The Moving picture world (November 1926-December 1926)

446 MOVING PICTURE WORLD December 11, 1926 admission although Paramount rated it as above program offering. Guy C. Sawyer, Town Hall, Chester, Vermont. STAGE STRUCK. (6,691 feet). Star. Gloria Swanson. She seems to go for me as she is well liked here, but in this she is a long ways from being in a real picture. Tone fair, appeal good. Sunday ye.s, special no. Draw working class, city 14.000. Admission 10-20. G. M. Bertling, Favorite Theatre (16S seats), Piqua, Ohio. THAT'S MY BABV. (6.905 feet). Star, Douglas MacLean. Very good: nearly everybody pleased and I thought it was the best one I had seen of MacLean. Tone, appeal good. Sunday yes, special no. Town and farm class, town 600. Admission lU-30, 1533. H. W. Batchelder, Gait Theatre (175 seats), Gait, California. THAT'S MV BABY. (6,905 feet). Star, Douglas MacLean. This was a peach of a comedy but only a Harold Lloyd comedy will bring us any business. One of MacLean's best comedies. Good tone and appeal. Not a special. Draw better class, town 4,500. Admission 10-20. C. A. Anglemlre, "Y" Theatre (400 S3ats), Nazareth, Penn. TO THE LAST MAIV. (6,965 feet). This is worth going back after. I had to pump blood out of my basement all next day, but the people who like that sort of thing liked this and it is a well produced story. Chas. Lee Hyde, Grand Theatre, Pieree, So. Dakota. A'AMSHING AMERICAN. (10,060 feet). Star, Richard Dix. A wonderful picture and a very true one; good comments. But, oh Lord — what a print! I am through buying old pictures. Tone good, appeal 100 per cent. Sunday, special yes. Draw general class, town 2,200. Admission 10-25. A. F. Jenkins, Community Theatre, David City, Nebraska. WOMANHANDLED. (S,705 feet). Star, Richard Dix. Nice program picture, pleased small crowd. Tone and Sunday O. K. Special no. Draw farming, merchant classes, town 3,300. Admission 15-30. P. L. Vann, Opera House (600 seats), Greenville, Alabama. WOMANHANDLED. (8,705 feet). Star, Richard Dix. Fair comedy with a good star — poor print Not a very good combination, but you can't dodge the truth, brothers, so there it is! Tone fair, appeal 50 per cent. Sunday, special no. Draw general class, town 2.200. Admission 10-23. A. P. Jenkins, Community Theatre, David City, Nebraska. YOU'D BE SURPRISED. (5,904 feet). Star, Raymond Griffith. Just a two-reel comedy in scope. Good picture for "nuts" but none here — picture flopped. Tone O. K. Fair appeal. Sunday or special no. Admission 1050. Johnny Jones, Washington & Orpheum Theatres, Quincy, 111. Pathe DEVIL HORSE. Star, Rex (horse). This picture is good and will draw about average. I consider it on a par with the two other pictures. Draw town and rural, to\^^l 2„">(>0. Admission 10-25. S. H. Rich, Rich Theatre (450 seats), Montpelier, Idaho. Producers DisU Corp SHIPWRECKED. (5,865 feet). Star, Joseph Schildkraut. Star is the only thing that puts this over. Joseph Schildkraut stands in a class by himself and wili brin-^ in big money if used in the right tj"pe of pictures. Tone, appeal good. Sunilay yes, special no. Stephen G. Brenner, R.igle Theatre, Baltimore, Maryland. United Artists TUMBLEWEEDS. (8 reels). Star, W. S. Hart. Hart staging another comeback. Very good picture that drew well and pleased. Guy C Sawyer, Town Hall. Chester, Vermont. 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! Universal ARI/.ONA SWEEPSTAKES. (5.418 feet). Star, Hoot Gibson. Good western, only a lot of it was supposed to have been taken in San FVancisco's Chinatown; but Hoot is well liked here and I had a fair crowd, so I would say book It. Tone and appeal good. Sunday yes, special no. Draw town and farm class, town COO. Admission 10-30, 1533. H. W. Batchelder, Gait Theatre (ITS seats), Gait, California. CALGARY ST.\MPEDE, (5,024 feet). Star, Hoot Gibson. Very good Saturday night picture. Hoot Is quite popular here and his pictures are easy to exploit. Tone and appeal good. E. C. Silverthorn, Liberty Theatre, Martinsville, Michigan. CALIFORNIA STRAIGHT AHEAD. (7;238 feet). Star, Reginald Denny. This is a picture that raised almost a riot of laughter, especially among the children. The star, of course, is Denny, but most of the applause was given to Tom Wilson, the colored man. Sunday or special no. Appeal 100 per cent. George Lodge, Green Lantern Theatre, Claymont, Delaware. CALIFORNIA STRAIGHT AHEAD. (7.238 feet). Star, Reginald Denny. A darn good racing picture of the Wallace Reid type; but the race is too long, takes up nearly a reel and a half. Print good. Appeal good. Sunday yes. special undecided. Stephen G. Brenner, Eagle Theatre, Baltimore, Maryland. DELICIOUS LITTLE FLIRT. A Valentino reissue that will bring in the money for you at this time when Valentino pictures are cleaning up. Print new. Stephen G. Brenner, Eagle Theatre, Baltimore, Maryland. MAN IN THE S.4DDLE. Hoot Gibson. This picture was a pleasant surprise to my patrons, who do not like westerns — for it pleased them. In fact several of my most pronounced western haters came out and said they really enjoyed the picture. The western crowd liked it. The opening title is really beautiful. There was lots of beautiful scenery all the way through. The story Is very entertaining. Tone O. K. Good appeal. Sunday O. K. Special no. Draw all classes, town 3,000. Admission 10-30. M. W. Larmour. National Theatre (430 seats), Graham, Texas. OUTIjAAV'S DAUGHTER. Star, Josie Sedgwick. Much less action than usual In Josle Sedgwick's stories, but at times she was full of alertness. Her acting was very good and tlie picture very interesting. Sunday yes, special no. Appeal 75 per cent. George Lodge, Green Lantern Theatre, Claymont, Delaware. Warner Bros. .\CROSS THE PACIFIC. Give us some more like this one. Pleased all. Star, Monte Blue, and boys, he's good in this one. Myrma Loy as the native girl Is very good. This picture pleased men and women both. Special above the average. Step on It and you are sure to win. Prlscilla Theatre, Lewiston, Maine. "Miscellaneous CAPITAL PUNISHMENT. Star, George Hack.ithorne. Small crowd due to tent show, but it was interesting from start to flnlsh. George Hackathorne was Ideal for the part he played. No other star could have played it as he did. Tone good, appeal fine. Sunday yes, special no. Draw all classes, town 4,000. Admission 15-35. E. C. Bays, Globe Theatre (275 seats), Buena Vista. Virginia. DAMAGED GOODS. (Road show). Worth thousands of dollars to any community. Educational as well as entertaining. It you have a chance to book it, play it. Tone good, appeal 100 per cent. Sunday and special yes. Draw oil field class, town 300. Admission 10-2.3. W. H. Clower, Liberty Theatre (430 seats), Wirt, Oklahoma. J.\MES BOYS. (Road show). Had a good lobby display that got the crowd — but thosfr who saw it before said not half the picture was there. Worn out. It was rotten. Draw oil field class, town 300. Admission 10-25. W. H. Clower, Liberty Theatre (450 seats), Wirt, Oklahoma. NIGHT SHIP. No stars. Just six reels Of film. Nothing to this one at all. Believe this is poorest picture we have run In a long while. Tone O. K., appeal none. Sunday, special no. Draw town, rural class, town 896. Admission 10-25. Mrs. S. J. Brown & Son, Phoenix Theatre (200 seats), Neola, Iowa, ONE OF THE BRAVEST. Star, Ralph Lewis. A good program picture that did a nice business and pleased them 90 per cent. An exceptionally good picture to tie up with local fire companies. Guy C. Sawyer, Town Hall, Chester, Vermont. R.\CING BLOOD. Star, Robert Agnew. Southern racing drama that should please any type of patronage. Print good. Stephen G. Brenner, Eagle Theatre, Baltimore, Maryland. ROUGH RIDING BILL. Star, Art Mix. Just an ordinary picture: a good story poorly played. The prints were in very bad shape. Alid-West don't seem to care for their features. Draw oil field class, town. 300. Admission 10-25. W. H. Clower, Liberty Theatre (400 seats), Wirt, Oklahoma. SHADOW" ON THE WALL. Star, Seena Owen. I cannot class this as a special, but is is an A-1 program picture. Good mystery story, good print. Tone, appeal good. Sunday yes, special no. Stephen G. Brenner, Eagle Theatre, Baltimore, Maryland. Short Subjects AMO.NG THOSE PRETEXT. (Pnthe-Lloyd), Drew well considering. Print punk. Tone good, appeal 75 per cent. Sunday no, special questioned. Draw general class, city 23,000. Admission 10-25. Ed C. Curdts, Bijou Theatre (300 seats), Greenville, South. Carolina. ANDY'S LION T.VLE. ( Unlver»nl-Guinp«). Very good comedy. Print fair. Stephen G. Brenner, Eagle Theatre, Baltimore, Maryland. BUSTER'S NARROW ESCAPE. (Unlveraal-Baater Bro-wn). Also Buster's Prize Winner. Here are two comedies that are one hundred percenters. You can't go wrong on these comedies. James D. Kennedy^ Apollo Theatre, Indianapolis, Indiana. OUOKOO LOVE. (Pathe-(;lenn Tryon). A very good comedy. Print good. Stephen G. Brenner, Eagle Theatre, Baltimore, Maryland. EXCESS B.\GG.\GE. ( Edurntional-JoTenile). A real, honest-to-goodness comedy that almost made 'em tear the roof oft the shack. Everybody pleased with it and some saw It twice. When you book this, Gang, be sure to tell the world that you've got a real laugh producer and you won't be missing the truth. Tone O. K., appeal very strong. H. H. Hedberg, Amuse-U Theatre. Melville, Louisiana. WHEN EAST MEETS WEST. (UnlvermalPeeWee Holmea). These short western comedies are great but they should give Holmes better support than Ben Corbett; he Is very weak. This one la very grood. Stephen G. Brenner, Eagle Theatre, Baltimore, Maryland.