Volume II: Filmography

A NEWSPAPER NEMESIS

February 28, 1915 (Sunday)

Length: 1 reel (996 feet)

Character: Drama

Director: John Harvey

Cast: Peggy Burke (Molly Sayre, reporter-detective), Mrs. S. Sullivan (Mrs. Smith), Ernest Warde (Spike, a burglar), J.S. Murray (Mike, his pal), Harris Gordon (Sgt. Jack Grant), Julie Cruze (Smith's child), John Lehnberg

ADVERTISEMENT, Reel Life, February 20, 1915:

"A thrilling and romantic story of a young newspaper woman's adventures in trailing and capturing a desperate criminal, in the end losing her heart and hand to a dashing sergeant of police. Peggy Burke and Harris Gordon are the principals."

ADVERTISEMENT, The Moving Picture World, February 27, 1915:

"Everybody admires the girl reporter. This drama in which the wit and courage of Molly Sayre brings a murderer to justice and incidentally wins a scoop for the paper and a husband for herself, teems with new startling situations that will hold any audience breathless."

ARTICLE, Reel Life, February 20, 1915:

"Peggy Burke is starring in A Newspaper Nemesis, which proves that this clever little actress is capable of much bigger things than any she has yet recorded. The story is thrilling from start to finish, and Miss Burke says that she revels in playing detective parts. A new play in preparation is A Cure for Jealousy, under the direction of Carroll Fleming, in which Miss Burke is featured opposite Arthur Ashley. The scenario department has its orders to turn out several scripts especially for the new leading woman, who, before her advent in pictures, was one of the famous beauties in artistic circles. She has posed for Harrison Fisher, Henry Hutt, Hamilton King and Coles Phillips. Her hair is glossy black and her eyes under their heavy black lashes are sea blue."

Note: A Cure for Jealousy was released under the title of Jealousy on March 26, 1915.

SYNOPSIS, Reel Life, February 20, 1915:

"Spike, the desperate character, wanted by the police, breaks into a jewelry store in the early morning, where he is surprised by Smith, the proprietor. The crook kills the jeweler and makes his escape. The authorities are completely at a loss to trace the murderer. Molly Sayre, a reporter, intensely pitying Smith's widow and child, determines herself to bring the guilty man to justice. In disguise she frequents the slums of the town, where she meets Spike. Instantly she suspects him. At last she wins from him a confession, and he shows her the plunder. But the crook suddenly is seized with distrust of Molly. He lays hands on her - and she barely is saved by the timely arrival of Sergeant Jack Grant, who loves her and has been following her for her own protection. Molly gets a clean scoop for her paper. Grant receives credit for a daring arrest, and he and Molly are married."

REVIEW, The Morning Telegraph, February 28, 1915:

"Molly is put on the murder case. She suspects Spike. He confesses. Her detective lover is given credit for the arrest, and she gets a scoop for her paper."

REVIEW, The Moving Picture World, March 6, 1915:

"This begins with a safe cracking and murder in a darkened room. Molly, the girl reporter, takes up the case and locates the murderer in a saloon back room. Later she causes his arrest. A conventional newspaper story of fair strength."

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