Motion Picture News (Oct - Dec 1928)

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In This Issue: "The Showman" Reg. V. S. Patent Office 1 HAPPY! No wonder. He's got M-G-M. That means he gets OUR DANCING DAUGHTERS {Joan Craxvford). It's the best bet of today. It's cracking records — Chicago, Detroit, Baltimore -everywhere. He gets WILLIAM HAINES in EXCESS BAGGAGE. Bigger than the stage hit and doing phenomenal business. Held over 2nd week at Capitol, N.Y. He gets LON CHANEY in WHILE THE CITY SLEEPS, a corker! He gets the biggest starring hits of GILBERT, GARBO, SHEARER, DAVIES, NOVARRO, etc., etc. He gets LAURELHARDY, OUR GANG and all those r happy Hal Roach those great MOVIETONE He's sitting pretty' He got rich playing M-G-M and he wants to stay rich. He's one of 12,000 happy showmen playing M-G-M shows. hits. And METRO Mcfober of Motion Picture Producers and Distribuiors of Amcrlcti Inc. Vol. XXXVIII No. 14 tinder act of March 3. 1879 Published Weekly— %3.00 a Year New York Octobers, 1928 PRICE 20 CENTS