Motion picture news booking guide (Oct 1922)

36 MOTION PICTURE NEWS flavor after style of " The Miracle Man." Deals with a crook's reformation. City crook robs aged country man, but restores money after hearing: hard lock story. Decides to reform in distant town and finally becomes a real estate agent. Meets girl and falls in love with her and frustrates a counterfeiter who has raised a large sum of money. The girl is convinced of young man's sincerity and reciprocates his love. References: Reviewed issue July 22, 1922. page 434. First run showings, pg. 610, July 29; 873-4, Aug. 19; 1007-8-9, Aug. 26; 1136-7-8, Sept. 2; 1258, Sept. 9; 1372, Sept. 16, 1922. Advertising: Pages 6, Dec. 24. 1921; 458, Jan. 14; 1180, Feb. 25; 1790, Mar. 25; 2749, May 20; 3091, June 10; 5, July 1; 114, July 8; 221, July 16, 1922. Exploitation: Pages 3039, June 3; 346, July 22; 1377, Sept. 16; 1490, Sept 23, 1922. Newspaper Displays: Pages 346, July 22; 1010, Aug. 26, 1922. IMPULSE. Produced by Berwilla Film Corp. Distributed by Arrow. Released July 15, 1922. Star, Neva Gerber. Director, Ben Wilson. Length, 4,505 feet. Synopsis: Society drama with mystery twist. Tells the story of the romance of little Julia Merrifield, who poses for a brief two weeks at an exclusive summer resort as a society butterfly. She wins a sincere friend and admirer in Robert Addis, a wealthy youth. On the way back to town the train on which they are travelling is wrecked. Addis is blinded as a result. Later, Julia's rascally husband appears. Fate brings them together in the home of Robert's aunt. He is planning to murder the elderly woman. Apprehended, he is killed in trying to escape detectives, thus leaving Julia and Robert, who recovers his sight, free to marry. INFIDEL, THE. Produced by Preferred Pictures, Inc. Distributed by Associated First National. Released April, 1922. Star, Katherine MacDonald. Director, James Young. Length, 6,377 feet. Synopsis: Dramatic romance of the South Sea Isles. An actress, deprived of an engagement through the interference of an over-zealous preacher, and whose father, also a preacher, drove her mother from home through his cruelties, hates all mankind. When villain enlists her cooperation in " showing up " missionaries, she accepts the proposition for revenge. She does not know he wants to use her as a tool to gain control of the copra trade from his rival. She goes ashore, poses as a castaway, ceases to be an infidel and falls in love with the man she tried to ruin. References: Reviewed issue April 22, 1922, page 2344. First run showings, pg. 2322. Apr. 22; 3329, June 24; 45-6, July 1; 259-60, July 15, 1922. Advertising: Pages 2762, Nov. 26, 1921; 464, Jan. 14; 1550, Mar. 18; 2813. May 20; 3116, June 10; 1118, Sept. 2, 1922. Prologues: Page 515. July 29, 1922. Newspaper Displays: Pages 166, 169, July 8; 257, July 15, 1922. EN SELF DEFENSE. Produced by Swedish Biagraph. Distributed by George Hamilton, Inc. Released June 15, 1922. Star, Jenny Hasselquist. Director. Maritz Stiller. Length, 6 reels. Synopsis: Melodrama centering about group of Russian refugees. The Prince and Princess were able to escape at the time of the uprising through aid of young revolutionist under obligation to them. Living in a foreign country, their means dwindle, and the Prince becomes heavily indebted to a banker, who covets the Princess. She repulses him, but a situation develops in which the Prince dies, the banker is shot, and the Princess is accused. .Through the assistance of the young revolutionist, who has left Russia, she is cleared of the charge, and the story closes with a promise of happiness for them. References: Reviewed issue May 13, 1922, page 2708. IN THE NAME OF THE LAW. Produced by Emory Johnson. Distributed by Film Booking Offices. Released Aug. 20, 1922. Starring, Johnny Walker and Ella Hall. Director, Emory Johnson. Synopsis: Police drama. Develops sentiment and a dash of melodrama Involving a courtroom scene. Treats of family life of 'Frisco policeman who train* hi» children to respect the law and honor the home. Older boy, through secret labors of his mother, is sent to college, and is involved in theft of which he is innocent, while younger boy works in a bank. A robbery occurs, followed by a murder, and youth is seriously wounded by policeman father, who la on duty. He is tried upon circumstantial evidence, bat his brother, now a lawyer, frees him. References: Reviewed Issue July 22, 1922. page 436. First run showings, pg. 846, July 22; 717, Aug. 12; 874. Aug. 19; 1137. Sept. 2, 1922. Advertising: Pages 3006. June 8; 8205. June 17; 61, 63, July 1; 120. July 8: 226, July 16; 868-9, July 22; 481. July 29; 728, 735, Aug. 12; 948-7, Aug. 26 186t. 1172, Sept. 16; 1485-6. Sept. 23. 1922. Exploitation: Pages 363. July 22; 761. Aug. 12; 1016. Aug. 26; 1282-8, Sept t; 1488, Sept. 28, 1922. Prologues: Pages 1876. Sept. 16; 1492. Sept. 23. 1922. Newspaper Displays: Pages 1372. Sept. 16; 1484. Sept. 23. 1982.