Exhibitors Herald (1927)

56 EXHIBITORS HERALD March 26, 1927 A very poor serial. Plenty of action, but that is about all we can say for it. I bought five serials and got two out of the five that were any good. Ten chapters. — James A. Banks, Lyric theatre, Saratoga, Wyo. — Small town patronage. FIGHTING WITH BUFFALO BILL: (Universal) Wallace McDonald — Seemingly a good enough serial, but only registered about 40% at box office. Ten episodes.— A. G. Witwer, Grand theatre. Rainier, Ore. — (General patronage. FIGHTING WITH BUFFALO BILL: (Universal) Wallace McDonald— On the 3rd chapter and going strong. Brought the kids in on a rainy night. Two reels. — Hulda J. Green, Gem theatre, Greenriver. Utah.— General patronage. FIRE FIGHTERS: (Pathe)— Tliis is the first episode and it looks good. The patrons seemed to have enjoyed it and I think it will go well. Two reels. — M. J. Babin, Fairyland theatre. White Castle, La. — General patronage. THE HOUSE WITHOUT A KEY: (Pathe) Special cast — Not much serial. If Miller and Ray don’t give us something better in “Melting Millions,” they won’t be worth much at the box office. TTiis serial had nothing to pull them back. Ten chapters.— J. B. Carter, Electric theatre. Browning, Mo. — General patronage. ON GUARD: (Pathe) Cullen Landis — Have run the first three chapters and it looks like the best serial I have seen. The army scenes are new and interesting, some good comedy touches that brighten it up, and the stars, Landis and Kingston, are miles ahead of any serial team I have seen. Plenty of action. It is a model for all serial producers to go by and I’m predicting that it will break some serial records. Ten chapters.— J. B. Carter, Electric theatre. Browning, Mo. — General patronage. RIDERS OF THE PLAINS: Jack Perrins — Here is a good serial for any small town. We have finished 7th episode and it is going good. Can be bought of Home State Film Co. at a good price. Old but fairly good print and good paper. Will please your small town folks. Fifteen episodes. — Stoddard Bros., Rex theatre, Madisonville, Tex. — General patronage. Short Features EDUCATIONAL BLISTERS UNDER THE SKIN: Good and then some. Two reels. — Mrs. Richard A. Preuss, Arvada theatre, Arvada, Colo. — Small town patronage. FELIX REVERSES IN ENGLISH: Felix— Not as good as some of Felix’ other releases. One reel. — Mrs. Richard A. Preuss, Arvava theatre, Arvada, Colo. — Small town patronage. FLAMING ROMANCE: A1 St. John — Good, as all A1 St. John comedies are. Two reels. — J. C. Kennedy, Empress theatre, Akron, la. — ■ General patronage. HOOKED: Lloyd Hamilton — Our audience really enjoyed this. Photography good. Two reels. — B. C. Brown, Temple theatre, Viroqua, Wis. — General patronage. KINOGRAMS: We should have started to run them sooner than we did. One reel. — R. J. Williams, Pastime theatre, Johnson, Nebr. — General patronage. LISTEN LENA: — A1 St. John — Good, funny and fast. Two reels. — Mrs. Richard A. Preuss, Arvada theatre, Arvada, Colo. — Small town patronage. MIDNIGHT FILLERS: A good comedy. 'Two reels. — Bert Silver, Silver Family theatre, Greenville, Mich. — General patronage. MY KID: A good kid comedy. ’Two reels. — Bert Silver, Silver Family theatre, Greenville, Mich. — General patronage. PAPA’S PEST : Pretty fair comedy. 'Two reels. — R. J. Williams, Pastime theatre, Johnson, Nebr. — General patronage. PEACEFUL OSCAR: Lloyd Hamilton — The entire two reels can bo classed as good. Hamilton’s best to date. If this man is put in good stuff he sure can make people laugh. Two reels. — Mrs. Richard A. Preuss, Arvada theatre, Arvada, Colo. — Small town patronage. SQUIRREL FOOD: A fair comedy with a few laughs and a bum print. One reel. — F. W. Kutil, Alex theatre, Alexandria, S. D. — General patronage. FILM BOOKING OFFICES ALICE’S FISHEY STORY: These Alice cartoons do not go good here at all. One reel. — Aubrey Swearingen, Crescent theatre, Woodville, Tex. — General patronage. AT THE BEACH: Would class this as only fair comedy. ’Two reels. — A. G. Witwer, Grand theatre. Rainier, Ore. — General patronage. That Race Again HG. STETTMUND, Odeon thea• tre. Chandler, Okla., writes: I understand via the grapevine wireless that some of the entrants in the cross country race are troubled with cold feet. Fishy Phil is putting out the dope that Grandpa is running in a dark horse. Says Mr. Jenkins has put new motive power in the former “Viola” and is now calling her “Clara.” Boys, you can take it from me, there is not a word of truth in anything any of these birds say. I tipped off the world about “Viola” and have Grandpa’s word that he will win the race, fair if possible, but win it he will. Changing the name just shows that Grandpa is one of these live boys whose motto is, “Off with the old love, on with the new.” Clara is a comer and he is just smart enough to know it. The other day I was talking to Hartman and we decided to back “Clara” with a little “Black Gold,” so if any of you boys got anything up your sleeves, why, let us know about it. Yes, boyg, Clara will go romping thru. And she don't give a darn who Is supposed to be in the race, ‘Cause she'll set a hell of a pace. Grandpa's a devil, as you boys know, And he and Clara are bound to show; That they race for blood, not glory; Young ideas go with hair that's hoary. THE BIG CHARADE: Alberta Vaughn—This one a little different from the others, but somehow the young fellow needs $500 bucks in every one of them and finds a way to get the $500, so they all seem to be made on the same pattern and people are commencing to squawk. Two reels. — R. Duba, Royal theatre, Kimball, S. D. — General patronage. BILL GRIMM'S PROGRESS: No. 10. A little sillier than usual, but darn good. Bill Grimm’s and the other funny faces are finding their niche in our community. They are with you. Bill, so knock 'em cold. Two reels. — Wm. C. Griffith, Accola’s Bonham theatre. Prairie du Sac, Wis. — Small town patronage. BUTTERFLY: Very interesting study of the butterflies. Photography good. Played on Sunday afternoon with the “Passion Play," a piece of junk. One reel. — Stoddard Bros., Rex theatre, Madisonville, Tex. — General patronage. EGGED ON : The best comedy I have run in months. Thanks to my G. Room, whose word you can believe. Better prints than I get from Pathe exchange on comedies. Take a tip ; get this quick. In addition to this being a comedy, it is a novelty and should be classed as such. This comedy is worth the price of a wire. Wish I had the dates for more of F. B. O. comedies. They have good prints always, with a title ; not so with Pathe. Played this comedy with “Kosher Kitty Kelly.” Two reels. — Perry G. Walker, Amusu theatre, Statesboro, Ga. — General patronage. EGGED ON: Many laughs in this comedy for my patrons. It has something new in it. Two reels. — Aubrey Swearingen, Crescent theatre, Woodville, Tex. — General patronage. FIGHTING HEARTS; Special cast— I think this series as good as the previous ones. Seem to please. I have run eight of them and am well pleased. Two reels. — C. A. Kelley, Rex theatre, Custer, Okla. — Small town patronage. GALLOPING GHOSTS: Three Fat Men— Good See “The Studio” PXHIBITORS who have utilized ^ the blank form printed in this department during the last few weeks for making photo requests of stars are referred to “The Lobby Album” in “The Studio” Section of this issue — Section II. as always, plenty of laughs and excitement. Two reels. — R. Duba, Royal theatre, Kimball, S. D. — General patronage. HEAVY FULLBACKS; Three Fat Men— Dandy comedy. Better than any of them I have run. Gets plenty of laughs. Two reels. — R. Duba, Royal theatre, Kimball, S. D. — General patronage. HE WHO GETS RAPPED: These Pacemakers are the best comedies out. Two reels. — Hulda J. Green, Gem theatre, Greenriver, Utah. — General patronage. KRAZY KAT COMEDIES: Kat cartoons are very good in our town. They produce laughs and reduce our film mileage when used with lengthy features. One reel. — Stoddard Bros., Rex theatre, Madisonville, Tex. — General patronage. KRAZY KAT and AUCE CARTOONS: We are running one a week, and they seem to be going over in fine shape. Everyone seems to enjoy them. One reel. — R. J. Williams, Pastime theatre, Johnson, Nebr. — General patronage. LITTLE ANDY LOONEY: Alberta VaughnVery junk, the worst one of the series. Two reels, — R. J. Williams, Pastime theatre, Johnson, Nebr. — General patronage. MAZIE’S MARRIED: Alberta Vaughn— One of the best of the series. Two reels. — R. J. Williams, Pastime theatre, Johnson, Nebr. — General patronage. A SNITCH IN TIME: Alberta Vaughn^ ust fair. Two reels. — R. J. Williams, Pastime theatre, Johnson, Nebr. — General patronage. UP AND WOOING: Alberta Vaughn— This was real good, I thought, and you sure got to give it to this double duet for entertainment. ’Two reels. — R. Duba, Royal theatre, Kimball, S. D. — General patronage. WHEN A MAN’S A FAN: A1 Cook pulls some awful faces in this, and you ought to hear the roars when he did. Last reel is spooky. ’Two reels. — Mrs. Richard A. Preuss, Arvada theatre, Arvada, Colo. — Small town patronage. WHERE AM I: Mutt and Jeff — Good cartoon comedy. One reel. — A. G. Witwer, Grand theatre. Rainier, Ore. — General patronage. FOX BIG BUSINESS: Sally Phipps— Pretty good. Not much of a story, but plenty of action, and a good balloon scene or two. It packs a laugh and that’s the main thing. Two reels. — Wm. C. Griffith, Accola’s Bonham theatre. Prairie du Sac, Wis. — Small town patronage. THE FEUD : Dandy comedy which helped to put the feature over. Two reels. — R. Duba, Royal theatre, Kimball, S. D. — ^General patronage. THE LITTLE GIANT: Special cast — Best animal comedy to date. I need more like this one. Two reels. — Grafton Nutter, Royal theatre. Republic, Kans. PATHE AN ALPINE FLAPPER: These cartoon comedies are well liked. If the print is stainless they are also very pretty on the screen. One reel. — O. A. Fosse, Community theatre, Ridgeway, la.— Small town patronage. BE YOUR AGE: Charles Chase — This boy always comes through. Two reels. — Leo J. Burkhart, Hippodrome & Grand theatres, Crestline, Ohio. — Small town patronage. THE BIG TOWN: Our Gang— Could say nothing except okey every way. Well up and a margin over the average for Pathe comedies. The kids give a whole show in this one. Two reels. — Stoddard Bros., Rex theatre, Madisonville, Tex. — General patronage. BREAKING THIN ICE: A new one in comedies. quite a novelty. Not much laughter, but pleased them, as it was different from regular Pathe comedies. ’Two reels. — Stoddard Bros., Rex theatre, Madisonville, Tex. — General patronage. BUTTER FINGERS: Very good comedy. Usual stuff with a few comical situations. Will please. Two reels. — Stoddard Bros., Rex theatre. Madisonville, Tex. — General patronage. THE CAT’S MEOW : Harry Langdon — Oh boy, Harry is some lad in this one. No wonder he is making big ones. He has his stuff. Langdon will always please ’em. Two reels. — Stoddard Bros., Re.x theatre, Madisonville, Tex. — General patronage. CIRCUS TODAY : I never saw such a comedy. I thought I’d have to ring the operator to stop it, for someone was choking from laughter. Your fans will catch up with their laughing on this one. Whole show in itself. Good print. Two reels. — Stoddard Bros., Rex theatre, Madisonville, Tex. — General patronage. DADDY GOES GRUNTING: Very good comedy, though only an average for Pathe. Not