Universal Weekly (1917-1934)

38 ■THE MOVING PICTURE WEEKLY Monroe Salisbury in "HANDS DOWN." With Ruth Clifford and Rupert Julian. Produced by Rupert Julian. (Copyright 1918 Bluebird Photoplays, Inc.) CAST. Stuyvesant W. H. Bainbridge Hilda Ruth Clifford Tom Flynn Rupert Julian Dago Sam Monroe Salisbury Marina Reta Pickering ^AGO SAM was a gambler, both in hearts and cards. He was not particular how he won in either game, with the result that nobody would believe in him. But it chanced that he had seen the shooting of old man Stuyvesant by another doubtful character and when he learned that Hilda Stuyvesant, the Dutchman's daughter, was Tom Flynn's girl, he resolved to protect her. For Flynn was the only man who had ever believed in him. Tom also had saved his worthless life. But even Sam's efforts to save the girl were misunderstood by her, by the jealous Marina, his own sweetheart, and at last by Tom Flynn. Then it was that Sam lost faith in himself and resolved to have the game as well as the name. Little Hilda was in his power, with the treacherous gambler, Jack Dedlow, on the one side and Flynn and a posse on the other held in check. Then Hilda did an extremely womanly thing. She decided to trust Sam. That took all the fight, all the passion, all the uncertainty out of Sam, and he established himself once and for all in the community as a responsible member. Eddie Polo in "THE BULL'S EYE." Written and Directed by Jas. W. Home. Episode 2.— "THE FEARLESS ONE." CAST. Ed Cody .*. Eddie Polo «John Clayton Ray Hanford Cora Clayton.... Vivian Reed Lee McGuire Hal Cooley QAPTURED and taken from the train by the renegades, Ed Cody is carried far into the mountains. Cora Clayton precedes him and explains Ed's kidnapping. The cowboys start in hot pursuit of the band. While Sweeney and his gang are awaiting orders from North, their leader, Cody frees himself from his restraining bonds and following a terrific fight, escapes by jumping over a high cliff, using a tall tree to break his fall. He makes his escape by using one of the renegade's horses. In the meantime Nathan Loose, sheepman, accuses Clayton, cattleman, of stealing his sheep. About to ride away, North cautiously fires at Clayton, wounding him, and making it appear as though it was the sheepmen who fired the shot. Cora sets out for help and meets Cody on the road, but they are sighted by the disgruntled nistlers, who recapture Cody and make the girl a prisoner. Sweeney's treatment of Cora arouses Cody, but he continues his abuse as a torture for Cody. Seizing the frantic girl in his arms, Sweeney caiTies her triumphantly away, while the other inistlers laugh fiendishly at Cody's terrific efforts to free himself and rescue the girl. Ben Wilson and Neva Gerber in "THE MYSTERY SHIP." Episode 12.— THE RAIN OF FIRE." CAST. Miles Gaston Ben Wilson Betty Lee Neva Gerber Jack Fay Kingsley Benedict Coronel Le Gage Harry Archer Harry Russell Duke Wome JN the last episode Le Gage's gang put Betty in a runaway engine, hoping to get trace of The Phantom by this deed. They follow the engine. Fay starts to cross rope from Miles' auto engine as the episode ended. Nearly across the intervening space the rope starts to part from the heat. Jack makes a desperate effort and grasps the running board of the engine. In the distance is seen the drawbridge and Jack tries to stop the engine. The throttle has been pulled off and he desperately works with a monkey wrench. Le Gage's plan has borne fruit and The Phantom is out with the Mystery Ship. Le Gage's men attack it, hoping to learn how it becomes invisible, but are beaten off. They decide on strategy and while all mass in front to attack, one member hides in the rear, intending to sneak aboard during the confusion, follow the ship and learn of its headquarters. Miles' party see the open drawbridge, realize they can never reach it in time, and despair. The bridgeman hears the engine, closes the bridge and Jack finally stops the engine. He and Miles leave the engine with the crew and take Betty back to the hotel. Le Gage's man has located The Phantom's home by riding on the ship and now tries to kill "The Phantom. He is frightened at his inability to shoot The Phantom, and flees back to Le Gage and tells of his experiences. Jack gets in touch with government officials, tells them what he has found out and is appointed special investigator. He and Miles talk over the matter and decide the best plan would be for Jack to pretend he has doublecrossed Miles and get in with the crooks. The two plan to disguise and set out next day. Le Gage leads his men in person against The Phantom that night, but they are routed by the inventions of the wizard and the crooks straggle back. Late Le Gage reads a notice SYNOPSE. ELLA HALL PROD WEEKLIES AN (Note: Last week's synopsis "The Mystery Ship'' should ha' been numbered 11 instead of 12 of Betty being at a certain hotel and realizes she could be of help to them in their work against The Phantom. Fay has met the crook and manages to be taken to their headquarters. Le Gage and Russell kidnap Betty and get away from the hotel unseen, while Miles is on the way to her room, Jack awaits the arrival of Le Gage in the den. "A DEVIL WITH THE WIMMIN." Nestor Comedy. CAST. Max Rosbury Max Asher Mr. Killing Harry Schumm |y|AX ROSBURY was a hemale vampire. He had flirted so much with impunity, that when Killing interrupted him flirting with his bride he burned his finger on his cigarette. But he resolved to see more of Mrs. Killing. He did. That night he slept in the bath-tub. His cigarette caught fire in a newspaper, burned the floor out from under him, and tumbled him into the Killing apartment beside Mrs. Killing. Killing gave him twenty-five minutes to get out of town, and Max made it in just twenty-four. To avoid a scandal the Killings went, too, and they got on the same train. Max got lost and strayed into Mrs. Killing's berth again, only to be immediately discovered hy Killing, who chased him off of the train and up into a water tower. Max came down with the water and again he landed in Mrs. Killing's berth. "Are you following me ?" said Killing, as he opened the curtains. Max's answer was to dash through the sleeping car, overturning the scandalized occupants, with Killing following at his heel. Then Max woke up. Hughie Mack in "PEARLS AND GIRLS." Two-Reel L-Ko Komedy, with Eva Novak. Directed by Jim Davis. Supervised by J. G. Blystone. (Copyright 1918 L-Ko Motion Picture Ko.) J-|UGHIE was in love with the daughter of his boss and she was in love with him. But father was so