The Delta independent., 1920-05-07
ART-oGRAF FILM COMPANY
TO ARRIVE IN NEAR FUTURE

general manager of the ArtO-Graf
Film company arrived in Delta Mon
day with Mr.. H. Haller Murphy one
of the cameramen of the company to
start on the commercial film of Delta
county. Aside from being proud of
the stars and the company in general,
Mr.. Casey is especially proud of the
camera staff. Mr.. w. E. Smith, the
chef cameraman, has many big fea-
ture pictures to his credit with tne
Essenay Film company, and Mr. Muir
ply is a graduate of two army photo
graphic schools being an instructor
at both, and having had 4S0 hours ac-
tual flying in the Photographic branch
of the air service in this country and
overseas. The balance of the COM
pany Will arrive about May 23rd to
begin the production of a six reel pic
ture "Out of the Depths" written by
Robert Ames Bennett which has been
widely read throughout the country
and will visualize the story in the
Black Canyon of the Gunnison
So look pleasant folks you are 60
ing to be in the movies.
A synopsis of the story of "Out of
the Depths is as follows:
Spoiled by his rich father, Lafayette
Ashton, commits a breach of trust TO
save himself from being disowned.
His act results in the breaking of a
great dam. Out west, on a cattle
range, punishment overtakes him in
the form of disgrace and financial
ruin. He is saved from suicide and
given his chance to regain manhood
by 1sobel Knowles, supposed daugh-
ter of the wealthy cowman.
To quiet her sather's dread that
his range can be broken up by tap
ping the waters of the Black Canyon
Isobel sends for Blake, the great en-
gineer whom Ashton wronged. Ash
ton makes half confession to the
girl, and Blake agrees to help uplift
the youngman.
But the unconcealable affection of
Isobel for Blake, who is married. is
misunderstood by Ashton and Kid
'Gowan, tries to protect Isobel and the
range, first by Attempts on Ashton's
life, and then by inflaming Ashton
4 against oAahS.
Down in the terrible depths of The
Black Canyon of the Gunnison, Ash
ton plans ito save the girl" by killils
Blake. The moral betterment of his
nature from the pure influence of Isc
bel alone restrains him. After saw
ing Blake from drowning, he climbs
up the precipes to where Isobel i:
keeping guard against the now
treacherous Gowan.
| Then, at last, he comes clean
with a full confession of his brea CT
of trust against Blake. In turn. Iso
bel confesses how, as a young girl
she had Gas she thinks) branded her
1 self with shame, in an effort to ait
her dying sister. Fear of disgracins
Blake. her brother, in the eyes of hi
aristocratic wife has been her reason
for not sooner disclosing her reia
tionship.
Against the loving appeal of tht
| girl, Ashton insists on going bacl
down the frightful cliffs, in the dark
ness. to help Blake. Gowan start
to roll boulder from the cliffs upol
i iAe iNo men uoNh III lue ueplitS
Surprised by Isobel, he shoots at heI
In the horror of his belief that she j
killed, he reels back over the preci
pice.
At dawn. after Ashton helps tn
rescue party bring Blake up out o
the canyon, he quietly makes ready t
go away. But Isobel heads him off.
y. l.:
past: that he is to share in the recls
nation Of the desert, and that he ma
won the girl. Thanks to her, he ha
come up Out of the Depths"