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October 25, 1924 BOOKING GUIDE SECTION
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rebellion against his father and saving his property from criminals. Has romance with mining superintendent's daughter. Is reconciled to father.
References: Reviewed issue August 16, 1924, page 927.
FIGHTIN' THRU. Produced by H. & B. Film Co. Distributed by Madoc Sales Co. Released, July 1924. Star, Bill Patton. Director, -Roy M. Hughes. Length, 5 reels.
Theme: Western melodrama in which young cowpuncher wins gratitude of wealthy ranch owner and is given latter's property when owner is driven away by bandit gang. Bandits attempt to steal property by falsifying tax records with assistance of youth in tax office who is brother of girl loved by hero. After desperate fight bandits are subdued and the property and girl won by cowpuncher.
FLIRTING WITH LOVE. Produced and distributed by First National Pictures. Released, August 17, 1924. With Colleen Moore and Conway Tearle. Director, John Francis Dillon. Length, 6,926 feet.
Theme: A drama of the stage in which the heroine, after a long struggle and on the verge of success, has her hopes blasted by a noted alienist and advocate of clean plays. She starts to avenge the wrong done her, only to fall in love with and marry him.
References: Reviewed issue Sept. 6, 1924, page 1281.
First run showings: Pages 1036, Aug. 23; 1148g-h, Aug. 30; 1276, 1278, Sept. 6; 1373, Sept. 13; 1515-6, Sept. 20; 1613, 1615, Sept. 27, 1924.
Advertising: Page insert. May 31; 147, July 12; 879. Aug. 16; 998, Aug. 23; 1117, Aug. 30; 1224, Sept. 6, 1924.
Newspaper Displays: Page 1276, Sept. 6, 1924.
FOOLISH VIRGIN, THE. Produced by Columbia Prod. Distributed by C. B. C. Film Sales Corp. Released, Aug. 15, 1924. With Elaine Hammerstein and Robert Frazer. Director, George W. Hill. Length, 5,900 feet.
Theme: Melodrama. Jim Owens, son of a brutal father grows to manhood a reformed thief and successful inventor, tricked out of his invention. At a jazz party he meets the quiet and good Mary Adams. They fall in love until Mary finds Jim has been a thief. She rejects him. Later he saves her in a raging forest fire and 6he becomes his wife.
References: Advertising: Pages 2338, May 17; 2937, June 21; 333, July 19; 671, Aug. 2; 1591, Sept. 27, 1924.
FOOL'S HIGHWAY. Produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. Released, March 3, 1924. Star, Mary Philbin. Director, Irving Cummings. Length, 7 reels.
Theme: Romance with melodramatic trimmings of Bowery characters of thirty years ago with Irish bully winning sweetheart from Hebrew rival. She makes him over to respect his associates without resorting to fistic display.
References: Reviewed issue March 15, 1924, page 1208'.
First run showings: Pages 1088, Mar. 8; 1310. 1312, Mar. 22; 1432, Mar. 29; 2109, May 10; 74-5, July 5; 1148g, Aug. 30, 1924.