Motion picture news booking guide (Apr 1923)

Record Details:

Title:
Motion picture news booking guide
Date:
Apr 1923
Publisher:
New York : Motion Picture News, Inc.
Volume:
Motion picture news booking guide (Apr 1923)
Leaf #:
00039
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:
December 02, 2023
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BOOKING GUIDE 39 CONFIDENCE. Produced and distributed by Universal. Released Sept. 25, 1922. Star, Herbert Rawlinson. Director, Harry Pollard. Length, 5 reeis. Synopsis: Small town comedy balanced with theme of frenzied finance. Traveling salesman is fired because of failure to get a certain order. *ie is astonished upon opening: his traveling: bag to find $50,000. Taking: a real confidence man into his confidence, he puts over several projects to buxw up the town. It turns out that the bag: belongs to a real crook. How tie reforms the crook, builds up the town, is cleared of snspicion and wins a wealthy man's daughter completes the story. References: Reviewed issue September 30, 1922, page 1624. First Run Showings: Pages 1745, Oct. 7; 1888, Oct. 14; 2023, Oct. 21; 2156. Oct. 28; 2788, Dec. 2, 1922. Advertising: Pages 118 July 8; 380, July 22; 573, Aug. 5; 934, Aug. 26; 1201, Sept. 9, 1922. Exploitation: Page 2546, Nov. 18, 1922. CONQUERING THE WOMAN. Produced by King W. Vidor Productions. Distributed by Associated Exhibitors. Released Dec. 10, 1922. Star, Florence Vidor. Director, King W. Vidor. Length, 5.887 feet. Synopsis: Romantic drama from the novel "Kidnapping Coline," by Henry C. Rowland. Desert isle locale. Treats of a spoiled society girl who acquires foreign manner and a titled fiance, which is not pleasing to her father. To break his daughter's spirit he places her aboard a merchant ship with a cowboy friend of his for a companion. And both are stranded on a desert isle. The girl is offended with the cowboy and his rough manner and he is offended with her patronizing manner. Eventually they fall in love. The titled flanc* appears and kidnaps the girl, but the father and cowboy rescue her. References: Reviewed issue Dec. 30, 1922, page 3384. First Run Showings: Pages 3370, Dec. 30, 1922; 931, Feb. 24, 1923. Advertising: Pages 2994-5, Dec. 16, 1922; 33. Jan. 6; 391, Jan. 27, 1923. COWBOY AND THE LADY, THE. Produced by Famous Players-Lasky. Distributed by Paramount. Released Oct. 22, 1922. Stars, Mary Miles Minter and Tom Moore. Director, Charles Maigne. Length, 4,918 feet. Synopsis: Western melodrama, from the play by Clyde Fitch. Treats of a young girl who is manager of a ranch — her marriage being unhappy. A young man, called the ** dude cowboy," saves her life and protects her from an attack by her husband, who has been paying attention to another woman. The husband is found murdered and his wife accused of the crime. The cowboy, to protect her, assumes the guilt. The other woman clears the mystery by disclosing real murderer and the young lovers are happy. References: Reviewed issue Nov. 25, 1922, page 2687. First Run Showings: Pages 2157, Oct. 28; 2278, Nov. 4; 2417, 2419, Nov. 11; 2539, Nov. 18; 2920-21, Dec. 9, 1922; 64, Jan. 6; 310, Jan. 20. 1923. Advertising: Pages 2765, May 20; 5, July 1; 669, Aug. 12; 1676, Oct. 7, 1922. Lobby Displays: Page 314, Jan. 20, 1923. Exploitation: Pages 3043. Dec. 16, 1922; 190, Jan. 13, 1923. Newspaper Displays: Page 2660, Nov. 25, 1922. CRIMSON CLUE, THE. Distributed by C. C. Pictures. Inc. Released Oct. 9, 1922. Featuring Jack Richardson and Josephine Sedgwick. Length. 3,811 feet. Synopsis: Western melodrama. Jose is discharged by Marion Gray from, ranch for beating horse. Marion goes looking for new foreman. Benson, neighboring rancher, connives with Jose to kidnap Marion. '* Bash " Dixon,