Motion picture news booking guide (Apr 1924)

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20 MOTION PICTURE NEWS CUPID'S FIREMAN. Produced and distributed by Fox Film Corp. Released, Dec. 16, 1923. Star, Charles Jones. Director, William Wellman. Length, 4,204 feet. Theme: Romantic drama with a heart interest vein, revolving around youth who becomes fireman against his mother's wishes and saves a woman from a burning house — afterward marrying her when she becomes a widow. References: Reviewed issue Dec. 29, 1923, page 3049. First run showings: Page 375, Jan. 26; 1194, Mar. 15, 1924. Exploitation: Page 866, Feb. 23, 1924. CYCLONE JONES. Produced by Chas. R. Seeling. Distributed by Aywon Film Corp. Released, Sept. 1923. Star, Big Boy Williams. Director, Chas. R. Seeling. Length, 4,800 feet. Theme: Western melodrama. The hero has but one purpose and that is to make good and win the girl of his heart. To do so he successfully fights off the attacks of bad men and their plot to drive the girl's father from his ranch. — D — DADDIES. Produced and distributed by Warner Bros. Released, Feb. 9, 1924. Star, Mae Marsh. Director, Wm. A. Seiter. Length, 7 reels. Theme: Comedy in which hardened bachelors adopt war orphans, become softened and then, as always happens, get married and each forfeit $5000 without a murmur. References: Reviewed issue Feb. 9, 1924, page 655. First run showings: Pages 855, Feb. 23; 1087, Mar. 8; 1194, Mar. 15, 1924. Advertising: One page insert, July 28; 842, Aug. 25; 1266, Sept. 15; 1613, Oct. 6; 1715, Oct. 13; 1837, Oct. 20; 2180, Nov. 10, 1923; 1283, Mar. 22, 1924. Newspaper Displays: Page 856, Feb. 23, 1924. DANCER OF THE NILE, THE. Produced by Wm. P. S. Earle Prod. Distributed by Film Booking Offices. Released, Oct. 28, 1923. Star, Carmel Myers. Director, William P. S. Earle. Length, 5,787 feet. Theme: Revolves around court intrigue of Prince Tut, who to gain his ends permits tyrannical princess to condemn her rival to death because of unrequitted love. References: Reviewed issue Nov. 17, 1923, page 2385. First run showings: Pages 156, 159, Jan. 12, 1924. Advertising: Pages 1485, Sept. 29; 1719, Oct. 13; 2080-1, Nov. 3; 2420, Nov. 24; 2750, Dec. 15; 2936-7, Dec. 29, 1923; 227, Jan. 19, 1924. Lobby Displays: Pages 265, Jan. 19; 637, Feb. 9, 1924. DANGEROUS MAID, THE. Produced by Jos. M. Schenck. Distributed by Asso. First National Pictures. Released, Nov. 1323. Star, Constance Talmadge. Director, Victor Heerman. Length, 7,337 feet. Theme: A melodramatic romance of England at the time of the Duke of Monmouth rebellion in which Barbara Winslow, rebel, becomes the center of some stirring adventures in trying to save her brother from the king's officers, with one of whom she falls in love. References: Reviewed issue Nov. 24. 1923, pg. 2481. First Run Showings: Pages 2461-2, Nov. 24; 2880, Dec. 22; 1923; 58-9. Jan. 5;'159, Jan. 12; 374-5, Jan. 26; 1311, Mar. 22; 1433, Mar. 29, 1924. Advertising: Two page insert, May, 26; 872, Aug. 25; 2436, Nov. 24, 1923. Prologue: Page 1320, Mar. 22, 1924. Exploitation: Pages 506, Feb. 2, 1924. Newspaper Displays: Pages 374, 376, Jan. 26, 1924. DARING YEARS, THE. Produced by Daniel Carson Goodman. Distributed by Equity Pictures Corp. Released, Sept. 15, 1923. Star, Mildred Harris. Director, Kenneth Webb. Length ,782 feet. Theme: Character itndj Of KCludrd youth who rebels against his mother. Iler wisdom and his ignorance are emphasized when the bn\ is comictcd Of murder of which he is innocent. Wins nn ele\eath hour freedom. References: Reviewed issue Aug. 11, 1923. page 670. First run showings: PaftN IfO, Jan. 12; LI 04, M.ir If.. 1921 Advertising: Page* 788-9. Aug. 18; 1099. Sept. 1; IM6-T, Sept 16; 1 179, < ict. 6. 1923.