Moving Picture World (Aug 1917)

1114 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD August 18, 191/ fal Stories of the Films e] jsj^jeMgjsjsfSjarajs^^ General Film Company, Inc. SELIG. SELIG WORLD LIBRARY NO. 12. The Tortoise Market — The tortoise is u habitat of the tropical seas. They are sought for their flesh, which is excel li Dt food, and for an oil they yield. Tortoise shell is extensively used in the manufacture of combs and in inlaying and other ornamental work. Picturesque Water Battle of India — The Maharaja of the state of Jodhpur, India. The Maharaja's water battle is a gala sporting event given annually on the Hindu Holy day. Pilling vats with water colored with dyes. Francisco Villa's Mausoleum — Magnificent mausoleum erected by Francisco Villa, the Mexican rebel chief, in the city of Chihuahua, Mexico. Our Great Cotton Industry — Cotton will not thrive where the annual temperature is underdo. Cottonseed and pods. The gin house. Suction method of unloading. Conveyors, warehouses, etc. THE SMOLDERING SPARK (Two Parts).— The cast: Bob Hartley (Thomas Santschi) ; Cal Cooper (Herbert Rawlinson) ; Bessie Basset (Bessie Eyton) ; Her Mother (Anna Dodge); Captain Conrad (Frank Richardson) ; Davis (Geo. Hernandez). Written by Emmett Campbell Hall. Directed by Colin Campbell. Bob Hartley, young, attractive, but dissipated, a wealthy yachtsman, falls in love with Bessie Basset. Another suitor is Cal Cooper, a robust young sailor. Bessie loves Bob, but dismisses him when she finds him drunk. Bessie's grief undermines her health, and her godfather, Captain Conrad, an old-time salt, takes her on a voyage. Bob, while drunk, is shanghaied and shipped on Conrad's vessel. When Tie becomes conscious the ship is at sea. He endeavors to assert his identity, but is laughed at. He appeals to Bessie to identify him, but she denies knowing him. The mates and the crew, particularly Cal, abuse Bob until he whips Cal and appeals to the captain to know if he preserves the old custom — whip a mate and take his place. The old captain declares the custom holds ; the mates are furiously eager for the battle. Bob whips both mates, is made first mate and takes command when the captain breaks his leg. The ship catches fire. Cal proves himself a coward. Bob overaws the panic-stricken crew, and at length puts out the fire. He brings the ship triumphantly into port. Bob's experiences really have made a man of him and there is every prospect for happiness for Bessie and himself. amount each week for tobacco, but nothing for car fare, so poor Casey has to walk, except in extremely stormy weather. Finally he discovers where his wife keeps the roll. One day the elevator at the hotel is out of order and Casey has to carry a trunk up to the thirteenth floor for a guest, and finding no tip coming he threatens to carry it down again. The guest threatens to shoot and Casey rushes down stairs. On reaching the basement he sees a youth annoying a girl and puts him to flight. The girl's father, wishing to do something for Casey, gives him a tip on the market. Casey goes home and takes the hidden bank roll, leaving a roll of paper in its place. He follows the tip and cleans up $30,000. The newspapers get wind of it and get out extras. Meantime Mrs. Casey discovers that the money has gone and faints. Neighbors tell her of the newspaper stories and she awaits Casey's return with a whip. Casey meanwhile buys a new suit, meets a beautiful girl in a high-class restaurant, opens many bottles of wine with the result that he cannot locate the keyhole when he gets home. He finally enters, goes to his room and falls asleep, only to be rudely awakened by Mrs. Casey, who chases him all over the house with the whip. JAXON COMEDY. COUNTING 'EM UP (One Reel— Featuring Pokes and Jabs). — Pokes believes himself an artist on the cornet, but the Jabs family across the hall, like the rest of the neighbors, do not share this opinion. They are all annoyed at the noise he makes and finally Jabs tells his wife that he will stop it by getting Pokes out of the house. He finds some difficulty in doing so, however, as Mrs. Pokes keeps . a watchful eye on her spouse. He finally succeeds by arresting Pokes, and once out of the house they start out for a good time, which they surely have, getting into all sorts of scrapes as their imagination gets the better of them. They finally arrive home and tell a well connected story, only to be thrown out of the window by their enraged wives. They are not hurt, but the sudden stop at the bottom lands them among the stars, and while Jabs bemoans his fate, Pokes is leasurely "counting 'em up." RAY COMEDY. CHEATING HIS WIFE (One Reel).— Casey, a hotel porter, is obliged to hand over his wages each week to his wife, who allows him a small ' SPARKLE COMEDY. AN ATTORNEY'S AFFAIR (One Reel).— Lawyer Bard gets a photograph of Grace Knowles, heiress to half a million, with instructions to find her. His wife sees him looking at the picture and, as he leaves without kissing her, becomes suspicious and employs Detective Carter. The detective's wife is Grace Knowles and worked in Smith's cafe before her marriage. The detective follows Bard to the cafe, gets hold of the photograph and finds it is his wife. He overhears Bard telephone to Mrs. Carter and goes home and finds his wife out. He then goes to Bard's house and talks with Mrs. Bard through the window. The lawyer returns and fires a shot at the supposed burglar, but is suspicious. Finally the detective and Mrs. Bard decide to have it out at Bard's office, but, finding he has gone to Smith's cafe, they follow. In the meantime Bard has sent for Mrs. Carter an* she while waiting for Bard to return from lunch decides to pay a visit to her old employer, Smith There she is introduced to Bard, and they have lunch together while he explains her case In comes Mrs. Bard and the detective. Mrs Bard accuses her husband of infidelity and he accuses her of intriguing with the burglar. Explanations follow and the party sit down to dinner at the expense of the newly-made heiress. FRESH AIR (One Reel).— The cast: Jones (Tom McEvoy) ; Mrs. Jones (Paula Stay); the Bishop (Wm. Mandeville); Talbot Tubbs (Warren Cook) ; Mrs. Tubbs (Anna Athey) • Jim Little (Herbert Roderick) ; Maggie Frye (Isabelle Daintry). Scenario by John C. Brownell Jones, being advised by his doctor to "sleep in the open," and having no sleeping porch .utilizes the front veranda, and when nieht comes Mrs. Jones tucks him in and leaves him. Next morning Mrs. Jones goes out early to feed the chickens and falls into a lengthy conversation with her neighbor. Jones wakes to find a crowd enjoying the unusual spectacle. He rushes to the front door, and finds it locked. The crowd grows. A small boy appears and "sics" his dog on Jones. Jones leaps off the veranda and flees chased by the crowd. Coming to the minister's house he seeks refuge there, finding the door open. The minister and his wife have just left the house. Jones runs upstairs to the minister's bedroom gets a suit of the ministers clothes and is about to make a getaway when a policeman and his intended bride appear. Jones, afraid to refuse, hunts up a prayer book and does the best he can to perform the ceremony. Jones kisses the bride, the cop hands him a fee, and Jones makes a second attempt to escape when an auto stops in front of the house and a bishop appears. Jones pretends to be a guest, tells him to make himself at home and beats it, only to run into the policeman who, witn Mrs. Jones, is looking for the lost husband. The cop is frantic when he learns of the fake ceremony, but finding the bishop is a real minster, he jumps into an automobile, gets Maggie, and they are married by the bishop with Jones and his wue as witnesses. Universal Film Mfg. Co JOKER. OUT AGAIN, IN AGAIN (Rel. Week of Aug. 15). — The cast: Prisoner No. 13 (Wm. Franey) ; Professor Quince (Harry Mann) ; Camille De Auverne (Eileen Roberts); Warden (Milburn Moranti). Scenario by Tom Gibson. Produced by Wm. Beaudine. Prof. Quince tells the Warden of Happy Days Prison that he can restore life to the dead If he has a current of electricity strong enough. The Warden invites the professor to take his mummy from the museum and put it on the electric chair. It was Friday, the thirteenth, and Prisoner No. 13 was elected to be the guest of honor at his own execution. 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