The Moving picture world (November 1926-December 1926)

November 20, 1926 MOVING PICTURE WORLD 169 Blon, 10-25. C. R. Seff, New Radio Theatre (250 seats), Correctlonville, Iowa. MAIV WHO FOUND HIMSEILF (7,298 feet). Star, Thomas Meighan. I read a great deal of panning on this picture, but would say I thought it very good. Pleased everyone who saw it, but had a small crowd due to a bad nigTit. Tone, good; appeal, 75 per cent. Sunday and special, no. Draw all classes; town 2,250. Admission, 15-30 H. L. Beudon, Grand Theatre (250 seats). Port Allegany, Pennsylvania. MISS BREWSTER'S MILI>IONS. (G.200 feet). Star, Bebe Daniels. Here terrible, just about as bum as Paramount could make one; Bebe is one of Paramount's best bets if they would give her a chance. Small town draw. A. Mitchell, Dixie Theatre, Russellville, Kentucky. MOANA. (0,133 feet). This picture shows the life and love of the natives of the South Sea islands and the cast is made up of these natives. For this kind of a picture, and from an educational standpoint, this is a wonderful production. It is very interesting; but I don't believe that the average audience will care for this kind of a picture. Our busines took a flop. James D. Kennedy, Apollo Theatre, Indianapolis, Indiana. 1VEX.L. GWYNN. (9 reels). Star, Dorothy Gish. The picture did a good business; pleased some and others had fault to find with the bad ending. Tone good, appeal 75 per cent. Sunday yes, special no. K. A. Preiiss, Arvada Theatre, Arvada, Colorado. 1VEL.I, GWVNN. (9 reels). Star, Dorothy Gish. This is a fine picture; it is Engii.sh and has some new faces, but ninety per ''ent of the work is done, and very well done, by Dorothy. The story is historical and for that reason appeals particularly to the intelligent audience. I would recommend it to the college towns though I believe it is a little over the heads of most audinces. It could be trimmed a little and make a picture more to my liking. I don't think it is necessary to have your hero bite your heroine before the camera, but "Ours is not to reason wliy — ours is but to weep and buy! On with the blunderers." Sunday, perhaps. Charles Lee ITyde, Grand Theatre, Pierre, South Dakota. IVBW KLONDIKE. (7.445 feet). Star, Thomas Melghan. A good one ; best that Meighan has given us for some time. Small town patronage. A. Mitchell, Dixie Theatre, Russellville, Kentucky. SECRET SPRING. All star cast. Another foreign "lemon." Not at all the type of picture suited to American audiences. Acting posed and stilted. Sets and scenery good, that's all. Tone good, appeal poor. Not a special. Draw better class, town 4.500. Admission 10-20. C. A. Anglemire, "Y" Theatre (400 seats), Nazareth, Pennsylvania. Pathe DEVIL HORSE. (6 reels). Star Rex. Oh, boys! How the western fans will flock in to see this. Rex, the horse, is sure there and over. Liots of Indians and always fighting, but it got the biz. Just a good box offlice attraction th?t will bring home the bacon in the small towns. Good print. R. A. Preuss, Arvada Theatre, Arvada, Colorado. DRIFTIN' THROUGH. (5 reels). Star, Harry Carey. Carey and Harriet Hammond did very good work in this western, but they had very little opportunity as the story is awfully weak. A. E. Shaw, Globe Theatre, Savannah, ^Missouri. PERCY. (6 reels). Star, Charles Ray. A dandy little comedy drama that seemed to please all. Good audience appeal. Charlie Murray almost stole the picture from Ray. Good throughout. A. E. Shaw, Globe Theatre. Savannah, Missouri. Producers Dist, Corp ROAD TO YESTERDAY. (9,580 feet). Stars, Schildkraut, Goudal. Ten reels of as good as picture as they make. The name A tip in the mail is worth two in the drawer. Send in your blanks every week, whether you report one picture or six. There are exhibitors who find your reports in agreement with their experience in pictures you've both played. They are following you. Keep the tips coming! De Mille accounts for that. The train wreck sceno is extra good (but impossible for the head-on collision, as there are too many cars between the engine and the compartment cars in a train; but the public doesn't always check up on a picture that close). Play it. Good picture for any house. Tone fair, appeal 00 per cent. Sunday yes, special absolutely. Draw rural class, town 200. Admi.ssion 20-40. L. L. Dike, Dreamland Theatre (15fl seats), Drummond, Montana. SIMON THE JESTER. Ordinary program feature sold as a special. Ken E. Finley, Finley's Opera House, Goldsboro, North Carolina. Universal HLAOK PIRATE. (8,388 feet). Star, Douglas Fairbanks. A truly wonderful feature, beautifully colored and should please any audience anywhere. Tone good, appeal excellent. Sunday and special yes. Draw merchant, farming classes, town 1,050 widely scattered. Mrs. J. B. Travelle, Elite Theatre, Placerville, California. NO MORE WOMEN. (6,186 feet). I can't see why they don't give a picture like this a name that is appropriate. It's as fine as silk. Played to the same people two nights; they came back to see it the second night. Draw oil field class, town 300. Admission 10-25. W. H. Clower, Liberty Theatre (400 seats), Wirt, Oklahoma. NO MORE WOMEN. A dandy good comedy drama. It's high quality ; good acting, film in good shape. I saw this picture three times and could enjoy it again. Tone good, appeal 90 per cent. Sunday yes, special no. W. H. Clower, Liberty Theatre (450 seats), Wirt, Oklahoma. SON OF THE SHEIK. (6,685 feet). Star, Rudolph Valentino. I believe this one of the best that Rudy ever made. It is what I would call a one hundred per cent, picture. The desert scenes are wonderful and the horse Valentino rode is a wonderfully fine looking steed. We did a ver^ good business on this picture considering the weather. A. E. STiaW, Globe Theatre, Savannah, Missouri. THREE MUSKETEERS. Star, Douglas Fairbanks. It is a wonderful picture; as special, however, it did not draw as it should, loo old. I am through if I do not get them to come around with our product at a reasonable schedule. Tone good, appeal 85 per cent. here. Sunday maybe, special no. Draw farming, mining classes, town 1,500. Admission 15-25. A. Catalano, Victory Theatre, Rossiter, Pennsylvania. United Artists FLAMING FRONTIER, (8,828 feet). Star, Hoot Gibson. A splendid feature. Should please any audience, anywhere. Rental too high for this small town. Tone and appeal good, Sunday and special yes. Draw merchant, farming classes, town l,f>50 widefy scattered. Mrs. J. B. Travelle, Elite Theatre, Placerville, California. LITTLE GIANT. Star, Glenn Hunter. Good program picture. Worth seeing. Tone good, appeal fair. Sunday yes, special no. Draw merchant, farming classes, town 1,650 widely scattered. Mrs. J. B. Travelle, Klite Theatre, Placerville, California. PHANTOM BULLET. (5,820 feet). Star, Hoot Gibson. Good program picture. Plen ty of action. Tone and appeal, good. Sunday yes, special no. Draw merchant, farming class, town 1,650 widely scattered. Mrs. J. B. Travelle. Elite Theatre, Placerville, California. PHANTOM OP THE OPERA. (10 reels). Star cast including Don Chaney. This picture is just as wonderful as the^ claim it to be. Wonderful scenes, mystery, thrillsand rather creepy; but that Is what the people seem to want. This is In a class with The Hunchback. A. E. Shaw, Globe Theatre, Savannah, Missouri. RUSTLER'S RANCH. Star, Art Acord. This was well liked by my Saturday night crowd and this star is coming in popularity. Nothing outstanding in the story or the picture to cause special comment. It is "an western" and a little better than the average. Charles Lee Hyde, Grand Theatre. Pierre, South Dakota. SPOOK RANCH. Star, Hoot Gibson. Folks, went out well pleased. Good western, a good story, all around good picture. W. H^ Clower, Liberty Theatre (450 seats), Wirt, Oklahoma. Miscellaneous LIGHTS OF LONDON. A fine picture in every respect. Tone good, appeal 100 per cent. Sunday, yes. W. H. Clower, Liberty Theatre (450 seats), Wirt, Oklahoma. RIDER OF MYSTERY RANCH. A good western. Art Mix played the Tenderfoot to perfection. Art Mix is coming boys; pretty soon Fox's boys won't be hollering "if you ain't got Tom Mix, get Tom Mix and make some money." W. H. Clower, Liberty Theatre (450 seats), Wirt, Oklahoma. WIN. LOSE OR DRAW. Leo Maloney is getting popular here. This was a fine picture, five-reel western. As good as any. W. H. Clower, Liberty Theatre (400 seats), Wirt, Oklahoma. Short Subjects BATTLING BREWSTER. ( Rayart-serlal) .. On fourth chapter holding up fine and getting bigger. It sure is a crowd getter. Am running two serials a week. Eagle's Talon is running with it and it is hard to telx Which pleases the folks the best. Battling Brewster is in the lead when it comes to the crowds, but it had the best advertisement on the start. I hacf to start Eagle's Talon on one day's notice so long before the contract was approved and then it was four days before they sent the advertising after it was ordered. W. H. Clower, Liberty Theatre (450 seats), Wirt, Oklahoma. CHICKEN CHASER. (F. B. O.-Krasr Kat). Bought these in place of Dinky, and they seem to please as a fill-in. R. A. Preuss, Arvada Theatre, Arvada, Colorado. COLD TURKEY. (Pathe-Mack Sennett Comedy). A multitude of laughs in this number. Was glad to see that it took as several Mack Sennett comedies that we played latelly were poor. One little child before the show asked us, "When are you going to get some good comedies — those Mack Sennett comedies are not good." We aslced her after the show how she liked It and she said, ''Fine." Tone, O. K. Very good appeal. H. H. Hedberg, Amuse-U Theatre, Melville, Louisiana. DANCIN«; DADDY. (Educntlonnl-Vcra Stedninn). A good comedy, good for a lot of laughs during its showing. (Vera might send a photo to me, I won't get mad about it). Tone and appeal, good. C. A. Anglemire, "V Theatre, Nazareth, Pennsylvania. DOG SHY. . (Pathe-Charlen Chnsc). Only a fair comedy. Tone, O. IC Appeal, fair, Sunday yes. H. H. Hedberg, Amuse-U Theatre, Melville, Louisiana. NOON WHISTLE. (Pa<hr-Stnn-Lniircl ). A Pathe one-reel comedy .and not much of one at that. Don't believe my patrons enjoyed it very mtich, as there were very few laughs. Tone none, appeal 50 per cent. W. C. Snyder, Cozy Theatre (205 seats). Lament, Oklahoma.