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MOTION PICTURE NEWS
her to a booking agent and she becomes suspected of his mysterious murder. Counterplot shows blackmail scheme in progress, Letters of wealthy woman fall into hands of agent. Clearing up mystery involves others. Worthless husband of woman who wrote letters finally confesses his guilt. His suicide leaves wife free to enter into a happier mariage. Mystery melodrama.
References: Reviewed issue April 29, 1922, page 2469. First run showings, pg. 2685, May 13; 2941, May 27s 3045, June 3; 3132, June 10; 169, July 8; 716. Aug. 12; 1007, Aug. 26, 1922.
Advertising: Pages 1785, Mar. 25; 2996, June 3, 1922.
Exploitation: Pages 3041, June 3; 3323, June 24; 628. Aug. 5, 1922.
Newspaper Displays: Pages 1945, April 1; 2834, May 20; 259, July 15, 1922.
FIRST WOMAN, THE. Produced by D. & M. Films. Inc. Distributed by Film Booking Offices. Released April 30, 1922. Star, Mildred Harris. Director. Glenn Lyons. Length, 4,959 feet.
Synopsis: Satirical comedy-melodrama visualizing playwright's difficulty in securing a leading woman for his play. Playwright seeks leading woman for play just completed. His manager suggests a talented actress, but she has no " name value " upon the stage and he refuses to grant interview. His sister, her fiance, the manager and mutual friends plan to trick playwright into meeting the girl and an acknowledgment of her histrionic ability. They win. Girl interests playwright professionally and personally. Double wedding for sister, her fiance, and ambitious talented young lady to playwright results.
References: Reviewed issue April 29, 1922, page 2.468.
Advertising: Pages 2262, Apr. 22; 2506-7, May 6. 1922.
FLESH AND BLOOD. Produced by Irving Cummings. Distributed by Western Pictures Exploitation Co. Released July, 1922. Star, Lon Chaney. Director, Irving Cummings. Length, 6 reels.
Synopsis: Heart interest drama in which star portrays role of convict.i who, after fifteen years, escapes because of wife's illness. He is too late, and wife is dead. Young daughter is in love with son of financier who railroaded him to prison. He assumes disguise of crippled beggar, and does not reveal himself to her. Financier interferes with son's affair. Beggar forces confession from him, but when he consents to son marrying convict's daughter, he destroys confession and returns to prison, happy in his sacrifice.
References: Reviewed issue July 29, 1922, page 557. First run showings, pg. 1257, Sept. 9, 1922.
Newspaper Displays: Page 1369, Sept. 16, 1922.
FLESH AND SPIRIT. Produced by U. S. Moving Picture Corp. Distributed by Lee-Bradford Corp. Released June, 1922. Star, Belle Bennett. Director. Joseph Levering. Length, 5,500 feet.
Synopsis: Spiritualistic melodrama, centering about an atheist who holds that Science is the only God. His young cousin is deeply in love with him. but he is so absorbed in his scientific experiments that he fails to notice her affection. One of his enemies, angered at his treatment of the girl, plans to kill him, but his plans miscarry and the girl is killed instead. Shortly after her death, the girl returns in spirit form, appearing before him frequently, and finally convinces him that there really is a God.
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