Motion picture news booking guide (Apr 1923)

BOOKING GUIDE 41 feiters, who impose on the woman. During: a steamboat excursion a fire breaks out and all are rescued Eventually the counterfeiters are captured, but the secret service agent saves the woman from prison by proving her innocence. References: Reviewed issue Jan. 27, 1923, page 472. First Run Showings: Page 1272, Mar. 17, 1923. Advertising: Two-page insert, Jan. 6; 412-13, Jan. 27; 529, Feb. 3; 651, Feb. 10; 899, Feb. 24; 1014, Mar. 3; 1127, Mar. 10. 1923. — D — DANGEROUS ADVENTURE, A. Produced and distributed by Warner Bros. Released Nov. 15, 1922. Star, Grace Darmond. Directed by S. L. & Jack Warner. Length, 6,500 feet. Synopsis: Story of romance and adventure laid in the African jungles. Marjorie and Edith Stanton, accompanied by their uncle are in quest of a treasure 'chest left by their uncle hidden in a Central African town. The crafty uncle agrees to return Marjorie to the jungle chief in return for a caravan. MacDonald Hayden, in love with Marjorie, and a chum, decide to go to her rescue. In a terrific storm the natives flee the caravan and the uncle is killed. Several adventures precede the rescue of the girls by the American pair. References: Reviewed issue Dec. 9, 1922, page 2943. Advertising: Pages 1582, 1589, Sept. 30; 1715-8, Oct. 7; 2122-3, Oct. 28; 2298, Nov. 4; 2388-9, Nov. 11, 1922; 416-7. Jan. 27, 1923. Lobby Displays: Pages 319, Jan. 20; 976, Feb. 24, 1923. DANGEROUS AGE, THE. Produced by Louis B. Mayer. Distributed by Associated First National. Released January, 1923. Star, Lewis Stone and special cast. Director, John M. Stahl. Length, 7,229 feet. Synopsis: Society drama. Story deals with ever-present problem of American life — the dangerous age when romance leaves the heart. After twenty years of married life, John Emerson, finds his wife treats him more like a son than a husband. Romance has left their lives. On a train to New York he meets a girl and the acquaintance develops into a warm friendship. John finds his departed youth again. He Is on the point of confessing all to his wife and marrying the girl. The wife sees the error of her ways and John, baring his soul, professes his love for her. References: Reviewed Issue Dec. 9, 1922, page 2940. First Run Showings: Pages 2920, Dec. 9; 3050, Dec. 16, 1922; 63, Jan. 6; 185, Jan. 13; 310-11, Jan. 20; 442-3, Jan. 27; 686-6. Feb. 10; 817, 819, Feb. 17; 1041, Mar. 3, 1923. Advertising: Pages 983, Aug. 26; 3053-3062, Dec. 16; 3172-3, Dec. 23, 1922; 164-5, Jan. 13; 992, 1020-1, Mar. 3, 1923. Lobby Displays: Page 935, Feb. 24, 1923. Exploitation: Pages 460, Jan. 27; 565, 575, Feb. 3; 823, 827, Feb. 17; 1172, 1175, Mar. 10, 1923. Newspaper Displays: Pages 442, Jan. 27; 818, Feb. 17, 1923. DANGEROUS GAME, A. Produced and distributed by Universal. Released Dec. 25, 1922. Star, Gladys Walton. Director, King Baggot. Length, 5 reels. Synopsis: Comedy-drama; pathos and romance. From Louis Dodge's story, " Gret'n Ann." Gret'n Ann, mistreated by foster parents, runs away and hops a freight train. Kindly old brakeman takes her home. She runs away again and walks into a wealthy oil king's home. He adopts her. At a spiritual seance Gret'n saves him from being duped by the medium. He sends her to fashionable seminary, asking her to marry him when she returns. Not realizing the import of it, she agrees. An affair develops with brakeman's son and the old man releases her of promise. References: Reviewed Issue Dec. 30, 1922, page 3383. First Run Showings: Page 686, Feb. 10. 1923. Advertising: Pages 2734-5, Dec. 2, 1922. DANGER POINT, THE. Produced by Halperln Productions. Distributed by American Releasing Corporation. Released Dec. 24, 1922. Star, Carmel Myers. Director, Lloyd Ingraham. Length, 6,807 feet. Synopsis: Comedy-drama of western rural type, although action takes place in a good-sized town, which has grown from settlement to important oil center. James Benton, founder of the town, marries a girl from the city. She resents his seeming indifference due to the pressure of his business. After writing a letter of farewell 6he leaves on a train. An old admirer appears in her compartment and she repulses him as a wreck overwhelms them with darkness. Benton is reading his wife's letter when word comes of the disaster. Relief train returns with the woman uninjured and the admirer dying. He exonerates her and there is a reconciliation. References: Reviewed Issue Nov. 18, 1922, page 2548. Advertising: Pages 3273, Dec. 30, 1922; 17. Jan. 6, 1923.