Motion picture news booking guide (Apr 1923)
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MOTION PICTURE NEWS
Advertising: Pages 1790, Mar. 25; 27B9. May 20; 5, July Ij 221, July 15; 570-71, Aug. 5; 669, Aug. 12; 925-6, Aug. 26; 1077-8, Sept. 2; 1544, Sept. 30; 1943-4, Oct. 21; 3259, Dec. 30, 1922; 125. Jan. 13, 1923.
Lobby Displays: Pages 2166, Oct. 28; 2280. Nov. 4; 2546, Nov. 18; 2925, Dec. 9, 1922.
Exploitation: Pages 2167, Oct. 28; 2286, Nov. 4; 2423-5, 2427, Nov. 11; 2668, 2671, Nov. 25; 2795, Dec. 2; 3197, Dec. 23, 1922; 68, 70, Jan. 6; 316, Jan. 20; 447, Jan. 27; 830, Feb. 17, 1923.
Window Displays: Page 2281, Nov. 4. 1922.
Newspaper Displays: Pages 1608, Sept. 30; 1887, Oct. 14; 2020, Oct. 21; 2156. oct. 28; 2418, Nov. 11; 2537, Nov. 18, 1922.
.MAN'S SIZE. Produced and distributed by Fox. Released Jan. 21, 1923. Star, William Russell. Director, Howard M. Mitchell. Length, 4,316 feet.
Synopsis: Northwest melodrama. Features life in the open spaces with man stealing a child through vengeance against his wife for marrying another in the belief that the former is dead. Girl is brought up in a rough atmosphere and sold to a bootlegger. Years later the supposed father appears and informs the vengeful husband that the child is his own. The hero pursues the bootlegger and brings the girl back to her repentant father.
Refereneces: Reviewed issue Dec. 30, 1922, page 3383.
MAN WANTED. Produced by Herbert L. Steiner. Distributed by C. C. Pictures. Inc. Released Oct. 13, 1922. Star, Arthur Housman, with Frank Losee and Flora Finch. Director, Jack Dillon. Length, 4,956 feet.
Synopsis: Comedy-drama. Helen Westmore's dad resolves that his daughter's future husband must be a worker. This starts Helen's admirer, Edgar Little, whose dad has oodles of money, in search of a job. He lands first as a soda dispenser and later as a handy man about an Old Maids' Retreat. While attending a performance Edgar is hypnotized by a Prof. Kosoff. Edgar believes himself to be King Solomon. The count, who has kidnapped Helen, believes Edgar insane. Edgar finds Helen missing, locates her, and by feigning insanity rescues her from the count and returns her to her father. All ends well for Edgar and Helen.
References: Advertising: Page 924, Aug. 26, 1922.
MAN WHO PLAYED GOD, THE. Produced by Distinctive Pictures. Distributed by United Artists. Released Oct. 1, 1922. Star, George Arliss. Director. Harmon Weight. Length, 5,800 feet.
Synopsis: Human interest drama. From the play founded on Gourveneur Morris' story. John Arden, a famous musician, loses his hearing and as a result goes into seclusion. He studies lip reading, and " hears " unfortunates in the park tell of their troubles. He finds that others also have their sorrows. He interests himself in aiding these poor folk and through the joy which this " playing God " brings to others he is made into a different man. Eventually, through a trivial accident, he recovers his hearing. His wife, whom he had driven from him, learns of his philanthropy and returns to him.
References: Reviewed issue September 16, 1922, page 1384.
First Run Showings: Pages 1748, Oct. 7; 1885, Oct. 14; 2020, Oct. 21; 227C. Nov. 4; 2539, Nov. 18; 2659, Nov. 25; 2786, 2789. Dec. 2; 3209-10. Dec. 23, 1922: 309 Jan. 20 1923
Advertising: Pages 1679, Oct. 7; 1833, Oct. 14; 1963, Oct. 21; 2115, Oct 28; 2226, Nov. 4; 2370, Nov. 11; 2512, Nov. 18; 2626, Nov. 25; 2748. Dec. 2. 1922; 134. Jan. 13, 1923.
Exploitation: Pages 2288, Nov. 4; 2793, Dec. 2; 3196, Dec. 23, 1922. Newspaper Displays: Pages 2276, Nov. 4; 3369, Dec. 30, 1922.
MAN WHO SAW TOMORROW, THE. Produced by Famous Players-Lasky. Distributed by Paramount. Released Nov. 5, 1922. Star. Thomas Meighan supported by Leatrice Joy. Director, Alfred E. Greene. Length, 6.993 feet.
Synopsis: Romantic drama. Fantastic plot punctuated with adventure and melodrama. Half of picture occurs in the South Seas — remaining scenes show New York, England and India. English officer stranded on tropical Island mi ets pretty daughter of a schooner captain. He later meets Lady Helen, (■•certain of which girl would make him the better wife he goes to a hypnotist with his problem. The hypnotist sends him to sleep and the future li visualized. It is all made clear to him. He sees himself the husband of each and decides on the Island girl, who has followed him to New York.
References: Reviewed issue November 11, 1922, page 2433.
First run showings: Pages 2416-9, Nov. 11; 2537, 2539-40, Nov. 18; 2658-60. Nov. 25; 2789, Dec. 2; 2919, 2921-2, Dec. 9; 3369. Dec. 80, 1922; 1040. Mar. 3. 1923
Advertising: Qages 2767, May 20; 2904, May 27; 5. July 1. 194S. Oct. 21; 2099. Oct. 28; 2593. Nov. 25, 1922.
Lobby Displays: Pages 3202. Dec. 23. 1922; 691. Feb. 10. 1921.