Universal Weekly (1914-1915)

2 0 THE UNIVERSAL WEEKLY Stories of the Single Reelers CUPID IX A HOSPITAL". L-Ko Comedy — Released Jan. 6. A pretty nurse makes an impression on Billie. Her flirtation arouses the jealousy of the crippled anarchist, who gets even by bouncing a basin on Billie's head. The young interne, also in love with the pretty nurse, makes a date to meet her. but Billie. waiting for another sight of his lady fair, forestalls him. The interne"-; jealousy aroused, he proceeds to punish Billie. Believing him dead, the frightened nurse and interne make off for the hospital. Found unconscious by a couple of policemen. Billie is restored by a whiff of his beloved gin. He is carried into the hospital, where his head is bandaged, and he is prepared for bed. When turned into the ward he is treated by the anarchist. The ungrateful Billie manages to steal the bottle, but is not able to get away with the contents before the arrival of the nurse. The nurse re<-ognizes him and showers attentions upon him, much to the jealousy of the anarchist, who plants a bomb under the bed of the sleeping Billie. The anarchist, awaiting the explosion, is horrified to discover the nurse sitting on the bed with Billie He endeavors to drag her away as the bomb is discovered. Thoroughly alarmed, the entire hospital force endeavors to throw the bomb out of the window. In the confusion the anarchist is thrown on the bed. and together with Billie. both are blown through space into infinity. HUBBY'S CURE". Joker Comedy — Released Jan. 16. Brown loves a good time. He arrives home in a condition that makes his wife resolve to try and cure him of his bad habits. . An old school friend, newly married, moves into the next apartment. They meet and after a recital of Mrs. Brown's woes. Mrs. Xewlywed suggests that they change the furniture in the apartments and trv thus to scare Brown into a cure. This is done and when Brown arrives home that night he finds Mrs. Xewlywed in his flat. She takes him for an intruder and calls her husband. Xewlywed. who runs Brown out of his own apartment. Brown argues with the janitor, who professes not to know him. and who in. turn runs him out. He is scared again by the corner policeman and finally goes back to his club. The conspirators change the furniture back again and Mrs. Brown calls her husband up at the club and asks him to come home. Brown returns cautiously and finds that the policeman is polite, as is the janitor. He finds Mrs. Brown affectionate and — well, it is a case of "never again" for Brown. SYNOPSIS INDEX. My Lady High and Might} (Vit-tor) ; A Small Town Girl (Rex)... 10 A Woman's Debt (Gold seal) 11 Episode !). "The Ma-ter Key" (Cniver-al Special leature) 15 Cupid in a Ho-pital (L-Ko). 20 Hubby'-. Cure (Joker) 20 Romance in Hear ( reek (Eclair) 20 A Girl of the Pine i Powers) 20 The l-ele- One (Big I) 20 An Outlaw's Honor (Powers) 21 The Heart of the Kradys (Big V) ,> 21 The Butler's Baby (Joker) .. 21 Those German Bowler (Sterling) 21 Caught With the Good (L-Ko) 21 Father's >trategy (Victor) 21 A Maid by Proxy (Nestor).. 21 When the -Mummy Cried for Help (Nestor) 21 A Gentleman of Art (Imp)... 83 Keunited (Eclair) i3 The Governor Maker ("101 Bison") 2fi Pawn of Kate (Hex) 27 Animated Weekly 28 When Hi Lord-hip Proposed (Nestor) 28 •ROMANCE IX BEAR CREEK". Eclair-Universal Western Drama — Released Jan. IT. The Whitmans and the Morgans are bitter enemies. The Whitmans hav,dammed up the stream running between their ranch and the Morgan ranch thus effectually cutting off the irrigation supply from the Morgan property. The quarrel leads to the killing of old man Whitman by the Morgans, much to the horror of Ix>la Morgan, who is in love with young Whitman. Whitman vow* revenge and as he lies in waiting for the Morgans he is espied by Lola, who hastens to warn her father and brother. As she runs, she stumbles and falls down a cliff. Whitman hastens to her rescue, but before he £an get to her she loses her hold on the* rock and falls down still further, to the bottom. Whitman picks her up and carries her to the Morgan house where he meets the Morgans. At the behest of Ixda. he leaves at once, being unharmed. Later the Morgan discover Lola ano Whitman in loving embrace. Whitman, being unarmed, is allowe ! t" proceed in peace, but Lola is locked in her room She tries to escape and succeeds in shooting off the lock on the door. She hastens to prevent the murder of her sweetheart by her brother and father. The Morgans find Whitman at home and open fire on him. Lola rushes up and threatens to shoot herself unless they cease hostilities. Whitman joins her and finally peace is proclaimed. A GIRL OF THE PINES". Powers Drama — Released Jan. 9. ™e ferl Edna Maison Tk o°1rflnan Joe King rhe B»UJ Bert Hadley The girl's father, a prospector, dies in his cabin in the hills. His daughter, realizing the danger a lone girl experiences in the world, disguises herself as a bov and starts out to seek her fortune. She meets the foreman of a lumber tamp. He takes a fancy to the slender "boy" and gives "him" a job. Almost at once the bully of the camp decides to vent his spite on the new -boy". When the •'boy" stands around helplessly, the bully ;.ets an ax and saw and tells ''him" to get to work. The girl cannot refuse safely and. with great awkwardness, raises the heavy implements and tries to do her share. The rough lumberjacks laugh at her efforts, and the bully thinks it time again to show his authority. He swears at her for not doing enough work. Her poor hands are blistered and her muscles ache, but she goes at it again. The bully laughs and. swearing again, knocks the "boy" over. The men are delighted. A scrap is a rarity under the stern regime of the foreman, but this promises to be interesting. Besides, the "lickiEg" will do the boy good, toughen him and make him respect those above him. As the bully is about to pummel the "boy" the latter reveals her identity. It is not long thereafter before the foreman takes an interest in the newcomer, proposes to her and builds her a home in which they settle down. THE USELESS ONE". Big U Drama — Released Jan. 12. John, a consumptive, and his brother. Tom. are in love with Nell, a clerk, who lives in the same tenement with them. John is at home prenaring supper and Tom is waiting at the store for Xell. The floor-walker .forces his attentions upon Xell. who resents them. The floorwalker tries to kiss her. She struggles with him and screams. Tom and John come to her rescue. Tom grapples with the floor-walker who tries to draw a gun. As he does so and is about to shoot Tom. John, who is outside the door, fires and kills the floor-walker. Tom is arrested and convicted of murder. John consults a doctor who tells him that he hasn't long to live. When Xell tells him that she loves his brother. John goes to prison, tells Tom of the mistake and compels him to change clothes. Tom escapes. Shortly before the hanging. John dies in his cell of a hemorrhage after having confessed to the crime.