Motion picture news booking guide (Oct 1922)

Record Details:

Title:
Motion picture news booking guide
Date:
Oct 1922
Publisher:
New York : Motion Picture News, Inc.
Volume:
Motion picture news booking guide (Oct 1922)
Leaf #:
00022
Language:
English
Collection:
Year Book, Hollywood Studio System, and Early Cinema
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:
December 02, 2023
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22 MOTION PICTURE NEWS By a clever ruse she convinces the uncle of the folly of circumstantial evidence ami he makes amends. References: Reviewed issue June 10, 1922, page 3160. First run showings, pg. 46, July 1; 260. July 15; 1009. Aug. 26; 1258, Sept. 9; 1484, Sept. 23, 1922. Advertising: Page 227. July 15, 1922. Newspaper Displays: Page 3328, June 24, 1922. EXTRA! EXTRA! Produced and distributed by Fox. Released March 5, 1922. Stars. Johnny Walker and Edna Murphy. Director, William K. Howard. Length, 5 reels. Synopsis: Romantic adventure story of a cub reporter. Treats of cub reporter who is assigned to get story from wealthy man. An old newspaperman is fired for failure to secure the story. His daughter is secretary to rich imin. one of party to merger with which story sought relates. Cub realizing difficulty takes job as butler in the home. Climax introduces scapegrace, nephew of ri<h man. the girl and cub reporter bent on securing paper giving fm ts of merger. Cub wins and makes city editor agree to re-engage sweetheart's father before he writes the story. References: Reviewed issue March 18, 1922, page 1628. EYES OF THE MUMMY, THE. Produced by UFA Productions. Distributed by Paramount. Released June 25, 1922. Starring Pola Negri with Emil Jannings. Length, 3,805 feet. Synopsis: Melodrama with Egyptian setting. A portion of the action takes place in England. The story concerns a beautiful girl who was kept captive by a religious fanatic in an ancient desert tomb and utilized to scare away visitors by glaring at them from a mummy case. She is " The Eyes of the Mummy." The girl is rescued by a young engineer, who marries and takes her home to England. The fanatic follows as a servant to a wealthy man. He holds her captive by his hypnotic power. With his suicide the spell is broken. References: Reviewed issue June 10, 1922, page 3160. First run showings, Pg 111, July 29. 1922. Advertising: Pages 1788, March 25; 2621, May 13, 1922. _F — FACE BETWEEN. THE. Produced and distributed by Metro. Released April 1 7. 1922. Star. Bert Lytell. Director, Bayard Veiller. Length. 6 reels. ^vnop-is: Story of self-sacrifice with dramatic moments interspersed with romantic coloring. Star appears in dual role characterization. Reveals a psychic touch. Treats of a son's sacrifice to save the honor of his father whose name is in jeopardy. Goes into exile in isolated mountain district. There he meets a mountain girl and agrees to marry her after the natives urease him of compromising her. The girl is mysteriously killed. Hero falls rioting to mental aberration. Becomes delirious and imagines girl returns to torture him Family hears of his plight and brings him back to city. He is cured, and reunited with sweetheart. References: Reviewed issue March 25, 1922, page 1755. First run showings, PK 3235. June 17; 3329, June 24, 1922. FAIR LADY. Produced by Whitman Bennett Productions. Distributed >>y United Artists Corp. Released March 19, 1922. Star, Betty Blythe. Director, Kenneth Webb. Length, 6,400 feet. EferBopOMI ■ mystery melodrama. Founded on Rex Beach's novel, "The Net." Deals with the operations of a secret society of Sicily that transfers its activities to New Orleans. Card!, leader of the band, is in love with < <. imt« ss Maryhertfta. When the Countess nttempts to marry' another, her flanre Is shot to death Margherita takes the oath of vengeance and follows Cavil to Amerlcu. Here she again meets Blake, friend of old fiance. Blake falls In love with her. but she will not listen to his protestations of love until Cardl Is brought to Justice. Aided by the police and after a murderous fight between Cardl and Blake, summary Justice is meted out to the former MarKherlta and Blake are married. Tt.f.renres: Reviewed Issue May 27, 1922. page 2971. First run showings PC. 1943. April I; 2194. April 15; 2564. May 6; 2686. May 13; 2941-2, 2944 May 27; 3130-31. June 10; 620. Aug. 5; 873. Aug. 19. 1922. Advertising: Paces 1559. March 18; 1681, March 26; 1893 April 1 2021 April «: 2147. April 15; 2281. April 22; 2398. April 29; 2502. May «• 314 July 22; 9*h. Aug. 26, 1922. Exploitation: Tsge Bl R, July 29, 1922.