Universal Weekly (1923-1925)

A PAQE OF SYNOPSIS "SOME TOMBOY!" Century Two-Reel Comedy Starring WANDA WILEY WANDA, pitcher on a kids' baseball team, attracts the attention of a wealthy young blood. Later, he surprises her while she is swimming in almost her birthday clothes, and threatens to steal her other garments unless she will give him a kiss. She pretends to consent, but instead, steals his auto and makes him chase her. He overtakes her and invites her to a party his mother is holding for him. Wanda, now employed in a hairdressing shop, goes to dress the boy's mother's hair, but ruins the old lady's tresses by forgetting to turn off the current in the waving apparatus. She later squares herself with the boy's mother by capturing burglars in the act of stealing their family silver and jewels. Her courage wins over the old lady, who consents to her son marrying Wanda. "BUTTERFLY" By Kathleen Norris Universal Jewel Featuring LAURA La PLANTE and NORMAN KERRY BECAUSE of her promise to her father, Dora ("Butterfly") Collier meant more to Hilary than a dearly loved little sister — she was a sacred charge. For Dora, though but seventeen, had shown unmistakable genius as a violinist. So Hilary, the elder sister, turned her attention to the business world and gave up all her own aspirations as pianist. In the office where she worked as private secretary to old man Spaulding, she came to know Spaulding's nephew, Craig. He meets the girl at a recital by Konrad Kronski, a fomous violinist, whose mother had been a friend of the Collier girl's mother. Kronski decides that Dora has the gift and must go abroad to study. But Dora has conceived a violent love for Craig, though he and Hilary are deeply interested in each other. Hilary, accustomed to humor "Butterfly," steps aside and Dora and Craig are married. Dora has always been spoiled. She is more so now and is entirely unprepared for matrimony. She goes with the fastest set and gradually a rift appears between her and Craig, due to Dora's interest in other men. The latest of these is Kronski, who has returned to America. He does not love her at all, realizes that she is a spoiled child and is himself in love with Hilary. But all these things weigh not at all with Dora, who fatuously imagines that any one she is in love with must be in love with her. p'or the first time in her life Hilary refuses to give up her own happiness for her sister. Things come to a terrible crisis one night, which threatens scandal and bitterness to all when a strange warning brings all these tangled love affairs to order and happiness. "BETWEEN FIRES" Two-Reel Universal Western With FRANK KINGSLEY and EDMUND COBB FRANK DOWLING, cheated of his entire savings by Tom Calvert, shoots the crooked gambler, leaving him for dead. Pursued by Bob, the sheriff, who is in love with Frank's sister, Ethel, Frank makes his way home, where he is concealed by his sister. Bob, learning that Calvert is still alive and has confessed to cheating the fugitive, rescues Frank, disperses the mob and wins the love of Ethel by his bravery. "THE SLANDERERS" Universal Attraction With JOHNNY WALKER, GLADYS HULETTE and BILLY SULLIVAN TWO brothers, their mother and foster-sister live in a small town on a farm not far from a village. In dying, the husband and father made his brother executive of the estate and the crabbed uncle has the widow and her two boys subjected to his whims. Both boys are in love with their foster-sister, who is fond of them both and treats them with such impartiality as to cause each many jealous moments. The younger brother endures brutal treatment from his uncle on occasion, but restrains himself for the sake of the invalid mother. Comes the call to arms for the Great War and the younger enlists. The older trys to, but the recruiting officer will not permit him, saying he can best serve his country by running the farm. . The night before the younger goes away he learns that the uncle plans to deprive them of the farm and goes to the uncle's home to remonstrate. As the result of the fight the uncle dies, but the boy does not know it, and not until after he returns from France a hero widely acclaimed by his home town does he learn of the tragedy that has beset his loved ones as the result of the discovery of the death of the uncle — then he takes rugged steps to right the wrongs, resultant in part from a small-town narrowness. Hysterical History Comedies One-Reel Universal Mirthquake "RIP VAN WINKLE" AFTER a strenuous set-to with his domineering spouse. Rip Van Winkle is driven from his home and seeks solace in the neighboring mountains. He meets some dwarfs and helps them push a huge cask up a steep hill only to find, after his labor, he has given a free ride to some lazy dwarfs concealed therein. He engages in a game of bowls with them, but they bewitch the pins and he loses. Consoling himself vdth quaffing some of their potent ale, he falls asleep and wakes up twenty years aftemards. He and his dog — both with beards — seek out their former haunts. They find times have changed. Mrs. Van Winkle is still a flapper, the children are full-grown and the village is a thriving town. He is welcomed back to the family hearth, however, and all ends happily. "FIGHT AND WIN" Two-Reel Universal Jewel Starring JACK DEMPSEY No. 6— "Bring Him In" FOR his untiring work in keeping the members of the San Francisco police force in perfect condition, "Tiger" Jack O'Day, World's Champion Heavyweight, is made an honorary member of the force for twenty-four hours. The commissioner's daughter promises to let him lead the grand march of the policemen's ball, to be held that night, provided he sells one hundred tickets. While Jack is trying to sell the tickets, the editor of the city's most influential paper, makes a wager with the commissioner that the first cop he sees will not be able to bring in the notorious thug. Spike McGann. The commissioner agrees to resign if the officer fails and the editor agrees to become his strongest backer if the cop succeeds. Jack happens to be the one selected and, although he manages to get Spike with little difficulty, he lets him get away in his eagerness to sell tickets to the ball. Later he learns that Spike is to fight that night and goes to the club and persuades the other boxer to let him take his place. Jack wins the fight and takes Spike to the commissioner at the ball just in time to lead the grand march and win the bet for the commissioner.