Universal Weekly (1917-1934)

20 THE MOVING PICTURE WEEKLY THE flRES or REBELLION WITH LON CHANEY AND WILLIAM STOWELL Left — Madge resolves that her life sliall not he like this. Right — "You can do anything with two hundred dollars." IRES OF REBELLION" is the second Bluebird Photoplay to be produced by Mrs. Joseph de Grasse, better kno'vvn to the profession as Ida May Park. In this case, she wrote her own story, and then directed it with the fine company composed of that famous trio, Dorothy Phillips, Lon Chaney and William Stowell, who have done some of the finest things on the Bluebird program this year. Many of the scenes were laid in a factory town of New England, and in order to reproduce the correct atmosphere, Miss Park took the company into the factory district of Los Angeles, where a large crowd became unintentional actors in the drama which was filmed there. Miss Phillips does some of her best work as the little heroine who is determined that her life shall not be that of the women whom she sees around her, living drab lives, little better than slaves. Her fire for rebellion is finally quenched, after a bitter experience in the city, and the ending is more than satisfactory. Madge Garvey works in the Sackville Shoe Factory, where most of the inhabitants live out the daily round of their drab lives. Shd lives with her weak mother, and drunkard of a father, and hates the drudgery of her life, wondering why her mother puts up with it all. Madge has a sister Helen, who is BLUEBIRD PHOTOPLAY. Written by Ida May Park and produced by her from her own scenario. Starring Dorothy Phillips, with William Stowell and Lon Chaney in support. CAST. Madge Garvey Dorothy Phillips Helen Garvey Belle Bennett Mrs. Garvey Alice May Youst Joe Garvey Richard la Reno Cora Hayes Golda Madden Dan Mallory Edward Brady John Blake William Stowell Russell Hanlon Lon Chaney married to Dan Mallory, and Helen's life is a counterpart of her mother's. Dan has taken to drink, and is discharged from the shoe factory by John Blake, the new foreman. Helen comes to her old home, full of anxiety. Dan has not been home all night, and she fears he may have come to harm. Her mother is afraid to sympathize until her husband has left. Madge pats her sister's shoulder in silent sympathy and leaves. Another day of work begins. In the office of the Sackville Shoe Factory works Cora Hayes, a stenographer. She is self -conceited and vain, believing herself the recipient of admiration from all men. Cora conde scends, however, sometimes to eat lunch with Madge, who proves a good listener to the tales of her conquests. Cora is telling Madge about John Blake, who has been called into the office that morning and complimented by the superintendent for his courage with the men, when suddenly a noise is heard at the other end of the yard. It is Dan, drunk and threatening. He staggers about with a couple of his cronies, bragging of his contempt for Blake. The cronies point to Blake, who has come in. Mallory assaults Blake, but Blake knocks him down, together with his cronies, who spring to Mallory's assistance. Madge runs up. Blake is attracted by her sorrowful face. The two cronies pick themselves up, and Blake orders them to carry. Mallory, still unconscious, to his home. Madge leads the way and Blake follows, hedged in by a mob of workers. The doctor pronounces Dan dead, but says that the cause was heart failure from alcoholism, not the blow which Blake gave him. The mob yells and clamors, but Blake, unafraid, walks into their midst. Madge watches him, impressed by his strong will and bravery. Now that Dan is dead, Helen, alone and miserable, comes back to live in her old home. Garvey is furious at this, but the prospect of Blake for a son-in-law appeases him, and Helen is allowed to remain. Blake at first comes on account of the bills incurred by Dan's death, which he has paid, but