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# Photoplay Magazine, May 1922

This issue of Photoplay, the world's leading motion picture publication edited by James R. Quirk, contains reviews and articles about contemporary films and stars. "The Love's of Pharaoh" (Paramount), "The Leather Pushers" (Fox), "Where My Wandering Boy" (location unclear), "The Sheik's Wife" (Vitagraph), "Love's Boomerang" (Paramount), and "Iron to Gold" (Fox) are among the films reviewed. The magazine features illustrated articles on actresses including Madge Bellamy and Alma Rubens, a satirical essay by Willard Huntington Wright on "Business in the Films" examining how cinema depicts Wall Street financiers and millionaires, and a portrait of Will H. Hays by Meredith Nicholson. Additional pieces include Robert E. Sherwood's parody "Alas, Poor Hamlet," a discussion of Edison's views on motion pictures in education, and features on selecting new film talent. The issue extensively advertises consumer goods including Pyralin toiletware, Victrola phonographs, and various patent medicines and beauty products.