Motion picture news booking guide (Apr 1922)

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BOOKING GUIDE 51 MORAL FIBRE. Produced and distributed by Yitagraph. Released Sept. 18, 1021. Star, Corinne Griffith. Director, Webster Campbell. Length, 6 reels. Synopsis: Ranges from the childhood of young girl in small village to society atmosphere of large city. Young woman decides to avenge fancied wrong and lays foundation for desired goal. Becomes secretary of prominent author, whose wife caused brother's downfall. Fate intervenes and she falls in love with intended victim's brother. Later events cause her to change her mind and she wins affection of the man in the case. Romantic drama. References: Reviewed issue Aug. 27, 1921, page 1137. First run showings, pg. 1864, Oct. 8; 2147, Oct. 22. Advertising: Page 1813, Oct. 8, 1921. MORALS. Produced by Realart. Distributed by Paramount. Star, May McAvoy. Director, William D. Taylor. Length, 5 reels. Synopsis: Taken from the novel by AVilliam J. Locke, "The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne." Carlotta is an English orphan who has been reared in a Turkish harem. She escapes and reaches London. There she is befriended by Sir Marcus Ordeyne, an elderly bachelor. Her naive charm wins his heart. When a gossip tells Carlotta that Sir Marcus is going to marry her merely out of pity, she runs away. Months later they are reunited and find happiness together. Drama of the Orient and London. References: Reviewed issue Jan. 14, 1922, page 556. First run showings, pg. 3043, Dec. 10; 236a, 236d, Dec. 31; 737, Jan. 28. Advertising: Pages 2751-2755, Nov. 26; 3122, Dec. 17. Lobby Displays: Pages 730, Jan. 28; 1118, Feb. 18. Exploitation: Page 1351, Mar. 4, 1922. Newspaper Display: Page 988, Feb. 11, 1922. MO RAN OF THE LADY LETTY. Produced by George Melford. Distributed by Paramount. Released Feb. 12, 1922. With Dorothy Dalton and Rodolph Valentino. Director, George Melford. Length, 6,360 feet. Synopsis: A young lounge lizard, born and bred to luxury, is shanghaied aboard a fSan Francisco schooner. In the course of many melodramatic events he woos and wins a sailor-girl daughter quite the opposite to the sort of wife he would have picked had he remained a landlubber. The young fellow is transformed by his experiences from a " softy " into a two-fisted man, proud of his status. .Melodramatic sea story. References: Reviewed issue Feb. 18, 1922, page 1155. First run showings, pg. 1124, Feb. 18; 1243 Feb. 25; 1356, 1357, Mar. 4. Advertising: Pages 2885, Dec. 3; 6, Dec. 24; 143, Dec. 31; 456, Jan. 14; 561, Jan. 21; 1179, Feb. 25. MOTION TO ADJOURN, A. Produced by Ben Wilson Prod. Distributed by Arrow. Released Nov. 2, 1921. Featuring Roy Stewart and Marjorie Daw. Director Roy Clements. Length, 6 reels. Synopsis: Youth shoulders guilt of brother when the latter steals father's securities. Driven from home, his clothes are stolen from him by a (ramp who is later killed and identified as himself, lie wanders into western town, meets the daughter of hotel keeper and inherits claim of old prospector. Girl