The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1921-05-17
WASHINGTON FILM
CREATES SURPRISE

WASHINGTON. DC, May l1.-with
hundred and twenty-one first-term
members of Congress now undertake
ing their duties at the national capi-
tai. and most of 'em being joked and
bossed around by the "old heads 1t
can be imagined that a picture show
presenting member about twenty
two years old, appointed to fill a va
cancy, who swept everything before
him and licked all the trusts at once
during his first week or so in legisla-
tive halls. created some amusement
among an audience composed largely
of members of Congress and attaches
1t will be unnecessary to mention
the name OF the film. This is not a
knocking" story. Suffice 1t to say
that the picture was made In Wash
ington and its suburbs, and members
of Congress were invited to witness
Its premiere last Monday evening at
the Belasco theatre, the finest play
house in the Capital. AS nearly as
could be seen from the orchestra cir
Gle, the house was filed to the limit
of its pit and four galleries. Perhaps
a hundred members of Congress were
present-the remainder were secre-
taries and clerks and other workers.
Probably 1t would make Los An
geles movie person smile to read that
a score of letters were thrown on the
screen to indicate the progress and
reason of the action. Some of the
epistles could be read. but it was
working ones passage to do it. A
great percentage of the scenes were
long shots" Lighting was made
quate during much of the eight reels.
Lengthy titles to indicate the gist of
political speeches were frequent.
The wicked Congressman had in
duced beauteous country maiden to
come to Washington, where she was
promised an appointment which
would furnish her plenty of money
and time to attend art school. After
the damsel had been given finely inn
modest dresses and introduced to so
ciety where the entire crew got
tanked and the leading gentleman
went to sleep with his face in his
soup plate, she demanded different
sort of art education. and was given
an automobile to pacify her. This
she sold the first trip out, and with
the money bought ticket to New
York to escape her nemesis.
Then the hero comes along from
the old home town to fill the unex-
pired term. He is invited to a dinner
where every guest finds bond of
large denomination under his plate.
This is supposed to be the way in
which the trusts buy legislation. Most
of those present are seen to pocket
their bonds, but not so our hero. He
denounces the whole nefarious busi-
ness. Then the profteering legisla-
tors become afraid he will throw
something into the cogs, and an abb
duction takes place.
Somehow the heroine, at New York,
learns of the bad business, and she
returns to Washington and hires a
detective. They find the hero in an
old boat house down on the Potomac,
all in, and it is within an hour or
so of voting time at the Capitol. They
start at high speed on the return, but
a wheel comes off the little old
Ford"
Luckily they spy fine motor boat
moored at the river bank. The owner
tries to get them down to Seventh
street, but runs out of gas. Then a
navy hydroplane--one of the big fell
lows with triple motors-is tagged,
and it takes the Congressman hero to
a point back of the Washington monu-
ment. He runs up to the roadway,
stops a strange automobile-also one
of the big new ones-and finally
reaches the Capitol just in time to
save his country.
For an hour or more the audience