Motion picture news booking guide (1929)

Record Details:

Title:
Motion picture news booking guide
Date:
1929
Publisher:
Hollywood : Motion Picture News, Inc.
Volume:
1929 motion picture news booking guide
Leaf #:
000163
Language:
English
Collection:
Early Cinema, Year Book, and Hollywood Studio System
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Motion Picture News was the leading film industry trade journal during the 1920s. Founded in 1908 as a counterweight to the dominant Moving Picture World, the News was the voice for the independent, non-Trust, producers. Later Motion Picture News expanded its coverage to the entire industry, supporting the independent exhibitor with objective film reviews, summaries of programs at theatres across the nation, activities of regional exchanges in the cities with regional exchanges, and excellent coverage of the coming of sound and screenings and stage shots at the major New York City theatres. -- David Pierce, 2013
Date Added:
March 21, 2024
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BOOKING GUIDE 161 References: Reviewed issue June 2, 1928, page 1907. Advertising: Insert, June 3; insert, June 17, 1927 ; 686. March 3, 1928. Exploitation: Page 634, Feb. 25, 1928. WALKING BACK. Produced by DeMille Pictures Corp. Distributed by Pathe. Released, May 21, 1928. With Sue Carol. Director, Rupert Julian. Scenarist, Monte Katterjohn. Cameraman, John Mescall. Length, 5,035 feet. Theme: Drama of modern youth. Young boy neglects studies, wrecks father’s car and disobeys parent — all because of a girl. When bandits rob bank of the boy’s father and compel the boy and girl to drive them to safety, boy speeds up the car and ultimately drives them into police station. His parents forgive him and he and girl find happiness together. References: Reviewed issue Sent. 29, 1928. page 929. Advertising: Insert, Aug. 26, 1927; pages 1242-43, Apr. 21; 1325, Apr. 28; 1998-99, June 16, 1928. WALLFLOWERS. Produced and distributed by F. B. O. Pictures Corp. Released, Feb. 16, 1928. With Hugh Trevor and Julienne Scott. Director, Leo Meehan. Scenarist, Dorothy Yost. Cameraman, A1 Seigler. Length, 6,339 feet. Theme: Drama of woman love by Temple Bailey. Two sisters, although pretty, are typical wall flowers. They enter Washington society and one falls in love with wealthy youngster whose stepmother interferes with romance. Other marries ex-soldier. First marries wealthy boy despite stepmother and two wallflowers finally find happiness. References: Advertising: Pages 1804, May 20; 2323 , 2333, June 17; 95, July 15, 1927. WANDERER OF THE WEST, A. Produced by Trem Carr. Distributed by Rayart. Released December, 1927. Starring Tex Maynard. Director, R E. Williamson. Scenarist, Arthur Hoerl. Cameraman, Ernest Depew. Length, 4,200 feet. Theme: Westeni. Rancher plans to get hold of Lazy Y ranch which controls water rights of region. Rancher’s aide plavs up to daughter of Lazy Y’s owner. Girl is kidnapped but rescued by father’s foreman. Rancher’s gang is run out of town, and girl realizes that foreman would make a very good husband. WARMING UP. Produced and distributed by Paramount. Released. August 4, 1928. Starring Richard Dix with Jean Arthur, Claude King, Philo McCullough, Wade Boteler. Director, Fred Newmeyer. Scenarist, Ray Harris. Cameraman, Edward Cronjager. Length, 6,509 feet. Theme: Baseball romance. Hero of the sandlots goes to the big league and becomes fairly good. He meets daughter of dubowner andl falls in love with her but thinks she prefers rival of Nopposing team. His nerve fails him in the deciding game of world’s series, but he sees girl in the stand encouraging him, and he wins series and the girl. References: Reviewed issue July 21, 1928, page 219. Advertising: Insert, May 5; 1928, June 9; insert, June 30; 3, July 7; 170-71, July 21; 346, July 28; 315. Aug. 4; 501. Aug. 18; 653, Sept. 1. 1928. Exploitation: Pages 212. July 21; 470, Aug. 11; 618, Aug. 25, 1928. Newspaper Displays: Page 541, Aug. 18, 1928. WARNING, THE. Produced and distributed by Columbia. Released, Nov. 26. 1927. Starring Jack Holt with Dorothy Revier. Director, George B. Seitz. Scenarists, Lillian Ducey and H. Milner Kitchin. Cameraman, Ray June. Length, 5,791 feet. Theme: Chinese melodrama. Captain of dope vessel finds girl secret service agent prisoner in waterfront den, and effects her rescue after fight with gang leader. Girl later leads raiding party and again becomes captive. About to be put to death, girl once more is saved by captain, who is a British Intelligence officer, but he is wounded and forced to throw a bomb, which wipes out smugglers. References: Reviewed issue Jan. 7, 1928, page 75. Advertising: Insert, May 6; 1901, May 20; insert, July 15, 1927. WATER HOLE, THE. Produced and distributed by Paramount. Released, August 25, 1928. Starring Tack Holt with Nancy Carroll. Director, F. Richard Jones. Cameraman, C. Edgar Schoenbaum. Length, 6,319 feet. Theme: Western melodrama, from story by Zane Grey. Girl sets out to gain proposed from father’s young partner on a bet. When he learns of her perfidy he leaves for Arizona but she has become interested in him and regrets what she had done. He schemes to kidnap her and tame her, which he does. She in turn kidnaps him and carries him back east, where they find happiness. References: Reviewed issue Sept. 8. 1928. page S03. Advertising: Insert, May 5; 1928, June 9; 315, Aug. 4; 439, Aug. 11; 653, Sept. 1, 1928. WAY OF ALL FLESH, THE. Produced and distributed by Paramount. Released. Oct. 1, 1927. Starring Emil Jannings with Belle Bennett, Phyllis Haver and Donald Keith. Director, Victor Fleming. Scenarist, Jules Furthman. Cameraman, Victor Milner. Length, 8,486 feet. Theme: Human interest drama. A simple home -loving man leaves wife and children for business visit to big city, where he falls prey to temptation and wiles of a woman of the underworld. Tricked out of his money by woman, and ashamed to face family because of his degradation, man changes identities with dead victim of train accident, and is buried to the world. References: Reviewed issue July 8, 1927, page 58. Advertising: One page insert, May 13; insert, May 27 : 79, 81, July 15; insert, July 22; 245, July 29; 312, Aug. 5; 417, Aug. 21; 565, 568, Aug. 26; 735-36, 738. Sept. 9; insert, Sept. 16; 885, Sept. 23; insert. Sept. 30; 1137, 1151, Oct. 14; insert, Oct. 21; 1292-93, Oct. 28; 1368, Nov. 4; 1528, Nov. 18; 1608, Nov. 25; 1855, Dec. 16; 1930, Dec. 23; insert, Dec. 30, 1927 ; 411, Feb. 11; 760, Mar. 10; 1237, Apr. 21; insert, May 5, 1928. WAY OF THE STRONG, THE. Produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures Corp. Released, June 19, 1928. Starring Mitchell Lewis and Alice Day with Theodor von Eltz, Margaret Livingston, William Norton Bailey. Director, Frank Capra. Scenarist, Peter Milne. Cameraman, Ben Reynolds. Length, 5,752 feet. Theme: Underworld melodrama in which Tiger Louie, king of bootleggers and Handsome Williams, leader of the hijackers, deadly enemies, both fall in love with Nora, blind street musician. She is also loved by Dan, a piano player. Williams and Louie are both siain in a gun battle and Nora wins the man of her choice. References: Advertising: Insert, May 6; 1901, May 20; insert, July 15, 1927. WE AMERICANS. Produced and distributed by Universal. Released, May 6, 1928. With George Sidney, Patsy Ruth Miller, George Lewis. Director, Edward Sloman. Scenarist, Edward J. Montague. Cameraman, Jackson J. Rose. Length, 9,151 feet.