Motion picture news booking guide (1929)
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162 MOTION PICTURE NEWS
Theme: Drama of Americanization. Young American lieutenant of leading family falls in love
with daughter of Jewish immigrants. His life is saved in action by girl’s brother, who sacrifices his own life to do So. Lieutenant returns to claim bride only to meet objections from his parents, who realize their follv upon meeting girl’s parents, and having explained to them their great sacrifice.
References: Reviewed issue April 7, 1928, page 1153.
Advertising: Insert, May 13; 2590-91. July 1; 248, Tuly 29, 1927; 106-08, Tan. 14; 175, Jan. 21; 605,
Feb. 25; 857, Mar. 17; 927. Mar. 24; 997, Mar. 31; 1073, Apr. 7; 1179, Apr. 14; 1239, Apr. 21; 1327, Apr. 28; 2159, June 30, 1928.
Exploitation: Pages 142, July 14; 470, Aug. 11, 1928.
WEB OF FATE, THE. Produced by Dallas M. Fitzgerald. Distributed by Peerless Pictures Carp.Released, Nov. 7, 1927. Starring Lillian Rich with Eugene Strong. Director, Dallas M. Fitzgerald. Adaptors, Gladys Gordon & Ada McQuillan. Cameraman, Milton Moore. Length, 5,800 feet.
Theme: Drama of Wall Street and staije life. Scheming financier meets young millionaire, whom he tricks. Financier spends money on stage star. Later, through accident, she is badly scarred and another girl substitutes. Financier proposes to latter, threatening ruin if she refuses. He is killed and millionaire and girl charged with murder. Former stage star confesses, and girl and millionaire are freed.
WE’RE ALL GAMBLERS. Produced and distributed by Paramount. Released, Sept. 3, 1927. Starring Thomas Meighan with Marietta Millner. Director, James Cruze. Scenarist, Hope Loring. Cameraman, Bert Gler.non. Length, 5,935 feet.
Theme: Adapted from Sidney Howard’s play, “Lucky Sam McCarver.” Drama. Heavyweight
challenger’s ring career is blasted When he is run over by society deb. He becomes successful operating night club and sets out to win the girl. When she is implicated in a murder he takes the blame and when the case is found to be a suicide, he weds her.
References: Advertising: One page insert, May 13; insert, May 27; 81, July 15; insert, Sept. 16;
1293, Oct. 28, 1927.
WEST POINT. Produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Released, Jan. 7, 1928. Starring William Haines with Joan Crawford. Director, Edvard Sedgwick. Scenarist, Raymond L. Schrock. Cameraman, Ira H. Morgan. Length, 8,134 feet.
Theme: Military drama. Conceited and lacking the spirit of West Point, a cadet who is on the
football team is dramatically made to realize the error of his ways. Through misery and regret, a true sense of the West Point spirit is born in him, in time to spectacularly help win an Army-Navy gridiron game.
References: Reviewed issue Jan. 7, 1928, page 75.
Advertising: Insert, May 27 : front cover, Dec. 2; insert, Dec. 16; 2001, Dec. 30; 2064, Dec. 31,
1927; front cover, Jan. 28; 489, Feb. 18; insert, Mar. 10; front cover, Mar. 17; front cover, Mar. 24; 1547, May 12; insert, May 19; insert, June 2, 1928.
Exploitation: Pages 272, Jan. 28; 440, Feb. 11; 1032, Mar. 31; 2029, June 16, 1928.
WHAT PRICE BEAUTY. Produced by S. George Ullman. Distributed by Pathe. Released, Jan. 22, 1928. Starring Nita Naldi. Director, Thos. Buckingham. Scenarist, Natacha Rambova. Cameraman, D. J. Jennings. Length, 4,000 feet.
Theme: Drama of vamp against country girl for handsome young manager of beauty parlor. The
man wavers between the two attractions, but at last succumbs to the lure of the country lass because
of her natural beauty.
References: Reviewed issue Jan. 28, 1928, page 281.
WHEEL OF CHANCE. Produced and distributed by First National. Released, June 17, 1928. Star, Richard Barthelmess. Director, Alfred Santell. Scenarist, Gerald C. Duffy. Cameraman, Ernest Haller. Length, 6,895 feet.
Theme: Melodrama of Russian twins whose identity is unknown to each other several years after
they have been separately brought to New York. One becomes prosecuting attorney, the other is
accused of a murder and tried by his brother. He is acquitted but the relationship of the brothers
is undiscovered.
References: Reviewed issue July 7, 1928, page 53.
Advertising: Insert, June 2; 2005, June 16; 2089, June 23; 2168, June 30, 1928.
Lobby Displays: Page 469, Aug. 11, 1928.
WHEEL OF DESTINY, THE. Produced by Duke Worne. Distributed by Rayart. Released, October, 1927. With Forrest Stanley and Georgia Hale. Director, Duke Worne. Scenarist, George W. Pyper. Cameraman, Walter Griffen. Length, 5,869 feet.
Theme: Drama from story “The Man Without a Past” by Joseph Anthony.. Disappointed because
of coolness of sweetheart, and walking in a daze, young man falls and loses memory. Awakening, he goes to amusement park and joins show. Thru former acquaintance, memory is restored and he is welcomed back to home town. He marries daughter of park owner in preference over old sweetheart.
References; Advertising: Page 898, Sept. 23, 1927.
WHEN A MAN LOVES. Produced and distributed by Warner Bros. Released, Sept. 1, 1927. Starring John Barrymore with Dolores Costello. Director, Alan Crosland. Adaptation, Bess Meredyth. Length, 10,081 feet.
Theme: Romantic drama of impoverished youth and maid whose happiness is cut short when
political intrigue steals her away. They are reunited.
References: Reviewed issue Feb. 18, 1927, page 588.
WHEN THE LAW RIDES. Produced and distributed by F. B. O. Released, Feb. 26, 1928. Starring Tom Tyler with Frankie Darro. Director, Robert De Lacy. Scenarist, Oliver Drake. Cameraman, Nick Musuraca. Length, 4,898 -feet.
Theme: Western melodrama. Young government marshall befriends injured outlaw who gets drop
on him and leaves him stranded in desert. Marshall later poses as bandit to gain confidence of crooks. They try to double cross him but he outwits them. Crooks are rounded up and Marshall explains to girl that he is not bandit. Her father, a parson, ties the knot.
WHIP WOMAN. Produced and distributed by First National Pictures. Released, Feb. 5, 1928. With Estelle Taylor, Antonio Moreno, Lowell Sherman. Director, Allan Dwan. Scenarist, Earle Roebuck. Cameraman, Ernest Haller. Length, 5,087 feet.
Theme: Heart drama. Hungarian peasant girl succors a dissolute nobleman, who is about to commit suicide. Thru the girl, he finds a new interest in life. On their wedding day, the man’s mother