Motion picture news booking guide (Apr 1923)

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96 MOTION PICTURE HEWS STRANGERS' BANQUET, THE. Produced by Marshall Neilan. Distributed by Goldwyn. Released Dec. 31, 1922. With an All-Star Cast. Director, Marshall Neilan. Length, 6,842 feet. Synopsis: Adaptation of Dunn Byrne's novel. Capital versus labor idea involving melodrama, romance and intrigue. Story of Deritta Keogh, her struggle to manage the great shipyard left by her father. He had warned her against admitting strangers to the banquet of his inheritance. Her brother falls for the lures of an adventuress. Derith accedes to unreasonable demands of Travelyan, labor agitator. Angus Campbell, superintendent, finding his counsel ignored, resigns, but remains nearby to help the girl. Later Angus saves her from titled schemer and together they restore order and avert disaster by settling a strike brought about by her lax methods. References: Reviewed issue Jan. 13, 1923, page 231. First Run Showings: Pages 63, Jan. 6; 184, Jan. 13; 443, Jan. 27; 686, Feb. 10; 930, Feb. 24; 1041, March 3; 1163, 1165, March 10, 1923. Advertising: Pages 937, Aug. 26; 1085, 1087, Sept. 2; 2505, Nov. 18; 2845, Dec. 9; 2979-80, Dec. 16; 3145-6, Dec. 23; 3302-3, Dec. 30, 1922; 12, Jan. 6; 145, Jan. 13; 404-5, Jan. 27; 660, Feb. 10; 874, Feb. 24, 1923. Lobby Displays: Pages 936-7, Feb. 24; 1044, March 3, 1923. Exploitation: Pages 702. Feb. 10; 824, 827, 830. Feb. 17; 1172-3, 1176, March 10, 1923. Newspaper Displays: Pages 309, Jan. 20; 1162, March 10; 1273, March 17, 1923. STREETS OF NEW YORK, THE. Produced by State Pictures Corp. Distributed by Arrow Film Corp. Released Nov. 15, 1922. With Barbara Castleton, Edward Earle. Anders Randolf and Dorothy Mackaill. Director, Burton King. Length, 6,541 feet. Synopsis: Adapted from play of the same name. Society melodrama centering around rich man who is victim of blackmail through an error committed in his past life. His daughter loved a poor violinist who was in reality the son of the man her father had robbed years before. The blackmailer precipitates a conflict between the rich man and the violinist, but the youth escapes and the blackmailer and his victim meet their deaths. The daughter finds happiness with the violinist. References: Reviewed issue Nov. 11, 1922, page 2434. Advertising: Pages 148-9, Jan. 13, 1923. SUPER-SEX, THE. Produced by P. H. Burke. Distributed by American Releasing Corp. Released Nov. 19. 1922. Star, Robert Gordon. Director, Lambert Hillyer. Length, 5,749 feet. Synopsis: Romantic comedy. From the story,. "Miles Brewster and the Super-Sex," by Frank R. Adams. Miles Brewster Higgins is a small town boy with such a boy's hopes and fears and self -consciousness. With appearance of flashy automobile salesman from New York, his sweetheart tells him she cannot run around with ineligibles. Miles makes lucky investment with his small savings and becomes richest man in town. At crest of his triumph he is advised it was a mistake and his stocks are worthless. Finally develops the stocks are good. He squares accounts and gets back his girl. References: Reviewed issue Dec. 9, 1922, page 2942. Advertising: Pages 474, July 29; 578, Aug. 5; 2851, Dec. 9; 3275, Dec. 30, 1922; 28, 1921; 1012-3, March 3, 1923. SUPERSTITION. Produced by Allan Dwan. Distributed by Lee-Bradford Corp. Released November, 1922. With Jack Devereaux, Veta Searle and Stafford Windsor. Director, Allan Dwan. Length. 4,480 feet. Synopsis: A comedy illustrating the title. Will Clayton is superstitious clean through. He is all but overcome when a black cat crosses his path. The number 13 is to him like a red flag to a bull. He is ridiculed for his superstitions — fired because of them — becomes involved in a murder mystery — is seized by bandits — scorned by the girl — but clings to his amulets and his horseshoe. Finally, when the girl agrees to marry him if he will throw away his silly amulets and horseshoe, he seizes her in his arms, throws a horseshoe out of the window and it knocks the gun from his rival's hand just as he is about to Are. References: Advertising: Page 1639, Sept. 30, 1922. SUPREME PASSION, THE. Produce.! by Robert W. Priest. Distributed by Playgoers Pictures. Released Feb. 25, 1923. Special Cast. Director, Samuel Bradley. Length, 5,037 feet. Synopsis: Romantic comedy-drama with an " Auld Sod" und New York locale. Suggested by Tom Moore's poem. " Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms." Jim Lacey loves Mary Munning for her beauty. Jerry Burke loves her for herself alone. Lacey, determined to get the girl, Involves her father in emburrassing financial schemes. She agrees to marry I .u «■> to save