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Maurice Costello in "Ihe Man Who
Couldn't Beat Cod"
Friday and Saturday

MduIice SosteIlo III Inc MAN VINO
Couldn't Beat God"
Friday and Saturday
William Faversham in "Tihe Right
of Way" Charles Steele, known to his
friends as Beauty Steele, is much dis.
liked because of his foppish, disdainful
manner. However, his prowess as a
criminal lawyer commends respect.
when after pleading powerful case he
secures the acquitai of one Joseph Por-
tugaise. who is charged with murder,
ard later tells the man to go away
"You are as guilty as He'll" and Kath.
leen Vantage, overcome by her emotion
comes to him and he ignores her, but
secretly vows that whiskey is his only
ally and that Kathleen would make an
excellent ornament for his household.
Steele knows he does not love her
and that Kathleen does not love him,
yet he presents his offer and is accept
ed. Five years pass and Charley has
become an habitual drunkard. Charley
becomes estranged from Kathleen when
Kathleen's brother. by association,
takes to drink and later in a fight in a
nearby saloon. Charlie is knocked un.
conscious and cast into the river.
Joe Portuguese discovers Steele 8
body floating in the river, drags it to
shore, takes it to his hut and there
nures him back to health. Steele has
completely lost his mind and becomes a
working partner of Portueaise.
An operation brings Steele's mind
back and after reviewing the events Of
the past year decides tu abandon the
name of Steele. Steele accepts employ
ment at local tailor shop and falls in
love with Rosalie, but the town people
do not trust him because he does not
attend church.
Later the church burns down and
Charley saves the sacred vessels and
becomes a believer. Several days later
gang of thieves endeavor to rob the
church fund and in saving it Charley is
mortally wounded. and as he dies a
vision Of Rosalie as the angel of happi-
ness, and he dies with the thouhts in
his mind of what might have been.
Sunday and Monday
Tania Manarroff in "The Galloper, +"
a Pathe Gold Rooster play.
Tuesday
Two comedies, Pathe Weekly, Ford
Weekly and Episode 8 of "Neal of the
Navy" Annette is rescued from the
city of the Sun Worshippers.
Wednesday and Thursday
Next Wednesday and Thursday, Janu.
ary 26 and 27. Richard Travers in "The
Man Trail"
John Peabody, athletic, young, and
sick of city life. visits his uncle's lum.
ber camp and is put to work. although
the uncle will not recognize him as a
nephew. But when John wins lum-
ber-sawing contest and subdues a
drunken brawl among the lumber
jacks, the uncle Is pleased and an.
nounces him as his nephew and as a
future partner. John falls in love with
Belle. an adopted daughter of the
uncle. wolf john" A lumber jack,
Bull" Bart also is in love with her.
Enraged at Johns success In love max
ing. Bull" quits and goes to work
for rival concern where he plans to
hurt John by interfering with his work
on the famous King Pines job. which
would forfeit wolf Johns" rights to
the timber. John successfully thwarts
their every effort although it is a stiff
fight. In a shooting fray John and
Nels, an assistant, are wounded but
victorius. Six months later the King
Pines job is finished and Bart chal-
lenges John to duel. They are both
to walk down the main street and the
one who sees the other first shoots.
JohL kills Bart. Belle admits her love
for John.