Motion picture news booking guide (Apr 1923)

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MOTION PICTURE NEWS BOOKING GUIDE — A — ABOVE ALL LAW. Produced by Hamilton Theatrical Corp. Distributed by Paramount. Released Oct. 1, 1922. With Mia May, Conrad Veidt and Lyda de Putti. Director, Joe May. Length, 7.177 feet. Synopsis: Fantastic melodrama based upon revenge, cruelty and hate. Story of India. An unfaithful wife causes her husband to become a savage. Three boon companions, graduates of Oxford, swear a pledge to remain steadfast in their devotion to one another. One of them, an Indian prince, discovering his wife unfaithful, determines to bury her alive. So he sends for the other friend to build a magnificent tomb. The remaining member of the triumvirate is the interloper. The Hindu subjects all of them to barbaric cruelties and in the end suffers a living death by renouncing the doctrines of his religion — that punishment must be meted out only by God. References: Reviewed issue August 5, 1922, page 660. First Run Showings: Pages 1747. Oct. 7; 1887, Oct. 14, 1922. Advertising: Pages 2760, May 20; 5, July 1; 669-70. Aug. 12, 1922. AFFINITIES. Produced by Ward Lascelle Productions. Distributed by Hodkinson. Released Oct. 15, 1922. Featuring Colleen Moore and John Bowers. Director, Ward Lascelle. Length, 5,484 feet. Synopsis: Comedy-drama of modern club life. A Mary Roberts Rinehart story. Wife of golfer, who devotes much time to his game, is easy victim of neighbor who proposes the organization of an affinity club for neglected husbands and wives. The club meets, but the wife discovers that the intentions of the neighbor were not just what she had anticipated. The neighbor, Ferd Jackson, who knew nothing of the whereabouts of Ida Jackson during the. party, and the wife are surprised to find that the golfer-husband has been having an " affinity " party of his own during their absence. The golfer takes his wife in bis arms and both promise not to have any more affinities. References: Reviewed issue Jan. 20, 1923, page 335. First Run Showings: Pages 2786, Dec. 2, 1922; 65, Jan. 6; 443, Jan. 27, 1923. Advertising: Pages 1338, Sept. 16; 1552, Sept. 30; 1966-7, Oct. 21; 2104, Oct. 28, 1922. ALL THE BROTHERS WERE VALIANT. Produced and distributed by Metro. Released Jan. 15, 1923. Star, Billie Dove. Director, Irvin V. Willat. Length, 6,265 feet. Synopsis: Melodrama of the sea, introducing shots of a whale hunt. A Ben Ames Williams story. Mark Shore, captain of a whaling ship, fails to return to port with his vessel. His brother Joel is given command. He starts on the long cruise with his bride. He is determined to find his brother. Arriving off the point in the South Seas where Mark disapppeared, the crew is surprised to see Mark rowing toward the ship. Once aboard, he starts a mutiny among the crew by telling them of a rich treasure of pearls which he has left behind. Joel refuses to turn the ship from its course to get them. A series of battles then ensue, ending with the triumph of Joel. References: Reviewed issue Jan. 13, 1923, page 230. First Run Showings: Pages 688, Feb. 10; 817-8, Feb. 17; 1038, Mar. 3; 11G5. Mar. 10, 1923. Advertising: Pages 1452, Sept. 23; four-page insert, Dec. 30, 1922; one-pay insert, Mar. 10, 1923. Newspaper Display: Pages 931, Feb. 24; 1038, Mar. 3, 1923. ALTAR STAIRS, THE. Produced and distributed by Universal. Released Dec. 4, 1922. Star, Frank Mayo. Director, Lambert Hillyer. Length, 5 reels. Synopsis: Melodrama of the South Seas. Rod McLean, a trader of the South Seas, saves Heritage, a derelict, from savages. He proves ungrateful and steals Rod's money and leaves for France. In France he marries the daughter of a French commandant. The officer repudiates the marriage and takes bin daughter to the South Seas. Here Rod, ignorant of her relationship to