Universal Weekly (1925-1933)

36 Universal Weekly May 29, 1926 "OUTSIDE THE LAW" (Continued from page 22) tective on the case carried it for a pocket-piece. Four years later he was at the penitentiary on business when they brought a convict that was being released from prison into the warden's office [(3) light on desk is turned on to illuminate warden's figure'] to get his clothes (convict, illuminated by blue dot lights from the sides, walks slowly towards the warden) a little book, some papers and six or eight silver dollars that he had brought in with him four years before. On account of the pocketpiece the detective says, "Lemme see them dollars. He looks 'em over an' shoves 'em in the fella's pocket an' places him under arrest for the murder of the girl. [(4) Visionary figure of the girl draped in white appears at left center illuminated by blue lights from the sides. Convict expresses fear. Blackout girl. Convict turns to warden with outstretched arms, pleading for mercy. Blackout warden, then strike. Convict drops head and shoulders. Blackout. Convict walks to left in the dark.] An' then the whole story comes out. It seems this guy comes from out West. He hangs around Patsy's Pool Room, an' pays for everything with silver dollars. Says that's all they use where he comes from. Reporter: That's right, Sergeant. When you get $9.00 change out of a $10 bill out there, you get about four pounds of silver. Sergeant (Inquiringly) : Yeah? Well, that's the way it was. The gang called him "Silver Jack." Anyhow, one night he's got a bad toothache and they tell him it will ease the pain if he bites hard on a coin with the sore tooth. Jack tries it, and the gang starts kiddin' him. He gets sore an' hits a fella over the head with a billiard cue. Well, this fella at the trial, tells all about the silver dollars and the toothache. Then the District Attorney shows the detective's dollar pocket-piece that was found in the dead girl's room and how the dentist treated Jack for toothache the day he got to prison. We had 'em goin*. Jack an' his lawyers didn't know what's comin'. Then the District Attorney showed another dollar just like the first one. He showed the three dents just the same on both dollars. Then he showed the jury that both dollars fitted a cast of Jack's teeth, an' we had Jack right where we wanted him. Reporter: Yes. But the second dollar. Where did the second dollar come from? Sergeant: The detective found it among: those dollars he shoved back in Jack's pocket in the warden's office. (Pause . . . musingly.) Those silver dollars [ (5) red lights on convict who is now at left of spot where girl is located.] may not have helped Jack's toothache, but they helped us send a murderer through the little green door." (Light on girl, convict falls to his knees and begs forgiveness. The girl raises her arms over him in pity and forgiveness.) Reporter: "To the chair?" (Electric choir is illuminated, attendant adjusts it. 'Convict rises to his feet bravely to pay for his crime.) Sergeant: "Yes, to the chair." (Dim out.) I'll tell you another story. A story of Chinatown. (Chinatown sign in various colored lights is illuminated. This has been concealed by a black border. A curtain of lanterns is lowered while Chinese cliaracters do a specialty act.) You know, my boy, these old station house walls have heard more stories than you can find in the Public Library. This world is full of men and women who think they can live outside the law — an' they do — for a while at that. But sooner or later we get 'em, an' that's where the police stories come from. But not all of our stories end at the electric chair. This story of Chinatown has a happy ending — an' it's one you'll never forget. It happened about five years ago. I was poundin' a beat down there then. It was just about dusk. (Subdue Chinatown scene. Part of first reel showing the sight-seeing buses is flashed on the screen. Then the Chinatown scene is brought otit again while the sergeant talks.) The shop windows was bein' lighted an' the rubber-neck wagons was showin' up. Fellas an' their girls was walkin' up an' down, or on their way to the movies. Lots of people on the streets. I was leanin' up against a lamp-post, swinging' my club. All of a sudden I hears a shot (shots are fired back stage for effect.) Then another — an' then — well, it sounded like rain on a roof, they was comin' so fast. I started — but wait! (Screen is lowered to pick up the title.) Let me show you the story in pictui'es. MUSIC CURTAIN: appassionato by Wiliam Axt. Play the first 16 bars with full orchestra fortissimo. After the 16 bars go into "Wotan" (overture dramatique) published by Salabert. Play full orchestra and (FF) seven and one-half bars, then make a short pause for speaker on stage ("You have been outside the law.") Continue playing the next six bars twice (PP). Cue to the next number is "... brought the convict that was being released." Play 12 bars of prelude to "Mystery Drama" by Maurice Baron, published by Belwin. In eighth bar the third beat should be played long and fortissimo when speaker says, "... for the murder of the girl." Continue to play soft so that the speaker can be heard. At cue, "That's all they use where he comes from," play "Wotan" overture. At letter 3 (calme) play 8 bars until the cue, "Where did the second dollar come from?" Then play two or three bars from the prelude to "Mystery Drama" until the cue "... in the warden's office." At this cue, drummer or organist plays chimes until the cue "Yes, to the chair." Here play "Wotan" overture. At letter 18 (instead of dolce, play jubiloso and fortissimo) six and onehalf bars. When light goes out on girl make a big decrescendo and go into "Animal Cartoonix, No. 2," by Morris Aborn. Play the trio, repeating its last 8 bars. Sague into "Tai-Tsou" (a Chinese dance in 2-4) by Morisson and Ourdme, published by L. Philippo. Play allegretto part only until shot is fired on stage. After which the orchestra tacet until picture in thrown on screen. Then start music for feature. Colony Prologue Puts Audience In Right Mood THE prologue being used at the Colony Theatre, New York, in connection with the showing of "Outside the Law" is eliciting praise from all quarters. Following is a letter received from J. H. Hodgkinson of the Jacobsen-Hodgkinson Corporation, publishers of popular plays and screen library. Mr. Hodgkinson writes : "I trust this letter will serve to convey to you my great enjoyment and interest in the Colony Presentation of 'Outside the Law.' "Beginning with the overture and right down to the end of the picture we spent a thoroughly enjoyable evening. "In my opinion the picture is made more enjoyable by the carefully constructed and ably presented prologue. This, to my mind, serves to create an atmosphere that thoroughly enhances the picture. "Great credit is due whoever conceived this method of causing a large audience to get in the proper thought channel for such an exceptional picture as 'Outside the Law.' " "OUTSIDE THE LAW" PACKS BROADWAY HOUSE (Continued from Page 13) Wax Works" was so enthusiastically received when shown recently at the Cameo Theatre by the International Film Arts Guild, assisted by Jack Savage, Universal presentation artist, and Jerry de Rosa, technical director of the Colony. The colorful score was compiled by Dr. Edward Kilenyi.