Motion picture news booking guide (Oct 1922)

BOOKING GUIDE 69 THEY LIKE 'EM ROUGH. Produced and distributed by Metro. Released June 12, 1922. Star, Viola Dana. Director, Harry Beaumont. Length, 6 reels. Synopsis: Comedy -drama with greater part of picture laid in the heart of the timber lands, while the principal characters are astray from society atmos= phere. Story concerns one Katherine Trowbridge, a wilful little minx, who only needed to be told to do a thing to be consumed with a determination not to do it. When her uncle and aunt conceive a plot to marry her off and she learns of it, she decides anyone is preferable to the young man of their selection. " I'll go out and marry the first man I meet," she says. And she doe*. The man makes her stick to her bargain and after treating her to some caveman methods Anally wins her love and proves to be her childhood sweetheart. References: Reviewed issue June 10, 1922; page 3162. First run showings, pg. 260, July 15; 513, July 29; 716, Aug. 12, 1922. Newspaper Displays: Page 169, July 8, 1922. THOROBRED, THE. Distributed by Clark-Cornelius Corp. Released Aug. 1, 1922. Star, Helen Gibson. Length, 5 reels. Synopsis: Western melodrama dealing with series of daring hold-ups in small western town. Sheriff is convalescing from illness and cannot follow bandits. When irate citizen demands that he give up his star and let someone else handle matter, his daughter interferes, and announce^ she will capture hold-up man. Citizen's son, who is in love with her, offers assistance. Knowing bandit is in nearby town, she goes there and poses as dance hall girl. A fight develops, in which the bandit escapes. She follows him into the hills, however, and captures him single-handed. Sheriff and his enemy are reunited, and lovers face happiness. References: Reviewed issue Oct. 21, 1922, page 2041. THREE BUCKAROOS, THE. Produced by Balshofer Pictures Corp. Distributed by American Releasing. Released, April 16, 1922. Featuring " Buck " Humes and Peggy O'Dare. Director, Fred J. Balshofer. Length, 4,599 feet. Synopsis: Western comedy-melodrama carrying cattle rustling plot. Story is based upon " The Three Musketeers " idea. The production highlights include the fast riding, the thrills of the pursuit, the fight on the cliff, the exteriors. Stranger known as Dartigan joins forces with three buckaroos to rid community of cattle rustlers. He falls in love with pretty ranch owner and his affection is reciprocated when he runs the rustlers off the plains and rids the ranch of the villainous foreman. References: Reviewed issue Aug. 12, 1922, page 790. First run showings, pg. 3235, June 17, 1922. THREE MUST-GET -THERES, THE. Produced by Max Linder Productions. Distributed by Allied Prod. & Dist. Corp. Released, Aug. 27, 1922. Star and director. Max Linder. Length, 4,100 feet. Synopsis: Burlesque comedy. Follows rather closely in a burlesque way the well-known adventures of the hero in Dumas' story. " The Three Musketeers." The hero's start for Paris, his adventures there, his duels, love affairs, his joining the " three musketeers." Unlike D'Artagnan in the original story, who rode to Paris on a horse, Dart-in-Again rides a trick mule. In the modern version field telephones, radio and side-car motorcycles are used to outwit the hero. As a reward from the King, the hero is permitted to marry Connie and also permitted to give a present to the Duke of Rich-Lou. References: Reviewed issue Aug. 12, 1922, page 787. First run showings, pg. 1260, Sept. 9; 1369, Sept. 16; 1484, Sept 23, 1922. Advertising: Pages 683, Aug. 12; 987, Aug. 26; 1218, Sept. 9; 1458, Sept. 23, 1922. Newspaper Displays: Page 1256, Sept. 9, 1922. THROUGH A GLASS WINDOW. Produced by Realart. Distributed by Paramount. Released April 2, 1922. Star, May McAvoy. Director, Maurice Camphell. Length, 4,490 feet. Synopsis: Heart interest story based upon abiding love of girl and faith of mother. New York East Side locale. Heroine is employed in a doughnut shop and her brother is sent to prison for stealing from her employer. The girl assumes much of the blame and is discharged. She succeeds in similar enterprise of her own. Young Italian vegetable vendor falls in love with her but she refuses to listen to his entreaties until her brother returns home. She sees him through a glass window. References: Reviewed issue April 15, 1922, page 2217. First run showing* pg 2439. Apr. 29; 512, July 29; 1259, Sept. 9, 1922. Advertising: Pages 562, Jan. 21; 670. Jan. 28; 1784, Mar. 26. 1922 Lobby Displays Pages 2435. Apr. 29; 1017. Aug 2ti. 1922.