Moving Picture World (Aug 1916)

August 12, 1916 THE MOVING PICi CRE WORLD after the car In which Peg is being carried away, but do not succeed in rescuing her. Peg is taken to a shack nearby, where she makes a terrific struggle to free herself from the clutches, of the villains. Hut they are too many for a single girl to fight. At last she is overcome and thrown into a room. A man is placed at each door and window to see that she does not escape, with instructions to shoot if she tries to get away. Then Dr. Lund arrives upon the scene. He quickly overpowers the guards and changes clothes with one of tbem to escape recognition. But luck is against him, for the unconscious guards are discovered and he is attacked by the whole mob. He manages to get into the room where Peg is, but just as they are about to escape through the window a shot rings out and the doctor falls limp on the bed. RED FEATHER. Tin: MARK OF CAIN (Five Parts— August 7). The cast: Dick Temple (Lon Chaney) ; Doris (L-orothv Phillips ) John Graham (Frank Whitsonj ; Jake (Gilmore Hammond;; Mr. Wilson (T. D. Crittenuem: Mrs. Wilson (Gretchen Lederer) ; Dick's mother (jL.ydia Y. Titus) ; Dicks' father (Mark Fenton) ; Baby Wilson (Georgia French). Written by Stuart Paton. Produced by Joseph ~>e Grasse. Dick Temple is living a happy life with his parents. His father lor many years has been a crook. One night the police come for him. Dick, in order to save his mother the pain of knowing that her husband, is dishonest, takes the blarr.e on himself and is sent to prison. Before he goes his father promises to live honestly, but two years later dies without confessing his true character. Some years later Die., is released from prison ou good behavior. In vain he searches for some trace of his family. Employers are wary of hiring a fail biid. Doris lives with her Uncle Jake, who makes her steal for a living and beats her when the returns are not large enough. At last uorlb d it no longer and decides to run away. Hut the dreary streets are the only paths open to her and in despair she, too, resorts to the river. She is prevented from committing suicide by Dick, who has come there for the same purpose. Their common plight forms a tie for a strong friendship and they decide to help each other. However, the task is too much and they are at last destitute. Each fights his own battle. I lorl i ■ ti mpti d i" Leal a %e In. and Dick is sorely tempted to leave the straight patn he naa cut out for himself so as not to starve. One day Doris rescues a child from a burning bouse, and as a reward is given a position as Dick meanwhile determines that he will steal ratlin than see Doris starve. But being a. novice he is easily detected by the man wuosi. pocket he tries to pick. Dick pleads with him and the man finally consents to give him i position in his office. Later a detective calls a crook, and tin gives him a hold over Hick. When he finds out that Doris is In the borne he plans to rob the house with bi r help. They send Dick to get in the house and then let the gang in. Dick arrives to find Doris alone wltn me housekeeper. Doris is very excited, being on Hi. point of letting Jake and his pal In to rob the house. She confesses her past life and he takes the hysterical girl to the house crooks In the house and setting tlicm on each' other a . a r. nit i.ii. i killi 'l and Graham mortally wounded. Hut bofore dying be confesses and exonerates Dick from any blame in the crime. Doris and Dick marry and lead upright lives. Liter they are happy in the pos i of UNIVERSAL. ANIMATED WEEKLY, NO. 81 (Aug. 2). Paradi foi Preparednt -Women Join men to endorae military training.— San °i Cal ,. . cm no built In 1814, Marshal French inspects Dioc san Church Cadets. — London, England. Sea Trip for War Derell ts.— Wounded British soldiers on way to ho,pital at Jamaica Norfolk, Va. Building a Soldiers' City.— How citizen soldiers on border make home for theD; Paso, Texas. Subtitles: Bathing under difficulties. Rough country for "hike.'' Machine Sam July 4th.— Juneau", Alaska. Wilson's Advisors Use Rifles.— Official Washington learns to shoot at .Marine-' Hii'.e Range — Winthrop, Md. Subtitle: (Left to right) Assistant Navy Secretary Roosevelt Interior Secretary Lane, War Secretarj ture Secretary Vrooman. All Hands Saved. — Three hundred women and children escape as collision sinks excursion steamer.— New York Harbor. Subtitles: Diver puts hoisting hawsers under boat. Raising the Keyport. Greeting Their Baseball Hero.— After 1G years by E. W. Matlacs. Pro "Matty" makes Robinson;. Wri duced by James Da^ ... Agents of a foreign power are seeking to get possession of the plans of a new aeroplano motor invented by Dick Benton. Under cover of darkness they succeed in their scheme and are escaping in their automobile when it plunges over an embankment near Lone Point. The conspirators jump to safety just In the nick of time, and seeing an aeroplane from Dick's plant pursuing them they cut loose an engine in the yard and race away. When the aero arrives nelen boards it and the pursuit is taken up The aviator arrives over the Melinus drawbridge before the engine, and Helen, having formed a daring plan, dives from the air to the waters of the river. She raises the drawbridge, thus forcing the conspirators to stop, and at the same time preventing a certain collision with the Limited approaching on the N. Y. City. Subtitles : Flowers for Matbewson' Sorry to leave. Herzog, traded for 'Matty." takes them" Slim Sallee, new pitcher. Hal Chase, still peer track. The agi and speed back down the track, but Helen quickly lowers the bridge, and uncoupling the engine of the Limited gives pursuit and over Cartoons by Hy Mayer. General Film Co. KALEM. HAM'S WHIRLWIND FINISH— (July 25). The cast: Ham (Lloyd V. Hamilton); Bud (Bud I'uncan); Bambino (Ethel Teare) ; Tony (A. Edmondson). Ham and Bud succeed In landing jobs ah cooks to a gang of husky ditch-diggers. They are vigorous enough in handling the spaghetti and the vino, but finally the pace gets too sum for them and tnere is a pitched battle in which Ham and Bud defeat the crew — mainly because of the supply of ammunition provided by the kit. hen But later the pair's fondness for flirting brings about their uownfall, when they arouse the jealousy of Tony, the camp foreman. A succession of laughs leads rapidly to Ham's whirlwind hnisn. , Harry Millarde. Tom and Ethel, back from their honeyjnderful opportunity their favored Later both uncle and aunt decide on the same day to visit their proteges and learn how the study Is progressing. Tom assists Ethel in kidnapping a painter who Is at work In the yard nearby, and while they lock the protesting artist in a cupboard Ethel prepares to reMity. When Tom's uncle arrives the problem is more difficult, but a solution Is found by bringing a passing organ-grinder Into the house and stationing him behind tue cur Ethel and Tom are getting along famously with their reception, but, of course, Tom's signals to the maestro at the organ get mixed up and Ethels artist frlen eaptlvity. There are some hot words, but al) is smoothed over when 'lom's friend arrives with the news that the Investment has tripled their money. PEACHES AND PONIES— (August 4). The cast: Bess (Ivv Close); Ray (Arthur Albertson); Gluefoot Gasper (Henry Murdock) ; Henry Sutton (William McKevi; uollv Cole 'Frances Nemoyer). Producer. Robert i^llis. For a recent bridegroom Ray gives altogether too much money to the race track, to the neglect of Bess. To make matters worse. Bess has to discover his notebook with mvsterious references to Fannv S., Grass Widow. Some Chicken, and other supposed charmers, who are in realit- race track favorites. Bess engages the services of Gluefoot Gasper, who as a Sherlock is a scream. But Gasper gets on the Job and trails Ray to a fashionable cabari he dines with Dolly. Gluefoot hustles Bess around to see the evidence and there is a whirl of excitement that brings trouble and laughs in quick succession until explanations brin» out that Dolly is an out-of-town buyer whom Ray had been delegated to entertain, and also the barmlessness of the notebook entries. A MYSTERY OF THE RAILS— (No. !»1 01 "The Hazards of Helen" — August 5l. The cast: The Lone Point Operator (Helen Gibson): Tom Ransom (P. S. Pembroke); Jud Hendricks Uuuth) ; the sheriff (G A. Williams) ; (O. Philippi). Written by Herman E. Rlackman. Directed by James Davis. Jud Hendricks, foreman of the construction camp, is being blackmailed bv Gypsy Joe, who knows of a dark page in tne Hendricks' past. Hendricks and Tom Rasom are rivals for the favor of Helen, with Tom In the lead. The latter, an engineer, is about to take his train out when he finds Gypsy Joe hiding l opportunity to sett! ounces on Gypsy Joe and a minute later Informs Tom that "the man he was fighting it Searching around the body nelcn nnds the broken half of a pencil and bold protending sympathy hurries t. ■ Dd a telegram fur help, which he knows will be too lata. He starts to write | the broken half of a pencil from his pocket Helen snatches It from .beautiful baby and a little home. Thee to race i boat. Norfolk, Va. jjade ,,, ■ Ian officials testing Howard Clark. Produced by Robert Bills. Gotrox, the theatrical magnate, is anxious to sign Slgnor BologE who has Just arrived, but he fear that the null into freight Slgnor will ask aye tl i and dollai i night Nell, hi i daught i Enjoying Life In Jail New York city's prls l ol t i Martha as wardi n u»d, n. Y. Sub ; , Parole Commissioner Kate Mavis speaks. Race In bags. Three legs, slow speed Murtba Stars vs. Baltbhip Dklabi.in nine Sword Fish, Newest Terror.— Pour hundred ea terror caught on Jei r-y 'oast where sharks at three Thousand Boys Ready for War— Field Bologna** to a two thousand dollar Ihi V 1 0 1 1 • i ..in lack Ilu tier a rival manager. One hi.' follows • Hi .li Hui tli r kidnaps the r li BolOgnS Is abe.it to sign the contract i embankment and » hell the .1 ■ pinned underneath ' follow ing in bi i bU algna tur i tb. . A PI.I'N' Hendricks rushes from the station and boarding an electric hand ear Is seen speeding a»«r. Helen attempts pursuit on horseback, but Is being rapidly left bi bind when an ... train offers s solution Climbing a ' pole she swings out on a wire and the train. As it comss alongside ll.ndrlcks she throws a lasso that drops over him from his seal i than qnlekl] brought to a stop i lag o tie train attempted and the arrival of help is bar. ly In time THEIR MciTlll w.-ii i lu.b Oraj