Reel Life (1916-1917)

CAHILL, OVEY, LINCOLN, TURPIN A collection of little pictures with big stars and big box office pull WHEN BETTY BETS Marden-Mutual Comedy — Two Reels — Featuring Clever Marie Cahill The rich uncle of “Hopeful John” objects to his marriage with Mabel, the sister of Betty, who is Marie Cahill. Betty tries to fix things for the young couple. An argument en¬ sues in which Uncle tells Betty she is useless except as a spender. Betty of¬ fers to bet that she can make $1,000 in thirty days. Uncle takes the bet. If she wins Uncle will consent to John’s marriage. If she loses the stuff’s off. Betty arranges an ingenious system of family blackmail by which she com¬ pels Uncle to pay her more than $1,000 in thirty days and he is glad to consent to the wedding. * * * TRIXIE OF THE FOLLIES Strand-Mutual Comedy— One Reel — Featuring Billie Rhodes and J. Belasco Jack is a married flirt. His wife decides to cure him of flirting. She disguises as an actress and Jim ac¬ costs her, but recognizes her through the disguise. He rushes home to make sure. Wifie beats him to it in a faster car. He thinks the woman he accosted was Trixie of the Follies. He writes Trixie, who says she will visit his home. He succeeds in get¬ ting Wifie away for the evening. It develops that the ambush has been ar¬ ranged by Wifie and her friend Jim. The latter personates Trixie’s husband and gives Jack a bad scare. He is cured and Wifie embraces him. * * * THE ALIBI Mutual — Two-Reel Drama — Featur¬ ing E. K. Lincoln as “Jimmie Dale” Jimmie finds himself again in the control of “The Woman in Black.” She sends Jimmie a note which he be¬ lieves is from the Tocsin, but finds out his mistake in time and receives his real letter of instructions concern¬ ing the robbery of “Miser” Deitrich, and the necessity of recovering the necklace of diamonds which had been among the miser’s jewels. The “Woman in Black,” “Larry the Bat” and other conspirators with a plan to bring Jimmie to the end of his career, are cleverly outwitted by The Grey rj'RANK L. PACKARD, author hi of the story upon which the "*• popular “Jimmie Dale, Alias the Grey Seal” dramas are based, is one of the best known writers of ad¬ venture fiction on the American con¬ tinent. Mr. Packard’s novel is called “The Adventures of Jimmie Dale.” It is being published by Geo. H. Doran of New York. Frank Packard is an American, born in Montreal. He finished his education at Liege. Belgium, and was there a few months before Germany began battering the town to bits. The author is well known to magazine readers in Europe as well as America. He is the author of many novels, in¬ cluding “On the Iron at Big Cloud,” “Greater Love Hath No Man,” “The Beloved Traitor,” his latest book be¬ ing “The Adventures of Jimmie Dale.” Mr. Packard lives at Lachine, Que. He is a great lover of outdoor life and a famous hunter of big game. Seal, who recovers the property and as usual maintains his incognito. * * * JERRY’S FINISHING TOUCH Cub Comedy — One Reel — Featuring George Ovey In this clever skit Jerry becomes a motion picture magnate, learning much of a difficult art in a short time. Realizing that costuming is an impor¬ tant element in the equipment of a company, Jerry makes love to the maid of a wealthy woman who is out of town, persuades her that she has the makings of a star, and induces her to throw open the house of her employer to the hopeful actors and actresses whom Jerry has promised a million a year each to join him. The proprietor of the mansion returns and gets on the job with a shotgun. Exeunt Jerry and his pals amid amusing confusion. * * * CAUGHT IN THE END Vogue-Mutual — Two-Reel Comedy — Featuring Ben Turpin Ben Turpin, president of the Union Square Fishball Company, has a very jealous wife. Ben is a bit of a flirt. Linnie, Ben’s wife, is suspicious. Art Currier, friend of the family, induces Linnie to put her money into oatmeal stock. Currier and Ben’s stenographer are sweethearts. They inject much complication into the plot. Linnie’s oat stock goes to smash and she falls into Currier’s arms in a faint. Ben catches her at it and the plot pro¬ gresses merrily to a windup with all parties reconciled via the roundabout route. * * * GAUMONT HAS LIST OF SCHOOL FILMS Weekly Bulletin will be sent free to teachers and others “Gaumont Single Reels,” a weekly bulletin which lists all Gaumont single¬ reel releases, including “Reel Life” and “Tours Around the World,” will be sent free on application to univer¬ sity instructors, school teachers, mo¬ tion picture exhibitors or others in¬ terested in educational travel film products. This bulletin, issued weekly,, contains a list of all Gaumont single reel releases to date of issue and it supplants all previous issues. REEL LIFE — Page Fire