Motion picture news booking guide (Apr 1922)

Record Details:

Title:
Motion picture news booking guide
Date:
Apr 1922
Publisher:
New York : Motion Picture News, Inc.
Volume:
Motion picture news booking guide (Apr 1922)
Leaf #:
00015
Language:
English
Collection:
Year Book, Hollywood Studio System, and Early Cinema
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Motion Picture News was the leading film industry trade journal during the 1920s. Founded in 1908 as a counterweight to the dominant Moving Picture World, the News was the voice for the independent, non-Trust, producers. Later Motion Picture News expanded its coverage to the entire industry, supporting the independent exhibitor with objective film reviews, summaries of programs at theatres across the nation, activities of regional exchanges in the cities with regional exchanges, and excellent coverage of the coming of sound and screenings and stage shots at the major New York City theatres. -- David Pierce, 2013
Date Added:
May 30, 2024
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BOOKING GUIDE 13 response to a telegram that his father is desperately ill the youth comes home and is reunited with his sweetheart. Drama of parental self-sacrifice. Advertising: Page 2910, Dec. 3, 1921. Lobby Displays: Page 732, Jan. 28, 1922. AT THE END OF THE WORLD. Produced by Penrhyn Stanlaws. Distributed by Paramount. Released Sept. 11, 1921. Star, Betty Compson. Director, Penrhyn Stanlaws. Length, 6 reels. Synopsis: Coquette in a Shanghai cafe, who has a long string of conquests, makes a loveless marriage, with three of her admirers later working out their destinies on a lighthouse island where the girl has been shipwrecked. She finally marries the man of her choice, the first husband having died. Melodramatic romance. References: Reviewed issue Aug. 27, 1921, page 1139. First run showings, pg. 1073, Aug. 27; 1204, Sept. 3; 1490-1493, Sept. 17; 1621, Sept. 24; 1736, Oct. 1; 1866, Oct. 8; 2148, Oct. 22; 2536, Nov. 12; 2681, Nov. 19. Advertising: Pages 616, July 30; second page following front cover, Aug. 6. Exploitation: Pages 1503, Sept. 17; 1625, Sept. 24; 2166, Oct. 22; 2286, Oct. 29; 2938, Dec. 3; 3206, Dec. 17. Prologues: Page 1503, Sept. 17. Newspaper Display: Page 1491, Sept. 17. AT THE SIGN OF THE JACK O' LANTERN. Produced . by Renco Film Company. Distributed by Hodkinson. Released Jan. 22, 1922. Featuring Betty Ross Clarke and Earl Schenck. Director, Lloyd Ingraham. Length, 6 reels. Synopsis: Newspaper man inherits his uncle's house in New England and he takes young bride there to live. The will stipulates he must spend a certain time there. Shortly after their arrival all manner of ghostly things happen to add to their discomfiture. Finally discovered the unearthly noises are scheming relatives trying to scare him out of his inheritance. After relatives are ejected all becomes peaceful. Mystery with comedy relief. References: Reviewed issue Jan. 28, 1922, page 773. AT THE STAGE DOOR. Produced and distributed by R-C Pictures. Released Dec. 11, 1921. All star cast. Director, Wm. Christy Cabanne. Length, 6 reels. Synopsis: Episodes and incidents in the lives of stage folk. Intimate " shots " back-stage. Country girl comes to New York and joins chorus. Straggles to avoid contamination. Wealthy admirer proposes and is accepted. Girl is heartbroken when she learns he is already engaged. He explains engagement was not of his making. They are happily married. References: Reviewed issue Dec. 24, 1921, page 127. First run showings, pg. 737, Jan. 28; 1125, Feb. 18; 1243, Feb. 25. Advertising: Pages 3118, 3119, Dec. 17; 18, 19, Dec. 24; 352, 353, Jan 7; 478, Jan. 14. THE BOOKING GUIDE will be published every six months. Save your copies of Motion Picture News to use in connection with the Guide.