Motion picture news booking guide (1929)
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126 MOTION PICTURE NEWS
HEROES IN BLUE. Produced by Duke Worne. Distributed by Rayart. Released, November, 192* With John Bowers and Sally Rand. Diiector, Duke Worne. Scenarist, George Pyper. Cameraman, Waiter Griffen. Length, 5,076 feet.
Theme: Melodrama. Two old cronies, one on police force and other chief of a fire battalion have an argument. On way home, former is slain by son of his pal. Son of slain officer learns identity of kJler and tells boy’s sister. Murder gun is found and fire chief is accused of crime. During big fire, in which all take part, the boy confesses and father and son are killed in jump into fire net.
HERO FOR A NIGHT, A. Produced and distributed by Universal Pictures Corp. Released, Dec. 18, 1927. Starring Glenn Tryon with Patsy Ruth Miller, Burr McIntosh, Lloyd Whitlock and Ruth Dwyer. Director, William Craft. Scenarist, Harry Hoyt. Cameraman, George Robinson. Length, 5,711 feet.
Theme: Comedy of small town fresh guy who by successful flight to Russia saves the fortune of
wealthy soap manufacturer, who, with his daughter, accompanies him on flight.
References: Reviewed issue Dec. 2, 1927, page 1754.
Advertising: Pages 1680-81, Dec. 2; 1865, Dec. 16, 1927.
HER SUMMER HERO. Produced and distributed by FBO. Released, Feb. 12, 1928. With Sally Blane, Hugh Trevor, Duane Thompson. Director, James Dugan. Scenarist, Jean Dupont. Cameraman, Philip Tannura. Length, 5,146 feet.
Theme: Comedy-drama of young folk during the summer season. Co-ed and student, in love
with each other, have a quarrel which is patched up when the boy wins a swimming race and the girl discovers that she had been wrong in her charges.
References: Reviewed issue Dec. 30, 1927, page 2035.
Advertising: Pages 1804, May 20; 2323, 2333, June 17; 94, July 15. 1927.
HER WILD OAT. Produced by John McCormack. Distributed by First National. Released, Dec. 25, 1927. Star, Colleen Moore. Director, Marshall Neilan. Scenarist, Gerald Duffy. Cameraman, George Folsey. Length, 6,118 feet.
Theme: Comedy-drama. With savings from lunch wagon, girl attempts to enter society at exclusive resort. She finds stories she read are myths. When reporter who wrote them tries to make one come true at high class hotel, she comes near to ruin through accepting supposed gifts from salesmen who think her heiress. She marries old admirer, who proves to be a social light.
References: Reviewed issue Feb. 11, 1928, page 451.
Advertising: Pages 1800, Dec. 9; 1944, Dec. 23: 2009-10, Dec. 30; 2067, Dec. 31, 1927; 10, Jan. 7;
686, Mar. 3; 796, Mar. 10, 1928.
Lobby Displays: Page 441, Feb. 11, 1928.
Newspaper Displays: Page 204, Jan. 21, 1928.
Exploitation: Page 1583, May 12, 1928.
Window Displays: Page 956-C, Mar. 24, 1928.
HIGH SCHOOL HERO. Produced and distributed by Fox Film Corp. Released, Oct. 16, 1927. With Sally Phipps, Nick Stuart. Charles Paddock and John Darrow. Director, David Butler. Scenarist, Seton I. Miller. Cameraman, Ernest Palmer. Length, 5,498 feet.
Theme: Comedy-drama. Rivals from early days, two high school basketball players center their
affections on a new girl student. Their enmity threatens to disrupt the team, until shame and love for the school, compel them to strive for their alma mater and take their chances as far as the girl is concerned.
References: Reviewed issue Nov. 11. 1927, page 1502.
Advertising: Pages 559, Aug. 26; 819, Sept. 16; 895, Sept. 23; 967, Sept. 30; 1146, Oct. 14; 1217, Oct. 21, 1927. •
HIS FOREIGN WIFE. Produced by W. Wallace Cook. Distributed by Pathe. Released, Nov. 27, 1927. With Wallace MacDonald and Edna Murphy. Director, J. P. McCarthy. Scenarist, Albert DeMond. Length, 4,890 feet.
Theme: Drama. American doughboy marries German girl. When they come to America, she meets with haughty glances of his father. Father, as town’s leading citizen, performs ceremony of pinning a decoration on his son. The boy, before the assembled throng, decries his father’s false sense of patriotism, his inability to let bygones be bygones. Later, the father’s false pride and bitterness
are dissolved.
References: Reviewed issue Feb. 11, 1928, page 452.
HIS TIGER LADY. Produced and distributed by Paramount. Released, June 9, 1928. Starring Adolphe Menjou with Evelyn Brent. Director, Hobart Henley. Adaptation, Ernest Vadja. Cameraman, Harry Fischbeck. Length, 5,038 feet.
Theme: Romantic comedy-drama. Stage super falls in love with beautiful tiger lady, whom he sees
nightly. He engineers a meeting with her. They become interested in each other but later he tells her his true position, and returns to former station. He sees a new girl in the chorus, who proves to be his lady love and they marry.
References: Reviewed issue June 2, 1928, page 1905.
Advertising: Pages 1237, Apr. 21; 1614, May 19; 1731, May 26, 1928.
HOLD ’EM YALE. Produced by DeMille Pictures Corp. Distributed by Pathe. Released, May 14, 1928. Starring Rod La Rocque with Jeanette Loff, Hugh Allan, Joseph Cawthorn, Tom Kennedy. Director, Edward H. Griffith. Scenarist, George Dromgold. Cameraman, Arthur Miller. Length, 7,056 feet.
Theme: College farcical drama in which young Argentine goes to Yale and does not make out so
well in sports and lovemaking. During his first summer vacation he practices running on his Argentine ranch and on his return becomes a football star for Yale, wins a crucial game and the girl.
References: Reviewed issue Aug. 4, 1928, page 413.
Advertising: Insert, July 1, 1927; 1325, Apr. 28; 1998, June 16; 512-13, Aug. 18, 1928.
HOME MADE. Produced by C. C. Burr. Distributed by First National. Released, Nov. 20, 1927. Star, Johnny Hines. Director, Charles Hines. Cameramen, Wm. J. Miller and A1 Wilson. Length, 6,524 feet.
Theme: Comedy' of small town boy and his efforts to establish mother’s jam. He meets charming girl and vows to win her. While attending party at which aviators are broadcasting, he puts words praising his jam into one of the speaker’s month via ventriloquism. Jam becomes famous as a result and boy wins fortune and girl.
References: Reviewed issue May 26, 1928, page 1788.
Advertising: Page 1313, Oct. 28, 1927.
HONEYMOON ABROAD. Produced by British international Piet., Inc. Distributee by World Wit*