Motion picture news booking guide (1929)

BOOKING GUIDE 149 realizes she loves him. The party, all except captain, are saved by warship. Captain later turns up as lieutenant-commander in Navy. References: Reviewed issue Dec. 9, 1927, page 1826. Advertising: Insert, May 13; insert. May 27; 81, July 15; 418, Aug. 18; 737, Sept. 9; insert. Sept. 16; 1293, Oct. 28, 1927. Exploitation: Page 1571, Nov. 18, 1927. Newspaper Displays: Page 1640, Nov. 25, 1927. SHANGHAIED. Produced and distributed by F. B. O. Pictures. Released, Oct. 19, 1927. Starring Ralph Ince and Patsy Ruth Miller. Director, Ralph Ince. Adaptation, .J. G. Hawkes. Cameraman, Joe Walker. Length, 5,999 feet. Theme: Melodrama in which the dance hall girl is forced to be a party to the drugging of the sea captain, who in revenge shanghaies her and forces her to be ship scullery maid. She is transferred to another ship returning to San Francisco, where she is employed in the lowest dive. She saves her money, repays the captain and eventually weds him. References: Reviewed issue Aug. 26, 1927, page 592. Advertising:* Pages 1804, May 20; 2323, 2333, June 17; 94, July 15, 1927. ^ SHARPSHOOTERS. Produced and distributed by Fox Film. Released, Jan. 15, 1928. With George O'Brien and Lois Moran. Director, J. G. Blystone. Scenarist, Marion Orth. Cameraman, Charles Clark. Length, 5,573 feet. Theme: Comedy drama. Hard-boiled gob “loves ’em and leaves ’em” until he meets Moroccan dancer. He promises to stand by her, but his ship sails. Girl later comes to New York to seek him, and falls into clutches of proprietor of a waterfront dive. After many exciting adventures, girl is rescued by sailor and his pals, and finds that his love is real after all. References: Reviewed issue Jan. 28. 1928, page 282. Advertising: Insert, also 1682, Dec. 2; insert, Dec. 9; insert, Dec. 16; insert, Dec. 23, 1927. SHEPHERD OF THE HILLS. Produced by Charles R. Rogers. Distributed by First National. Released, Jan. 1, 1928. With Molly O’Day, Alec Francis, John Boles and Matthew Betz. Director, A1 Rogell. Continuity and adaptation, Marion Jackson. Cameraman, Sol Polito. Length, 8,188 feet. Theme: Mountain drama. Picturization of Harold Bell Wright’s novel. Mysterious stranger from outer world is taken in by family of Ozark Mountains, and becomes shepherd for latter’s flock. Years before stranger’s son betrayed mountaineer’s daughter, and he hopes to atone for son’s error. The mountaineer ' had sworn to kill the betrayer’s father, but relents when shepherd confesses he is the father. References: Reviewed issue Feb. 25, 1928, page 642. Advertising: Pages 2145, June 3; insert, Tune 17; insert, Aug. 19; 1236, Oct. 21; insert, Nov. 18; 1626, Nov. 25; 1693, Dec. 2; 1800. Dec. 9: 1944, Dec. 23; 2009-10, Dec. 30, 1927; 317, Feb. 4; 492, Feb. 18; 614, Feb. 25; 686, Mar. 3; 796, Mar. 10, 1928. Newspaper Displays: Page 1590, May 12, 1928. SHE’S A SHEIK. Produced and distributed by Paramount. Released, Nov. 12, 1927. Starring Bebe Daniels with Richard Arlen and William Powell. Director, Clarence Badger. Scenarist, Lloyd Corri» gan. Cameraman, J. Roy Hunt. Length, 6,015 feet. Theme: Comedy-drama of Christian girl raised among Arabs, who refuses to wed any one but a man of her faith. Kidnaps and conquers him. References: Reviewed issue Dec. 9, 1927, page 1826. • Advertising: Insert, Sept. 16; 1293, Oct. 28; 2063, Dec. 31, 1927. I SHIELD OF HONOR, THE. Produced and distributed by Universal. Released, Feb. 19, 1928. With Neil Hamilton, Ralph Lewis, Dorothy Gulliver and Claire McDowell. Director, Emory Johnson. Adaptation, Leigh Jacobson and Gladys Lehman. Cameraman, Ross Fisher. Length, 6,173 feet. Theme: Police melodrama. Commissioned as the first pilot in a newly organized police aviation department, a young officer solves the mystery of a number of big jewel robberies. He meets the daughter of a powerful capitalist during his apprehending of the criminals, and following their arrest the pair are married. References: Reviewed issue Dec. 30, 1927, page 2034. Advertising: Insert, May 13; 1533, Nov. 18, 1927. Exploitation: Page 1964, Dec. 23, 1927. SHIP COMES IN, A. Produced by DeMille Studio Prod. Distributed by Pathe. Released, June 4, 1928. With Rudolph Schildkraut, Louise Dresser, Robert Edeson, Milton Holmes and Louis Natheaux. Director, William K. Howard. Scenarist. Sonya Levien. Cameraman, Lucien Andriot. Length, 6,902 feet. Theme: Story of a family of immigrants, who come to America and give their boy to the cause of their adopted country in the war. The father is accused of a crime, but he is soon freed and goes back to comfort his broken-hearted wife. They give all that one can give to their new country. References: Reviewed issue June 23, 1928, page 2119. Advertising: Pages 1325, Apr. 28; 21, July 7; 86-87, July 14; insert, July 21, 1928. SHOOTIN’ IRONS. Produced and distributed by Paramount. Released, Oct. 8, 1927. Starring Jack Luden with Sally Blane and Fred Kohler. Director, Richard Rosson. Scenarists, J. Walter Ruben and Sam Mintz. Cameraman, Henry Gerrard. Length, 5,179 feet. Theme: Western. Cowboy befriends girl, whose dad is a felon. Robbing stage containing papers which convict him, he and the girl and her father are pursued by a posse, but a judge arrives declaring her parent innocent and the cowboy is at liberty to wed the girl. References: Advertising: Insert, May 13; 81, July 15, 1927. SHOWDOWN, THE. Produced and distributed by Paramount. Released, Feb. 25, 1928. Starring George Bancroft with Evelyn Brent, Neil Hamilton, Fred Kohler and Arnold Kent. Director, Victor M r Schertzinger. Scenarist, Hope Loring. Cameraman, Victor Millner. Length, 7,616 feet. Theme: Drama of the oil fields. Five men and one woman are involved. The woman’s husband is called away temporarily and other four men crave her. She asks one. Cardan, to protect her from other three. Husband returns, and he and Cardan cut cards to see which shall have new oil well and which leave camp. Cardan deliberately loses as oil gusher spouts. References: Reviewed issue March 10, 1928, page 826. Advertising: Pages 481, Feb. 18; 760, March 10, 1928. Lobby Displays: Page 1781, May 26, 1928. SILENT SENTINEL, THE. Produced and distributed by Chesterfield. Released, August 1, 1928.