Salt Lake Telegram | 1913-12-23 | Page 10 | "The Port of Doom" an Extraordinary Motion Picture

THE PORT OF DOOM AN EXTRAORDINARY MOTION PICTURE To Be Seen at the American the theLast theLast Last Half of This Week To ch characterize a L film flIm pro as asan asan an picture BUg on the face of it th that it might ha C been b by the tho Famous company When hen it is ex cx- that t the e Famous dill did pro produce uce the subject it becomes natural to understand WIlY why It is an nary nar prO production Yet et it is 15 only proper to assert that tho tho Port of Doom iB iBan is isan an extraordinary production oven for forthe or orthe the Players Pla The Port of Doom is the thc first film detective drama rama over Cl laid on the sea mal and is an o opo overpowering po tale of mystery and romance It presents a ahW hW of fate love Jove and death battling on the tho hi high h seas Briefly the plot runs as 13 A wealthy daughter is in love Jove with the thc first of one of oC her fathers father's The shi secret c secretary ar is itt love Jo with tho girl anil 1111 when lio ho hears that her lovers loyers ship is in poor con condition ho at once orders him out with it on a cruise to Br Brazil zil in the tho full J knowledge go that the tho ship will never reach it its port port port-nd the thc hope that he will obtain in the on the tho ship through n a marriage with tho girl Tue girl JirI elopes with her 10 lover r on his ship and the J later tor realizes that his daughter is on the rotten rot rot- ton ten vessel which mil may at any time with all oui on loar board intensity scenes on the tho fatal ship whoa hon sHe with the thc mercil ss waves the pathetic of it its passengers and crew penned iIi in the tho hold for the to beneath the tho waters a and a darin daring rescue make mako the tho pro production uchon one of the tho most thrilling e ever er r conceived e Laura Sawyer continuing her role roJe of Kate J irby female detective maintain main main- talus tain the center of interest as the tho un t tiring rin pursuer of the tho fated vessel n nd later the relentless pro prosecutor of tho criminal e who was responsible for sending the tho passengers and row crow tf df the tho o ship so nearly into the i jaus jau's ws of deaths eath Sho is ably assisted b by Peters Hal Clarendon Alexander Alexand r Gaden and nd other players of equal ability I Flue Port of D om will he be the Christmas attraction t at the tho American aini wj will run lID Thursday l Friday and Sat Sat- atu at- at u da y with the pc performances contInuo ons fr froth rh 12 noon to 11 p. p m. m