The Moving picture world (November 1926-December 1926)

Qjtraight from the Shoulder Reports SxhibLttoa Information Direct from the ^ox-Office to yon Sditcd bij cJ. Van 3uren 9ou;eU Columbia WHEX HUSBANDS FL.1RT. Here's a fine comedy drama that got more hearty laug'hs than many of the big comedy specials. Tom Ricketts was a wow. My house sure liked it. Dave Adams, Auditorium Theatre, Concord, New Hampshire. F. B. O. ARIZONA STREAK. (5 reek). Star, Tom Tyler. Loks like a dandy bet for a program daily change house or where they like the westerns. Tom and his pals put their stuff over in fine shape and had the big Saturday crowd with them every minute. Draw general class, city 15,000. Adimission 40-50. Ben L,. Morris, Temple Theatre, Bellaire, Ohio. BETTER SIAN. Star, Richard Talmadge. I believe this was his best show to date. More story and action in this one. He draws fairly well at the box office and is liked also. Tone and appeal good. Special nope. Draw better class, town 4,500. Admission 10-20. C. A. Anglemire, "Y" Theatre (400 seats), Nazareth, Penn. HANDS ACROSS THE BORDER. (6 reels). Rarely is a western given such an elaborate production. Full of action leading up to a thrilling climax. Dave Adams. Auditorium Theatre, Concord, New Hampshire. HANDS ACROSS THE BORDER. (6 reds). Star, Fred Thomson. This picture not quite as good as the others that we have had ; although it went over very well with the few who saw it. Had opposition so didn't make expenses. Thomson a very good drawing card here and usually bring.s them in. Tone good, appeal 30 per cent. Sunday yes, special no. Draw general class, town 600. Admission 10-25 and 15-35. W. C. Snyder, Cozy Theatre (265 seats), La.mont, Oklahoma. IMPOSTER, .(5.481 teet). Star, Evelyn Brent. Very good and pleased all. This star takes well here. Giles Master. Strand Theatre, admission 10-35, Gallup, population 3,000, New Mexico. LONE HAND SAUNDERS. Star, Fred Thomson. A good western that played to good business. Thomson is coming fine. Draw general class, city 35,000. Admi.<ision 25-35. C. D. Buss, Strand Theatre (700 seats), Easton, Penn. MULHALI/S GREAT CATCH. Star, Lefty Flynn. A fair program picture that was played here to a disappointed Saturday night house. Fans expected lots of action but, instead, witnessed a nice little comedy drama that would have gone over much better on, say, a Tuesday night. Tone O. K. Fair appeal. Sunday yes, special no. Draw all sorts, town about 1,000. Admission 10-25 to 15-35 specials. H. H. Hedberg, Amusement Theatre, Melville, Louisiana. THAT MAN JACK. <5,632 feet). Star, Bob Custer. Good western. A fine Saturday night show. Tone good, appeal fine. Sunday and special no. Draw farming class, town 412. Admission 10-25. Leveck & Garner, Benoit Auditorium (100 seats), Benoit, Miss. TWO GUN MAN. Star, Fred Thomson. An excellent western of high class calibre that was marred only by some poor photography. The scenes were well selected but the dark grey screen results were not in keeping with the splending acting and direction. Heard lots of good comments and can recommend the picture to all. Tone fine, appeal strong. Sunday yes, special no. Draw all sorts, town about 1.000. Admission 1025 to 15-35. H. H. Hedberg, Arause-U Theatre, Melville, Louisiana. Boys, we volunteer these reports as unbiased tips on pictures we have played. You can depend on us, as brother exhibitors, to play fair; these tips are not paid for — they are given to you for better booking your shows. Because we set the example by sending tips we have the right to urge you to do likewise. If we are helping you, as we try to do, turn in and help us by sending your picture tips. OUR GANG. TWO GUN MAN. Star, Fred Thomson. Good, as all his feature are. Never disappoints. Don't believe he would let a poor picture pass. We all have confidence in Fred— and like him. Tone O. K. Appeal 90 per cent. Sunday yes. special, no. Draw general class, town 3,600. Admission 10-20. First National AMATEUR GENTLEM.^N. Star, Richard Barthelmess. Some one should tell Barthelmess to get off his foot. Everybody wants to see him in pep and action pictures. This namby-pamby pictures shows him up in role of needleworker — sleep stuff. A flop here. Johnny Jones, Orpheum Theatre, Qulncy, Illinois. CLOTHES MAKE THE PIRATE. (S.OOO feef). Star, Leon Errol. So good — we didn't run it the second day as it was booked, ("losed the house and gave the seats a rest on the second day. Sunday, special or fine no. Draw merchant, farming classes, town :i,300. Admission 15-30. P. L Vann, Opera House (600 seats), Greenville, Alabama. DANCER OF PARIS. (6,200 feet). Star. Dorothy Mackalll. A dressed up masterpicture. It is beautiful. Looks like a million dollars. The story is good. Here Is one author who has a box oflice value. And the paper is something to rave about. The six sheet and one of tlie one sheets are works of art, and seat-selling knockouts. They are pretty enough for any man's lobby. People talked about the picture before it came, talked about it during the run and are still talking about It — and they talked nice. But I do wish some one would spank the camera man or the director, and make him keep his camera in focus. I — and my patrons — want our pictures sharp and clear. We like to see the pictures, not guess at what is going on on the screen. Even If Dorothy should happen to have a pimple on her nose when the particular scene is being shot, we v,'ould rather see the pimple than have her poor little nose "soft-focused" out of existence. Tone and Sunday questioned. Special yes, appeal good. Draw all classes, town 3,000. Admission 10-30. M. W. Larmour, National Theatre (430 seats), Graham, Texas. DARK ANGEL. (7,211 feet). Star, Ronald Colman. Said by many to be the best production shown this summer. Splendid acting on part of Vilma Banky and Colman, and the direction was perfect. Battle scenes very realistic and some excellent trick photography where the Dark Angel appears. Can be recommended — for any audience that thinks! Fine tone, appeal 100 per cent. Sunday and special yes. Draw all sorts, town about 1.000. Admission 10-25 to 15-35. H. H. Hedberg, Amuse-U Theatre, Melville, Louisiana. FAB CRY. Stars, Blanche Sweet, Jack Mulhall. Just an ordinary picture; nothins to brag about. Tone O. K. Fair appeal. Sunday yes, special no. Draw town and rural class, town 896. Admission 10-25. Mrs. S. J. Brown & Son, Phoenix Theatre (200seats), Neola, Iowa. HALF WAY GIRL. (7,500 feet). Star, Doris Kenyon. Didn't draw for me. Didn't like it personally. Seems that the only pictures that draw a crowd now are the westerns. Appeal 50 per cent. Sunday or special,, no. H. L. Beudon, Grand Theatre, Port Allegany, Penn. H.\LF WAY GIRL. (7,500 feet). Star, Llcyd Hughes. Here is a one hundred per cent picture and buy it if you can and boost it This ie good enough tor any exhibitor,, big or little. Had a carnival for opposition so didn't make expenses. Had very few out to see it. Tone fine. Sunday yes, special no. Draw general class, town 600. Admission 10-25 and 15-35. W. C. Snyder, CozyTheatre (265 seats). Lament. Oklahoma. SINGLE WIVES. (6^45 feet). Stars, Corinne Griffith, Milton Sills. Too old to be of any use now unless the two popular stars mean something to you; in that cas» book it for one day only. Tone none, appeal 60 per cent. Sunday, special no. Draw most classes, town 2,900. Admission 10-25, 15-30. A E. Andrews, Opera House (48«seats). Emporium, Penn. so BIG. (0 reeU). Star, Colleen Moore. The poorest thing we have seen Colleen la yet. They like her in something Hvely, though her acting in this is fine. H. L. Beudon, Grand Theatre, Port Allegany, Penn.. WILDERNESS WOMAN. Very entertaining. Good print — good comments. Tone good, appeal 80 per cent. Sunday no, special no. Draw general class, town 2,200. Admission 10-25. A. P. Jenkins, Community Theatre, David City, Nebraska. Fox MARRIAGE LiCEVSE? (7,108 feoK. A good picture that drove home a good moraL Pair business. Draw general class, city 35,000. Admission 25-35. C. D. Buss, Surand Theatre (700 seats), Easton, Penn. MORE PAY — LESS WORK. Peter BKyne story. This is a dandy show. The best of the four that Fox has produced this year of the Kyne stories. Lots of comedy and a pleasing story. Cappy Uiok» stories always get a crowd here. Tone O. K. Sunday yes, special, no. Town 3.2tM). Admission 10-30. Chas. Lee Hyde, Grand Theatre, Pierre, So. Dakota. MY OWN PAL. (6,008 feet). Star. Tom Mix. I call this a darn good picture that drew me a capacity crowd. Ha<l everything in it and pleased everyone. This is thekiiid Tom is good in and I believe they will all have to go some If he is kept in thlskind of pictures. Tone good, .nppoil fine. Sunday yes, special no. H. L. Beudon, Grand Theatre, Port Allegany, Penn. OUTSIDER. Star, Lou Tellegen. r:eally a good program attraction in spite of some of the knocks seen in this department. Thestory holds the attention all the way tnd the direction was good. Good mid-woek attraction. Tone O. K. Appeal good. Sunday yes. here, special no. Draw all sortSr town about 1,000. Admission 10-25 to 15-35, specials. H. H. Hedberg, Amuse-U Theatre, Melville, Louisiana. RUSTLIN' FOR CUPID. Stars, O'Brien, Stewart. This is a fair Peter B. Kyne western story and the picture pleases the western fans. Tone and Sunday O. K. Spt cial no. Draw from town 3,200. Admission 1030. CJhas. Ijce Hyde, Grand Theatre, Pierre,. So. Dakota.