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MOTION PICTURE NEWS
si N SHINE HARBOR. Produced by Edward Hemmer. Distributed by Playgoers through Pathe. Released April 2, 1922. Featuring Margaret Beecher. Director, Edward Hemmer. Length, 4,300 feet.
Synopsis: A society melodrama telling a story of the ambitions, heartaches, disappointments and happiness of yonth. The star is a granddaughter of Henry Ward Beecher. When Betty Hopkins refuses to marry Hamilton Graves, her father's choice, and goes motor-boating with Billy Saunders, and, because of an accident to the boat is forced to spend the night on the lake, her father believes the worst of her. She runs away from her Southern home to New York and becomes a famous reporter. She is blinded covering a big chemical fire. Her father performs operation restoring her eye-sight and they are reconciled.
References: Reviewed issue Aug. 26, 1922, page 1023.
Advertising: Pages 815, Jan. 22, 1921; 1887, April 1; 3108, June 10, 1922.
SURE-FIRE FLINT. Produced by Mastodon Films. Distributed by Affiliated Distributors. Released Aug. 25, 1922. Star, Johnny Hines. Director, Dell Henderson. Length, 6 reels.
Synopsis: Comedy -drama, dealing with hero, full of pep and personality, who returns from war and becomes a taxi-driver. He falls in love with picture of heroine, society girl, and later meets her. She is engaged to dissolute society man. Hero meets heroine's father, and is offered position at factory, which he accepts. Fiance, who is factory manager, attempts to get rid of hero, but fails. Manager shows true character and Flint is made manager. He rescues heroine in a thrilling sequence, winning her hand. References: Reviewed issue Oct. 28, 1922, page 2177.
Advertising: Pages 949-60, Aug. 26; 1198, Sept. 9; 1308-9, Sept. 16; 1322.
Sept. 23, 1922.
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TABLE TOP RANCH. Produced and distributed by William Steiner Productions. Released July, 1922. Star, Neal Hart. Director, Paul Hurst. Length,
4,590 feet.
Synopsis: Western melodrama, title of which refers to ranch run by heroine. Jealous neighboring ranchman makes complaint to cattlemen's association that her sheep have encroached on his land. Hero, who also owns ranch, defends her, incurring villain's enmity. Hero's brother is shot and killed by villain. Villain attempts to evict heroine, but hero defends her. Climax results, in which hero learns who shot his brother, and proves It. The two then decide to join interests for the future.
TEXAS. Produced by Phil Goldstone Prod. Distributed by State Rights. Released, June 1, 1922. Star, Franklyn Farnum. Director, William Bertram. Length, 6 reels.
Synopsis: Western melodrama, dealing with the coming of the railroads to the west. Hero owns ranch which purchasing agent wants for valuable coal deposits. Hero refuses to sell ranch. Railroad president arrives, and hero falls in love with daughter. They block hero's effort to pay mortgage, then iiteal money. They then attempt to blacken him in eyes of president's daughter, with aid of local girl, but girl repents and reveals plot. They attempt to waylay hero, and, failing, incite mob to lynch him. Girl saves him. Hero tights president in streets, wins, then saves him from mob.