Moving Picture World (Aug 1916)

THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD August 12, 1916 gets the medicine man, sends him to the hotel and remains to dirt with the princess. In the meantime the medicine man calls on the Grouch, and the latter promptly kicks him out of the room. So the medicine man and the chief declare war. The town people learn that the Indians are coming and wonder what to do. Princess promises to save them and she and Pat set out. Pat gets frightened when he sees the Indians and climbs a telegraph pole. The Indians try to smoke him "* down high t trophies and is showered with praise and presents by the people. L-KO. UNHAND ME, VILLAIN (Two Parts— Aug. !>).— The cast: Gertie (Gertrude Selby) ; Bill, the motorcycle cop (Billie Ritchie) ; Chief Schmalz (Dan Russell). Bill managed to work his little graft gag quite profitably until he tackled the wrong party. This party was the friend of the commissioner. Commissioner Logan immediately wrote a stinging letter to Chief Schmalz, who, In turn, issued an order forbidding any of his motorcycle cops accepting a bribe under the penalty of being imprisoned in a brewery with a muzzle on for life. Under this category came Bill, and sorely grieved was he to think he would have to work henceforth should he desire any of the luxuries of life. Suddenly an auto shot by him. Here was his chance for revenge, and, giving vent to his feelings, Bill went pell mell after the fair one in the auto. After a long chase he found himself face to face with a most entrancing beauty. Bill almost succumbed to her wiles, but he remembered his duty, so he proceeded to the station with the charming miss. "■*"" station tsui was lniormea r was a friend of the chief: , vith her and had no difficulty vith her for the follow_=. The chief stood in with her father, and it was an agreed thing that Gertie must marry Chief Schmalz. Bill, however, was a resourceful sort of a fellow, so he and Gertie eloped. Bill, in his haste, had confiscated a flivver and the owner immediately reported Its loss to the chief, who ordered an immediate These flivvers are liable to turn one queer trick, and this one succeeded in driving Bill to the robbers' lair. They lassoed him and tied him to a railroad track. Gertie succeeded in escaping and managed to get a telephone booth where she sent an "S. O. S." call. Of course, Schmalz was determined to shine and once more win Gertie by exhibiting his bravery, so with lightning speed he poor Bill from a h _ ond's time. When the chief discovered whom he had saved there was blood in his eye, but Bill was too quick for him. He made one dash for one of the police flivvers, and with this good start would have managed to get away if the flivver hadn't started to leak. The chief saw his chance for revenge and set fire to the gasoline line which had leaked. The fire soon gained on Bill and blew up the flivver and Bill to the land of dreams. VICTOR. ASCHENBROEDEL (Two Parts— Aug. 10). — The cast: The Policeman (Ben Wilson); Leah (Dorothy Phillips) ; Reb. Litwak (Jos. W. Gerard) ; Litwak, the tailor (Fred Herzog) ; Sarah, his daughter (Sonia Marsell) ; Cohen, the schatchen (Chas. Ogle) ; Melikoff (Joseph Granby). Scenario written by Helmer W. Bergman. Produced by Ben Wilson. Old Reb. Litwak always sits by the kitchen stove, playing doleful tones on an antiquated guitar. Even Leah, who does the housework, asks him to play livelier tunes, but he only smiles. The duty of Leah is to minister to the comforts of Litwak, the tailor, and his daughter, Sarah. Leah is Jealous of Sarah's fortune and matrimonial prospects. A few nights later Leah sits on the front steps talking to the policeman, when the schatchen appears with a handsome young man. They inquire where the residence of Litwak is and Leah directs them. The policeman asks her who they are and Leah replies : "Oh, that is a husband being brought for my cousin Sarah." At this the policeman makes the promise that, some day, he will bring a nice young fellow up to see her. In the room upstairs a lively bargaining is going on. Litwak promises a dowry of $2,000 to the man that will marry his Sarah. The young Jew. with thoughts of the prettier girl on the porch in his mind, is slow to grasp his golden opportunity. The srhatrhen finally drives him into line when he reminds him that he cannot pay rent with good looks. The young man never takes Sarah out, as he prefers to remain in the house and gaze upon Leah. One afternoon he calls when Sarah is out and plunges Into an animated conversation with Leah, declaring that If she had a dowry he would prefer to marry dowry, that he would have to take her for herself alone. The night before the betrothal ceremony the family is seated discuss'ng the coming matrimonial event, when a thunderous rap sounds inquires for the little girl and, with a cry, Leah springs toward him and then introduces the family. The policeman goes over to the tailor and announces that he wants to marry Leah, that is, if she'll have him. "But," stammers Litwak, "you are a stranger to me." "Sure, I am," admitted the policeman. "But it's me that's goin' to marry her," and the policeman puts his arms about Leah and begins to coax her. But she tells him that she has no dowry. "T'ell with dowry ! I don't want money. All I want Is you!" Old Reb then says that he will give all his money to the young couple, and so when the picture ends Leah has a fortune and a husband. WHAT DARWIN MISSED (Aug. 1.'!).— The cast: Prof. Alonzo Bozzle (Victor Potel) ; a Wise Oran-Outang (Joe Martin). Scenario by Frank Wiltermood. Produced by Beverly Grlf "Here is Satan i fell i 1 said the l I he JOKER. SHE WROTE A PLAY AND PLAYED IT (Aug. 12).— The cast: Miss Scribbles (Gale Henry) ; Bill, her lover (William Franey) ; Romeo Ham, actor (Milburn Morante) ; Hero (Charles Conklin) : Heroine (Lillian Peacock). Scenario written by Ben Cohn. Produced by Allen Curtis. Bill Bones, the village undertaker, sheriff, judge and a holder of a few minor offices, is the sworn, avowed lover of Exeter, who has the writing fever. His suit has met with little success, owing to her interest in her new profession and Bill is stumpped. Romeo Ham, from the legit's stage — and a long ways from it at that — has had a streak of hard luck and arrives in the village. His capital amounts to the sum of one "jitney" and he calls on the village merchant to buy some refreshment. Romeo learns that Exeter is writing a play and at once his professional instincts are aroused. He introduces himself and he and Exeter at once find a common interest. Romeo suggests that she produce the play and act the leading part in it. He agrees to look after the production. This Just suits Exeter and plans are put under way for the effort. Ham has learned that Exeter has a large bank accunnt and his zeal is influenced mostly by the sight of her ample bank hook. The rehearsal proves quite a task and time after time Romeo is on the verge of quitting, but each time the vision of the bank roll comes 5 the aid of a mahout and an elephant t move his tent and belongings to the jungle, where he will take up the study of trying to find "missing link." He builds his tent and plore the jungle Then it is that he encounters the wise orangoutang, Joe Martin ; the two are attracted mutually and the professor takes Joe to his tent and there commences his education along the lines of table etiquette. That night while the two are in bed a couple of lions come prowling about the tent. This startles the two and Bozzle takes his gun and with the help of Joe fires upon the lions. At this juncture Bozzle awakens to find the papers on his desk burning and in extinguishing the flames his own clothing starts burning, so that he is compelled to rush from the house and immerse his body in a barrel of water. BIG U. THE SILENT MAN (Aug. 10).— The cast: The Silent Man (King Baggot) ; the Dance Hall Girl (Irene Hunt) ; The Doctor (Frank Smith). Written by Frank Smith. Directed by King Baggot. The man Is a mystery In the little town. He lives alone in his cabin and will not meet the advances of his neighbors. One night he talks and tells the story of his life. He had been a prosperous lawyer in an eastern town and was engaged to be married to the sweetest of girls. The night before the wedding day she died and in his anguish he called In the devil. The devil said that he would bring back the departed life, but that if the man laughed he would lose his love again. And in the man's joy at his sweetheart's recovery he forgot and laughed and straight the girl died. in disgust and then Exeter discovers that her manager has eloped with the cash, bo sho marries Bill and leaves the stage. should have died at the same time. Hut it happened that way, and so the two were given a common funeral and burled In the same A few months later Prof. I. M. Wise notices in the paper that there was a new bone ex. position at the museum, and, being much in love with the widow, the mother of the two children, he decided to take her to the exhibit. Seeing the bones at the exhibit suggests to the children that their pets must be bones by this time, so they tell the professor that they know where some old bones are. The professor is delighted with the bones, as he thinks that he has discovered the remains of an animal that was the cross between a hen and a dog. From the bones he draws a picture of the the paper and thinks that he will be famous. At last he finds that the bones are nothing more than the remains of an ordinary dog and chlck t in a stock of candy. .. . Wheatley. Old Captain Jonah's stories of the sea make such an impression on Little Ben that he wants to be a sailor. He dreams that Captain Jonah is in command of a battleship, and that the captain accepts him as one of the crew. Ben is taken aboard and fitted out with a uniform. The ship puts out to sea. The rocking motion of the ship makes it hard for Ben to walk on the deck and he even becomes seasick, but he is compelled to scrub the deck with the other sailors. He falls over with his bucket of water. The water runs down through an open skylight on the deck and falls on the captain, who is reading in his cabin below. The captain rushes up on deck to find the careless sailor who has splashed him and slips on the wet deck, falling at Ben's feet. Ben apologizes and is excused. The captain shows him an "enemy" 6hip through his telescope about to launch a "bomb" at their vessel. Ben climbs down over the side of the ship and, hanging by a rope, awaits the approach of the missile. And when the bomb is about to blow up Ben's ship he hits it with a capstan bar used as a billiard cue and it returns to the "enemy" ship, which is destroyed by its own explosive. He goes to bed, but again falls out of his hammock and finds himself — on the floor of his own room, having tumbled out of bed in his troubled dream. after grubbing for several years in mountain brooks, make their way to the sea. After a few more years they return to spawn and are killed as they jump up the waterfalls, and then friend Salmon finds his grave in the "tummie" of some hungry human. UNIVERSAL SPECIAL FEATURE. THE ADVENTURES OF PEG O' THE RING. No. 13 ("The Clown's Act" — Two Parts — July 24). — Episode number twelve left Peg and Dr. Lund on the projection on the cliff, with Marcus and his assistant hacking at the rope, by means of which they were about to climb up. As this episode begins they are finally helped up by the circus people, who arrive In time to drive the villains away. Peg is still in her clown's make-up, so they return to the tent in order that she can dress. At the tent, Peg sees Marcus and his accomplice hide in a case, so she and the doctor and Flip arrange a false plan to put them on the wrong track. Marcus then goes to report what he has heard to Mrs. Lund. The doctor comes home before they have left, so they hide in the next room. When he goes Into his room they attack him, and after a Tlolent struggle succeed In overpowering him. They then lock him In the cellar. But the maid has seen what has happened. She aids him to escape by dropping him the key through an old stovepipe. Tn the meanwhile. Peg is at the circus. The clowns have Just finished an act where they make pome one disappear in a box when Marcus and his gang arrive, disguised as clowns. They take Peg and rush her into a box in the ring of the circus, while the audience laughs, thinking that this is another of the clown's stunts. The circus people realize too late that Peg has been abducted. They run frantically