Motion picture news booking guide (Oct 1924)

Record Details:

Title:
Motion picture news booking guide
Date:
Oct 1924
Publisher:
New York : Motion Picture News, Inc.
Volume:
Motion picture news booking guide (Oct 25, 1924)
Leaf #:
00011
Language:
English
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System, Early Cinema, and Year Book
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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October 25, 1924 BOOKING GUIDE SECTION 11 Oct. 6; 1715, Oct. 13; 1837, Oct. 20; 2180, Nov. 10. 1923; 2398, May 24; 710, Aug. 9. 1924. Newspaper Displays: Page 1148f, Aug. 30, 1924. BELOVED VAGABOND, THE. Produced by Carlyle Blackwell. Distributed by Film Booking Offices. Released, April 21, 1924. Star, Carlyle Blackwell. Director^ Fred Deroy Granville. Length, 6.217 feet. Theme: Romance of sacrifice in which youth gives up girl he loves so that man she subsequently marries may aid her father financially. He helps an orphan and discovers that he loves her. References: Reviewed issue June 7, 1924. page 2781. First run showings: Pages 2967, June 21; 547, Aug. 2, 1924. Advertising: Pages 2062-3, May 10; 2570, May 31, 1924. Exploitation: Page 3091, June 28, 1924. BETWEEN FRIENDS. Produced and distributed by Vitagraph. Released, May 11, 1924. "With Lou Tellegen, Norman Kerry _ Alice Calhoun and Anna Q. Nilsson. Director, J. Stuart Blackton. Length," 6,936 feet. Theme: Eternal triangle drama revolving around husband's best friend stealing his wife. The husband discovers his treachery and orders him to kill himself — but saves him by mental telepathy. References: Reviewed issue April 26, 1924, page 1922. First run showings: Pages 2443, May 24; 2609, May 31; 2967, June 21; 194, July 12; 304, 306, July 19; 545, Aug. 2; 1037, Aug. 23; 1373-4, Sept. 13; 1516, Sept. 20, 1924. Advertising: Pages 1972-3, May 3; 2414, May 24, 1924. Lobby D.splays: Page 189, July 12. 1924. Newspaper Displays: Page 647, Aug. 2, 1924. Exploitation: Page 1384, Sept. 13, 1924. BLASTED HOPES. Produced by Ashton Dearholt. Distributed by Arrow Film Corp. Released, March 15, 1924. Star, Edmund Cobb. Director. A. Rosson. Length, 4,697 feet. Theme: Western Melodrama. Nathan Wagner is sent west by his father that he will not become a weakling. He falls in love with Bella Marshall, who spurns him' until he proves his worth. He encounters an old woman, "Dismal Dora," whose knowledge of the whereabouts of a neglected mine is tricked from her by Nathan's rival. A fight ensues, Nathan kills the rival proves his worth and wins the girl. BLUFF. Produced by Famous Players-Lasky. Distributed by Paramount. Released, May 11, 1924. With Agnes Ayres and Antonio Moreno. Director, Sam Wood. Length, 5,442 feet. Theme. A society comedy drama showing how a poor girl bluffed her way into fame and fortune and won a prominent attorney for a husband. References: Reviewed issue April 19, 1924, page 1803. First run showings: Pages 1755, Apr. 19; 2109, May 10; 2328-9, May 17; 2608, May 31, 2968, June 21; 546-7, Aug. 2; 738, Aug. 9 1924 Advertising: Pages 316, Jan. 26; 795, Feb. 23; 915, Mar. 1; 1035, Mar. 8; 1946, May 3, 1924. Lobby Displays: Page 3085, June 28, 1924. Exploitation: Page 296, July 19, 1924.