Motion picture news booking guide (1929)

154 MOTION PICTURE NEWS form to make a hit with his girl. Unwittingly he admits a crook into a house, which is later robbed. Brother is blamed and his badge is found in house. Young fellow, after a tussle with the crook, recovers money and everything turns out nicely. References: Reviewed issue April 28, 1928, page 1347. STORMY WATERS. Produced and distributed by Tiffany-Stahl. Released, June 1, 1928. Starring Eve Southern with Malcolm McGregor, Roy Stewart and Shirley Palmer. Director, Edgar Lewis. Scenarist, Harry Ditmar. Cameraman, E. O. Miller. Length, 5,735 feet. Theme: Drama of the sea. Two brothers are seafaring men, eldest being captain of boat and interested in saving younger brother from wiles of adventuress, who claims to be his wife. Later, she confesses during storm at sea that she has lied about marriage. Older brother put her adrift at sea in rowboat and brings boy to girl back home. References: Advertising: Insert, June 23, 1928. STRAIGHT SHOOTIN’. Produced and distributed by Universal Pictures Corp. Released, Oct. 16, 1927. Star, Ted Wells. Director, William Wyler. Adaptation, William Lester. Cameraman, Milton Bridenbecker. Length, 4,251 feet. Theme: Western drama in which two pals rush food to mine where every one is starving. One of them meets the mine owner’s daughter, and works with her in frustrating the plot of a gang of conspirators scheming to defraud her father out of his property. References: Reviewed issue August 19, 1927, page 528. Advertising: Insert, May 13, 1927. STRANGE CASE OF CAPT. RAMPER. Produced and distributed by First National. Released, July 29, 1928. With Paul Wegener and Mary Johnson. Director, Max Reichmann. Scenarist, Curt J. Braun. Cameramen, Freidrich Weimann and Herbert Korner. Length, 7,534 feet. Theme: Drama of man lost in arctic who loses his mind in the iceland. He is caught and exhibited as a shy man-animal. Then a physician restores sanity. Disgusted with the world, he returns to the arctic wastes. References: Reviewed issue June 9, 1928, page 1969. Advertising: Insert, May 19; insert, May 26; 2004-5, June 16; 2089, June 23; 2168, June 30, 1928. STREET ANGEL. Produced and distributed by Fox Film Corp. Released, August 19, 1928. With Janet Gayhor and Charles Farrell. Director, Frank Borzage. Scenarist, Marion Orth. Cameraman, Ernest Palmer. Length, 9,221 feet. Theme: Heart drama. Adaptation of play, “Lady Cristilinda.” Neapolitan girl is rearrested on old charge and forced to leave her lover on eve of their wedding. She having disappeared, he becomes a failure and when girl is released and searches for him, he thinks she has gone to the bbd. He realizes his error and once again they become happy lovers. References: Reviewed issue July 28, 1928, page 289. Exploitation: Page 618, Aug. 25, 1928. Newspaper Displays: Page 214, July 21, 1928. STREET OF SIN, THE. Produced and distributed by Paramount. Released, May 26, 1928. Starring Emil Jannings with Fay Wray and Olga Baclanova. Director, Mauritz Stiller. Scenarist, Chandler Sprague. Cameraman, Bert Glennon. Length, 6,218 feet. Theme: Drama of London Limehouse. Leader of gang saves Salvation lass from insult by neighbor hood hoodlums and is swayed by her goodness. He reforms, which makes his former girl angry, and she tips off his whereabouts to police, who want him on old charge. He is killed in a gun battle, and the two girls become good friends. References: Reviewed issue June 2, 1928, page 1905. Advertising: Pages 736-37, Sept. 9; insert. Sept. 16; insert, Sept. 30; 1528, Nov. 18; 1858, Dec. 16; 1930, Dec. 23; insert, Dec. 30; insert, Dec. 31, 1927; insert, Jan. 7; insert, Jan. 21; insert, Feb. 4; insert, also 411, Feb. 11; insert, Feb. 18; 761, Mar. 10; 1237, Apr. 21; 1519, May 12; 1613, May 19; 1731, May 26; 1927, June 9; 1991, June 16; 246. July 28, 1928. Newspaper Displays: Page 42, July 7, 1928. STREETS OF ALGIERS. Produced by Ufa Corp. Distributed by Ufa Eastern Div. Dist. Released, May 1, 1928. Starring Camilla Horn with Jean Bradin. Director, Dr. W. IIoffman-Harnisch. Length, 6,603 feet. Theme: Melodrama. Girl is rescued from owner of a dive by his mistress. It later develops that latter is girl’s mother. References: Advertising: Page 891, Mar. 17, 1928. STREETS OF SHANGHAI. Produced and distributed by Tiffany-Stahl. Released, Dec. 15, 1927. With Pauline Starke and Kenneth Harlan. Director, Louis J. Gasnier. Scenarist, John F. Natteford. Cameraman, Max Dupont. Length, 5,276 feet. Theme: Oriental melodrama. American girl teacher at the mission engenders displeasure of a powerful Chinese vice overlord for saving a pupil from his clutches. She is aided by marine whom she loves in frustrating Chinaman’s designs, but another woman injects herself into it and almost ruins love affair. This is finally straightened out and missionary weds the marine. Reference: Reviewed issue March 3, 1928, page 751. Advertising: Pages 1177, Apr. 1; insert, July 22; 817, Sept. 16, 1927; 180, Jan. 21; insert, June 23, 1928. STRONGER WILL, THE. Produced and distributed by Excellent Pictures Corp. Released, Feb. 20, 1928. Starring Percy Marmont with Rita Carewe. Director, Bernard McEveety. Scenarist, Adrian Johnson. Cameraman, Art Reeves. Length, 6,600 feet. Theme: Heart drama. Breaking her engagement when he tells her to postpone wedding as he is leaving for Mexico, girl later finds trip was due to her father’s financial troubles, so she marries hero. Reserving her love, she tries to learn his plans to ruin him, but he misleads her and she, realizing extent of his love, becomes a devoted helpmate. References: Advertising: Page 1639, May 6, 1927. STUDENT PRINCE IN OLD HEIDELBERG, THE. Produced and distributed by MetroGold wynMayer. Released, Jan. 30, 1928. Starring Ramon Novarro and Norma Shearer. Director, Ernst Lubitsch. Adaptor, Hans Kraly. Cameraman, John Mescall. Length, 9,435 feet. Theme: Romantic drama. Young prince attending Heidelberg falls in love with pretty barmaid, but when king suddenly dies he has to return home. Through state demands he is forced into a loveless marriage with princess of another country, and lovers are forced to sacrifice their great love. References: Reviewed issue Oct. 7, 1927, page 1111.