Universal Weekly (1914-1915)

THK IT N 1 V K JR S A L WEEKLY Sells Herself To Save Invalid Sister |NE of the striking features of lu "The Sin ut Olga Brandt", iwi> John Armstrong, huds her wandering •The Sin of <>iga lirnn'dt". :i ,.eel Bex drama, stenographer makes disconsolately through the stie.ts. aud tworeel Kex drama to be re i,..miu„t:_„ „„„ .« . ... , . he, claiming a former acquaintance with , , . ., • humiliating sacrifice to obtain medi ^ ' .„■ if . , f , . , leased on January 3. is a mo ... . . fler< takes her to the home of his mother, tion picture within a motion ca* a'd «« h«r sister. Escaping from As times goes on, the young people, mu picture. Real scenes from a "The Easiest Way", Olga marries tually attracted long ago, become engaged, motion-picture play, "Shall young minister only to have her John receives a call to a country village. \Ve Forgive Her"? are thrown on the hap iness imperilled by the ghost of and " «ft W\del*»rktor« '"J1* screen together with the interior of a 1 * . 1 » *» scene of his future labors, he and Olga motion picture theatre and the audience her past life. The story of a modern are married. therein. Magdalene. A year later the nttle village is stirred Joseph de Grasse, the Kex director who Iteleascd Sunday, .lanuary A. *>y tne exhibition of a moving picture en filmed "The Sin of Olga Brandt", spent titled. "Shall We Forgive ller"V Mr. much time and thought in securing this Jellicoe, one of the deacons of John's novel effect, and the result well pays him O'A.ti'H. church, attempts to prevent the exhibi for his pains. Just how he accomplished i{ev j0/tn a rmsf ,.„„,, . . Wlfflwm Uouti* tion aDd bv doing so becomes embroiled it is a studio secret. Stephen Leslie Lon Chane? iu a law suit witn *he manager of the The inserted scenes point the moral of Deacon Jellicoe (''kawle* Mani? theatre. John sends for legal assignee. a play which is of vital interest to every oiga Brandt I'nulime Bu»h the attorney selected being Stephen Les woman. It raises the problem of the lie. Leslie arrives, and in his visits to double moral standard. A young minis the parsonage meets the woman he be ter, who has sermonized on the virtues of forgiveness aud char trayed-. Be upbraid* her for leaving him, and proposes that ity toward the weak and erring, is suddenly confronted with they resume their former relations. When Olga refuses be the necessity of putting his doctrines into actual practise. threatens to expose her. The timely arrival of John and the He learns that his wife has a "past" and is tempted sorely committee on their way to the theatre saves Olga for the time to leave her because of her sin. The lesson brought home by a being. TW party enter the theatre, the committee agreeing to moving picture drama m» abide by John's ver plays important -V,/> ^^^Ba. dict "n the P'cturc Al part in the minister's ¥ tne Parsonage. Olga decision and leads the f determines to give up man who has ruined '. I her fight. She sees no the minister's wife to «ffis«r t> eseape from Leslie, but beg her forgiveness. ^^H^^H ^L^L^^__~^^flllW Ln f,ight' She Incidentally, "The Hfe> 4« hurried letter to John Sin of <>lga Brandt" ^| ■ W LvhT^Lm ami bids bye t0 makes ma ^ jmJ Dlfi^li^V s^r'I^gfcflM^HB lbe bome in wbich sh* moving B^PT^aflflL^Ll ST^^fc B||. -'irfB^^B ^ trUe happi point a moral as well fF\\\tjKB& \u BeSS and «'-"»teDtment. ion, and that the drama flfe^ jj.. ... • ■'' ^Sjfflll^^F" 1 ,]"]"'t sb" attracted of the screen is able to ■6*4^1% , ^jKL^ J^mS T>'" ,h":,Uv *nd hammer home its points K . # Hfj ! ICW ft finally makes up her much more effectively BmjkAi^H Iniu<1 '" entpr The pic" than ean the pulpit de HSEr^^P ttl" vt"ry of H|^H|Hfl ^HHB|^R * s80™00* such ber out mere words to L^^HPSH °WD' The desPairinB press his auditors. "The M ML ?irl watches ir wirh Sin of Olga Brandt" ffifik breathless interest. At was not designed as a HR Hfeb the culmination of a sermon, however; Hs^ HUH t*'"se. dramatic seen*, JR ^^^^^^^H John' t0 his seat* matic narrative, '~kpW Praises the Picture, understand |P1 ^HHHH ■wflH / HHIBHIHRHIIHr and the able by all of us who which it teaches. A entertain real sympathy rhr n;Me's W»f»m»: "Judoe ~\ot That Ye Be Vol Judged" ! vision of the Saviour for those whom life has is shown and tike sak tiuffeted to their knees. lime words. "Judg* Olga Brandt, a stenographer in the office of Stephen Leslie. Not That Ye Be Not Judged", are flashed before the tearfin attorney, receives a pitifully small salary. In addition she dimmed eyes of the audience. is handicapped by having the sole care of an invalid sister. A Subsequently Olga and Leslie meet. His entire attitude ia eapital operation is necessary to save the girl's life. Olga, be changed and the pictured story has worked his reformation. H« img entirely without money, appeals to her employer. He offers implores Olga's forgiveness and begs her to return to her 6o furnish the money on terms that the girl, through the husband. urgency of her sister's case is finally forced to accept. The arriving home, finds the letter of confession. He ia nneration is nerformed, and the girl is removed to the seaside. . , . . .. . Three ra n hs later Olga learns that her sister is dead. The gunned for the moment, bu seeing his sorrowing wife on her futilitv of her sacrifice "nd her natural antipathy to the life knees, he remembers the sublime words of hrs Divine Mastershe is forced to lead induces her to flee from the home of her "Judge Not That Ye Be Not Judged . aud takes the erring but betrayer. One of the truly good men of this world, the Rev. repentant woman to his arms.