Reel Life (1916-1917)

SHORTY HAMILTON and his cow¬ boy pals develop the gentle art of disappearing quickly and completely in the seventh of the Mutual “Adventures of Shorty Hamilton” series entitled "Shorty Hooks a Loan A scene from “Shorty Hooks a Loan production. Shark.” This rapid vanishing act is done every time the loan shark ap¬ pears to collect his interest. The cowboys find that it is one thing to borrow money when they need more to complete their night of gambling, and quite another when payday comes around and the loan shark wants to collect their wages. The money lender hectors the boys until they get tired of the game and turn on him in a body, first they make him dance at the point of their revolvers and then deciding this is too mild proceed to show him what they really can do. They don’t want to quite kill him, but it is a sure bet he never will visit Arrow¬ head Ranch again. When the boys have had enough and the money leech has had quite too much, they find a coffin handy, dump the uncon¬ scious man in and ship him to New York. Anita Keller arrives on the scene just about this time and Shorty for¬ gets all his troubles immediately, except when the cowboys will per¬ sist in spying on his lovemaking. Yerza Dayne, as Anita Keller, does some splendid riding when fol¬ lowed by the cowboys she dashes across the plains determined to beat Shark.’’ Monogram-Mutual the express to the first junc¬ tion and ar¬ rest the loan shark, whom she has been trailing. When the shark is res¬ cued from the coffin, only to b e arrested, Shorty thinks he sees a fine opportunity to scare Anita into promising to marry him by telling her if she does not consent to an immediate marriage h e will occupy the wooden box himself. Anita refuses to be bluffed in this way, however. She simply laughs at his heroics and repeats the old adage “To marry in haste is to repent at leisure.” * * * Synopsis of “JERRY’S ROMANCE”* One Reel— Cub comedy, featuring George Ovey. Jerry loves Lady Isabelle but she loves Archy and so announces her engagement to him. Jerry discovers that he has been left a heritage and so goes out and buys a new outfit. He goes to Lady Isabelle’s wedding and there misbehaves. Later Archy sees his wife give her wayward brother money and being suspicious sets Jerry on their trail. Archy leaves his wife and returns one night to find things in a very odd way. After everything is explained he forgives Isabelle and all ends happily. * * * Synopsis of “CALAMITY ANNE” One Reel — American, featuring Louise Lester. Sad-Eyed O’Brien commits suicide and leaves his daughter to the care of Calamity Anne. The girl is a great beauty and all of the cow-boys are enamored of her. Calamity, however, means that she shall marry a lord or “dook” and so keeps the boys away. Handsome John Wengle is a suitor for the girl’s hand but to no avail. One day a smartly dressed chap from the city arrives and immediately Cal¬ amity decides he is the one for her ward. The girl and the city chap elope and all is happiness in Calamity’s hut while all is sorrow in the corral. * * * Synopsis of “CUPID AND A BRICK” One Reel — American drama, featur¬ ing Warren Kerrigan. Jim Reynolds works in the village brickyard. Jim loves Mabel Whitaker but she gives her affections to Bob Warren. In a fight in the brickyard, Bob hits Jim over the head with a brick and lays him out. During his convalescence Jim is attended by Mabel every day. Later, when he is well, Jim picks up another brick and asks Bob to hit him again that maybe Mabel will marry him if he does. • • * Synopsis of “A RUMMY ROMANCE” Two Reels — Vogue comedy, featurPaddy McQuire. The Country Boy. . . .Paddy McQuire The Girl . Lillian Hamilton The Girl’s Father . Larry Bowes Moonshine Joe . Owen Evans Paddy, a simple country boy, is in love with Lillian, a moonshiner’s daughter. He manages to get in bad with both moonshiners and revenue officers and between the two his life is one long round of thrilling and laughable experiences. Lillian is abused by her father and Paddy longs to help her and take her away from her unhappy existence. He is caught by the revenue officer and is forced to betray the moonshiners. After much excitement, Paddy and Lillian man¬ age to escape both the revenue men and the moonshiners and elope. Advertising, Matter. This, advertising matter for use in connection with “The Adventures of Shorty Hamilton” can he purchased at any Mutual exchange. Posters, one sheet . 10c Poster, three sheets . 30c Announcement slides, each . 25c REEL LIFE — Page Six