Motion picture news booking guide (Apr 1923)

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BOOKING GUIDE 93 widower, who recognizes the situation and adopts her, and in after years she is loved by his son. A plot to blackmail the rich man and the foster daughter's attempt to save him brings her face to face with the sister from whom she has been separated, and who is in love with the leader of the gang. References: Advertising: Page 3273, Dec. 30. 1922. SKIN DEEP. Produced by Thomas H. Ince. Distributed by Associated First National. Released Sept., 1922. Featuring Milton Sills, Florence Vidor and Marcia Manon. Director, Lambert Hillyer. Length, 6,303 feet. Synopsis: Crook melodrama. Deals with complete change in identity of ringleader of crooks. Transformation is effected by plastic surgery following injury of the crook in airplane accident while he is trying to escape from jail. His wife and another crook had " railroaded " him into prison. Returning to his old haunts he learns how his wife and her friends are planning to doublecross him, and also of a plot to steal a disabled soldier fund. He aids the district attorney in cleaning up the political crooks and weds the daughter of the doctor who " brought him back." References: Reviewed issue Sept. 30, 1922, page 1622. First Run Showings: Pages 1746, 1748, Oct. 7; 1885-6, Oct. 14; 2157-8, Oct. 28; 2275, Nov. 4; 2417-8, Nov. 11; 2659, Nov. 25; 2787, Dec. 2; 2921, Dec. 9; 3375, Dec. 30, 1922; 310, Jan. 20; 560, Feb. 3, 1923. Advertising: Pages 978, Aug. 26; 1727-30, Oct. 7; 2050, Oct. 21; 2136, Oct. 28; 2258-9, Nov. 4; 3016, Dec. 16. 1922; 40, Jan. 6, 1923. Prologue: Page 1044, Mar. 3, 1923. Exploitation: Pages 2161-2. 2167, 2171, Oct. 28; 2288, Nov. 4; 2425, 2427, Nov. 11; 2547, Nov. 18; 2665, Nov. 25; 2934, Dec. 9; 3039. Dec. 16; 3197, Dec. 23, 1922; 72, Jan. 6; 200, Jan. 13, 1923. Window Displays: Pages 2028, Oct. 21, 1922; 201. .Ian. 13. 1923. Newspaper Displays: Pages 2276, Nov. 4; 2657, Nov. 25, 1922. SLIM SHOULDERS. Produced by Tilford Cinema Studios. Distributed by Hodkinson. Released Sept. 24, 1922. Star, Irene Castle. Director, Alan Crosland. Length, 6.783 feet. Synopsis: Society melodrama. Society girl agrees to marry a rich money lender upon condition that her father will not be sent to prison for forgery. On the eve of the wedding the promoter is killed in an accident and his nephew inherits the estate. Later a crook attempts to steal the girl's jewels, but she persuades him that she also belongs to the light-fingered gentry. Forming a friendship with him, she gets him to rob the nephew's safe and steal the papers incriminating her father. The youth captures her and tries to reform her. Eventually he learns the truth and happiness arrives for all concerned. References: Reviewed issue July 8, 1922, page 199. First Run Showings: Pages 1260. Sept. 9; 1369, 1372, Sept. 16-1609 Sept 30' 1746, Oct. 7; 1888, Oct. 14; 2538-9, Nov. 18: 2788-9, Dec. 2; 3049 Dec' 16 192"-' 315. Jan. 20; 562, Feb. 3; 931, Feb. 24, 1923. ' Advertising: Pages 988-9, Aug. 26; 1337, Sept. 16; 1553 Sept 30 1966 Oct. 21; 2104, Oct. 28, 1922. Lobby Displays: Page 2670. Nov. 25, 1922. Exploitation: Pages 2422, Nov. 11; 2670, Nov. 25, 1922. "Window Displays: Page 2665, Nov. 25, 1922. Newspaper Displays: Pages 1609, 1611, Sept. 30. 1922.