Reel Life (1916-1917)

JIMMIE DALE” PERILS Girl Reporters'1 ' Two two-part screen stories with verve and thrill and pep and punch and suspense. THE STOLEN RUBIES Jimmie Dale saves a young man from bunch of able crooks. MYSTERY and murder, in which a victim of a crooked ' pawnbroker is revenged, as “Jimmie Dale” arrives in the nick of time to save the rubies — feature the second episode of the Mutual series, “Jimmie Dale Alias the Grey Seal,” entitled “The Stolen Rubies.” E. K. Lincoln as “Jimmie Dale,” a millionaire bachelor, is the means of saving a young chap named Bur¬ ton, who robs his employer. A fake murder is planned and Burton, in a purposely provoked quarrel, kills, as he believes, a crook of the under¬ world. A victim of crooks and lured to their den, he is in imminent dan¬ ger of his life, when Jimmie rescues him and exposes the crooked pawn¬ broker. Mysterious letters signed “Tocsin” are an influence that gov¬ erns Jimmie in his philanthropic — if criminal — actions. He also meets Marie La Salle, who is persecuted by her alleged uncle, the Pretender, and is strangely and irresistibly at¬ tracted toward her. Action, intrigue and strong situa¬ tions follow rapidly in this episode of “The Grey Seal” and excitement and the element of suspense keep the observer keyed-up to the finish. Edna Hunter, as Marie La Salle, the new element in Jimmie’s life; Paul Panzer and Doris Mitchell are strongly cast. Rapid-fire action and original plot are characteristic of the “Jimmie Dale” series and this secorld chapter keeps up with the pace. * * * In “Sunny Jane,” Jackie Saunders’ first production for Mutual, Miss Saunders plays a harum-scarum, imaginative, gingham-dressed little country girl. To anyone brought up on a farm or loving farm life “Sunny Jane” will bring a pang of homesickness. There are scenes of cattle in the fields, flocks of sheep, goats, chick¬ ens, big collie dogs, hay mounds stacked high and all that goes with a well kept farm. E. K. Lincoln, cheerful and desperate actor in the title role of “The Adventures of Jimmie Dale.’’ WAR and hate, and inother-love, patriotism and fear and daring — all are mingled elements in “Mother¬ hood,” Marjorie Rambeau’s second produc¬ tion for Mutual, made under the direction of Frank Powell. Miss Rambeau in the role of Louise, a peasant woman, is called upon for all of her ability in emotional portrayal, and in the opinion of many of her critics, succeeds remarkably in the scenes where her motherlove is awakened for her child — a son of the lust of war. * * * * “It is a mistaken notion that most people have that actresses are not do¬ mestic,” says Ann Murdock, Mutual Film Corporation star, who is at pres¬ ent at work on the production of “Out¬ cast,” the well-known Charles Frohman stage success at the Empire-Mu¬ tual studios on Long Island. “There is hardly an actress of my acquaintance who is not keen about house-keeping, and does not love to 'putter around the kitchen.’ Most of them have their specialties — some are better at cooking than at washing dishes, for instance, but all of them are devoted to a home and the little duties which come with home-keep¬ ing.” THE COUNTERFEITERS Zena Keefe passes more perils saving Tony from prison. ENA KEEFE, heroine-star of “The Perils of Our Girl Report¬ ers,” has a charmingly adventur¬ ous role in “The Counterfeiters,” the fourteenth of the series of two-part thrillers. W. H. Turner, always a villain of the deepest dye — the kind that gets the hisses of the Gallery Gods and the sin¬ cere hatred of the boxes — in “The Counterfeiters” appears as Tony, a simple-minded, big-hearted Italian who runs a grocery store. Tony is the unwilling go-between for the counterfeiters, who pay him for his work in spurious bank notes. He believes they are genuine, however, and carefully hordes them up so that he can go back to Italy and his Marie. His portrayal of this son of sunny Italy proves that W. H. Turner can make the audience love him as well as hate him, and there is a scene which will bring tears to every eye when Tony discovers that the money he has been saving is counterfeit and all his dreams of spending his last days in his native land are gone, and he is liable to spend them in jail instead. The girl reporter, played by Miss Keefe, and her sweetheart, the secret service man, disclose the counterfeiters and their den and come to Tony’s rescue. They prove to the police that Tony was the innocent victim and raise enough money to replace his losses. * * * * Twenty-one changes of costume is Margarita Fischer’s record in “The Devil’s Assistant,” the fourth of her productions for Mutual. Her ward¬ robe contains a variety which includes, negligees, evening dresses, evening coats, afternoon frocks, street cos¬ tumes, hats, and so forth. Miss Fischer designed each of the frocks herself. * * * * When not working before the cam¬ era in the Signal studios, Helen Holmes is noted for being one of the most beautifully dressed women in Los Angeles. She delights in what she calls an “artistic” gown, and spends a great deal of time with her modiste assisting in the designing of her ward¬ robe. REEL LIFE — Page Four /