The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-14
SOUTH RIVER SEES
REAL MOVIE STUNT
Heroine and Fiance Escape,
but Drawbridge Is Ruined
and Cars Arc Burned.
STOPS SUNDAY SCHOOLS
Film Folk Get Into Mixup Of
Plots in Trying to BE
Too Realistic.

X II hadn't been that the author and
the scenario writer insisted on having
Checkers and his horse, Remorse. or,
rather, his fiancee's horse-that is to
say. the horse of the girl he marries I'm
the happy ending-these movie plots are
so involved. To start over again. II the
creators of the drama hadn't insisted
on Checkers and the horse, leaving the
question Of his owners exact status in
allegiance for the moment, coming I'M
scathed through more adventures than
would have reasonably taxed the pro-
verbal nine lives of the traditional cat.
the attendance at all the Sunday schools
in the vicinity of South River. n. j..
might have been larger yesterday. the
only direct trunk line between South AM
boy and New Brunswick might not have
been cut right in the middle n movie
actor named Edward sedwick might not
be nursing n sprained back and the Fox
Film Corporation might only have bill
for two perfectly good freight cars
which they intended to bust up and not
have bill for one equally good draw
bridge which was only supposed to have
a thinking part.
AS It was, the population Of South
River. Morgan's and the rest OF the
munitions district of New Jersey. and
particularly the small boys thereof, had
whole day OF thrills which left the
great explosion in the Gillespie plan,
last October a poor mediocre memory
| John Wanamaker. or whoever sells
drawbridSes to the Raritan Valley Rail-
road, got hurry order last night for
one full sized new bridge. and persons
| who wish to be transported from South
| Amboy TO New Brunswick to-day will
have to fall back on the Pennsylvania
or the family nivver.
And the Wreck Was Very Real.
| For at a late hour last night on,
large. snouldering box car was breath
| ing fts last fiery breath with its from
pews on the remains of the aforesa IL
drawbridge and its hind legs on a mic,
yellow caboose which had found
watery grave right in the middle Of tn,
channel of South River and Director
| Dick Stanton. and location men McAvo,
and general manager Mcbride and pres.
agent Jack Francis and numerous otheI
persons connected with the Fox Film
Corporation were trying TO buy the Rar
tan River Railroad as the quickest ant
easiest way of settling the question 81
| damages. And Miss Jean Acker who
figures in the film as Pert Bdrlo,o, &
southern beauty. and the owner of Re
| morse. was occupying q room ut French.
| Hotel directing the movements of a con
stantly Increasing number of partie,
searching for a mislaid suitcase con
tanning a change of raiment--but her,
goes this plot getting all mixed up again
What really happened was that Di
rector Dick Stanton, instigated theret,
and abetted therein by the author In
sisted on the villains henchmen cutting
on Remorse's private car, In which he /.
| being transported to Belmont Park &c
| win the futurity couple of reels later
setting the car on fire and letting 4
| rush backwards down n heavy grad,
| right IN the path of the oncoming pas
| senger train. OF course the heroi,
bridgeterier. apprehending danger anc
unaware that besides Remorse the cal
holds Checkers himself his chum. Push
Miller. Pert and negro servant, throw,
! open the draw in the nick Of time ant
olunges the whole blazing contraptior
! into the river or course this is mere
| incident in the careers OF hero, heroin,
| and horse-they pass through reels o.
equally exciting adventureS-and equal!
Of course ALL escape unscathed. but 4
was what furnished excitement for thu
| Juvenile population of that section o.
New Jersey yesterday and resulted in al
the other consequences hereinabove ant
| hereafter narrated.