The Moving picture world (November 1926-December 1926)

Iraight Prom the Shoulder Reports f Sxfiibitioa Information Direct from the $>ox-Office to you Sdited bij cJ. Van 3uren ^omeU F. B. O. MIDNIGHT FLYER. (6,089 feet). An unusually interesting picture. Tone, appeal good. Sunday yes. special no. Draw all classes, town 4,000. Admission 15-25. B. C. Bays. Globe Theatre (275 seats), Buena Vista, Virginia. A POOR GIRL'S ROMANCE. ((5 reels). Star, Gertrude Short. This drew pretty good and seemed to please. Miss Short looked I'unnier than ever in this one. My patrons remembered, and liked her, in the Telephone Girl series. Tone and appeal good. .Sunday yes, special no. R. A. Preuss, Arvada Theatre. Arvada. Colorado. First National HER SECOND CHANCE. Star, Anna Q. Nilsson. This is a one hundred per cent, picture and you will make no mistake in buying it. Used it for a Saturday night show and had a fair crowd, but made a little money. Had carnival for opposition all week, so didn't make expenses for tlie week. Tone good. Sunday yes, special no. Draw general class, town 600. Admission 10-25 to 15-35. W. C. Snyder, Cozy Theatre (205 seats), Lament, Oklahoma. HER SISTER FROM PARIS. (7,3.35 feet). Star, Constance Talmadge. Dual roles, even in this day of advanced photography, are still exceedingly interesting and wlien they are accomplished as well as they are in Her Sister From Paris it is wonderful. Constance aid not disappoint in this picture, which is a trifle sophisticated, but a scream, nevertheless. Awfully poor paper on her pictures. Guy C. Sawyer, Town Hall, Chester, Vermont. JUST SUPPOSE. (9,700 feet). Star, Richard Barthelmess. Nothing to it at all for us, absolutely the bunk. Tone O. K. Appeal none. Sunday or special no. Draw town and rural class, town 896. Admission 1025. Mrs. S. J. Brown & Son, Phoenix Theatre (200 seats), Neola, Iowa. KIKI. (5^75 feet). Star, Norma Talmadge. Just a fair picture; by no means a special. The only thing special was the price. Tone not so good, appeal good. Maybe Sunday, nearly special. Draw town and rural class, town 896. Admission 10-2o. Mrs. S. J. Brown & Son, Phoenix Theatre (200 seats), Neola, Iowa, LOST WORLD. A picture no theatre should miss playing. A different kind of a picture from common. Drew record class of people at 15-35. Floyd G. Ward, Ward's Theatre, Stark, Kansas. RAINBOW RILEY. Star, Johnny Hines. Pair comedy drama; nothing extra. Drew small town and rural class. Admission 1525. Floyd G. Ward. Ward's T'heatre, Stark, Kansas. RECKLESS LADY. (7,224 feet). Star, Belle Bennett. Good program, only why did those two womin weep from start to finish? Didn't please very well. Fair tone, not much appeal. Sunday, special no. Draw general class, town 2,200. Admission 10-25. A. F. Jenkins, Community Theatre, David City, Nebraska, THE SAVAGE. (7 reels). Star May McAvoy. This Is a nice little program picture and is something a little different and I believe pleased most all who saw It. Had several good compliments as people passed out. Had a carnival for opposition so just about made expenses. This picture should take most anywhere. Tone good, appeal 90 per cent. Sunday yes, special no. Draw Boys, we volunteer these reports as unbiased tips on pictures we have playeci. 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. general class, town 600. Admission 10-25 to 15-35. W. C. Snyder, Cozy Theatre (265 seats), Lamont, Oklahoma. SCARLET SAINT. (G.886 feet). Star, Mary Astor. This is a fine program picture and s'hould please the majority of patrons anywhere. The acting of Mary Astor and Lloyd Hughes is excellent, but the support not so good. Had opposition so just made film rental. The few who saw it were well pleasald and made some g'ood comments. Tone fine, appeal 90 per cent. Sunday yes, special no. Draw general class, town 600. Admission 10-25 to 15-35. W. C. Snyder, Cozy Theatre (265 seats), Lamont, Oklahoma. SENOR DAREDEVIL. (6,320 feet). Star, Ken Maynard. First National promised and delivered in this one. Went over big and pleased every one. This is suitable for any house. A. Mitchell, Dixie Theatre, Russellville, Kentucky. SHORE LEAVE. (6,S36 feet). Star, Richard Barthelmess. Good sailor picture. Good print. Tone good, fair appeal. Sunday, special no. Draw general class, town 2,200. Admission 10-25. A. F. Jenkins, Community Theatre, David City, Nebraska. TRAMP, TRAMP, TRAMP. (5,830 feet). Star, Harry I^angdon. Just finished looking at the picture and my opinion is, very ordinary picture; in fact, I found it a bit tiresome. The laughs are few and far between. Due to heavy exploitation I had a good house, but a large number walked out on it. I ordinarily find First National pictures the best in the business, but they certainly did hand me a lemon here. This would have made a fairly good two-reel comedy had they cut it down to that length, but as a seven-reel feature, as the advertising says, or a six-reel feature as the heralds state, it was a piece of cheese. The second night's business was a complete fizzle. Consensus of opinion of my patrons was that it was too slow and long draAVn out. Harry seems lo be a fair comedian, but although the few comedy situations in this picture are good, they were entirely too few and long drawn out. The entire picture shows evidence of this seeming attempt to stretch footage. Take the ending for example: it shows a shot of Harry as a baby in a crib. This is fine; but they spoiled it by continuing it into a close up, having 'him go through a lot of useless actions for some time that spoil the illusion. No as special. Draw all classes, town 3,000. Admission 10-30. M. W. Larmour, National Theatre (430 seats), Graham, Texas. UNGUARDED HOUR. (7 reels). Star, Milton Sills. This Is not a Sills type of picture and therefore failed to please here. The sooner the stars learn to stick to what they can do and not try to step out and give their dear public something different the sooner they will attain the ability to hold and Ijuild up their following. My Sills crowd hollered their heads off about this one, as it was a foreign society drama. They want SilTs in "He-Man" stuff, or not at all. Tone question, bad appeal. Sunday, special no. Dr.aw all classes, town 3,000. Admission 1030. M. W. Larmour, National Theatre (430 seats), Graham, Texas. WHEN A MAN'S A MAN. (6,910 feet). A dandy picture. Wright's name drew all the people. If you have not played it, plav it. Floyd G. Ward, Ward's Theatre, Stark, Kansas. WILDERNESS WOMAN. (7,533 feet). Star, Colleen Moore, with Chester Conklin. This is a dressed-up comedy-drama that should be ranked as one of the best of its class of the year. Conklin walks away with the show and keeps the bunch chuckling from start to finis'h. The entire cast is better tlian average, but his work is so extraordinarily good that he far outranks the rest. The people of Graham are still talking about the picture and laughing at the attempts of the "city slickers" to sell Conlclin the railroad. Tone O. K. Appeal good. Sunda.v yes, special no. Draw all classes, town 3,000. Adm-ission 10-30. M. W, Larmour. National Theatre (430 seats), Graham, Texas. Fox AS NO MAN HAS LOVED. (7.959 feet). Special cast. Several told me that this was a very good picture, but the appeal was just to the higher classes. Tone good, appeal fine. Sunday, special yes. Draw all classes, town 4,000. Admission 15-25. E. C. Bays, Globe Theatre (275 seats), Buena Vista, Virginia. HARDBOILED. Star, Tom Mix. This picture drew better than any Mix this year, but there were many kicks after the show. It made money for me and I am satisfied. Tom should be given better stories and he would continue to be the best western star. Draw town and rural class, town 2,500. Admission 10-25. g. H. Rich, Rich Theatre (450 seats), Montpelier, Idaho. HELL'S FOUR HUNDRED. Star cast. A fair picture, but it ends in a dream and those kind of pictures don't seem to go very good. It's a fair picture, but don't like the cast. Tone good, appeal fair. Sunday yes, special no. Draw working class, city 14,000. Admission 20. G. M. Bertling, Favorite Theatre (168 seats), PIqua, Ohio. IRON HORSEX (H reeU). Star cast. This is second run for me. The picture is among the best and every small town could run it twice; it will make money for you. Draw town and rural class, town 2,500. Admission 10-25. S. H. Rich, Rich Theatre (450 seats), Montpelier, Idaho. MORE PAY — LESS WORK. Stars not well known here, but the picture proved interesting to those who saw It. It is nothing exceptional, but will go O. K. on a Tuesday or Wednesday program. Good photography; poor paper. Appeal fair only. Sunday yes, 'special no. Draw all sorts, town about 1,000. Admission 10-25 to 15-35. H. H. Hedberg, Amuse-U Theatre, Melville, Louisana. Qotham (>VERL.\ND LIMITED. Stars, Ralph Lewis, Malcolm MacGregor. Stars and picture ver.y good. Drew fairly well and pleased 75 per cent. Prints on the Indepfndent (In