Talking Picture Magazine (Oct 1929 - Nov 1930)

Page 4 TALKING PICTURE MAGAZINE January, 1930 H: THE DOUELE Alfred L. Hutchinson [ENRY HYDE. reporter for The Morning Clarion, decides to spend his month's vaca' tion at the river town of Fairmont on the Mink River in Wisconsin. Hyde is a fishing enthusiast and he engages Dan Furlong as a guide. When he happens to mention this to Moon, proprietor of a hotel, he is given to understand that his son David Moon and Furlo ng are on the outs. David himself comes in and substantiates this. Hyde's boat, during the course of his fishing, meets that of David Moon and upsets the latter. David vows that he will get even. Sometime later, when he is back on the job, Hyde reads that the body of David Moon has been found in a clump of willows alongside the river. He writes to Furlong, who has been arrested for the deed, asking data on the incident. Furlong replies that he is innocent and asks Hyde to assist him in his time of difficulty. Hyde leaves for the scene of his vacation. Hyde solves the mystery of the killing by personal sleuth work at the offices of the Insurance Company at Chicago. Jack Wall, a recluse, and double of David Moon is seen from a distance by all fishing parties. However, being a recluse, as well as wary, he is never caught in his infractions of the fishing laws. One night at 1 2 o'clock ten men silently steal into the cemetery at Fairmont. After an hour's steady work the dirt was removed from the grave and the coffin raised to the surface and opened. Hyde explains. "I have the application which David Moon signed a year ago when he took out some life insurance, and he describes an identification mark as the words "David Moon," which was tatooed under his left arm. 1 want you to examine this corpse and if you find the identification marks as stated in this application, well and good. But if you don't find them. Sheriff, — do your duty." "A year ago the Moons took out $29,000 life insurance on the life of David Moon. They had run into debt and were owing $15,000 on the hotel property which he had been developing here. They discovered that this man Jack Wall was the exact prototype of David Moon, and so they picked a quarrel with Furlong to have some one who might be accused of the murder of Jack Wall. Wall was shot and the body clothed with the suit worn by David Moon. Moon then substituted Wall's suit for his own; conveyed the corpse down below the Farmont bridge, where he lodged it in a clump of willows. It happened to be discovered by Furlong himself and the body was identified by letters and the watch found in his pocket and by his own father who accused Furlong of having committed the murder. In the meantime Moon had returned to the Shack occupied by Wall and took possession of it." LADEEZ INVITED Louise Derblay JJTTAM sorry, Miss Dupont, but there isn't really |i anything 1 can do for you at present. We shall be casting again after New Year's. Perhaps then . . . But I can't promise . . . Sorry!" And Bloomfield, famous New York producer, handed Sylvia the letter which she had honed would open the portals of Broadway to her. The interview that had been so hard to obtain was at an end. Jack — the other occupant of the huge double desk, is instructed to give Miss Dupont an introduction to Sol Brown. Jack and Sylvia are alone. ''The big stiff!" she almost sobbed. "He mi^ht at least have given me a chance to show him what I can do!" "I know, sweetheart, but he has ideas vou couldn't pry from him in a thousand years. And. with the opening on Monday, he wouldn't bother with Angel Gabriel himself! . . . Sylvia — why don't you^ give it up? We'll get married ricrht away and you'll never have to bother about the stase an-" more." And he kissed her again. But Sylvia will not marry him until she had made good on Broadwav. Miss Fillmore, star of Bloomfield's newlv casted show, has her leg smashed in an automobile acci_ dent. Jack suggests Sylvia, but Bloomfield does not take him seriously. On the telephone Jack informs Sylvia of the accident and asks her to meet him at Andre's at 12. He has an idea and they proceed to carry it out. Bloomfield watched the entrance to Andre's. He liked to see who came and went. He was pre. naring to forget stars and broken le<?s in a cup of fragrant coffee. Suddenly he straightened up and blinked. Something — out of a sketch book, surelv — had opened the door and was approaching. It was a woman. About thrrty, oerhans. though it was hard to tell. She was dressed in pre-war stvle. — in a bright red high necked silk shirtwaist, and a full long, black and white checked skirt. The two wer~ held together bv a wide, black ribbon belt with a very large steel buckle. On her abundant black pompadour was perched a black flat straw hat. turned up at the back and caught by a bunch of cornflowers. A laree b^w of silk and three stiff quills in front completed that extraordinary coiffure. Her face was flushed, for it was a hot afternoon, and she was carrying cumbersome basrs and a large umbrella. In this role Svlvia proceeds to entertain Blo<-»mfi^ld who does not for a moment suspect her iden'. tit" Sometime later, Svlvia calls upon Bloomfield. "Y-s. r-allv. Mr. Bloomfield " laughed Svlvia, H running hQr German accent. "I had to do somethin? to g^t vou ro hear me. Jack and I planned th° wh'-le thine. We b^'b^d Andre and the waiter." "Jack." said Bloomfield deliriously, "Won't she be a wallop?" ROUT OF THE RED MAYOR Casper Clubfoot THIS story has to do with a situation wherein the political control of New York City is seized by a combination or the Eurasian and colored vote manoeuvered by Russo-Jewish Communists. Tammany has been deposed from power. A Russian-Jew Communist is Mayor in New York City, and he plots to seize autocratic control of that city and to extend Communist government throughout the Unted States. This party has tricked large numbers of American-born citizens ''nder various pretenses to support it at the pools. The Ku Klux Klan is striving to overthrow this government, by force if necessary, realizing that as lrn<? as the constitutional form obtains in New York the United States Government will take no action. A parade of Klansmen in the city, presumably peaceful, is to provide the opportunity to drive out the Communists. At the same time the Mayor of New York proposes to attack the parade, killing or capturing the Klansmen, and initiating a Communist government in New Y ork to spread all over the country. Dougal, a Klansman, formerly a Secret Service man of the United States, has resigned therefrom to assist the Klan in its fight. A huge meeting of Klansmen has been held at Atlanta, Georgia. Dougal is entrusted with despatches in code calling a peaceful parade only, but the decision to take the city by force is to to be delivered by word of mouth. Lutchen, the Mayor's spy. operates in Atlanta and follows Dougal to New York. His principally by over-zealous l^c^l K'ansmen a'onat tempts to seize Dougal's despatches are toiled the route. Dougal. in New York, finally "plants" the despatches in a manner seemingly proving their authenticity. Dougal proceeds by subway to report to his chief. A wreck occurs, and he rescues a charming girl — Miss Dugan. While escorting ner to her home, he sees Lutchen in a taxi-cab alongside, and identifies the driver of Lutchen's cab as a fellow -Clansman. He leav-s his t?xicab. erters Lutchen's, binds him, and takes him to Klan headquarters. Here Lutchen is searched, questioned, and made a prisoner. With the aid of Lutchen's papers. Dougal rs enabled to attend a conference of Communists in the City Hall. On the way he prevents a mis-shapen beggar from being robbed. Lutchen, having daringly escaped, appears and Dougal flees for his life into a gas main. Dougal, hotly pursued and frequently fired upon, trips and stuns himself, falling against the rock waTl of the main. He is rescued into a subterranean compartment by the beggar, a contortionist, styled "Bobo, King of Beggars." The beggar's sister has been abducted, and he has other grudges against the Communists. 1 hrough an air duct they witness Raoul Barouls, rich banker's son, and Umpasch. negro and gangster chief, plan the abduction of Miss Dugan for Raoul, a voluptuary. Dougal emerges from the gas main near Miss Dugan's garden where he knocks out the young Jew, kills a couple of gangsters, and saves the t?irl again. He then appoints Texas, a two-gun Westerner, and some determined men as Miss Dugan's guards. Lutchen has concluded that the Klan means war despite the peaceful despatches but does not inform the Mavor of his conclusions. Barouls, a rick banker who nas backed the Communists in New York, is informed by the beggar, whose life he had saved at one time, that the Communists are plotting treachery. Dougal falls in with an old-time comrade of the Secret Service — Captain Donelson, who is still in service. They go to a tlashv nightclub for dinner. Here the Mayor is giving a dinner, presided over by his octoroon mistress, a beautitul and evil girl, whose blood is seven -eights old Creole and one-eight of the wild Congo. She takes a fancy to Donelson and endeavors to seduce him, while her companion. Miss Farie, is attracted to Dougal. Dougal finds that Miss Farie has endeavored to rob him of a confidential paper., while Donelson discovers that she is a Secret Service agent and his superior. Miss Dugan with a party of friends enters. The negro chief of New Vork who consorted with the banker's son also enters. Some gangsters likewise put in an appearance. Dougai is reassured by the arrival of Texas and his men. An attempt is made to kidnap Miss Du<?an which is foiled by Texas. Captain Donelson is invited to the Mayor's palace by Denise LaGuardia. He goes but on a Secret Service mission. Dougal likewise goes to search .the papers in the Mayor's safe, susnecting mischief is planned. He meets Miss Farie at the safe and secures the Mayor's order relative to the parade. He recognizes code in one paragraph and memorizes that paragraph. Strong mutual attraction between himself and Miss Farie. The Mayor enters with his guards. Discovers Donelson and loss of papers. Accuses Miss Farie. To save her, Donelson says he has passed the papers out the window. He is turned over to Denise for her perverted pleasure The Mayor proceeds to search Miss Farie but is prevented by Dougal who returns to him his order. Barouls, deciding that the Communists are traitors, informs the President. The Mavor has Barouls shot. Being nervous, both the Klan and the Communists .ecide to strike early, the Klan at midnight an_ the Communists in the early morning of the »&me date. Russian trooos have for weeks been comins in and hiding in the city. In the late afternoon. Helen Dugan is abducted by Cock-Eyed Morning and his gang, and is delivered to Raoul Barouls in his subterranean love-nest. At midnight the following events take place : The police and fire departments, telephones, telegraph, and all sources of authority and publicity are seized by the Klan. The mobilized Communists issuing from their hiding places are captured. Umpasch, giving a dinner in barbaric and voluptuous splendor, is raided by beggars. He falls from a window oackward into Broadway. Bobo recovers his sister. The Mayor's nightly levee is invaded by the Klan, who take charge. A dramatic duel between Texas and two gunmen is staged. Donelson is rescued from imminent indignity at the hands of Denise. She, beautiful devil, is finished by negro voodooists. Dougal, finallv informed that Miss Dugan has been abducted, hastens to the subterranean chamberkills the Jew. and again rescues the fair maiden. The Klan puts on a magnificent parade the next morning, which is diapersed by United States Forces, who place the city under martial law. Dougal. tired out, turns first to the warm brown eyes of Helen Dugan, but finallv goes to the more restful but equal warmth of Miss Farie's eyes of blue. THE WILDCAT Lillian V. Amendt IN THE beautiful White Mountain section of New Hampshire. Ora, illegitimate child of Alice Ducharme grows to young womanhood. Romeo Ducharme and Alice run the ''Pig's Ear," a boarding and gambling house for the vagrant class of woodsman. They are anxious for Ora to marry, since she is 18 and requires the protection of a husband. Ora has set her mind on Martin Fortin, gambler, notwithstanding Edwin Lester's love for her. Edwin is a timekeeper who patronizes the "Pig's Ear" solely because of his love for Ora. Ora meets Martin, and one day Martin informs the house that he is leaving for Boston. He has not told Ora because of her wild nature when aroused — he has seen her scratch, kick, tear at a slight offense to her by one of the drunks. She is called by all "The Wildcat." Ora meets his car on the road and Martin binds her to get away. Edwin frees her and offers to marry her. They will live in Boston. Since she will have the opportunity to get to a big city and not because she cares for him, she agrees to marry. In Boston they live for eight years rather peacefully. Then the wild nature of Ora comes to the front. Her factory mate Bernice tells her of the wild parties she goes to and invites her along. Bernice accepts, not without a quarrel with Edwin. While at one of the dances she meets Martin, and he invites all of them to his bungalow. Her old love for Martin returns but Martin has never cared for her and he tries to discourage her attentions. She insists on staying at his bungalow and does so for a week. Martin gets rid of her by telling Ora that he is leaving for another city. She visits her priest who induces Edwin to take her back. Edwin overhears a conversation concerning the escapade from which he gathers that it is Ora's intention to return to Martin on his return. He puts it squarely to her and, in anger, tells Ora that it is a ruse on Martin's part, that this same evening he could be found at home with Bernice. He invites her to put this statement to the test. Ora leaves at once for Martin's bungalow, stopping at the local drug store to obtain poison. Arriving at Martin's home she enters through the back yard and when Martin enters the kitchen she stabs him with one of the knives on the table. No one sees her commit the murder. She returns home, drinks till she is intoxicated, and falls on the bed. The police arrive and she is taken to jail. Edwin tries his best to ease the situation, all his money going to a criminal lawyer. But Ora is determined to end it all. She induces her child Dennis, whom Edwin brings with him, to bring her the poison at her home, secretly, and she does away with herself. THE ORATOR'S REWARD Ernest B. Gustafson, B.A. — B.O. IN a small mid-western town', where political battles were waged with all enthusiasm, Edward Cavenough, a natural-born orator received his training and political experience. While the farmers gathered together in political meetings to express their dissatisfaction with farm crop and low prices, and to utilize their oratorical powers in condemning the special interests which they frtlt were responsible for their bad state of conditions, voung Cavenough visioned himself as a rreat political leader, carrying his depressed and downtrodden people to freedom. Young Cavenough acquired his first training as a political orator in defending the rights of the rural population in their revolt against capitalized industries. He then' continued his political and oratorical career by going to the city and taking up the cause of the laboring class against the capitalists or employers of labor. Here he spnke to and for a more radical class of people and developed the force and oratorical powers of a militant revolutionary leader. He always championed the cause of the under-dog and tried rn improve the conditions among the masses. Th^se activities won for him a great number of ardent supporters and an eoual number of bitter opponents in both social and political life. After his preliminarv training as a stump speaker in the cause of the under-dog. he became a candidate for the office of Governor of his state in one of ""he mo.ct intense political campaigns of his commonwealth. 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