Universal Weekly (1925-1933)

40 Universal Weekly June 13, 1925 A PAQE OF SYNOPSES "I'LL SHOW YOU THE TOWN" Universal Jewel Starring REGINALD DENNY Directed by Harry A. Pollard. From the story of the same name by Elmer Davis. CAST Alec Dupree Reginald Denny Hazel Ueming Marian Nixon Prof. Carlyle McCabe Edward Kimball Fan Green Lilyan Tashman Martin Green Hayden Stevenson Agnes Clevenger. .. .Cissy Fitzgerald Lucille Femberton Margaret Livingston Millie Bonner Neely Edwards Frof. Goodhue. .. William A. Carroll Aunt Sarah....; Martha Mattox Edith Torey Helen Greene Frank l'emberton . .. .Lionel liraham A BOTHERSOME neighbor tries to palm off his wife on Prof. Alec Dupree, who has a reputation for being "safe and dependable," for an evening at the Hanging Gardens Cafe. He objects on the ground that he is busy writing a book, but the neighbor leaves, assuming his consent. The dean of Wyndham College, founded by an ancestor of Dupree, is distressed over the financial plight of the school and comes to the young professor for aid. He tells him that Agnes Clavenger, a wealthy widow who has been making handsome annual gifts to the college, is being lured away by New York charities and Wyndham is in danger of being left flat. Dupree, who has been beguiled by a gay party in the next apartment into taking a few drinks, meets the widow, who is in conference with representatives of charity organizations, addresses her familiarly as "Aggie," drags her into the hall for a private chat, flatters her by calling her beautiful, and makes a date to show her the town in half an hour. Alec's cousin Edith has announced the arrival in town of a girl from the West named Hazel, whom he imagines to be a gunwoman, and repulses Edith"s entreaties to show Hazel the town — until he sees her. Then he insists upon taking her out as soon as he gets through with the widow. He takes the widow around in an airplane and then returns for Hazel. Whilst he is dressing, a childhood sweetheart who has run away from her husband, comes to him for refuge. He tells her to leave his apartment and is dragged away to the Hanging Gardens by the neighbor's wife, Fan. As soon as they are seated he goes out to telephone and meets the widow, who insists upon being taken to the Hanging Gardens. They are seated, he orders dinner and then excuses himself on a pretext, meeting Hazel and her mother, who ask him to join them. He is in love with the girl and can't miss the opportunity, so he orders his soup and then excuses himself to telephone. By instructing a bellboy to page him every five minutes he manages to spend a little time with each woman without letting any of them know that he is entertaining two others. The runaway wife's husband arrives in town with murder in his eye and goes stalking for Dupree. The two younger women leave him in disgust and he gets rid of the widow, returning home to find the fleeing wife, Lucille, in his bathtub. Enraged at her, he leaves her to sleep in his rooms and goes to a neighbor's apartment for the night, but is called back to the phone in his pajamas just as the angry husband comes banging at the door. He carries Lucille to Fan's apartment and puts her in bed, then faces the wild husband with a show of innocence. Fan comes in, sees the strange woman in her bed and rushes to Dupree for sympathy, falling in his arms, followed by her husband who sees them in embrace. Faced by both outraged husbands, the widow and Hazel, who have arrived during the dilemma of the timid professor, he suddenly turns into a cave man and puts them all in their places with an iron hand, dragging Hazel to his room and ordering her to kiss him. She accepts his proposal of marriage and the widow decides to give two million to the college. (Length: 7,396 ft.) "QUEEN OF THE ROUNDUP" "THE FIGHTING RANGER" FifteenEpisode Adventure Picture With JACK DAUGHERTY, EILEEN SEDGWICK and AL WILSON No. 3— "The Secret Trail" TERENCE and Mary are knocked out by the dynamite explosion. The i-ustlers steal the treasure map from Mary, and depart before she regains consciousness. Terence and she immediately become aware of their loss when they come to, and see help in Two-Reel Mustang Picture With JOSIE SEDGWICK THE Ellis Horse Ranch suffers bad luck and Patricia Ellis, affectionately known as Pat, decides to sell a number of the horses in order to meet a $5,000 note. Ned Bixby, foreman, discovers that the horses have been stolen. When he informs old man Ellis, the latter suffers a stroke. Pat rescues Gladys Rogers, daughter of the town banker, whose horse runs away. Pat sees Rogers, tells him she will have the money for him, and is surprised to see Gladys enter. Gladys, a haughty creature, tells her father about the rescue. Pat is suggested as queen of the coming roundup. Gladys also wants the job. A race is staged between the two, Gladys riding a thoroughbred, while Pat uses a wild mustang. Pat wins, and Gladys insists that Pat will not be queen. She hires ruffians to lure Pat to a cabin. Ned rescues her and discovers that they are the rustlers who are responsible for the theft of their horses. Pat arrives at the rodeo and is the leading figure in the celebration. She agrees to set a date for their marriage, after she hears from Ned that the horses will be recovered. the shape of Bud Hughes, the tramp aviator who is circling over head. One of the rusters makes off on a motorcycle, but the plane soon overtakes him, and Bud climbs down the ladder at the risk of his life, and jumps on the cyclist, who turns up a hill. The men fall to the ground and battle it out. Bud wins, and takes the map away, restoring it to Mary. Meanwhile, the plane scares off the bandits' horses. Mary and Terence climb a hill in the vicinity of the treasure hiding place. Man becomes faint, and Terence goes for some water. He soon hears her cry for aid, and rushes back in time to interfere with Taggart who is making advances to her. Mary keeps the men from fighting because she believes that Taggart is one of her father's friends. Meanwhile, Taggart's gang of rustlers rush up and attack the three, but soon flee when they discover that the woods about them are on fire. Terence and Mary are left alone. Mary faints, and Terence picks her up, stumbles blindly into the raging flames.