Motion picture news booking guide (1929)

156 MOTION PICTURE NEWS Chester Conklin and George Bancroft with Jack Luden and Doris Hill. Director, Gregory La Cava. Scenarists, Percy Heath and Kerry Clarke. Cameraman, H. Kinley Martin. Length, 6,006 feet. Theme: Railroad comedy of two rival engineers, one piloting the road’s best locomotive, and the other a derelict. The former falls in love with his rival’s daughter, who in turn loves son of road’s president. The young couple elope, and engineer gives up suit to aid girl’s father in preventing president from halting marriage. References: Reviewed issue Oct. 28, 1927, page 1344. Advertising: One page insert, May 13; insert, May 27; 81, July 15; 736-37, Sept. 9; insert, Sept. 16; 1292, Oct. 28; 1368, Nov. 4; 1528, Nov 18; insert, Dec. 20, 1927. TEMPEST. Produced by Joseph M. Schenck. Distributed by United Artists. Released, August 11, 1928. Starring John Barrymore with Camilla Horn and Louis Wolheim. Director, Sam Taylor. Scenarist, C. Gardner Sullivan. Cameraman, Charles Rosher. Length, 9,300 feet. Theme: Romance of Russia. Peasant soldier becomes officer in Russian army before the revolution and loves a princess. Although drawn to him, she resents the amorous tendencies of the commoner. During revolution, conditions are reversed. Erstwhile commoner is important official and he saves the ex-princess from execution and makes her his wife. References: Reviewed issue June 16, 1928, page 2037. Advertising: Insert, July 15, 1927; insert, July 7, 1928. TEMPTATIONS OF A SHOP GIRL. Produced by Chadwick Piet. Distribution by First Division. Released, November 1, 1927. Starring Betty Compson with Pauline Garon and Raymond Glenn. Director, Tom Terriss. Scenarist, L. V. Jefferson. Cameraman, Ted Tetzloff. Length, 5,700 feet. Theme: Modern melodrama. Two sisters are salesgirls in department store. One is loved by owner’s son. Younger becomes m:xed up with bad company and is saved by older sister, who takes her place in jail, and is released on suspended sentence. She tips off police, who capture gang. She and her lover marry. References: Advertising: Page 1151, Sept. 25, 1926. TENTH AVENUE. Produced by DeMille Studio Production. Distributed by Pathe. Released, August 6, 1928. Starring Phyllis Haver with Victor Varconi and Joseph Schildkraut. Director, William C DeMille. Scenarist, Douglas Doty. Cameraman, David Abel. Length, 6,370 feet. Theme: Melodrama of the city tenements from play of same name. Girl is in danger of ejection from boarding house because of non-payment of rent. One of the roomers murders another to get the money and a third is wrongfully accused. Real assassin is forced to confess by girl and is killed trying to make a getaway. Other roomer and girl wed. References: Advertising: Pages 1752, May 26; 2077, June 23; 21, July 7; insert, July 21; 251, July 28; 448-49, Aug. 11, 1928. TERROR MOUNTAIN. Produced and distributed by F B O. Released, Aug. 19, 1928. Starring Tom Tyler with Jane Reid and A1 Ferguson. Director, Louis King. Continuity, Frank Howard Clark. Cameraman, Nick Musuraca. Length, 4,884 feet. Theme: Western melodrama. Cowboy becomes interested in little pal’s troubles and goes to ranch with him. There he finds gang of crooks harassing boy’s sister, eager to obtain money hidden in shack. They get this. Cowboy whips outlaws in a fist battle, returns money to the girl and leaves for home with promise that girl and her brother will join him later. TEXAS STEER, A. Produced by Sam Rork. Distributed by First National. Released, Dec. 4, 1927. Starring Will Rogers with Louise Fazenda, Lilyan Tashman, Ann Rork and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Director, Richard Wallace. Scenarist, Paul Schofield. Cameraman, Jack Mackenzie. Length, 7;419 feet. Theme: Farce comedy adapted from play by Charles H. Hoyt. A Texan rancher elected to Congress by his State to put through an Important water project measure, becomes involved in a complicated series of events when opponents of the bill use persuasion, blackmail and kidnapping to defeat him. He escapes in time and outwits his enemies in getting across the bill. References: Reviewed issue Nov. 18, 1927, page 1554. Advertising: One page insert, June 3; insert, June 17; insert, Aug. 19; insert, Nov. 18; 1624, Nov. 25; 1694, Dec. 2; 1800, Dec. 9; 1882, Dec. 16; 1944, Dec. 23; 2009-10, Dec. 30, 1927. Exploitation: Pages 1571, Nov. 18; 1927; 440, Feb. 11, 1928. Newspaper Displays: Page 443, Feb. 11, 1928. Window Displays: Page 272, Jan. 28, 1928. TEXAS TORNADO. Produced and distributed by F B O Pictures. Released, June 24, 1928. Starring Tom Tyler with Frankie Darro and Nora Lane. Director and scenarist, Frank Howard Clark. Length, 4,793 feet. Theme: Western. His oil property threatened by a rascally rancher, a land owner is shot by the rancher and a youth is blamed. The latter escapes arrest and rescues the small son of the land owner and captures the rancher, thus winning the hand of the land owner’s daughter. THANKS FOR THE BUGGY RIDE. Produced and distributed by Universal. Released, Apr. 1, 1928. Starring Laura La Plante with Glenn Tryon. Director, William Seiter. Adaptation and continuity, Beatrice Van. Cameraman, Arthur Todd. Length, 6,179 feet. Theme: Comedy-drama of young couple’s efforts to market a song. The girl hoodwinks the music publisher, who dislikes her because of a previous encounter during which she slapped him, and, by dressing as a negress, puts the song over with a bang at a house party. She and her boy friend get a fat check for the ditty. Reference: Reviewed issue Feb. 4, 1928, page 380-B. Advertising: Insert, May 13, 1927. Exploitation: Pages 956-B, Mar. 24; 1781, May 26; 1963, June 9, 1928. THAT CERTAIN THING. Produced and distributed by Columbia. Released, Jan. 1, 1928. Starring Viola Dana with Ralph Graves. Director, Frank Capra. Adaptor, Elmer Harris. Cameraman, Josepn Walker. Length, 6,047 feet. Theme: Comedy-drama of a tenement girl who weds a rich man’s son but the rich man cuts off her husband without a cent. They get an idea to enter the restaurant business and so good are the young wife’s sandwiches that the father buys their business at a handsome figure and presents them with a wedding check into the bargain. References: Reviewed issue March 10, 1928, page 823. Advertising: Insert, May 6; 1901, May 20; insert, July 15, 1927 ; 485, Feb. 18, 1928. THAT’S MY DADDY. Produced and distributed by Universal. Released, Feb. 5, 1928. Starring