Reel Life (1915-1916)

Novel Themes Dominate New Releases Burr McIntosh, William Russell, Charlotte Burton, and Margaret Gibson are featured players THE output of the Mutual Film Corporation for the week of March 20 will be headed by a Mutual Masterpicture, De Luxe Edition, which is a picturization of one of the most famous of the popular melodramas of a quarter of a century ago. It is My Partner, the play written by Bartley Campbell and produced at the Union Square Theatre, September 16, 1879, and will be released as a Masterpicture, De Luxe Edition, on Monday, March 20. Burr McIntosh, a man who has figured prominently on the American stage for a good many years and who is known particularly as a splendid portrayer of the Western and Southern “gentleman” types, is seen in the leading role. As Joe Saunders in My Partner this able American actor is at his best. Labor and Capital is Unique Theme of Feature The picture has been excellently photographed. The settings are particularly beautiful, and no expense has been spared to make it a “true to type” western. The second Mutual Masterpicture, De Luxe Edition, of the week which will appear on Wednesday, is The Bruiser, an American Film Company, Inc., drama, featuring William Russell and Charlotte Burton. The struggle between labor and capital, which is one of the big, absorbing questions of present day commercialism, forms the theme for this photoplay. William Russell plays the role of a brawny champion of the labor cause. Charlotte Burton is a daughter of the masses, who proves her superiority to the pampered daughters of the idle rich in a number of thrilling situations. The Bruiser is one of the most interesting of recent Mutual feature releases. An additional feature which will not fail to attract is the fight between A1 Kauffman, the famous “white hope” of former years and Mr. Russell. “The Hidden Law” Presents Two Stars The Hidden Law a sociological drama produced by the David Horsley Company and featuring William Clifford and Margaret Gibson, will be the last of the Mutual Masterpictures, De Luxe Edition, for the week. It is the story of a man’s reaction against the injustices of society. William Clifford as John Carlton, a playwright and artist, who turns bandit, does excellent work. Margaret Gibson is a charming little mountain girl. They are supported by Frederick Montague, Robert Kenyon, Mae Adams, Baby Doris Baker, Marie Gavette, John Oaker and Pauline Williams. The other features which will be included in the same week are The Code of Honor, The Fifth Ace and SnowStuff. The Code of Honor is an American picture produced under the direction of Frank Borzage and featuring Alfred Vosburgh, Vivian Rich and George Periolat. It is an army story, centered about the plans for a new submarine invention, perfected as the result of hard labor on the part of Frank Marvin (Alfred Vosburgh) chief draftsman of the ordnance department. Vivian Rich as Zena Valpar, the niece of a secret agent of a foreign government, and Estelle Allen as Ruth Chase, Frank Marvin’s sweetheart, are very well cast. The other members of the cast of this particularly pertinent photoplay are Frank Borzage, George Periolat and Ward McAllister. The Fifth Ace introduces Alice Lake to the Mutual in a two part picture from the Thanhouser studios. Supporting Miss Lake, in the leading role in this stirring sociological drama is Wayne Arey, the popular Thanhouser player. Snow-Stuff, the last of the Buck Parvin and the Movies series, produced by the American will appear on Friday, March 24. This extremely popular series, taken from the stories written by Charles E. Van Loan has had a spectacular reception all over the country. Plenty ^of Action in Week’s Comedy Releases The week’s comedy releases includes a wealth of the type of humorous photoplay which it is most difficult to obtain. Francis Keyes and Jay C. Yorke appear in Pansy Post, Protean Player a Falstaff comedy, on Tuesday. The second funny picture of the same brand will appear on Thursday. It is Pedro, the Punk Poet and features the same two Thanhouser players. Cupid at Cohen’s and The Bubbles and the Barber are the two American “Beauty” comedies for the week. Cupid at Cohen’s appears on Wednesday, and features the popular players Carol Halloway and John Sheehan. The Sunday “Beauty,” The Bubbles and the Barber gives ample display to Orral Humphrey’s versatility. Billy Armstrong, the Horsley Company’s funny man, will be featured in The Twin Trunk Mystery, a screaming "Cub” comedy of Friday. The “Vogue” funny pictures of Thursday and Sunday, have not yet been titled. The regular Gaumont releases, — Mutual Weekly No. 64 and See America First will appear on Thursday and Sunday. REEL LIFE — Page Fifteen