Cinema News and Property Gazette (1912) . rm receptionin any programme. A tale of a reckless, spendthrift son, whoj be-coming engaged to a charming girl, pulls up sharp in his course ofextravagance. He pleads with his father for money with which to payhis debts, but the latter refuses point blank to help him. An angryscene ensues ; the son pulls out his revolver and threatens father after a struggle succeeds in wresting the Weapon fromthe demented man, and rings the bell for the butler to show hisson—the door. Left alone, he picks up the revolver to examine it,and accidentally shoo
Cinema News and Property Gazette (1912) . rm receptionin any programme. A tale of a reckless, spendthrift son, whoj be-coming engaged to a charming girl, pulls up sharp in his course ofextravagance. He pleads with his father for money with which to payhis debts, but the latter refuses point blank to help him. An angryscene ensues ; the son pulls out his revolver and threatens father after a struggle succeeds in wresting the Weapon fromthe demented man, and rings the bell for the butler to show hisson—the door. Left alone, he picks up the revolver to examine it,and accidentally shoots himself, the bullet subsequently shattering]the face of a grandfather clock, and stopping it at the hour of three.!Meanwhile the son, wandering about the streets, not knowing!what he is doing, stops and watches a cinematograph opera toritaking pictures of a company of boy scouts drilling outside a big!building where the clock points to the hour of three. Subsequently!he is arrested on a charge of murdering his father. On the day afl. a girl alone (Hepwix). TILLY AND THE DOGS (HepXi-ix). Supplement to THE CINEMA. March, 1912. the trial his fiancees little sister goes to a picture theatre and seesthe very film which Dick had seen taken. There he stands, andthe clock in the background pointing to the hour of his fatherssupposed murder, eventually establishes his innocence in a crowdedand most effective court scene. One of the strongest pictures ofits kind that any Manager could wish to include in his programme. CRICKS & MARTIN, 101, Wardolr Street, W, WHILE THE COOK SLEPT. Released March Length, 425 feet. One of the finest trick films the Trade has recently seen. Adinner cooks itself, while the meat commits suicide against theknife blade, and potatoes solemnly peel themselves, until one feelsa little doubtful of ones sobriety—it is all so mystifying. THE STOLEN VIOLIN.—Released March 14th. Length,520 feet. Drama. A good, pathetic film with a happy ending. It is
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