Reel Life (Mar-Sep 1915)

Fourteen REEL LIFE STORIES OF THE NEW PHOTOPLAYS STATION CONTENT— Reliance (Two Reels) An Eloquent Story of a Man and His Wife April 10, 1915 / ; CAST ' Jim Manning..^.' Wallace Reid Belle, his wife Catherine Henry STATION CONTENT is so called because of the happy family life of Jim Manning, the agent. The first trouble to enter the lives of Manning and his wife comes with the death of their little girl, Dorothy. In an effort to forget her loss, Belle Manning learns telegraphy and assists her husband. Several years later, Manning, having been made general manager, Station Content is closed and abandoned. Absorbed in his new duties, Manning neglects his wife, who, during his protracted absence from home, determines to leave him. Halted by the wreckage of a storm, she seeks refuge in old Station Content, where she finds a broken doll, once belonging to Dorothy. This arouses memories, and in her eagerness to hear the telegraph instruments again, she "cuts in," receiving a message which appears to be her husband's death warrant. A bridge has been washed away and the special train with Manning aboard has just left the last open telegraph station. She flags the train and saves his life. Manning wins from her an explanation of her presence at the telegraph instrument, and then he realizes that their future happiness rests with him. BURGLARS BY REQUEST— Royal A Comedy in Which Everybody Gets Fooled April 10, 1915 JONES is a nervous wreck. Every noise he hears he thinks burglars are in the house. Mrs. Jones makes light of his fears, ridiculing him as a coward, and her husband thinks he will prove to her his bravery by having a friend pretend to burglarize the place. She also, to convict him of cowardice, invites a friend of hers to break into the house the same night. Before they arrive, however, a real burglar enters. He is encouraged first by the husband, then by the wife, to do his worst. Meanwhile, the two friends, masquerading as thieves, meet and attack each other. They are caught by the real crook and tied into chairs. As he is making off with the silver he is waylaid by the police, who relieve him of his booty. The thief tells the policeman that his two pals still are in Jones' house, and then escapes from the officer, who rushes to arrest the two friends. Husband and wife by now are more than satisfied— and the innocent masqueraders are acquitted. THE FENCING MASTER— Majestic (Two Reels) An Exciting Drama of the Duello April 11, 1915 CAST Monsieur La Rogue Thomas Jefferson Claude, his nephew Frank Bennett Yvette, his ward Teddy Sampson MONSIEUR LA ROGUE, a fencing master, has a nephew, Claude, and a pretty ward, Yvette. The young people are in love. Morode, a roue and expert duellist from Paris, meets Yvette and seeks her favor. Claude, knowing his character, quarrels with him, and is challenged to fight it out. La Rogue, only a short while before, has been partly paralyzed. He is brought in a wheeled chair to witness the sword play. His nephew is wounded. The old man, shocked into new life by the sight of the boy's injury, seizes his sword and engages Morode in the duel, killing him. A DOUBLE EXPOSURE— Thanhouser Wherein a Mischievous Girl Passes Herself Off As Her Mother April 11, 1915 CAST Mrs. King... Carey L. Hastings Hazel, her daughter Peggy Burke Jack Carter Arthur Ashley An old suitor Morgan Jones MRS. KING receives an invitation from Mrs. Carter, an old school friend, whom she has not seen for years, to visit her and help entertain a house-party, which she is giving for her son, Jack, just home from college. Mrs. King accepts, but at the last minute is unable to go. Her daughter, Hazel, for the fun of the thing, disguises herself and goes in her mother's place. There are several ludicrous situations in which Hazel is caught by Jack minus her grey wig. Of course it all ends with the young pair falling desperately in love, and the mothers rejoicing in their children's engagement. THE MOMENT OF SACRIFICE— Thanhouser (Two Reels) The Story of An Army Spy April 13, 1915 CAST Col. Darrell Arthur Bauer His wife Fan Bourke Clyde, their son Arthur Ashley Grace Baily Peggy Burke Van Vorst Morgan Jones VAN VORST, a spy, is sent by the head of a secret service bureau maintained by a foreign government in a large American city, to get the plans of the army post of which Col. Darrell is in command. Van Vorst manages to win the confidence of the family, including Clyde, the Colonel's son, and succeeds in stealing the plans. Later, however, he is captured. He asks to be granted a hearing before the Colonel and Clyde. This granted him, he declares that the young man is his son. Mrs. Darrell is summoned and confirms the incredible fact. She had adopted Clyde in babyhood, on the death of Van Vorst's wife, because her husband longed for a son. Clyde plots to recover the plans. He plays a trick on Van Vorst by which he wins from his father the address of the secret service bureau. Pretending to be a man embittered against his own country, the young officer goes thither, but is discovered and surrounded by his enemies. Van Vorst comes to his son's rescue — though at the cost of his own life.