Universal Weekly (1925-1930)

30 Universal Weekly March 2, 1929 UNIVERSAL SYNOPSES “SICK CYLINDERS” Oswald Cartoon OSWALD, with his newly acquired car, made the home of his best girl in “high.” She was delighted and ready for a ride in no time. They hardly got started before the fliv\'er began to act up. Everything went wrong! Finally Oswald had to crawl under it! A plaj-ful pup appeared and pestered Oswald to throw sticks for him, which delayed matters considerably as the sticks got larger and larger. Long before Oswald got things shipshape the girl was impatiently looking at her watch. Eventually they got under way and everything was lovely until, on a mountain road, they jarred a big rock loose. That rock seemed possessed and pursued them up hill and down dale! From then on their ride was a “bust”! They finally fell into a sand pit and the best girl didn’t hesitate to tell Oswald what she thought. In the midst of the tirade her other beau breezed up in a “straight-eight” and the ungrateful minx went off wi^ him, leaving Oswald to take it out on his little car. And what he said!!! “GRIT WINS” Western Thrill Feature With Ted Wells JIM DEERING and his cowboy friends, expecting to thrill a group of girls coming to work in the Hacienda roadhouse, gallop to the approaching stage, firing their pistols and frightening the horses. They lasso the driver and the horses run away, but Jim stops them and drives them to the Hacienda. At the Hacienda Jim lets the rirls out, kissing them as they step from the stage. Nan Pickens, niece of Jed Pickens, who has been bickering with Jim’s father for twenty-five years over a fence right is in the vehicle having come to visit her uncle. Jim kisses Nan, who resents his familiarity. A fight starts between Jim and Logan, the ovmer of the Hacienda. Nan’s uncle horsewhips Jake, henchman of Logan’s, for insulting Nan. Jake is about to shoot Pickens, but a puncher grabs his gun. That night a man comes to Logan and tells him there is oil on the Pickens’s ranch. Jake, who has a grudge against Pickens, leaves the Hacienda and goes to the Pickens’s ranch, arriving as Pickens is about to leave to see if old Deering is tampering with the fence. He follows. At the fence he comes upon the two “RED HOT SPEED” Universal Production With Reginald Denny Editor LONG, outraged by speedy traffic, launches an antispeed campaign. His daughter. Buddy, is arrested for speeding and is paroled in the custody of Assistant District Attorney Darrow, reoinaild under the name denny of Mary Jones. Darrow visits Long’s home and discovers who the paroled girl really is. Judge O’Brien, who sentenced Mary Jones, drops in. Darrow and Buddy go out to avoid him. Buddy’s angry boy-friend, George, is tagged for reckless driving as he chases them. Budy reports to Darrow at his apartment next night. George spit^ully calls her father to come over to meet “Mary Jones — the speeder.” Upon his arrival. Buddy escapes out the window and Darrow has one of the servants pose as “Mary Jones.” Long decides the girl is crazy and tells the judge to have the girl in court for a sanity hearing. Darrow tries to explain things next day to the judge but the judge agrees Buddy is crazy. Long sees the servant coming to court to pay a parking fine and demands her arrest. Buddy complicates matters by wandering around court, with the continual danger of being discovered by her father, but Darrow keeps her hidden. Darrow tells Buddy of his love and arranges for both girls to escape. But Long sees Darrow hiding Buddy in an office. They tell him they are eloping and he gives them his blessing, never learning that his daughter was the real speeder. “THE DIAMOND MASTER” Universal Chapter Play No. 4 — “Trapped” VAN fought his way up through the water and earth that engulfed him. He swam about wildly until he found Doris. With the aid of Tug, who had followed them, he got the half-conscious Doris up through a shaft into the daylight. In the city, Latham, in his guise as chief of the underworld, instructed his men to find the mysterious source of the Kellner diamonds. On receipt of a message from one of his men that the Kellners and Van were at the Kellner cabin, Latham ordered others of his accomplices to prevent the Kellners leaving the cabin before he arrived. At the cabin the half-crazed old man demonstrated his machine for Van, showing him how it was possible to make diamonds. Latham and his men arrived at the cabin and tried to fake an entrance, saying they had met with an accident. Van, however, was suspicious and had Tug throw themout. Latham then went about his attack in earnest. When Doris attempted to phone she found that the wires were out. Tug managed to escape and went for help. Kellner urged Doris and Van to go with him to the chamber beneath the cabin. Doris consented, but Van lingered in an attempt to learn the identityof the leader of their enemies, little dreaming that it was Latham, his one time friend. Latham attempted another entrance, but was held off by Van until the latter was wounded. Van struggled toward the trapdoor, but it closed just as he reached it. Meanwhile Doris aiscovered that her grandfather was determined to spring a trap which he had concocted and which would destroy them all. He released the switch and the room above was enveloped in a terrific explosion. men fighting. He shoots Deering and rides away. Pickens is accused of the crime by Logan who says he will clear Pickens if Pickens will sign his property over to him. Pickens is about to comply when his niece stops him. Jim’s father recovers and he tells Jim the name of his assailant. Jim rushes to inform Nan that her uncle is innocent. Arriving at the house he finds Logan has taken Nan and her uncle to the Hacienda. He follows, fights with Jake and Logan, worsts both of them and saves Nan, her uncle and Logan as the Hacienda, in flames from a carelessly tossed cigarette, burns to the ground. He then takes Nan in his arms.