Motion picture news booking guide (Oct 1926)

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54 MOTION PICTURE NEWS Theme: Western melodrama. Star in role of shell-shocked victim, is used by villain for own schemes. Regains mental balance and rounds up villain's rustler gang and saves triend from lynching. Fully recovered, he seeks girl for his wife. VOLCANO. Produced by Famous Players-Lasky. Distributed by Paramount. Released June 28, 1926. With Bebe Daniels, Ricardo Cortez and Wallace Beery. Director, William K. Howard. Length, 5,467 feet. Theme: Drama of racial barrier with girl being ostracized when community believes her colored. She is vindicated. References: Reviewed issue June 12, 1926, page 2784. Advertising: Two page insert, Dec. 19, 1925. VOLGA BOATMAN, THE. Produced by Cecil B. De Mille. Distributed by Producers Distributing Corp. Released Apr. 4, 1926. With William Boyd Elinor Fair, Victor Varconi, Julia Faye and Theodore Kosloff. Director, Cecil Be De Mille. Length, 10,643 feet. Theme: Russian revolutionary boatman captures betrothed of Prince who abused him. Appointed to do away with her, because of her courage he helps her to escape. Prince takes boatman captive and sentences him to death in company with princess who loves him. They are saved by sudden attack of revolutionists. Revolutionary drama. References: Reviewed issue May 1, 1926, page 2114. Advertising: Pages 3081, Dec. 26, 1925; insert, June 26; insert, July 10, 1926. Prologues: Page 334, July 24, 1926. Lobby Displays: Page 310, July 24, 1926. Exploitation: Pages 1203, Mar. 13; 2894, June 19; 64, July 3; 219-20, 222. 242, July 17, 1926. Window Displays: Pages 2577, May 29; 830h, Sept. 4, 1926. Newspaper Displays: Page 60, July 3, 1926. — W — WATCH YOUR WIFE. Produced and distributed by Universal Pictures Corp. Released Apr. 4, 1926. With Virginia Valli and Pat O'Malley. Director. Svend Gade. Length, 6,974 feet. Theme: Comedy-drama. The Langhams, divorced, are still in love. He "rents" a wife from an agency, but the separated couple are finally reunited. References: Reviewed issue Feb. 27, 1926, page 1011. Advertising: Pages 638, Feb. 6; 1058, Mar. 6; 536, Aug. 14, 1926. WESTERN TRAILS. Produced by Sierra Pictures, Inc. Distributed by Chesterfield Motion Pictures Corp. Released May 15, 1926. Star, Bill Patton. Director, H. B. Carpenter. Length, 5 reels. Theme: Western melodrama. Father and daughter are persecuted by chief of cattle rustlers but they beat him at his own game with the aid of deputy sheriff, who falls in love with daughter. WET PAINT. Produced by Famous Players-Lasky. Distributed by Paramount. Releas-d May 3, 1926. Starring Raymond Griffith with Helene Costello and Bryant Washburn. Director, Arthur Rosson. Length, 5,109 feet. Theme: Comedy. Girl makes bet that wealthy bachelor will propose. When he does, and finds out about wager, he determines to marry first girl he meets, but is finally reconciled to girl he loves. References: Reviewed issue May 29, 1926, page 2583. Advertising: Two and a half page insert, Dec. 19, 1925; 645, Feb. 6; 2424, May 22; 2504, May 29; 2914, June 26; 4. July 3. 1926. WHISPERING CANYON. Produced by Banner Prod. Distributed by Sterling Pictures Distributing Corp. Released May 10, 1926. With Jane Novak and Robert Ellis. Director, Tom Forman. Length, 5.652 feet. Theme: Melodrama of timber lands of California. War veteran with aid of hobo saves girl from clutches of rival who is trying to acquire her land at an extremely low figures. Through inadvertent slip of henchman villain is imprisoned. References: Advertising: Page 756, Aug. 15, 1925. WHISPERING SMITH. Produced by Metropolitan Pictures Corp. Distributed by Producers Distributing Corp. Released Mar. 28, 1926. Willi II. II. Warner. Lillian Rich, John Bowers and Lilyan Tashman. Director, George Melford. Length, 6,155 feet. Theme: Western. Whispering Smith is as igmd to clean up division infested by bandits. He does so. and incidentally wins the love of the woman he desires. References: Reviewed issue Apr. 10. l'.ijf,. page 1619. Advertising: Insert, Dec. 12; 8081, Dec. 26. 1925; 1771, Apr. 17. 1926. WHY GIBLS GO HACK HOME. Produced and distributed by Warner Bros. Released Mar. 27, 1926. With Patsy Ruth Miller and Clive Hrook. Director.