Universal Weekly (1923-1926)

40 Universal Weekly June 6, 1925 A PAQE OF SYNOPSES “THE SHOWDOWN” Two-Reel Mustang Picture Featuring ART ACORD <<QNAPPER” WALTON gives the boys a rousing good treat at the biggest local saloon the night before he leaves the state. Gunnison, guardian of Betty Gray, a wealthy orphan whom Walton loves, considers the young man a thorn in his side. Gunnison enters the saloon with his party to beat up Walton, but the Walton party puts up a great battle and drives the invaders out. Later, when Walton calls to see Betty, her guardian drives him off at the point of a revolver. A letter that Walton writes to Betty is intercepted by Gunnison. Walton accuses Gunnison of misappropriating the girl’s property. Gunnison plans to take revenge and hires two roughs to waylay the cowboy. Walton beats them at their own game, takes away their guns, shoes and hats, and runs them ragged into the desert. He rescues Betty from a perilous ledge by skillfully lassoing her just as she falls. Then, when she is carried off by Gunnison’s gang, Walton attacks them in a cabin, licks the pack after a hard gun fight and forces Gunnison to admit his deceit. “THE FIGHTING RANGER” Fifteen-Episode Adventure Picture Featuring JACK DAUGHERTY, EILEEN SEDGWICK and AL WILSON No. 2 — “The Frame-Up” 1 TERENCE O’ROURKE dashes down the side of the cliff to the wreckage and picks up the girl and her bag of money. The bandits follow, and the pursued, on Terence’s horse, dash away. Shots are exchanged and the bandits begin to gain on them. After a hard ride the two are cornered. One of the bandits climbs above them and drops his lariat over Terence’s head. Mary snatches his gun and starts shooting. The battle continues to get hot for the two, when Komi, an Indian, passes by. He dashes to Marshall’s hidingplace. The latter summons his followers and helps Terence drive the bandits away. Terence then rides with the girl. Arriving in town, she banks $45,000 of the money and gives the remaining $5,000 to Taggart, presumably to be used for the purchase of more cattle. Shortly thereafter they hear Tag gart’s cry. In an adjoining room they find him bound hand and foot. He tells them that a gang of rustlers had entered, taken his money, and then had driven off most of the cattle. The three follow the trail of the rustlers. It leads to a “pothole” in the mountains. Terence climbs a rocky hill, when suddenly a dynamite charge goes off — he is hurled into the air. “ROLLING STONES” One-Reel Bull’s-Eye Comedy Featuring CHARLES PUFFY MRS. CAYENNE leaves on a shopping tour and instructs her maid to hire a butler. The maid dolls up in her mistress’s clothes and in the park she nearly loses her dog. Charley, nothing much more than a hobo, rescues the mutt from the lake. She invites him to call and have lunch. Charley gets a job from a tailor. He must wear a swell suit, with a sign on his coattails. He takes the sign off and packs it into his vest. Entering the house, the butler proves to be a former hobo friend. Charley “Ritzes” him. The butler peppers the food and Charley gets hot under the collar. At this time the tailor enters and demands his clothes back. To cap it all the maid’s employer returns with her husband, who throws the two hobos out into the cruel world. They sadly smoke their “snipes” on a park bench. “QUEEN OF ACES” Two-Reel Century Comedy Featuring WANDA WILEY WANDA, a society flapper, becomes proficient in boxing, shooting and other rough stuff preparatory to her marriage to a wealthy young blood whose father refuses to have a he-female in the family. She tricks her way into a party at his home by disguising as a man, tries to start something by kicking her fiance slyly on the dance floor, then complains because the party is tame and goes out with dad for a “wild time.” He takes her to a poker joint, which is raided. They escape and reach home, evading the cops in close pursuit. He insists that she stay all night, so she makes for the daughter’s room, but he grabs her and pushes her into his son’s room. She reveals her identity to him and again starts for the daughter’s room, but is seen by the mother, who reports it to dad, who goes for a cop, telling him to arrest “A WOMAN’S FAITH” Universal-Jewel Starring ALMA RUBENS with PERCY MARMONT CAST Neree Caron Alma Rubens Donovan Steele Percy Marmont Francois Hugrhie Mack Cluny Jean Hergholt Leandre Turcot. .Andre de Beranger OdUon Turcot Cesare Gravina Delima Turcot Rose Rosanova Blanche Zasu Pitts Xavier Caron Wm. H. Turner Anesime Calvin Roberts ONOVAN STEELE is deceived by his fiance and disappears into the heart of the Canadian wilderness. He is recognized by Leandre Turcot, whom he once had saved in a log jam. Turcot insists that Steele stay with him at the home of his aged parents. Here Steele encounters Neree Caron, Turcot’s cousin. The girl is a fugitive from justice, being accused by her uncle, Xavier Caron, of murdering her brother. Xavier comes to the remote village with a private detective. Although Steele feels that he hates all women, he consents to protect her. Neree flees to a deserted house, many miles away. Cluny, the detective, gets wind of where she is, and sends word to her that if she will consent to be his wife he will help to clear her of the murder charge. She refuses his offer. Steele hears that she is alone, and suspecting that she might be in danger, he dashes away to see her. Soon after he arrives Cluny pounds his way in. A driving storm is raging as he enters. The men glare at each other, then battle it out. The lamp is overturned, and in their blind fury Cluny is knocked out, while Steele is struck between the eyes and blinded. Young Turcot, Neree and Turcot’s fiance care for him. At length Neree induces him to visit the famous shrine at St. Anne de Beaupre. While he is yet scoffing his sight returns. He and Neree go from the chapel into the arms of two detectives who have been waiting for Neree to tell her that Xavier has confessed to the murder. And Steele realizes that there is one woman whom he does not hate. (Length: 6023 ft.) the man who is monkeying around his daughter’s room. The officer arrives just in time to catch the son knocking on his sister’s door and arrests him. Wanda comes down in girl togs and embraces her lover, but dad is furious and refuses to permit the marriage. Wanda, in sign language, threatens to disclose dad’s poker weakness. He endorses the match and all are happy.