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October 25, 1924 BOOKING GUIDE SECTION
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MOTION PICTURE NEWS BOOKING GUIDE
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AFTER A MILLION. Produced and distributed by Sunset Productions. Released, March 1, 1924. Star, Kenneth McDonald. Director, Jack Nelson. Length, 4,834 feet.
Theme: Comedy drama. Beautiful young Russian Countess is told she must marry an American within given time to secure large fortune. Coincidentally a young American must reach a certain bank within given time also to secure a fortune. The latter overcomes attempts to thwart him by jumping from a railway trestle, climbing a skyscraper and similar stunts. He reaches his destination and saves both fortunes by marrying the Countess.
AGAINST ALL ODDS. Produced and distributed by Fox Film Corp. Released, July 27, 1924. Star, Charles Jones. Director, Edmund Mortimer. Length, 4,809 feet.
Theme: Mystery melodrama of western character based upon youth saving his friend accused of murder — with mystery brought out through man disappearing to avoid creditors.
References: Reviewed issue August 9, 1924, page 825. First run showings: Page 738, Aug. 9, 1924.
AMERICA. Produced by D. W. Griffith. Distributed by United Artists. Released, Aug. 15, 1924. Featuring Carol Dempster, Neil Hamilton and Lionel Barrymore. Director, D. W. Griffith. Length, 11,442 feet.
Theme: Historical romance against background of Revolutionary War — showing the features which led to America taking up arms against Britain — and pointing the conflict which was terminated in the surrender at Yorktown.
References: Reviewed issue Mar. 8, 1924, page 1103.
First run showings: Pages 2110, May 10; 2328-9. May 17; 2607, May 31; 2758, June 7; 2870, June 14; 2969, June 21; 3073, June 28; 73, July 5; 192, July 12; 451, July 26; 1514, Sept. 20, 1924.
AMERICAN MANNERS. Produced by Carlos Prod. Distributed by Film Booking Offices. Released, August 31, 1924. Star, Richard Talmadge. Director, James TV. Home. Length, 6,400 feet.
Theme: Melodrama of youth who hides his identity in order to capture smugglers and free his father from suspicion. After a series of lively incidents he triumphs and wins girl.
References: Reviewed issue Sept. 13, 1924, page 1414.
Advertising: Insert, July 26, 1924.
ANOTHER SCANDAL. Produced by Tilford Cinema Corp. Distributed by Producers Dist. Corp. Released, June 22, 1924. Star, Lois Wilson. Director, E. H. Griffith. Length, 7,322 feet.
Theme: An intimate society drama in which *' the other woman " seeks to break up the home of a happy couple and puts over some exceptionally daring action in seeking to accomplish her end.
References: Reviewed issue July 5, 1924, page 94.
First run showings: Pages 306, July 19; 451, July 26; 737 Aug 91148h, Aug. 30; 1614, Sept. 27, 1924.
Advertising: Pages 1259, March 22; 1599, April 5; 1846, April 262051, May 10; 2269, May 17; 126-7, July 12, 1924.
Lobby Displays: Page 1379, Sept. 13, 1924.
Newspaper Displays: Page 1277, Sept. 6, 1924.
ARAB, THE. Produced by Rex Ingram. Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn Dist. Corp. Released, July 21, 1924. Starring Ramon Novarro and Alice Terry. Director, Rex Ingram. Length. 6,710 feet.
Theme: Melodrama centering about an Arab whose love romance with the daughter of a Christian missionary aligns him against the powerful and scheming forces of Turkish tyrants. Love and heroism triumph.