Motion picture news booking guide (1929)

, BOOKING GUIDE 147 Theme: Modern melodrama. When her parents separate, girl disgusted, goes out to shift for herself. A notorious rounder gets her a job as a model and later lures her to his apartment and tries to attadc her. She succeeds in getting her sweetheart on the phone and just as he arrives with assist ance, the rake is killed by father of girl he had betrayed. T^efe rences: Advertising: Insert, June 2, 1928. RUSH HOUR, THE. Produced by DeMille Pictures Corp. Distributed by Pathe. Released, Dec. 12, 1927. Starring Marie Prevost with Harrison Ford and Seena Owen. Director, E. Mason Hoppei. Scenarist, Zelda Sears. Cameraman, Dewey Wrigley. length, 5,880 feet. Theme: Comedy-drama, from “The Azore Shore” by Fred and Fanny Hatton. Girl reads so many travel catalogues she decides she must see the world. She secretes herself aboard an ocean liner as stowaway. Discovered, girl is put in linen room to earn passage. A pair of adventurers befriend girl to use her as decoy in separating oil magnate from his cash. She is saved from the schemers, when sweetheart, who has trailed her, appears on scene. References: Reviewed issue March 10, 1928, page 822. Advertising: Insert, July 22; insert. Sept. 2; insert, Oct. 21, 1927. SADDLE MATES. Produced by Action Pictures, Inc. Distributed by Pathe. Released, August 5, 1928. Starring Wally Wales with Peggy Montgomery. Director, Richard Thorpe. Scenarist, Frank L. Inghram. Cameraman, Ray Ries. Length, 4,520 feet. Theme: Western drama in which a young westerner finally finds a villain he and his pal have been seeking for some time. The villain does everything in his power to kill them both, hiring gunmen for the job, but is unsuccessful. The villain is finally exposed and driven out of town while the hero wins his sister. References: Reviewed issue March 10, 1928, page 896. SADIE THOMPSON. Produced by Gloria Swanson Prod. Inc. Distributed by United Artists Corp. Released, Jan. 7, 1928. Star, Gloria Swanson. Director and adaptor, Raoul A. Walsh. Cameramen, Oliver Marsh, George Barnes, Robert Kurrle. Length, 8,600 feet. Theme: Romance of South Seas, from story by W. Somerset Maugham. Girl trying to hide her identity in the South Seas meets marine and promises to marry him. Reformer makes life unpleasant for her and threatens to give her up to police. When she reforms he attacks her and later commits suicide. She and marine leave for Sydkiey and freedom. References: Reviewed issue Feb. 11. 1928, page 451. Advertising: Insert, July 15, 1927; 412-13, Feb. 11; 1000-01. Mar. 31; 1329, Apr. 28, 1928. Exploitation: Pages 887, Mar. 7; 2028, 2032, June 16; 2110, June 23, 1928. Newspaper Displays: Page 961, Mar. 24, 1928. SAILOR 1ZZY MURPHY. Produced and distributed by Warner Bros. Released, Oct. 8, 1927. With George Jessel, Warner Oland and Audrey Ferris. Director, Henry Lehrman. Scenarist, E. T. Lowe, Jr. Cameraman, Frank Kesson. Length, 6,020 feet. Theme: Melodrama in which Jewish perfume salesman is inducted into crew of maniacs aboard yacht and succeeds in saving the life of the wealthy perfume manufacturer whom they had intended to kill and with whose daughter Izzy is in love. References: Reviewed issue Oct. 28, 1927, page 1345. Advertising: Page 634, Sept. 2, 1927. SAILOR’S SWEETHEART, A. Produced and distributed by Warner Bros. Released, Sept. 24, 1927. With Louise Fazenda. Clyde Cook and Myrna Loy. Director, Lloyd Bacon. Scenarist, Harvey Gates. Cameraman, Frank Kesson. Length, 5,685 feet. Theme: Farce-comedy. After inheriting a small fortune, a spinster sets her cap for a husband. She becomes the prey;' for an adventurer but falls in love with a sailor. She has an exciting time being captured by prohibition agents and eluding the sheik. She finally marries the gob and lives scrappily ever after. References: Reviewed issue Oct. 14, 1927, page 1186. Advertising: Page 634, Sept. 2, 1927. SAILORS’ WIVES. Produced and distributed by First National. Released, Jan. 22, 1928. With Mary Astor and Lloyd Hughes. Director, Joseph Henabery. Continuity and adaptation, Bess Meredyth. Cameraman, Sid Hickox. Length, 5.485 feet. Theme: Romance between boy and girl halted by impending loss of sight by latter. Tries to impress boy with fact! that she is fickle rather than reveal circumstances. Her attempt at suicide results in restoration of sight. References: Reviewed issue March 10, 1928, page 822. Advertising: Two page insert, May 31; 147, July 12, 1924; insert, June 3; insert, June 17; 1944, Dec. 23; 2009, 2011, Dec. 30, 1927. SALLY IN OUR ALLEY. Produced and distributed by Columbia. Released, Sept. 3, 1927. With Shirley Mason and Richard Arlen. Director, Walter Lang. Scenarist, Dorothy Howell. Cameraman, J. O. Taylor. Length, 5,892 feet. Theme: Comedy romance. Sally is adopted by elderly neighbors when her mother dies. Her love for a plumber persists although a wealthy aunt tries to make a snob of her. Thinking he is below her class, the plumber tells her he doesn’t love her jury more, but Sally discovers his deception and marries him. References: Advertising: Insert, May 6; 1901, May 20; insert, July 15; 961, Sept. 30; 1140 Oct 14, 1927. SALLY OF THE SCANDALS. Produced and distributed by F. B. O. Pictures Corp. Released, July 15, 1928. With Bessie Love and Allan Forrest. Director, Lynn Shores. Scenarist, Enid Hibbard. Cameraman, Philip Tannura. Length, 6,059 feet. Theme: Melodrama of night life in which Steve, backer of musical show, and Bill, gang leader, are in love with same chorus girl. Leading lady, jealous of girl, slips a diamond bracelet into her pocket and accuses her of steading it. Steve learns the patrticulars and halts wedding ceremony about to be performed uniting chorus girl and gang leader. References: Advertising: Pages 1804 May 20; 2 023 , 2333, June 17; 9a, July 15, 1927.