Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-13
At the American.

est production starring the mirth-
full Billie Rhodes, a screoa adspta-
ton OF the story OF the same name
by the popular writer of fiction,
Nina Wilcox Putnam, is at the
American today. Miss Putnam has
written many successful novels
and is a regular contributor to the
Saturday Evening Post
I'm Search of Already is regard
ed as the most entertaining of her
books and has had a record-break-
ing sale. The popularity of the
story augurs we'll for the reception
accorded the picture. while those
who enjoyed the fascinating story
will not be disappointed when they
see it on the screen.
In dramatizing it for the screen,
John B. Clymer has succeeded in
retaining the humorous and dra-
matte situations and at the same
time giving a pictorial setting
which enhances the delightful COM
edy by its sheer beauty and Arcad-
ian atmosphere.
As Barbara Chichester, the pref
ty madcap daughter of an Ameri-
can millionaire, who detests any
man with a title attached to his
monicker-goes a-gypsying and -un-
willingly falls in love with a real
English earl who is travelling" as
a peddIer-Miss Rhodes has
charming role which suits her ad-
mirably. The production is the
best the vivacious little star has
made since "Hoop-La." 1t was
produced by National Film corpor-
alton and released by Exhibitors
Mutual
Marie walcamp in the final cpl
sode of 1.-The Red Glove" is also
on the program.
At the RiaItO.
A treasure in gold ingots mys-
teriously disappears from John
Davis, mountain cabin. Similarly
mysterious is the discovery of
Ethel, his sweetheart. who has met
with an accident in the mountains
and has been rendered uncon-
scious, safely tucked away under
the covers in her cot in the same
building when the searchers for
the long delayed young woman re-
turn home.
No one suspects the existence OF
a secret tunnel leading from p
clothes closet in Ethers room to
the mine willed to John Davis by
his uncle, John Carr, who so mys-
teriousIy disappeared one winters
morning over an icy precipice and
has been given up for dead.
Someone has utilized this tunnel
to effect these mysterious maneu-
vers. Who could it have been?
Rumors of a strange hermit in the |
persist, but he has new
er been seen by anyone and his |
existence is taken to be pretty !
much of a myth. Miners have come !
TO look on this alleged denizen OF /
the hills as an apparition whose
spirit hangs fatefully over a hoard |
of gold hidden in the secret recess
es of the mountains.
While the identity of this odd |
personality is not revealed in the |
latest chapter of "Perils of Thun- |
der Mountain" the fifth of which /
will be shown at the Rialto thea
ire today. some light is cast on |
the mystery-just enough to slim |
ulate curiosity to greater degree |
than have any Of the preceding cpl
sodes. |
Antonio Moreno and Carol Hol- |
loway are the stars in this gigantic /
dissection productions which has /
been made by Vitagraph in the pic
turesoue region of Lake Tahoe.
Cal 1t offers romantic as well as |
pictorial opportunities in plenty |
and is being followed by photofans |
with the same absorption with |
which each succeeding installment |
of the novels of popular writers |
are devoured by lovers of maya
zine fiction.