Motion picture news booking guide (Oct 1922)

80 MOTION PICTURE NEWS WOLF'S FANGS, THE. Produced by Oscar Apfel. Distributed by Producers Security. Released May 15. 1922. Star, Wilfred Lytell. Director, Oscar Apfel. Length, 5 reels. Synopsis: North woods melodrama centering about a brutal trapper known as " The Wolf." He is in love with the daughter of the French factor, but is opposed by her sweetheart. The two suitors fight and the Wolf is defeated. He vows revenge, and later captures his rival, threatening to kill him unless the girl consents to marry himself. To save her lover's life, she agrees. But the Wolf had reckoned without a girl whom he had betrayed and discarded, and when he returns to his cabin, finds her. He struggles with her, but is shot and killed by the girl's sweetheart, leaving the lovers free to marry. WOMAN HE MARRIED, THE. Produced by Louis B. Mayer. Distributed by Associated First National. Released May, 1922. Star, Anita Stewart. Director, Fred Niblo. Length, 6,563 feet. Synopsis: Society drama. Son of rich man in love with artist's model. Induces her to marry him, sacrificing allowance from father relied upon fur support. Endeavors to write a play and having been fitted for society, not for business, when play is rejected cannot find employment. Unwelcome daughter-in-law saves husband's sister from trying situation, protects family honor, winning over irate father. References: Reviewed issue April 22, 1922, page 2343. First run showings, pg. 2319. 2322. April 22; 2942, May 27; 3048, June 3; 3132, June 10; 169, July s; 348, July 22; 513, July 29; 716, Aug. 12; 872, 874, Aug. 19; 1259-60, Sept 9, 1922. Advertising: Page 2657, May 13, 1922. Newspaper Displays: Pages 44, July 1; 1260, Sept. 9, 1922. WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE, A. Produced abroad. Distributed by Select Released June 20, 1922. Star, Fay Compton. Director, Denison Ciift. Length. 5,234 feet. Synopsis: Adaptation of Oscar Wilde's play. Story of illegitimacy revoh ing around ruination of girl by English lord. English nobleman is forbidden to marry girl of inferior station whom he has ruined. Years later the girl gains an entrance into society and her son, Hartford's child, becomes a barrister. She succeeds in securing an influential position for the youth, but is shocked to learn that he is to become secretary to his own father. It develops that the young man learns the truth and refuses to work for Hartford. The mother, however, is happy because her son's sweetheart is magnanimous enough to forgive the mistakes of his mother. References: Reviewed issue June 24, 1922, page 3361. First run showings, pg. 166, July 8; 348, July 22; 717, Aug. 12; 874, Aug. 19; 1007, 1009, Aug. 26: 1259, Sept. 9; 1486, Sept. 23, 1922. Advertising: Pages 3299-3300, June 24; 19, July 1; 147-8, July 8; 225, July 15; 319, July 22; 480, July 29, 1922. Newspaper Displays: Page 715, Aug. 12; 876, Aug. 19, 1922. WOMAN'S SACRIFICE, A. Produced and distributed by Vitagraph. Released May 21, 1922. Star, Corinne Griffith. Director, Webster Campbell. Length. 5 reels. synopsis: A melodrama of the Northwest. Deals with a man who agrees to pose as a girl's husband to save her from a danger, the nature of which he knows nothing. An Indian and a half dozen wolf-dogs help the hero fight his enemies. His faith in the heroine never falters, although she shows liiin a child which she claims as her own. He overlooks suspicious looking things because of his great love. In the end this love triumphs, it is shown that the child belongs to the girl's mother and the girl had been trying to keep the truth from her father. References: Reviewed issue May 13, 1922, page 2707. First run showings, pg. 44, July 1; 1487, Sept. 23, 1922. WOMAN'S SIDE, THE. Produced by Preferred Pictures, Inc. Distributed by Associated First National. Released March, 1922. Star, Katherine MacDonald. Director, J. A. Barry. Length, 5,800 feet. Synopsis: A political drama. A disreputable candidate for governor, an unworthy wife of the opposing candidate, the son of a newspaper editor and the daughter of an " honest " politician are the central figures. Climax is brought about when heroine discovers that the woman whom she had thought her mother is a woman whose real name she does not know. Sudden change of events brings defeat to disreputable candidate and the marriage of heroine to son of newspaper editor who upheld opposing candidate. References: Reviewed issue April 29, 1922, page 2470. First run showings, pg 2194. April 16; 2320-21, April 22; 2438-9. April 29; 2943, May 27; 3132 June 10; 511, July 29, 1922. Advertising, rages 2041. Apr. S; 3926. titt-y 21; 311fi. June 10; 1113, Sept. I 'J 33. Newspaper Displays. Pagea 2320, April 22; 272. Aug. 19. 1222.