Ogden Daily Standard | 1917-01-06 | Page 12 | Inferior Dam Causes Tragedy

INFERIOR 01 USES TRAGEDY Many Lives Lost as Waters Submerge City "The Price of Fame." the massive five part Blue Ribbon feature of the Vltagraph, which is the attraction at the Ogden theater Sunday and Monday, Mon-day, has as its stars the popular play, ors. Marc MacDermott and Naonii Childers. As the thrilling action of the story runs Its course a number of flood scenes are shown. These scenes are remarkably vivid and realistic. and form a ftttmg climax to the dram-vtio tension which is found throughout. Various flashes nf the quiet village K are shown. The housewives sit on the , A doorsteps gossiping as they do their I "1. mending in tbe afternoon sun and watch the children playing; in the narrow nar-row streets. Then the great dam is shown, which was built of inferior material. Gradually Grad-ually It fails in its mission, and the terrific waters dash from their prison and make for the city. All is eon'u 1 Bion where quiet previously reigned. Panlc-strickom, the Inhabitants rush through the city's gates. Mothers pull their frightened children after thm and invalids are carried on their beds In the hopes of reaching safety. But the wafers travel fast and it is not lonp before the houses are rub-merged rub-merged to the top story. Those who stopped to acquire a few household effects ef-fects lose their lives, and the r.ucers, which were ideal ecenes or peace anl contentment a few hours before, .-.re rivers of debris and horrible sights Again a view of the largo dam is shown, and as far as the eve can Be is the turbulent water apparently no lower for the outlet and still pouring down upon tho streets in the valley beneath. This is a picture painted by the hero. Marc MacDermott, when he re. fuses to promise his aid to the build-ing build-ing of this inferior dam In cas he ia elected to the senate. The production is directed hv Charles Brabin, and one worthy of the. mune under which it is released vitagraph Blue Ribbon Feature. Boh Marc MacDermott and Noami Childers are cast to splendid advantage in thl feature, in addilion to the novel and original effects which are introduced rom time to time.