The Moving picture world (November 1926-December 1926)

304 MOVING PICTURE WORLD Xoveml)er 29, 1926 Paramount C-VMIH S FLIRT. Star, Bebe Daniels. This is one of the best comedies of the season. Compares most favorably with Mickey in its universal appeal. Charley Paddock is good and Bebe is exceptionally pleasing. The crowd came out for the second night and that is the real test for a picture. Tone O. K. Sunday yes, special yes — not big but they like it. Draw from town 3.200. Admission 10-30. Chas. Lee Hyde, Grand Theatre, Pierre. South Dakota. (•.VTS P.VJ.\.MAS. (« reeU). Stars, Betty Bronson, Ricardo Cortez. This is a nice little modern Peter Pan or Cinderella story. The cast is fine, with Theodore Roberts i)ack in harness and Betty Bronson doing some nice work. My crowd liked it and so did I. Xot a big spectacle but about twice as good as a Kiss for Cinderella. Chas. Lee Hyde. Grand Theatre. Pierre, South Dakota. DAXCING MOTHERS. (7,163 fee^t*. Star cast. Good picture. Clara Bow is sure some flapper. As a rule my folks don't like the night life pictures but this one went over fine. Tone fair, appeal 7."> per cent. Sunday, special no. Draw town, farm class, town 600. Admission 10-30, J."i-3.j. H. W. Batchelder, Gait Theatre (17.} seats). Gait, California. DIPLOMACY. (6.950 feet). Star. Blanche Sv.eet. One of the weaker pictures with very little appeal. The picture in itself has some splendid acting, beautiful settings and exquisite gowns; yet it is long drawn and tiresome. From a standpoint of business at the box office it was a decided flop. The advertising accessories do not attract attention. Very poorly desigriied. L. V. Hepinger. Orpheum Theatre, (^'larion, I'ennsylvania. FASCINATING YOITH. Junior stars. A very good comedy knockout picture. Pleased a hundred per cent. Tone good, Sunday yes. special no. Johnny Jones. Orpheum Theatre. Quincy, Illinois. FIXE MANNERS. (7 reels). Star, Gloria Swanson. Swanton flopping here. Unless she is put in something wonderful she is. for the public, likely to be a lemon. This picture bad as last two. Tone, appeal fair. Sunday, special no. Johnny Jones.* Orpheum Theatre. Quincy, Illinois. FINE MANNERS. (7 reelx). Star, Gloria Swanson. If they Jiad given Gloria a few more pi?tures liko! this she would still be a top liner among the moving picture drawing cards, instead of heading toward the graveyard for the has-beens, in this theatre. It holds the interest and sympathy from start to finish. Has lots of comedy and Gloria strutting her stuff. Eugene O'Brien extra good in this. Draw general class, city 15,000. Admission 4O-.">0. Ben L. Morris. Temple Theatre, Bellaire, Ohio. FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE. (.->,.-{.%(( feet). Star. Harold Lloyd. Harold, you clipped terribly on this one, here. Better watch your step on the next one or it will be. here, all over for you. Very poor attendance at, for us. high admission. Tone good, appeal just fair. Special yes, with regard to above. Draw better class, town 4, .500. Admission raised from usual 10-20. C. A. Anglemire, "Y" Theatre (400 seats), Nazareth, Penn. FORLORN RIA"ER Star, Jack Holt. A very good western. Pleased everybody. Lots of good punches in this picture. Well directed. Tone O. K. Appeal very good. Sunday, special yes. Johnny Jones, Orpheum Theatre, Quincy, Illinois. FORLORN RIVER. Star, Jack Holt. This is another one of the fine Zane Grey Paramount pictures. There is a sameness in them, but it is the kind of sameness that people like and they come out to see them every time. This does not follow the storj' as well as some of them, but perhaps is a better picture for that reason. Tone O. K. Sunday and special yes. Draw from town 3,200. Admission 10-30. Chas. Lee Hyde, Grand Theatre, Pierre, So. Dakota. GOOSE HANGS HIGH. (6.198 feet). Star, Constance Bennett. Good if we could get them to stay — but when they sit in the dark more than half the time, fhey walk out. (Sure makes your business GOOD to get prints like this!) Tone good, appeal 50 per Our motto — "It is my utmost desire to be of use to my fellow man." Our method — We send these tips on pictures we have played, as exhibitors, reporting pictures, performance and audience reaction without bias toward any producer. Book by these tips and help in your turn by sending reports. cent. Sunday yes, special no. Draw general class, town 2.200. Admission 10-2.">. A. F. Jenkins. Community Theatre, David City, Nebraska. KID HOOTS. (.■>,(tSO feet). Star. Eddie ('antor. Here is a real hit. One of the best Paramount has given us for some time. Our patrons enjoyed it immensely. In transferring stage plays to the screen we have learned not to expect too much — one great ■xoeption here. This Cantor is some laugh getter. .So much like Keaton and yet. in the way he builds up and clinches his high spots, so much like Lloyd. Congratulations 'o all concerned. Should appeal to all classes. L. V. Hepinger, Orpheum Theatre. Clarion, Pennsylvania. SAY IT .\GAIN. (."5,577 feet). Star, Richard Dix. This is a hard picture to report on. Chester Conklin puts over some good comedy, Dix is good. Gunboat .Smith does a lot of good fig^hting, and the story got a lot of laughs. But it is one of those costume, mythical kingdom things that my bunch hate so heartily. And the. darn producer or cameraman or someone tried to get artistic, or might have been plain incompetent or something, for almost everything but the titles and a few scenes had that fuzzy, out-of-focus look that is so hard on the showman who has to try to explain to the crowd that his lenses are not dirty or out of focus. It is not up to the Dix standard. However, a few people told me they liked it immensely. Tone O. K. Fair api)eal. Sunday O. K., no as special. Draw all classes, town 3,000 Admission 10-30. M. \V. Larniour. National Theatre (4.30 scats), (Jraham. Texas. SE.V HORSES. («,.-,65 feet). Star, Jack Holt. .\n interesting show which was well <-ast and acted. Up to the usual Paramount class. We did not have a good crowd. Not a special. Tone and appeal good. Draw better class, town 4,.500. Admission 10-20. C. A. .Vnglemire. "Y" Theatre (4i»i seats), Nazareth. Pennsylvania. SE.\ HORSES. (a^Or, feet). The title is poor — at least. I found it so. hut the picture is good. The typhoon scenes are great. The typhoon scenes in Tramp, Tramp, Tramp seem like a joke after seeing the ones in Sea Horses. Cast headed by Florence Vidor and Jack Holt is good. (jeorge Bancroft's is the outstanding characterization. Guy C. Sawyer, Town Hall, ('hester, Vermont. SEA HORSES. (R,.'j6.1 feet). Star, Jack Holt. Good stor'y, well put together, and will please anywhere. Tone and appeal, good. Sunday or special, no. Draw mixed class, town 1,800. Admission 2.''>. Fred S. Widenor. Opera House (4!l2 seats), Relvidere. New Jersey. TIN GODS. (8,508 feet). Star, Thomas Meighan. Best picture Meighan has been seen in for many moons. Boost it; It will make good. Tone good, appeal great. Sunday and special, yes. Draw from masses, city 40,000. Admission lo to .">0. Johnny Jones. Orpheum and Washington Theatres, Quincy, Illinois. TIN GODS. (8.568 feet). Star, Thomas Meighan. While we thought this a wonderful picture all exhibitors might not agree, on account of bad ending. Renee Adoree — great! Vefy good work on part of Meighan. R. A. Preuss, Arvada Theatre, Arvada, Colorado. VARIETY. (6 reels). Star. Emll Jannlngs. We advertised this picture as "different" because we knew that the title would not pull them in. Played It one day to a good house and the people said It certajnly was different ; they had never seen i\ movie like It before. Good print. Paper and cuts not so good. R. A. Preuss, .\rvada Theatre, Arvada, Colorado. WANDERER. Star cast includes Greta -Nissen. Extra good. It drew well and pleased. Advertise it big and it will get the money. Draw town and rural class, town 2..-J00. Admission 10-2.1. S. H. Rich, Rich Theatre (450 seats), Montpelier, Idaho. VA-ET PAINT. (.'.,109 feet). Star. Raymond Griffith. Griffith kept audience fairly amused, although it is by no means as good a picture as some of his previous ones. If you buy it right it will get you through. E. C. Silverthorn, Liberty Theatre (225 seats). Harrisville, Michigan. VOVD BE SURPRISED. (S,B04 feet). Star, Raymond Griflfith. Here is a mystery tomed.v which is different from the regulation brand. I think that Griffith accomplishes his purpose to amuse and mystify. Griffith and his high hat are both becoming fixtures on the screen. Draw general class, city .300.000. Admission 20-25-40. James D. Kennedy Apollo Theatre (1.200 seats), Indianapolis. Indiana. YOl,'D BE SURPRISED. (5,994 feet). Star. Raymond (Srifiith. Two-day run; no good In this small town. Same thing; small house first night, second night still smaller. At one-day run could have realized a little profit. This is a one-cay picture for small town. Mrs. J. B. Travelle. Elite Theatre. Placerville, California. Pathe SEVENTH BANDIT. {S^SS feet). Star, Harry Carey. Not what he used to be — too much "put on." His acting in this picture was disgusting — but he brought In the money. Print good. Tone O. K. Fair appeal. Sunday, special no. Draw all types, big city. Stephen G. Brenner. Eagle Theatre. Baltimore, Maryland. Producers Dist, Corp* FLA. ME OF THE YUKON. A shame to call this a reproduction of Tom Ince's old hit of the same name. There's no comparison whatsoever to the old Flame — and not even up to average program quality. Joe Hewitt. •Strand Theatre. Robinson. Illinois. F<mBIDDEN WATERS. Star, Priscilla Dean. An ordinary program picture. Very deep plot and is over a lot of people's heads: they don't know what it is all about. Print good. Tone good, appeal fair. Sunday yes. special no. Stephen G. Brenner, Eagle Theatre, Baltimore, Maryland. GIGOLO. (7,295 feet). Star, Rod LaRoctiue. This starts out like a whirlwind and sags badl^ in the middle and ends very much a la Dempsey. Looks like some one muffed an opportunity of making a real attraction by just a little bit. Drew very well and satisfied in general. Joe Hewitt, Strand Theatre. Robinson, Illinois. iVOT ONE TO SP.VRE. Not mucli action, but the acting of the children in the picture was extremely good. Good moral tone and well liked by our audience. Sunday yes. special no. Appeal 75 per cent. George Lodge. Green Lantern Theatre, Claymont, Delaware.