Universal Weekly (1914-1915)

THE UNIVERSAL WEEKLY II AN OUTLAW'S HONOR*. Powers Drama — Released Jan. 16. In a saloon brawl an outlaw kills a man. whereupon he is placed under arrest by the sheriff. At a railroad station close by. a girl misses her train and while walking near the tracks is bitten by a rattle snake. The sheriff, coming along with his prisoner, sees her and both help the girl into a freight car. Realizing that she must have medical aid at once, the sheriff rides for the doctor, leaving the bandit to care for the injured girl. The outlaw obtains a jug of whiskey which he gives to the girl as a medicine, and from its effects the girl falls into a stupor. The bandit is sorely tempted to escape, but controls himself. An when the girl returns to consciousness and calls for water, he leaves her to get it The sheriff returns with the doctor and. finding the bandit gone, thinks he ha> escaped. But the bandit returns with water for the girl and gives himself up to the sheriff. Because of his honorable act, the prisoner is given only a light sentence . "THE HEARTS OF THE BRADYS". Big "U" Drama — Released Jan. 14. The Bradys. Senior and Junior, leave Arizona for California on a prospectii. expedition in hope of finding gold to pay off a mortgage on their ranch in Arizona. While prospecting, they make the acquaintance of Lark Campbell and his wife and children. Campbell dies and leaves his family destitute. Luck is with the Bradys and they make a good strike. Dirk I'atterson and MiGee, unscrupulous claim jumpers, plan to rob the Bradys of the gold they had taken out of the mine and hidden in their shack. While the younger Brady is away the crooks overpower the father and torture him with a red-hot poker in an effort to make him disclose the hiding place of the gold. Brady Junior returns in the nick of time and the crooks arc given a sound beating. The Bradys then take the gold and go to the shack of Campbell's widow where they inform her that her husband had a share in their mine, giving her all their savings to save her from starvation. ■ The mortgage on the Arizona ranch is still unpaid for and the Bradys start out t.> try their luck once more. "THE BUTLER'S BABY". .Joker Comedy — Released Jan. 11. Miss Prescott. an elderly spinster, keeps house for her nephew. Algy Fitz johns. The butler and the housemaid are secretly married. Their child is with friends. The baby is unexpectedly returned to them. Mr. Birkett. an elderly bachelor, is enamored of the spinster aunt : he sends her as love tokens a prize pug dog. Algy has a horror of hydrophobia, consequently he cannot bear a dog to come near him. Later he is in the vicinity of the dog catcher's wagon, when the dogs escape. They give chase and Algy is bit ten. He arms himself and threatens death to the entire dog kingdom. The pug and the baby arrive at the same time. They are hidden in companion compartments of a large sideboard, and they become mixed. A game of hideand-seek between the owners of the pug and the baby is begun. Complications are added by the arrival of Algy's sweetheart. She charge Algy with the paternity of the child. Mr. Birkett is also accused by the irate spinster, and Algy in turn accuses the spinster. Finally the butler and his wife confess. The butler gets his baby, the spinster gets her dog, and Algy gets his sweetheart. "THOSE GERMAN" BOWLERS". SterlingUniversal Comedy — Released Jan. 14. Grousmeyer, a ■ lazy bowling "nut", loafs around the house reading bowline news, while his wife visits a neighbor. The neighbor's husband. Schmaltz, visits Groustneyer, and the fans immediately get into an argument concerning methods of bowling; The argument develops into a scrap and the house is wrecked. Both belligerents rush to the nearest bowling alleys to prove their individual contentions. Schmaltz demonstrates successfully his superiority over his rival. Grousmeyer resolves to get revenge and stieceeds in smearing soft soap on the alleys. Schmaltz, discovering the deception, goes for Grousmeyer and a fight ensues in which every one present, including spectators, takes part. In the meantime, Mrs. Grousmeyer returns and. finding her house wrecked, starts a fight with Mrs. Schmaltz on whose husband she puts the blame for the state of her home. The fight carries them over to the bowling alleys where they are caught in the royal battle and badly bunged up. "( AUGHT WITH THE GOODS". L-KoUniversal Comedy — Released Jan. 17. The under sheriff admires the sheriff's wife, who. flattered by his attentions, encourages him and starts gossips' tongues wagging. The sheriff, a man of fiery tempef. finding the pair together, threatens to kill the under sheriff. Caught agaitf.'.the under sheriff escapes and hides in a bath house in an effort to escape the sheriff's wrath. procuring a bathing suit, he goes in bathing to while away the time, but a bear escaping from a neieiiooring mer agerie, finds the bath house a convenient hiding place and joins the bathers. In company with the other bathers, the under sheriff is forced to take to the street clad only in his bathing suit, pursued by the bear. Thoroughly frightened, the under sheriff seeks protection in the sheriff's house. Climbing in through a window, he finds himself in the sheriffwife's bedroom where he proceeds to hide. Discoverins his presence, the sheriff's wife resents it with her fists, much to the delight of the sheriff, who finally decides t"> foigive bis assistant. This L-KO-Universal comedy will be released on the regular program on January 17. ^m."*£5M-$Btoi "FATHER'S STRATEGY". Victor Comedy-Drama — Released Jan. 15. Matthew Porter, having for years gratified his only child's. Irene, every whim, finds that as she grows older, her extravagant taste in dress threatens to ruin him. Finally, she buys a new hat, dress, shoes, etc., and when he sees the bill he is greatly concerned. He discusses a course to pursue with Mrs. Porter. Irene, in the meantime, has met John Shields, a bachelor, and when she invites him to her home Porter gets an idea. He plans to make things so pleasant for Shields that he will marry Irene. His strategy works and Irene and Shields become engaged. Irene plans an elaborate wedding, the estimated cost of which scares Porter. He resorts to strategy again and tells Irene that she cannot marry Shields for three years in the hope that the young couple will elope. The plan works again. And that same night Shields and Irene elope much to the relief of Porter. "A MAID BY PROXY". Nestor Comedy' — Released Jan. 12. Perry Gordon,; the novelist, is fond of one particular picture in a public art gallery. This picture also Happens to be the favorite of Irene Gray, who visits the gallery with her aunt. Irene is vexed when Gordon obscures her view of the painting and becomes angry. Later she and her aunt see Gordon getting into a machine. The aunt recognizes him as the famous novelist. Later Perry Gordon and Irene see much of each other. Gordon proposes to her, but she puts him off until she has consulted her aunt. The aunt tells her that men are not to be trusted and that Perry should be put to the test. Accordingly Perry is invited to attend a party at the house of Irene's aunt. Irene, herself, as previously arranged, takes the part of a maid. Perry meets her and immediately continues his lovemaking, regardless of her position in life, knowing only that he loves her. Perry is involved in many complications because of Irene and her aunt. Finally he proves that his love is real. Nevertheless the aunt turns him out for flirting with the pseudo-maid. Later Perry returns to the house and. meeting the real maid, is informed of the deception played upon him. He again declares his love for Irene and is accepted. "WHEN THE MUMMY CRIED FOR HELP". Nestor Comedy — Released Jan. ir The professor believes that he has found the Elixir of Life and that with it he can bring back to life even an Egyptian mummy. He buys a mummy from a curio shop. After he leaves emissaries of the Pasha discover the mummy awaiting delivery and find that it is what they had been looking for — the remains of the Royal Rambastus of 2000 B. C. They are told that the professor has bought the mummy. They offer the professor a (Continued on Page 28.)