cast: Ham (Lloyd V. Hamilton); Bud tbud Duncan j ; The Maid (Ethel Teare) ; Gypsy Leader (A. Edmondson). Ham and Bud wander into a gypsy camp and are about to suffer a dire fate when, in their fright, they manage to give the mystic sign that allows them to enter the inner circle. They are given the fortune telling privilege. Mr. Lotsacash, who had that morning had a quarrel with wifey, takes a walk along the road when his auto breaks down. He decides to let Ham tell his fortune. Ham speaks of a handsome dark man who is stealing his wife's love and, all in all, prophesies so well that he gets a large fee, with the added warning, "But woe unto you if I find you have been lieing to me." It is then up to Ham to find a dark man to capture Mrs. Lotsacash's heart and Bud is elected to the job. The result brings on a merry tangle of fun that ends with Ham and Bud seeking safety in the tall grass. THE ORE PLUNDERERS (Fifth Episode of "The Girl from Frisco" — Two Parts — Sept. 6). — The cast : Barbara Brent (Marin Sais) ; Ace Brent (Frank Jonasson; ; John Wallace (True Roardmanj ; Miller (Ronald Bradbury) ; The Sheriff (Hart Hoxie) ; Mine Superintendent (Edward Clisbee) ; Andy, Car Boy (Jack Hutchison). Directed by James W. Home. Because of his ill health, Ace Brent consents to allow his daughter, Barbara, to handle the trouble that has cropped up at his Golconda Mine through the heavy thefts of a gang of "high graders." The advice of Wallace, her admirer, against the adventure is in vain. Arrived on the ground, Barbara decides that the only method of breaking up the work of the high graders is to go into the mine in disguise herself, as spies in the past have either been bought off or scared away. She dons overalls and effectually disguises herself, securing a job as a car boy. Underground, she befriends Andy, a car boy who has been the unwilling tool of Miller, leader of the high graders, and from him gains the information she needs. But Miller and his gang come upon them and, as he starts to beat Barbara, her cap comes off, disclosing her wealth of hair. Miller decides on a vengeance that will forever silence the pair. They are carried to an abandoned shaft of the mine and placed in a water-flooded pit. Bound hand and foot, with the outlet pipe flooded, the water mounts rapidly, and it seems but a matter ot minutes before both will meet a terrible death. Wallace, grown anxious regarding Barbara, arrives in Golconda just as the superintendent has set a search on foot. At first it is in vain, but the clue of the choked up outlet pipe on the surface sends them scurrying below to the abandoned shaft in time to save Barbara and Andy. Miller and his gang are brought to trial after Wallace has forced the cowardly sheriu and justice to action. On the day of the triai, after the jury has gone out, Wallace is arrested on a trumped-up charge by the sheriff and lodged in the little jail. The cry of "lynching' is in the air as a means or intimidating the jury. Barbara mounts her horse and speeds over to the next town where a detachment of militia is in camp. Before she returns, however, the jail has been stormed, and Wallace and his lone defender, Ace Brent, are in the hands of the mob. Their fate seems sealed when the militia burst in on the town and a rapid-fire battle ensues. The victory of the militia stiffens the backbone of the jury and Miller and his gang get their deserts. METER IN THE KITCHEN" (Sept. S).— The cast: Fanny (Ivy Close); Frank (Robert Ellis) ; Motormau Bill (Henry Murdoch) ; J. 1'. Plunks (William McPey) ; Fanny's Mother (Mary Taylor-Ross). Director, Robert Ellis. The gas supply in a small town is suddenly turned off. Fanny was anxious to have the I i -lit because she wanted to show J. P. Plunks, of the Classy Designing Company, her original designs. Motormau Bill and Fanny's mother didn't want the gas because they were very much in love — to which Fanny objected. Y\ hen J. P. Flunks departs in wrath, Motormau Bill feels somewhat guilty, so he pursues in the town's one and only street car. Plunks is overhauled and made to look at the designs by the light from the street car. ABLAZE ON THE RAILS (No. 96 of "The Hazards of Helen" — Sept. 9). — The cast: .Operator at Lone Point (Helen Gibson) ; Construction Superintendent (P. S. Pembroke) ; Foreman (George Routh) ; Detective Kent (Jack Messick) : His Sweetheart (Gladys Blue) ; Benton (G. A. Williams). Author, E. W. Matlack; producer. James Davis. Helen, bv a courageous leap from a rnotorcvele. reaches the burning box car in which the detectives are imprisoned and succeeds in applying the brakes in time to bring it to a stop' and save (hem from almost certain death. Her bravery also enables Detective Kent to secure a coveted reward for the capture of the famous crook, which puts the seal of a •happy ending" to his romance.