Motion picture news booking guide (Apr 1924)

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BOOKING GUIDE 11 AVENGER, THE. Produced by Chas. R. Seeling. Distributed by Aywon Film Corp. Released, Jan. 1924. Star, Big Boy Williams. Director, Chas. R. Seeling. Length, 4,800 feet. Theme: Melodrama is a western I setting. A beautiful girl is the object of some villainous schemes to force her into marrying the crooked real estate dealer. His intrigue to make the girl's brother appear a thief is exposed by Nat Sherwood, the hero. — B — BAD MAN, THE. Produced by Edwin Carewe. Distributed by Asso. First National. Released, Oct. 1924. With Holbrook Blinn. Director, Edwin Carewe. Length, 6,404 feet. Theme :.. Character sketch involving melodrama based upon a bandit's raid and his crude, but successful efforts to aid a friend. References: Reviewed issue Oct. 20, 1923, page 1907. First Run Showings: Pages 1882, Oct. 20; 1992-4, Oct. 27; 2120, 2122, Nov. 3; 2240-1, Nov. 10; 2364, Nov. 17; 2462-3, Nov. 24; 2559, Dec. 1; 2881, 2883, Dec. 22, 1923; 59, Jan. 5; 160, Jan. 12; 375, Jan. 26; 633, Feb. 9; 1087, Mar. 8, 1924. Advertising: Two page insert, May 26; pages 43, July 7; 328, July 28; 745, Aug. 18; 1290, Sept. 15; 1404, Sept. 22; 1750, Oct. 13; 1864-5, Oct. 20; 4 pg. insert, Nov. 3; 2437, Nov. 24, 1923. Lobby Displays: Page 866, Feb. 23, 1924. Exploitation: Page 1322, Mar. 22, 1924. Newspaper Displays: Pages 2461, Nov. 24; 2689, Dec. 8, 1923. BAFFLED. Produced and distributed by Independent Pictures1 Corp. Released, Feb. 1924. Star, Franklyn Farnum. Director, J. P. McGowan. Length, 5,078 feet. Theme: Western melodrama. Hero, a rancher, battles lawless elements. Villain, secretly at head of gang of cattle rustlers, tries to get possession of heroine's ranch. Hero is discredited, and villain nearly accomplishes designs, but in the end the hero triumphs. FINIS FOX BAG AND BAGGAGE" A Romantic Comedy Drama , GLORIA GREW CARMEUTA 6ERA6HTV BAG AND BAGGAGE. Produced and distributed by Selznick Dist. Corp. Released, Nov. 24, 1923. Featuring Gloria Grey and Carmelita Geraghty. Director, Finis Fox. Length, 6,388 feet. Theme: Romantic comedy drama dealing with the country girl who follows the city chap to the Gay White Way, becomes involved in a jewel theft and is about to be sent to the hoosegow when a bag and its contents saves the maiden. References. Reviewed issue Nov. 24, 1923, page 2479. Advertising: Pages 2733, Dec. 15, 1923; 114-5, Jan. 12, 1924. BAREFOOT BOY, THE. Produced by Mission Film Co. Distributed by C. B. C. Film Sales Corp. Released, Sept. 1, »L923. Featuring John Bowers, Sylvia Breamer, Marjorie Daw, Tully Marshall. Director, David Kirkland. Length, 5,943 feet. Tmeme: A maltreated, barefoot boy because of his I mischievous ways is held responsible for every catastrophe that befalls the town. His only friends are a little girl, his mother and the village drunkard. Unable to stand it any