Reel Life (Sep 1914 - Mar 1915)

Twenty-six REEL LIFE Little Stories of Reel Life FIFTY pounds of dynamite were used recently by Richard Stanton, the actor-director of the Kay-Bee companies, during his production of On the High Seas, an absorbing melodrama to be released in the Mutual program March 5, 1915. The explosive was employed to obtain the effect of an upheaval of the ocean caused by a bomb which has been thrown overboard by a woman accomplice of a crook. The story deals with the attempt of the crook and the woman to steal a consignment of gold aboard the steamer. The woman, however, balks at the last moment when she sees her daughter and husband — whom she has deserted — aboard the vessel. The crook has planned to blow up the ship, but the woman frustrates the attempt, by dragging the bomb from the hold and tossing it overboard. To get the scene, Stanton sent a crew of men into the ocean for a distance of 100 yards. The dynamite was placed on a weighted raft and exploded by means of an electric fuse. As the spark touched the explosive a mighty roar shook the surrounding territory and thousands of tons of water were hurled into the air. The scene is one of the many thrillers in the story. To overcome an obdurate father's objection to the man she loves and still remain the chief beneficiary in his will, calls for an amusing conspiracy in The Doctor's Strategy, a one-part Beauty production featuring Virginia Kirtley and Irving Cummings, which will be released in the Mutual program March 9, 1915. By the use of mental suggestion the feat is accomplished, but we fear for the safety of the ingenious doctor, who suggested the plan. There is real humor of the wholesome kind and the play is well acted. Pretty Louise Glaum, of the New York Motion Picture Corporation staff, will soon be added to the list of automobile owners and ride to and from Inceville and Los Angeles. Louise has a difficulty, however, she wants a "pretty" car and refuses to consider such trifling matters as power or durability. She has been persuaded to let one or two rabid auto-bugs help her' select the machine, but it has got to be a "pretty" car and that is all there is to it. The Flying "A" is mighty proud of having a prize baby in its family circle in the small person of little Jack Morrison, the tiny son of Mr. and Mrs. Chick Morrison, who won over all contestants in the recent eugenic exhibition in Santa Barbara. A thrilling battle between W alter Edwards and a band of Indians is a feature of Satan McAllister's Heir, a strong story of western life recently completed at the Inceville studios of the New York Motion Picture Corporation. The battle is only incidental to a cleverly written and enacted story and hence does not convert the production into a blood and thunder melodrama. It will be released in the Mutual program March 11, 1915. The Lesson of Success When a piece of machinery, made for service and not for show, becomes an immediate success and remains a success, does it not tell anything of the merit of the article? Can any machine go into extensive use and enjoy continued popularity if it does not render service that is satisfactory? If success from its first appearance, and constantly extending, means anything to you, you will consider the wonderful record for many years of POWER'S CAMERAGRAPH No. 6A before you purchase a motion picture projecting machine. Catalog Al Will Give You All Details NICHOLAS POWER COMPANY Ninety Gold Street NEW YORK CITY