Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World (Jan-Mar 1928)

66 EXHIBITORS HERALD and MOVING PICTURE WORLD January 21, 1928 I NEW PICTURES In "New Pictures" the EXHIBITORS HERALD and MOVING PICTURE WORLD presents in concise form information on current and forthcoming attractions. The facts as presented will serve exhibitors in booking and in the preparation of their advertising campaigns. BARE KNEES: Gotham comedy-drama, with Virginia Lee Corbin, Donald Keith, Jane Winton. Johnnie Wallter, Forrest Stanley, and Maude Fulton. Directed by Erie C. Kenton. Released February 1. Length 6,000. (Repeated from a previous iseue for corrections in cast.) TYPE AND THEME: An up-to-the-moment story of a girl whose bare knees and cigarette smoking scandalizes the small Southern totvn to ivhich she goes to visit her married sister. She finds one kindred spirit in Larry. Discovering that her sister, neglected by her hzisband, district attorney, is having an "affair," BiUie schemes to prevent a real scandal. An elopement being contemplated, she goes to the rendezvous at a notoriotis houseboat cafe and is there with the clandestine pair when the husband arrives, leading a raid. BiUie introduces the man as her friend . . . then there's a fire. Jumping into the river, BUlie is saved by Larry, and with her promise to marry him and the reconciliation of husband and ttnfe, bare knees have a great inning. BRANDED SOMBRERO, THE: Fox Western, with Buck Jones, Leila Hyams, Jack Baston, Leo Kelly, Francis Ford, Josephine Borio, and Stanton Heck. Directed by _ Released January 8. Length 4,612 ft. TYPE AND THEME: The deathbed confession of John Hallett casts gloom over the Hallett household, for it is learned that his old and battered sombrero, covered with numerous brands, represents a diary of the cattle taken from his neighbors. The ranch is sold to pwy off his debts, but Lane, the younger son, forgets his promise and gambles his share away. This throws the bulk of the responsibility upon Buck. As each ramcher is paid off. Buck draws a line through the brand. Finally there is but one brand left, and Buck is reluctant to negotiate ivith the mvner, Connie Marsh, whom Buck loves deeply. Buck ■endeavors to protect Lane from the villainous hotel oivner, Maggert, who is -using him in his nefarious undertakings. Accused of being a member of MagSiert's gang. Buck brings about the dcnvnfall of Maggert, then returns to his old home u-ith his bride, Connie. CHICAGO AFTER MIDNIGHT: PB O melodrama, with Ralph Inee, Jola Mendez. Lorraine Rivero, James Mason, Carl Axzelle, Helen Jerome Eddy, Ole M. Ness, Rob Seiter, and Frank Mills. Directed by Ralph Ince. Released March 4. Length TYPE .iND THEME: More reverse balbjhoo for the metropolis of the West. This picture is one of F B O's major efforts and is to be featured in the February Kennedy drive. Added to that is Ralph Ince. both as star and director. The story concerns Jim Boyd, tvho, released after 15 years of imj>risonment, trails the man wlio sent him there to Chicago where he is an underworld boss, and kills him, shifting the blame on Waring, an orchestra leader. Waring's stveetheart, Mona, tricks Boyd into saying Waring is innocent and Boyd turns her over to a dive keeper. Then he learns she is his daughter. . . and sacrifices his life for her happiness. DIVINE WOMAN, THE: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer drama, with Greta Garbo, Lars Hanson, Lowell Sherman, Dorothy Gumming, John Mack Brown, Cesare Gravina. Paulette Duval, and Jean de Briac. Directed by Victor Seaetrom. Released January 14. Length 7,300. TYPE AND THEME: Legrande takes the peasant girl, Marianne, to his Paris theatre. He makes love to her, and Marianne, fleeing him, meets Lucien, a soldier, ivith lohom she becomes on good terms. Lucien steals a dress for her and having also deserted the army, he is put in prison for five years. Mariamne, returning to Legrande, is made a star because of her beauty. Years pass, and Luxien suddenly appears at the theatre. Marianne collapses and discharged, faces poverty. But Lucien finds her and they leave for South America, happy in their love. DOOMSDAY: Paramount drama, with Florence Vidor, Gary Cooper, Lawrence Grant, Charles A. Stevenson, and others. Directed by Rowland V. Lee. Released Febniary 18. Length _ TYPE AND THEME: An adaptation of the popular book by the English novelist, Wartvick Deeping, icho wrote "Sorrell and Son." The story is laid in England and presents Mary Viner zoith the problem of whether to marry for love or money. Arnold, whom she loves, has only Doomsday farm. Fream, tvho is rich, is old. She marries Fream to end her days of tvork, but after a year as his wife, she returns home, has her marriage annulled, goes to work for Arnold — and fi'iially wins back his love. FANGS OF THE WILD: FBO melodrama, with Ranger, Dorothy Kitchen, Sam Nelson, Tom Lingham, and Sid Crossley. Directed by Jerome Strong. Released. _ Length 4,578. TYPE AND THEME: For folks rvho like canine geniuses. Blossom Williams, ivho lives with her drunkard step-father in the Kentucky hills, has only Ranger to protect her from rough Rufe Anderson, who loves her. Anderson has a superstitious fear of the dog and trapping him, throws him into the river. Larry, young engineer seeking to buy Blossom's property for his father's coal company, rescues Ranger, and both battle Rufe. Victors, they hunt up Blossom, and Ranger is very glad when both land and Blossom are acquired by Larry. HER SUMMER HERO: FBO comedy-di-ama, with Hugh Trevor, Harold Goodwin, Duane Thompson, James Pierce, Cleve Moore, and Sally Blane. Directed by James Dugan. Released Length 5,146. TYPE AND THEME: This one's about our so-called younger generation. It is also collegiate — that is. Ken and Al arc college friends. Then in the summer. Ken is life guard at a beach tvlicre Al and his sister Joan are entertaining friends. Ken, ivho is star of his college's swimming team, saves Joan from drmvning, without knmving that she's Al's sister. Of course she likes him. That's u'hy she's peeved tvhen she sees C/t)is in Ken's sweater being pretty chummy with Grace, for she thinks Chris is Ken. So she promises Herb she will marry him if he wins the swimming race, n<hich he doesn't, inasmuch as Ken wins it. But explanations fi-K things so that Joan can marry the winner after all. I.OVE AND LEARN: Paramount comedy-drama, with Esther Ralston, Lane Chandler, Hedda Hopper, Claude King, Jack J. Clark, John Trent, Hal Craig, Helene Lynch, Katherine Parrieh, Martha Franklin, Jerry Mandy, Dorothea Wolbert, Johnnie Morris, and Guy Oliver. Directed by Frank Tuttle. Released January 14. Length _ TYPE AND THEME: Here is Esther Ralston' s first starring picture, starting her out in the approximate manner of Cla/ra Bow. As Nancy, she seeks to prevent her parents from getting a divorce by making them concentrate their attention upon her. Her first escapade lands her in jail, but the judge likes her and to warn him of a plot to prevent his re-election, she breaks jail and goes to his hotel. He's out, so she gets a room. It happens to be the room the judge takes after hearing of the plot. They discover their intimate proximity about the time Nancy's parents enter in search of her. Of course she and the jxidge want to marry anyivay. And her father's hay fever makes mama's care necessary, so the divorce is off. PHANTOM OF THE RANGE : F B O Western, with Tom Tyler, Charles McHugh, Duane Thompson, Frankie Darro, James Pierce, Marjorie Zier, and Beans. Directed by James Dugan. Released... Length 4,781. TYPE AND THEME: A new twist (if possible) to the usual Western theme. As Duke Carlton, Tyler is the leading man in a stock company trouping the West which becomes stranded when the manager deserts. Duke takes a job on a farm, and though hating the tvork, he stays on to protect his boss and Patsy from the machinations of Corbin, rascally realtor. He stays not in vain, for exposing Corbin and putting over a deal for the land tvith a generous syndicate, he wins Patsy's love. RED RIDERS OF CANADA : FBO melodrama, with Patsy Ruth Miller, Charles Byer, Harry Woods, Rex Lease, and Barney Purey. Directed by Robert DeLacy. Released _ Length 6,419. TYPE AND THEME: A story of the beautiful Canadian forests amd, of course, the Mounted Police. Pierre is made a captive tvhen his father is killed by De Busart, fur pirate. Later Sergeant Scott captures De Busart, but Pierre's sister, Joan, releases him on his protiiise to save her brother. De Busart takes her to his cabin, where his treacherous intent comes to light. But Joan Imd marked the trail for Scott, who arrives at the cabin in the well knoxvn nick of time and saving her, tells her effectively of his love for her. SHE'S A SHEIK: Paramount comedy-drama, with Bebe Daniels, Richard Arlen, William Powell, Josephine Dunn, James Bradbury, Jr., Billy Franey, Paul McAllister, and A! Fremont. Directed by Clarence Badger. Released November 12. Length 6,015. TYPE AND THEME: How sheikesses make love, or fun in North Africa! Kada loves Zaida, daughter of Sheik Yusif, but she doesn't love him. Kada swears to get her somehow. Zaida meets Joe and Jerry, trco Americans trying to convert the natives into motion picture fans, when Kada would chastise them for knocking him down. Zaida subdues him with a rapier. Yu^if, fearing Kada, had gone to the Foreign Legion garrison, and there Zaida goes, meeting Captain Colton. She falls in love, but he does not, so she has her slatves take him prisoner. A command of soldiers soon follow and are to shoot him for desertion. Then Kada's forces attack, but Joe and Jerry project a film showing soldiers arriving and they flee. Zaida and Colton embrace. SIREN, THE: Columbia drama, with Tom Moore, Dorothy Revier, Norman Trevor, Jed Prouty, and Otto Hoffman. Directed by Byron Haskin. Released Length TYPE AND THEME: In this tale a girl, falsely described as a siren and accused of murder, nearly pays the death penalty, a confession in the nick of time saving her. Her friend, Norwood, is exposed as a cheat, and in an encounter with Allen, who has fallen in love urith her, the house is set on fire. Norioood is badly burned and his accoonplice accuses her of murder, while Norioood goes about in disguise. Facing death, the accomplice tells the truth — a/nd love heals all wounds. WEST POINT: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer drama, with William Haines, Joan Crawford, Neil Neely, William Bakewell, Ralph Emerson, Leon Kellar, and Major R. G. Moses, U. S. A. Directed by Edward Sedgwick. Released Length 8,134. TYPE AND THEME: The tale of an arrogant young gridiron gladiator ivho learns the error of his ways. His name is Wayne and he starts his smart aleck career at West Point by pretending to Betty to be blind, thus tvinning her attention. His wise-cracking soon makes him unpopular with the cadets. He thinks he is the whole football team, and just before the ArmyNavy game in Chicago he dissipates and is suspended. But he apologizes and is sent to the game, arriving as the score is S to 0 againt the Army. Sent into the game, he breaks an arm, but carries on and wins the battle for West Point. Back at the academy, strolling down the famous Flirtation Lame, Betty promises to be his ivife. Your Classiiied Ad Will Do the Work! Exhibitors Herald and Movins Picture World has helped hundreds of Theatre owners in solving many a problem. The classified advertising department has placed organists all over the country, has hel[>ed in obtaining equipment, in selling equipment, and also in solving many another problem that seemed difficult. The rates are but 10c per word. 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