Motion picture news booking guide (Oct 1922)

8 MOTION PICTURE NEWS AFTER SIX DAYS. Produced by Armando Vay. Distributed by Weiss Bros.Artclass Pictures Corp. Released Aug. 31, 1922. Director, Antonio Pierro Gariazzo. Length, 11 reels. Synopsis: Biblical spectacle, depicting story of the Old Testament, beginning with Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden and ending with the Songs of Solomon. The story of Cain and Abel, the building of the Ark, Tower of Babel, destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, story of Joseph and his brethren, are among the incidents portrayed. Many of the scent's were taken in the Sahara desert. Babylonia. Mesopotamia, Egypt and Palestine. Customs and manners of Biblical times are shown. ALIAS JULIUS CAESAR. Produced by Charles Ray Productions. Distributed by Associated First National. Released July, 1922. Star, Charles Ray. Director, Charles Ray. Length, 6,131 feet. Synopsis: A comedy in which most of action centers around a country club. Deals with a society youth who is the victim of a practical .joke, who goes to jail because he is thought :> lunatic for going around draped In bath-curtains ■ in jail, meets a thief, who takes him, willy-nilly, into partnership. They make their escape by a clever ruse, and for awhile, they keep things going strong with excitement at a society function by the thief's attempt to swipe all the jewels at the party and the hero's desperate efforts to return them. Hero vindicates himself by exposing crook. Locks his rival in bathroom and makes up with his girl. References: Reviewed issue Aug. 19, 1922, page 915. First run showings, pg. 1485, Sept. 23, 1922. Advertising: Page 3019, June 3, 1922. ALWAYS THE WOMAN. Produced by Betty Compson. Distributed by Goldwyn. Released July, 1922. Star, Betty Compson. Director, Arthur Rosson. Length, 5,462 feet. Synopsis: Oriental love and mystery drama, the theme slightly suggest tng reincarnation. Very fantastic. Vaudeville dancer traveling to Orient attracts attention of Egyptian mystic, who informs her that she is reincarnated personality of ancient queen of the Nile. An Egyptian prince and wealthy globetrotter also seek her favor. When they reach land a caravan is started for the desert so that the girl may find her treasures of an ancient day. She finds atonement. An American fellow-passenger is regenerated and triumphs over the Egyptians in winning her love. References: Reviewed issue July 22, 1922, page 435. First run showings, pg. 258, July 15; 346, July 22; 511, July 29; 620, Aug. 5; 716, Aug. 12; 873. Aug. 19; 1008-9, Aug. 26, 1922. Advertising: Pages 2504, May 6; 2798, May 20; 2911, May 27; 3294, June 24; 6, July 1; 116, July 8; 235, July 15; 316, July 22, 1922. Newspaper Displays: Pages 619, Aug. 5, 1922. ANGEL OF CROOKED STREET. THE. Produced and distributed by Vltagraph. Released April 23, 1922. Star, Alice Calhoun. Director, Robert Ensminger. Length, 5 reels. Synopsis: Crook melodrama which outlines the life of a young girl who hired out as a maid in a small town to support her widowed mother. She was unjustly accused of theft and sent to a reformatory. While there her mother dies and this embitters the girl against the world. Upon her release she mingles with crooks and endeavors to reform them. Fate throws her in company of son of woman who wronged her and she plans her revenge by " framing " the young man. She falls in love with him and realizes the injustice of her plan. His mother admits she has wronged the girl and favors their marriage. References: Reviewed issue April 29, 1922, page 2469. First run showings, pg. 3329, June 24; 717, Aug. 12, 1922. ARABIAN LOVE. Produced and distributed by Fox. Released April, 1922. Stat. John Gilbert. Director, Jerome Storm. Length, 5 reels. Synopsis: Romantic adventure story with locale in Arabia. Bride leaves hu«hand in Arab community to visit mother. She learns on return journey that her husband has been killed by an American youth. She swears vengeance. When she is kidnapped by Bedouin bandits the American, his identity unknown to her, effects her rescue by winning at dice. Later, she learns to love him when she discovers that her husband deserved his death. References: Reviewed Issue April 15. 1922, page 221S. First run shou in»:s. pg. 2565, May 6; 2684, May 13; 45, July 1; 166, 168-9, July 8; 717, Aug. 12. 1922. Advertising: Pages 2034-5. Apr. 8; 2158. Apr. 15. 1922. Exploitation: Page* .1135. June 10; 1267, Sept. 9, 1922. Newspaper Displays: Page 873. Aug. 19. 1922.