Universal Weekly (1928-1930, 1933-1936)

32 Universal Weekly September 28, 1929 “THE WAGONMASTER” Universal Production With Ken Maynard BILL HOLLISTER organizes a wagon-train to break the freighting monopoly acquired by Jake Lynch through unfair tactics. The high food prices charged as a result of Lynch’s monopoly are threatening the life of the mining communities served. The Rambler joins Hollister’s outfit when it sets out for Gold Hill, a mining camp. Lynch schemes to prevent Hollister’s wagon-train from reaching its destination. The Rambler rescues Sue Smith, a pretty girl, in a runaway. He takes command of the wagon-train when Hollister is killed from ambush by Lynch’s henchmen. Jacques Frazelle, who was Hollister’s second in command, schemes to displace the Rambler as wagonmaster and to win Sue. At a desert water-hole the Rambler outwits Lynch’s men to try to keep him from getting water for his outfit. Frazelle enters into a plot with Lynch to disrupt the Rambler’s wagon-train. Bad blood develops between the Rambler and Frazelle as the result of their rivalry over Sue. The Rambler vanquishes Frazelle in a whip fight in a dance hall at Devil’s Dive. He and his men fight their way back to their wagons, and make their way into Gold Hill in time to keep the miners from signing an exorbitant contract with Lynch. The Rambler and Sue share the triumph together. t“USE YOUR FEET” “Collegian” — Fourth Series DON TRENT’S uncle created an interest in cycling at Calford, first by opening a bicycle shop that sold his Whirlwind model exclusively and then by offering a year’s tuition and all vacation expenses to the winner of a race called between the Seniors and Juniors. It appears that June is about to leave school, as her family has lost money. Ed persuades her to let him enter the race to win for her. When Ed goes to buy a Whirlwind he finds them all sold out. A longdistance call gets one for him, but when the revolver is shot off at the starting line, Ed is far behind the others, for the cycle arrives late. He soon catches up with the others. When Don sees his keenest opponent catching up to him, he tricks Ed by changing a detour sign. Ed’s bike is wrecked but a woman lends him hers. He finishes first after all, and turns the prize money over to June. “THE ACTOR” With Benny Rubin LUCKY for Benny he struck a good-hearted stage manager who gave him a chance to prove that he could entertain a cash audience. Benny danced, sang and joked and was about ready to substitute for any actor on the bill, but when a pretty lion-tamer told Benny that her partner was ill and she wished he’d substitute, he gave up the theatre. UNIVERSAL SYNOPSES “STOP BARKING” A Stern Brothers Comedy With Buster Brown TIGE had a toothache, but when Buster and Mary Jane got him to the dentist’s he couldn’t be persuaded to have it out. Twice he got out of the place and once just missed the “dog catcher.”' When the children finally got him back to the dentist’s office the doctor had gone out to lunch so they decided to do the job themselves. Tige objected strenuously to the ether and was soon dashing toward home. Mr. Brown had warned the children that dogs were not allowed in the hotel, so it was no wonder after the commotion Tige made when he entered that Mr. Brown said the limit had been reached. “THE LOVE TREE” With The Rooneys YOUNG Pat startles his parents by telling them he is engaged and he has brought his fiance home for the weekend. The young lady is a slangy, “rough” flapper. Pat, senior, tries to tell his son that the girl really does not love junior and offers to prove his contention. Young Pat agrees to Senior’s plans. At the Gold Club Dance that night, Pat invites the fiance up to a private dining-room, knowing that the Third will listen in on his supposed tete-a-tete. Just as Pat kisses the girl, Marian sees the “current event” (she had been advised by the boy to get a view of the proceedings by watching over a transom) and she goes off in a huff. Young Pat convinced that the girl was not the right one for him, “fixes” the strained situation between his parents. Pat sings a love song to Marion under the love-tree. “THE RED RIDER” Western Featurette With Ted Carson BOB HARRIS, of the Northwest Mounted, captures one of a gang of notorious cattle thieves but before he can learn the name of the leader, his prisoner is shot down from ambush. Breed Dent, leader of the outlaws, changes his quarters to avoid the Government men, taking forceful possession of the homestead of Eve Adams and her blind mother. Harris rides up and under the threat of Dent, Eve says that Dent is her brother. Harris, knowing she has no brother, makes an excuse to leave — then ’phones his fellow officers from a wayside ’phone. Dent orders the women out of the cabin with their possessions. After the blind mother is taken away in the buckboard, Dent detains Eve. Bob rides back to the cabin, attacks Dent. Meanwhile Dent’s men having seen Bob head toward the cabin, go back to aid their chief. The girl makes a getaway but not before Dent has jumped on her horse. Bob follows them. There is a fight. Just as things look hopeless for Bob and he is getting a terrific beating, the Government men ride up and the outlaws are arrested. “THE PIRATES OF PANAMA” No. 3 — “The Treasure Ship” WITH Boris in possession of the ship and Jack Sedgwick gone, Evelyn was distracted. Jimmie leaning against the gunwale spied Sedgwick swimming about in the sea and threw him a rope. As soon as Sedgwick climbed on deck he gave Jimmie the map and told him to hide it. Boris caught sight of them and immediately put the half-conscious Sedgwick into irons, while members of the crew pursued Jimmie and knocked him overboard. Jimmie, both agile and resourceful was soon aboard again and waiting his opportunity released Sedgwick and the mate. He crept to Evelyn’s cabin, assured her of Sedgwick’s safety and hurried her and her aunt to the life-boat in which they planned to escape. When the little party reached shore they immediately started search for the treasure. They came upon the hulk of the pirate ship of ancient times and charted their course to locate the treasure. Their joy was unbounded when their digging was rewarded with the sight of a chest. With much effort they lugged it back to the old ship and put it in the hold. Then in breathless suspense they pried the lid open. On top of a pile of useless odds and ends lay a faded note which read “Sold you Devil Buck.”