El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-22
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"The Sea Wolf
On The Screens
Jack London's Strong Crea.
ton of Larsen Enacted
By Hobart Bosworth.

In 1.-THE Toll of the Marshes" EsSanay
Exposes the Schemes Of Fraudulent
Land COmpanies-Mary PickfOrd in
"Caprice' as Mercy, the Mountain
Maid, Wins New Laurels.
Jack London's famous romance, ''The
Sea Wolf" has been transmitted from
a book story to living moving drama
of the films. AS presented on the
screen by Boseworth, Inc, it possesses
a vivid, thrilling interest beyond any
thing that could be inspired in the most
imaginative reader by perusal Of It's
pages. The film dramatization Is In
seven parts and from start to finish the
spectator is held spenbound by the scenes
enacted before his eyes; scenes presented
with force Of realism and 8 compelling
grip of enthralled participation in them
far surprising anything Of Ike charac-
ter the most adept Of the wizards Of
the ordinary stage can attempt to
create.
The opening scenes at once transport
the spectator to the realm Of wild ad-
venture. A ferry-boat is wrecked in
San Francisco Bay. Panic SEXES its
thrOng Of passengers. In the struggle
for life there is desperate conflict for
the life-preservers. Attempt is made to
launch the Hfe-boats and they are
wrecked with their overload Of human
freight. Frenzied with fear, men and
women anticipate their fate and leap
from the sinking ferry-boat TO drown be
fore help can come to them One Of
them, young writer of romanees, is a
strong swimmer. He is carried out BY
the swift current until he is floating in
the track of the outgoing vessel com
manded by Larsen, the Sea Wolf. Lar
sen does not see in him a human being
whose life he can save, but 3 victim
whom he can seize and submit TO 'tyranni-
cal slavery hand to replace the mate
he has lost. So the young author, hence
forth to be known as. 'sHumpy," is
dragged aboard, laElessly shanghsied
and carried away.
The Wolf is presented with al the
contradictions Of his dual character
now the polished, cultured gentleman
delighting in the subtleties Of Browning,
daintily dining at a well-appOinted table
decked with silver and cut glass, again
the brutal "bucko" skipper who makes
Of his ship a floating hell His men,
maddened by his brutality, break ont in
mutiny, but with fierce joy he ham
mers them into submission and compels
sullen obedience "Humpy" has en-
dured the cruelty Of the Sea Wolf, but
his intelligence makes him valuable and
he is promoted to be mate
Then follows the rescue from 3 wreck
of the girl and the fierce rivalry that
follows between Captain and Mate cuI-
when the young man attempts
the seemingly impossible task Of saving
her from the brute, his master and ty-
rant. When his destruction and hers
seems imminent the miracle occurs
the Sea Wolf Is stricken with blindness.
In the ensuing scenes the young au-
thor and the girl escape in an open
boat. There are other dangers and es-
capes and they land on q Japanese is
land. The blind Sea Wolf, now alone
and helpless on his vessel, is wrecked on
the same coast. The closing scenes
show the young author and the girl
safe at home and happy as bridegroom
and bride.
Hobart Bosworth enacted the role Of
the. Sea Wolf and gives ample evidence
Of his ability as an actor IN portraying
the dual and seemingly opposing char
aeters Of this scOurge Of the seas.
''The Toll Of the Marshes CTwo parts,
Esssnay)-John Hammond, a city clerk
on a small salary and the sole support
Of his widowed mother, dreams Of in
on a farm and determines
to buy land with the few hundred dol
lars he has saved. His mother Fainly
tries TO dissuade him Lured by tbs
glowing advertisements Of a land COM
pany, he invests all his money in a
tract of farmland" in a Southern state.
On arriving there he finds his purchase
is untillable sWampland and that ne is
only one of many victims He and his
mother are reduced to the utmost straits
and, in addition, she becomes a victim
of malaria.
Meanwhile John Rogers, President OF
the land company, lives in luxury with
his wife and twelve-year-old daughteP
Josephine. With them he goes South
on business. Josephine goes out for q
stroll near the hotel, but Wanders into
the marshes and is lost. John Ham
mond, returning from the town where
he has gone for a doctor for his mother,
finds the child stuck fast in the reach-
erOus marsh and takes her to his moth
er's tent. Rogers is distracted on learn
ing that his child is lost. He sets out
to seek her and meets number OF his
victims who threaten to kill him. He
offers to restore their money if they aid
him to find his little girl. Josephine is
found safe in the HammOnds' tent.
John gets back the money he paid for
the worthless land and returns to the
city with his mother.