The Moving Picture Weekly (1917-1919)

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O t eet of the action the Airin featuring Daredevil of the Skies Directed by JACQUES J>ACCAM> IS "THE GREAT AIR ROBBERY" as big as WE say it is? Let us see. The Cleveland Plain Dealer said— " 'The Great Air Robbery' is 100%" — "A gripper and a genuine thriller" — The Los Angeles Record said — 'The Great Air Robbery" is all that one could imagine. It carries the acutest thrills of intrepid dare-devilism" . . . The Los Angeles Express said — "The Great Air Robbery" marks a new era in filmdom . . carries the audience thru two hours of the most engrossing situations, most hair-raising climaxes and the most picturesque flashes ever projected on a screen" .... Harrison's Reports said — "A genuine thriller . . nothing like it ever produced . . . will hold spectators spellbound." THE Youngstown Vindicator said — "Attracting so much attention and comment the Park Theatre has extended the engagement of this most amazing thriller ever attempted in the movies" . . The Motion Picture News said — "Here is a picture that no exhibitor can afford to overlook . . patrons sure to make a beaten path to every theatre door" . . The Exhibitors Trade Review said — "So crammed with thrills it must be placed in a class by itself. And box office power? Read this, from the Standard Theatre, Cleveland . . "The Great Air Robbery" smashed all records for attendance and receipts . . had to quit selling tickets." If you can't see a young fortune in the above comments, close your show house. UNIYEHSAl JIWI I PIMNWCTION di wxt