Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World (Apr-Jun 1930)

EXHIBITORS HERALD-WORLD 73 April 12, 1930 excellent. The technicolor wonderful. The recording fine. A picture like this sure is a credit to the industry. I wish Warner Brothers would give us more like it. Print fair. Photography good. Ten reels. — P. G. Held, Strand theatre, Griswold, la. — General patronage. THE AVIATOR (AT) : Edward Everett Horton— March 21-22. The funniest talking picture that has yet been shown this theatre. The dialog is rapid-fire, but the recording is so excellent and so even that not a word is lost. Business quite satisfactory both nights. The three pictures of Edward Everett Horton thus far have made us more actual profit than any other three pictures on the Warner Brothers program, including such pictures as “Gold Diggers of Broadway,” "On With the Show,” and "Say It With Songs.” Seven reels. — W. J. Powell, Lonet theatre, Wellington, O. — Small town patronage. THE DESERT SONG (MC) : Special cast — -Disc recording flawless. — Frank R. Adams, The Playhouse theatre, Whitehall, Mich. — General patronage. MILLION DOLLAR COLLAR: Rin-Tin-Tin— March 12. There is such a sameness to these dog pictures, otherwise they are good. My patrons tire of them. — F. E. Sabin, Majestic theatre, Eureka, Mont. — Small town patronage. THE ARGYLE CASE (AT): Thomas Meighan— March 12-13. A very good mystery drama. Recording good. Nine reels. — P. G. Held, Strand theatre, Griswold, la. — General patronage. THE HOTTENTOT (AT) : Edward Everett Horton — March 10-11-12. Very good comedy all through this one. A laugh most of the time. Everybody satisfied. If Warner's would only come down in price they could do twice the business. Good recording.— J. B. Carter, Orpheum theatre, Grenora, N. D. — Small town patronage. CONQUEST (AT): Special cast— March 21-22. A very good program picture, on disc. — Bert Silver, Silver Family theatre, Greenville, Mich. — General patronage. SHE COULDN’T SAY NO (AT) : Winnie Lightner ■ — Extra good talking picture. Fine singing, wonderful music, and plenty of action all through the picture. Winnie feels her importance in this one, and she is all dolled up in glittering jewels and fine clothes. — Walter Odom & Sons, Dixie theatre, Durant, Miss. — General patronage. MADONNA OF AVENUE A (PT) : Dolores Costello— March 26-27. Part talking picture. About three reels has talking. Balance silent. The poorest Warner Brothers picture we ever played. Miscast and poor direction. Not an interesting story. A lot of good talent wasted. Did not give satisfaction here. — Bert Silver, Silver Family theatre, Greenville, Mich. — General patronage. THE SINGING FOOL (TME):. A1 Jolson— March 24-25. Went back for this one at the insistence of my patrons. They certainly turned out to see it. There is nothing to say about it except to verify what the others have said, a wonderful production that will live forever in the hearts of movie patrons. Eleven reels. — E. L. Ingram, Ingram’s theatre, Ashland, Ala. — Small town patronage. Serials QUEEN OF THE NORTH WOODS (Pathe) : Special cast — Good serial. Plenty of action. Beautiful shots of the North Woods. Extra good drawing power because of the mystery. Pathe sure makes some good serials. Ten chapters. (R. D. Carter. Fairfax theatre, Kilmarnock, Va. — General patronage.) PIRATES OF PANAMA (Universal): Special cast — As crazy as the usual serial, but it held up fairly well throughout the ran. Twelve episodes. (Roy W. Adams, Pastime theatre, Mason, Mich. — General patronage.) KING OF THE JUNGLE (Syndicate) : Elmo Lincoln— Certainly glad this is over with. Took all the profits for film cement to hold the thing together long enough to grind through it. Last chapter was the only decent piece of film in the bunch. As entertainment, I class the thing as terrible. But when one chapter failed to arrive I found out that it had more followers than I suspected, as there were howls from all quarters. However, the day is past when serials are effective cards here, and I’ll run no more of them. Ten chapters. (O. B. Wolfe, Screenland theatre, Nevada, O. — Small town patronage.) Short Features (SOUND) COLUMBIA MY WIFE, 1. — Darn good short, one reel. Plenty laughs on this one. A little song helps out in this one. (J. B. Carter, Orpheum theatre, Grenora, N. D. — Small town patronage.) EDUCATIONAL MERMAID COMEDY, 2. — “The Talkies.” Just an average talking comedy. (J. D. Warnock, Luna theatre, Battle Creek, la. — Small town patronage.) EDWARD EVERETT HORTON COMEDIES.— “Trusting Wives.” Rather good high class comedy. (S. B. Kennedy, Central theatre, Selkirk, Man., Canada. — General patronage.) LLOYD HAMILTON COMEDIES, 1.— “Baby Daze.” Poor recording on film killed this. (S. B. Kennedy, Central theatre, Selkirk, Man., Canada. — General patronage.) “His Big Minute.” Surprised at Educational for selling this one. There would be money in their pockets to burn up this one for it is just rotten. As a rule their comedies are good, but oh, boy, keep away from this one. Not a single laugh through the whole comedy. Recording on disc no good. (M. Spector, Elite theatre, Kamsack, Sask., Canada. — Small town patronage.) “Peaceful Alley.” This is more on the order of an act than a two reel comedy. While it is good with excellent acting, the laughs are only in spots. It should be classed as a good comedy-drama playlet. (J. D. Warnock, Luna theatre. Battle Creek, la. — Small town patronage.) MACK SENNETT, 2.— “The Bride’s Relations.” One of the best talking comedies made to date. It is one of those rare mixtures that makes patrons laugh in spite of themselves, and that means big. (J. D. Warnock, Luna theatre. Battle Creek, la. — Small town patronage.) “The Old Barn,” 2. Most Sennett’s can be depended upon as being good. This one measures up to the usual standard. (J. D. Warnock, Luna theatre, Battle Creek, la. — Small town patronage. ) FOX CLARK AND McCULLOUGH.— Recording good. They are funny the first time, but do not stand up quite 60 well an Laurel-Hardy. The photographer does not always help them any. (Frank R. Adams, The Playhouse theatre, Whitehall, Mich. — General patronage.) M G M OUR GANG COMEDIES, 2.— “Moan and Groan.” A fairly good Gang comedy. Recording not so good. (R. D. Carter, Fairfax theatre, Kilmarnock, Va. — General patronage.) “Small Talk.” Good all talking comedy. Eight patches in last 100 ft. of film. Recording fine. I don’t blame Metro, it is the fault of some dumb bell operators in New England territory who ruin films. Please have Mr. F. H. Richardson give a writing to operators in plain English, how to operate a machine without breaking films. (William Bos6e, Jr., La Sirena theatre, Providence, R. I. — General patfonage.) “When Wind Blows.” Fair comedy with disc recording good. (Lee Brewerton, Capitol theatre, Raymond, Alta., Canada. — General patronage.) LAUREL-HARDY COMEDIES, 2.— “Perfect Day.” Good. Recording good on disc. Everybody well pleased. (Parkside theatre, Clinton, la. — General patronage.) The perfect comedy. Any Laurel-Hardy comedy will draw as well as the average feature. Disc recording very good. (Frank R. Adams, The Playhouse theatre, Whitehall, Mich. — General patronage.) A perfect comedy : these boys are the best in the business. (R. D. Carter, Fairfax theatre, Kilmarnock, Va. — General patronage.) “They Go Boom.” Something extra good in the way of a real comedy. Recording good. (R. D. Carter, Fairfax theatre, Kilmarnock, Va. — General patronage.) CHARLEY CHASE COMEDIES, 2.— “Big Squawk.” Good. All talking comedy. Fine recording disc. (William Bosse, Jr., La Sirena theatre. Providence, R. I. — General patronage.) “Snappy Sneezer.” Very good comedy, plenty of action. Recording good. (R. D, Carter, Fairfax theatre, Kilmarnock, Va. — General patronage.) HARRY LANGDON COMEDIES, 2.— “Hotter Than Hot.” Another good Langdon comedy. Hal Roach is certainly turning out some extra funny stuff this season. (R. D. Carter, Fairfax theatre, Kilmarnock, Va. — General patronage.) Very good comedy which kept our patrons laughing most of the time. Di6c recording good. (Parkside theatre, Clinton, la. — General patronage.) “Big Kick.” The best Langdon yet. But my objection is that he’s too silly. (Lee Brewerton, Capitol theatre, Raymond, Alta., Canada. — General patronage.) “Skirt Shy.” A very, very good comedy. Few, indeed, can make a better comedy than Langdon. (R. D. Carter. Fairfax theatre, Kilmarnock, Va. — General patronage.) Fairly good. Langdon okay. Recording fairly good. (G. B. Orne, Richmond theatre, Richmond, Vt. — Small town patronage.) METROTONE ACTS.— Just filler. (Frank R. Adams, The Playhouse theatre, Whitehall, Mich. — General patronage.) COLORTONE REVIEWS. — Beautiful, but would be better if there was a little more variety in each subject. Probably a good m. c. like Jack Benny could liven them up. Recording okay. (Frank R. Adams, The Playhouse theatre, Whitehall, Mich. — General patronage.) BITS OF BROADWAY, 2. — There are four different subjects in this revue. Opera songs and music. Recording good on disc. (Parkside theatre, Clinton, la. — General patronage.) THAT NIGHT, 2. — Thrills, laughs and chills a plenty. (F. E. Sabin, Majestic theatre, Eureka, Mont. — Small town patronage.) KELLER SISTERS AND LYNCH, 1 Good sing ing act, with the usual fine recording on disc. (Parkside theatre, Clinton, la. — General patronage.) PARAMOUNT BROWN GRAVY. — A funny talking comedy. (Bert Silver, Silver Family theatre, Greenville, Mich. — General patronage.) TOM HOWARD COMEDIES. 2.— “The Spy.” Fairly good, not enough slapstick for most country folks. Recording on disc only fair. (R. D. Carter, Fairfax theatre, Kilmarnock, Va. — General patronage.) PATHE AUDO REVIEW. — The best short subject filler we play. Much better than acts because each reel has several subjects and does not get tiresome. (Frank R. Adams, The Playhouse theatre, Whitehall, Mich. — General patronage.) CHECKER COMEDIES, 2.— “Smooth Guy.” Average all talking comedy. Disc recording good. (William Bosse, Jr., La Sirena theatre. Providence, R. I. — General patronage.) R K O MICKEY McGUIRE COMEDIES, 2.— “Mickey’s Brown Derby.” Average Mickey comedy. (Parkside theatre, Clinton, la. — General patronage.) “Mickey’s Strategy.” Another of those excellent Mickey McGuire comedies. Everyone is good. (J. D. Warnock, Luna theatre. Battle Creek, la. — Small town patronage.) RECORD BREAKERS, 2.— “They Shall Not Pass Out.” Good comedy with plenty of kick. (J. D. Warnock, Luna theatre. Battle Creek, la. — Small town patronage.) AS YOU MIKE IT, 2. — Very average. Not a wow by any means. (J. D. Warnock, Luna theatre, Battle Creek, la. — Small town patronage.) RCA MARC, 1. — “Uncle.” I wonder just why such things are ever released. (J. D. Warnock, Luna theatre, Battle Creek, la. — Small town patronage.) UNIVERSAL ALL STAR COMEDIES. — The best production that Universal sends us. Recording good and material for comedians excellent. Must be a mistake. (Frank R. Adams, The Playhouse theatre, Whitehall, Mich. — General patronage.) SUNNY JIM COMEDIES.— Very good for the first two with fine recording on disc. (Frank R. Adams, The Playhouse theatre, Whitehall, Mich. — General patronage. ) WARNER BROS. VITAPHONE ACTS (Nos. 3883B and 036).— Both of these acts very good. (Bert Silver, Silver Family theatre, Greenville, Mich. — General patronage.) (SILENT) EDUCATIONAL JERRY DREW COMEDIES, 2 — “Wives Won’t Weaken.” Rather funny comedy, but a very poor choice for Sunday use here. Too suggestive for our staid burghers and their virtuous fraus. (O. B. Wolfe, Screenland theatre, Nevada, O. — Small town patronage. ) OH DARLING. — A few laughs in this. (S. B. Kennedy, Central theatre, Selkirk, Man., Canada. — General patronage.) TOP SPEED, 2. — Plenty funny. Top speed for laughs. (O. B. Wolf, Screenland theatre, Nevada, O. — Small town patronage.) M G M GREAT EVENTS, 2.— “Light of India.” Very good short. (Parkside theatre, Clinton, la. — General patronage.) PARAMOUNT STAGE STRUCK SUSIE, 2 Good comedy. (Park side theatre, Clinton, la. — General patronage.) PATHE PATHE COMEDIES.— Terrible. They just aren’t funny. And Pathe used to have the best comedies in the business. (Frank R. Adams, The Playhouse theatre, Whitehall, Mich. — General patronage.) RAYART BILLY WEST COMEDIES, 2.— “Breezy Bill.” Not so much. Too much story and not enough comedy. Drew Iocs of laughs from the nut section, though. Subtitles very dim. (O. B. Wolfe, Screenland theatre, Nevada, O. — Small town patronage.) UNIVERSAL OSWALD CARTOONS. — Best cartoon we have used. 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