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CORDELIA THK MAGNIFICENT. Produced by Harry Garson. Distributed by Metro. Released April 30, 1923. Star, Clara Kimball Young. Director. George Archainbaud. Length, 6 reels.
Synopsis: Domestic society drama. Woman becomes the tool of Bhyster lawyer whose business is blackmail. She becomes involved in a scheme to extract money from another society woman who has had a "past." In time she realizes her mistakes. The man she loves aids her in punishing the guilty lawyer.
References: Reviewed issue June 2, 1923, page 2675.
First Run Showings: Pages 2959, June 2; 532, Aug. 4; 657, Aug. 11; 900, Aug. 24: 1313, Sept. 15, 1923.
Advertising: Four-page insert, May 26, 1923. Newspaper Displays: Page 769, Aug. 18, 1923.
COUNTERFEIT LOVE. Produced by Murray W. Garsson. Distributed by Playgoers Pictures. Released June 10. 1923. Featuring Joe King, Marian Swayne and Jack Richardson. Directors, Ralph Ince and L». R. Sheldon Length, 4,550 feet.
Synopsis: Romantic melodrama of impoverished girl who unsuspectingly gains possession of counterfeit money. Enters her horse in the derby and loses, but a secret service agent exposes the villainy and rescues her. Much of action takes place on an old Southern plantation.
References: Reviewed issue August 1 1, 1923, page 669. First Run Showings: Pages 532, Aug. 4; 902, Aug. 25, 1923. Advertising: Pages 2822-23, June 16, 1923.
CRASHING COl RAGE. Produced by Premium Pictures Prod. Distributed by Independent Pictures Corp. Released July, 1923. Star, Jack Livingston. Director, Harry G. Moody. Length. 5 reels.
Synopsis: Western melodrama. Story deals with the efforts of a star of the Ranger troop to prevent smugglers from taking contraband goods across the border, and track down the leader of the smugglers, who had abducted the girl he loved.
CRASHING THRU, Produced by R-C Pictures. Distributed by Film Booking
Offices. Released April 1, 1 923. Star, Harry Carey. Director, Val Paul. Length, 5,047 feet.
Synopsis : Western melodrama* featuring: cattle rustling and romance. His cattle stolen, raneher is unable to meet a note owed to rich man. The man is killed and the raneher suspected, but finally proves his innocence. Answers a matrimonial ad that pal. who saved his life. ma> lime womnn s care and wins the advertiser's daughter.
References: Reviewed issue April 7, 1923, page 1686.
First Run Showings: Pages 2276. May 12; 2S67, June 16: 900, Aug. 25. 1923. Advertising: Pages 2387. Nov. 11. 1922; 408-9. Jan. 27;' 1221. March 17; 1 523. March 31; 1618-9, April 7. 1923
CKICKET ON THE HEARTH. THE. Produced by Paul Gerson Pictures Corp. Distributed by Selznick Dist. Corp. Released August 1 1, 1923. Featuring Josef Swlckard and Fritzi Ridgcway. Director, Lorimer Johnston. Length, 6,259 feet.
Synopsis: Small-town drama. Based on Dickens novel. The cricket, a symbol of happiness, does not chirp on the poor toymaker's hearth, because