Life — June 14, 1923 — page 19: what you’re looking at

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Life's PHOTOLAND ‘Section WINNING SCRIPT IN $11 SCENARIO CONTEST Ve print herewith the scenario which won our $11 prise award this month, It was conceived and written by Louis B. Drerb, of 1423 Bran Ave., Lynn, New York. Mr. Drerb has never written for the movie fore and we hope that, having won this cash prise, he will never have to again. Love’s Talons A Spectacular Feature Showing Fun and Fighting During the Time of the Crusades CAST CHARLEMAGNE (nicknamed “the Great” by his en- emics) Lupwic Caur pe Baur, his nurse and kidder MarsHaLt Piatt, President of the Board of Alder- men Evapne, a Girl Scout and secretly Queen of Ovv Kine Core, a Merry Old Soul and a Merry Old Soul Scenario N the little town of Holy Roman Empire lives Charlemagne with his sister and their two children, They have barely enough to eat, let alone handball. Miriam is in love with Charlemagne, but supposing him to be in possession of her father’s secret formula for roasting almonds, makes him believe that she is in love with Hal, who rings the village door-bells. Nobody loves Lithgow, which is just as well. During the visit of the Cru- lers from England, Dimitri sees Loris who presents him with a fine baby boy and a bag of apples. his so enrages Charlemagne that he orders them to be thrown into a high dudgeon and there confined until one or the other, or neither, shall tell where they got the apples. Scene Continuity A Trntep DRrawING OF THE Rays oF SUNRISE over the hills of the Holy Roman Empire, the idea to be got over being that of the change- nature of childhood. Through the drawing now iades the following TitLe— Lilae-tinted fingers of God’s sunrise caressing the frowning hills of Charlemagne’s realm. The title fades out into the tollowing— 2. CLose-uP oN OPEN OVEN Suowinc Biscuits BAKING. This is supposed to show how s are baked now in con- trast with the days of Charle- is magne, Drerb’s smashing big less biser “Bennie” Feitl, “all set” to shoot the first sequences of Mr. story, script of which is published on this page. Atma WILLIAMsBURG, Charlemagne’s (heh-heh !) Miriam or Hesse, Abie's Irish Rose Ist Murde 3rd Murde Townspcople, housekeeper townspeopi and town townspeople, town. ople 3. Close-up ON CHARLEMAGNE, 4 Charlemagne, the greatest Jewish Prophet of all times, keen and crafty and yet the possessor of one of the finest beards in all Sussex. 4. CLose-up on Nep Ratusun Hancine Rope FROM A TREE. Tith Ved Rathbun, whose fondness for horses often got him into many an odd scrape. 5. AsseMBLy HALL IN THE Caste or Lupwi 20,000 Crusaders seen rid- ing through the doorway and up the hall to the bathroom where they dismount and wash. —INsert— “TI come to take you to choir practice.” Every fibre in Mary’s high- strung nature revolts against the “presence of Ludwig and yet a glance from her mother ed of BY A shows her what is expec’ her. Ludwig has money. The Merryfields have none. Ever since Naomi the duty of the woman has been clear. 6. ERIOR Boat-HOUSE. The forces of Turk and Cross meet in pitched battle on the brink of the river. From over the hills come the gleam ing palfreys of England. In the foreground Richard and Bevins struggle in hand-to- hand encounter. —INnseRT— “She’s too young yet, Father.” 7. CLose-uP ON Jupy AND Dick. Titte: “Kinder looks like I belonged here, don’t it?” SLOW FADE-OUT. the demon camera-man, “Love's Talons,” the comicbooks.com