Motion picture news booking guide (1929)

136 MOTION PICTURE NEWS 4> 1928. Starring Klondike (dog). Director, Noel Mason Smith. Scenarist, George W. Pyper. Cameraman, Harry Cooper. Length, 4,600 feet. Theme: Outdoor action drama. On a mission to speed up work on his father’s dam, youth is waylaid by dam foreman. Pretending loss of memory, the youth and his dog establish the villainy of the foreman and when the latter tries to dynamite the dam, the dog drives him to his death and the youth wins the affection of a girl. References: Reviewed issue March 3, 1928, page 751. MARRY THE GIRL. Produced and distributed by Sterling Dist. Corp. Released, March 1, 1928. With Barbara Bedford and Robert Ellis. Director, Phil Rosen. Scenarist, prances Guihan. Cameraman, Herbert Kirkpatrick. Length, 5,300 feet. Theme: Romantic melodrama. Secretary and housekeeper of old man frame his son on a checkforgery. Son disappears and enemies foster his supposed widow and child on old man, plotting to get his money. Son returns, ousts his enemies, and as girl was innocently implicated, marries his “widow.” References: Reviewed March 10, 1928, page 825. MASKED ANGEL. Produced by I. E. Chadwick. Distributed by First Division. Released, June 25>, 1928. Starring Betty Compson with Wheeler Oakman and Jocelyn Lee. Director, Frank O'Conner. Cameraman, Ted Tetzlaff. Scenarist, I. Bernstein. Length, 6,000 feet. Theme: Romantic drama. Cabaret girl accused unjustly of theft) seeks refuge in a hospital and pretends she has come to call on the blinded and broken young soldier. He becomes interested Ini her and through her efforts is encouraged hack to normalcy, after which they are wed. References: Reviewed issue March 24, 1928, page 962. MATINEE IDOL, THE. Produced and distributed by Columbia. Released, March 14, 1928. With Bessie Love and Johnnie Walker. Director, Frank Capra. Scenarist, Elmer Harris. Cameraman, Philip Tannura. Length, 5,925 feet. Theme: Comedy-drama. Star comedian, of Broadway show becomes involved with tent show troupe. Against his wishes, manager signs them to appear in New York revue. Their pathetic efforts to stage a Civil War drama literally stops the show and girl then realizes that the troupe had been duped. The star eventually wins her affection. References: Reviewed issue May 5. 1928, page 1493. Advertising: Insert, May 6; 1901, May 20; insert, July 15, 1927. MATING CALL, THE. Produced by Caddo Prod. Distributed by Paramount. Released, July 21, 1928. Starring Thomas Meighan with Evelyn Brent, Renee Adoree, Aian Roscoe, Gardner James. Director, James Cruze. Cameraman, Ira Morgan. Length, 6,325 feet. Theme: Melodrama of young husband who discovers wife unfaithful while he is overseas. Their marriage annulled, wife marries again. Her second husband, to hide his own indiscretions, makes trouble for wife’s former spouse. Troubles are straightened out when their author dies, and couple are free to marry again. References: Reviewed issue Oct. 13, 1928, page 1164. Advertising: Pages 1556-57, May 12, 1928. MECHANICS OF THE BRAIN. Produced by Sovkino. Distributed by Amkino. Released, March, 1928. Director, V. I. Pudovkin. Cameraman, A. D. Golovnia. Length, 6,000 feet. Theme: Photographic record of thinking of an individual between years of 1900 and 1927. Portrays his attempt to analyze human and animal behavior. MIDNIGHT ADVENTURE, A. Produced by Duke Worne. Distributed by Rayart. Released, May, 1928. Starring Cullen Landis and Edna Murphy. With Ernest Hilliard, Virginia Kirkley, Fred Kelsey. Director, Duke Worne. Scenarist, Arthur Hoerl. Cameraman, Walter Griffin. Length, 5,262 feet. Theme: Mystery drama. A houseful of guests become involved in a net of crime. One of them is murdered, circumstances pointing to a girl, loved by the district attorney and another man. The former doubts her while the latter goes about proving that she is innocent and capturing the criminal, thus winning her love. MIDNIGHT LIIfE. Produced by Gotham Prod. Distributed by Lumas Film Corp. Released, August, 1928. Starring Francis X. Bushman with Gertrude Olmstead and Eddie Buzzell. Director, Scott R. Dunlap. Scenarist, Adele Buffington. Cameraman, Ray June. Length, 4,863 feet. Theme: Underworld drama in which a gang of crooks murder friend of detective. The detective goes on their trail and rounds them up. He sends their leader, a man of the world posing as a public benefactor, to the death prepared for himself. He also saves a girl and a boy from the clutches of the gang. References: Reviewed issue August 11, 1928, page 478. Advertising: Pages 2256, June 10; 163, July 22, 1927. MIDNIGHT MADNESS. Produced by DeMille Pictures Corp. Distributed by Pathe. Released, March 25, 1928. With Jacqueline Logan and Clive Crook. Director, F. Harmon Weight. Adaptor, Robert N. Lee. Cameraman, David Abel. Length, 5,659 feet. Theme: Heart drama. Girl marries diamond miner. He makes believe he is poor to test her love. She is hurt by this revelation, but her love is awakened when her former employee and another man endeavor to steal the property of her husband. One kills the other fighting over her and the girl realizes the worth of her mate. MIDNIGHT ROSE. Produced and distributed by Universal. Released, Feb. 26, 1928. Starring Lya de Putti with Kenneth Harlan. Director, James W. Young. Scenarist, J. Grubb Alexander. Cameraman, Jos. Brotherton. Length, 5,689 feet. Theme: Drama of the underworld. A girl marries arj ex-crook trying to go straight, but they fall into the power of the chief of the underworld who finally relents and lets them go their way in peace. References: Reviewed issue March 10, 1928, page 822. Advertising: Insert, May 13; 249, July 29, 1927. MILLION FOR LOVE, A. Produced and distributed by Sterling Distributing Corp. Released, April 15, 1928. With Josephine Dunn and Mary Carr. Director, Phil Rosen. Scenarist, Frances Guihan. Cameraman, Herbert Kirkpatrick. Length, 5,400 feet. Theme: Crook melodrama. Youth is charged with killing a gang leader but refuses to talk even when conviction is certain. Girl tells truth, which youth had hidden for fear of implicating her.