Exhibitors Herald (Dec 1924-Mar 1925)

.December 27, 1924 EXHIBITORS HERALD 161 THE WARRENS OF VIRGINIA, with a special cast. — A good picture to book. Excellent title and first rate entertainment. Good and clean and the kind you will like to take your mother to see. The screen needs more of this kind. — S. D. Beresford. Empress theatre, Ryan & Kundert, So. Dak. — General patronage. THE WARRENS OF VIRGINIA, with a special cast. — It was just as good as I expected from this kind of a story. A Civil War story. It has plenty of action and a good brisk love romance all the way through. Business was only fair. Picture did not have any drawing power. Seven reels. — A1 Powell, Highland theatre, Guthrie, Okla. — General patronage. THE LAST OF THE DUANES, with Tom Mix. — An interesting story. Pretty good direction and the sure popularity of the star put this one over. Exceptional business for three days. — John W. Hawkins, Capitol theatre. New Bedford, Mass. — General patronage. THE LAST OP THE DUANES, with Tom Mix. — Here is another Tom Mix, Zane Grey knockout. Talk about business. Oh Boy! Just stacked them in. Just hope Fox gives Tom another bunch of these Zane Grey stories. I don’t care how many times they have been made before. This picture and “The Lone Star Ranger” hold my top receipts. Seven reels. — A1 Powell, Highland theatre, Guthrie, Okla. — General patronage. THE LAST OF THE DUANES, with Tom Mix. — Zane Grey, Tom Mix, two good reasons for good business. Ran Fox Imperial Comedy "Sweet Papa” and had a pleasing show. Everyone remarked about how good the show was. — George Osborne, New Star theatre, Westminister, Md. — General patronage. THE CIRCUS COWBOY, with Buck Jones.— Better than the other Jones pictures we have recently played. A story more suited for Jones. The acting of Marion Nixon is good, and she is very popular with our crowd. This is a good program picture that should please any audience. Six reels. — Gem theatre, Dumas, Ark. — Small town patronage. THE ARIZONA EXPRESS, with a special cast. — Absolutely the fastest hokum melodrama that I have ever played. Not a dull moment in the entire picture. Slam bang action. If you bat an eye you miss a thrill. Six reels. — A1 Powell, Highland theatre, Guthrie, Okla. — General patronage. NOT A DRUM WAS HEARD, with Buck Jones. — The title is correct on this picture as there was certainly no drum heard or seen as far as I could tell. Where in heck did they get that name 7 Picture was a fair program. — George C. Starkey, Opera House, Montour Falls, N. Y. NOT A DRUM WAS HEARD, with Buck .Tones. — Fair Western, average business. Poor print. — Roy W. Adams, Pastime theatre. Mason, Mich. — General patronage. THE LONE CHANCE, with John Gilbert.— Just an ordinaiw program picture. No comment. Six reels. — Gem theatre, Dumas, Ark. — Small town patronage. CAMEO KIRBY, with John Gilbert. — Beautiful scenes. Interesting story. What more can you ask? Buy it. — George C. Starkey, Opera House, Montour Falls, N. Y. CAMEO KIRBY, with John Gilbert.— A fine program picture, but not a special. Gilbert does some of his best work we have seen in this one, and the others in the cast do good work. A comedy melodrama we would call it. You can afford to boost it, they will be satisfied. Nine reels. — Gem theatre, Dumas, Ark. — Small town patronage. THE SILENT COMMAND, with a special cast. — Super special, should have been named soup special and that Lemon Soup. A very ordinary program picture. They can sell this or call it special if they want to but they are merely killing the exhibitor’s confidence in future releases and if they have a special we will never find it out until it’s too late and so we’ll all lose. It doesn’t pay to deceive the public, if you expect to stay in business profitably. Seven reels. — ^Wm. Hoefs, Queen theatre. Ft. Stockton, Tex. — General patronage. LADIES TO BOARD, with Tom Mix.— This is not a western but at that it is bound to please Mix fans. Has lots of comedy and also a few thrills. Tom’s partner in this picture is the whole show. Do not be afraid of this one. Six reels. — J. W. Andresen, Rialto theatre, Cozad, Nebr. LADIES TO BOARD, with Tom Mix. — A good Mix picture. Different than the others, but will please all. — B. C. Brown, Temple theatre, Viroqua, Wis. — General patronage. WHEN ODDS WERE EVEN, with a special cast. — Program picture. Just fair. — Geo. C. Starkey, Opera House, Montour Falls, N. Y. — General patronage. EXILES, with John Gilbert. — This one had me fooled. I thought nothing of it, and did not boost it, fearing to deceive the customers, and was sorry at last, because the conclusion of it was great. — A. Catalano, Victory theatre, Rossiter, Pa. — General patronage. WESTERN LUCK, with Buck Jones. — This is the kind of a picture my patrons like to see Jones in. Gave good satisfaction to my regular show goers. My patrons want Jones, but they want him in Westerns. Prints in good condition. Five reels. — Charles E. Barber, Electric theatre, Tilden, 111. — Small town patronage. CUPID’S FIREMAN, with Buck Jones.— Not bad, but have seen lots I liked better. Thought the fire a joke. Buck is better in a Western picture.— W. L. Douglas, Strand theatre, Newman Grove, Nebr.— Small town patronage. SIX CYLINDER LOVE, with Ernest Truex. — When they made this they were competing with Charles Ray in “The Barnstormer.” Between the two they tried to see who could make the worst, but after the first reel of “Six Cylinder Love,” Fox saw that he was easily slipping away with the honors, so he went right on doubling the score with each succeeding reel and called it a special, and truly it is. It is so specially bad that we just haven’t the heart to look our patrons in the face for some time to come. Seven reels. — Wm. Hoefs, Queen theatre. Ft. Stockton, Tex. — General patronage. SOFT BOILED, with Tom Mix. — A pretty good Mix. Most seemed to enjoy it, and a number were loud in their praise. — W. L. Douglas, Strand theatre, Newman Grove, Nebr. — Small town patronage. NORTH OF HUDSON BAY, with Tom Mix.— A good picture, but Tom is liked better in Westerns, where he uses his horse. Supposed to be a special, but not as good as some of his program pictures. — W. L. Douglas, Strand theatre, Newman Grove, Nebr. — Small town patronage. KENTUKY DAYS, with Dustin Farnum. — Dustin Farnum seems to have better stories this year. — W. L. Douglas, Strand theatre, Newman Grove, Nebr. — Small town patronage. THE GUNFIGHTER, with William Farnum. — A very good out-door type show. Has good plot. Five reels. — W. T. Biggs, Unique theatre, Anita, la. — General patronage. Metro Goldwyn HIS HOUR, with Aileen Pringle. — Wonderful acting, photography and direction. Male lead, John Gilbert, a big improvement over “Three Weeks.” He should always play opposite Miss Pringle. They are a handsome pair. Didn’t have a very big crowd, but no fault of the picture. Good comments. — A. F. Jenkins, Community theatre, David City, Nebr. — General patronage. BREAD, with a special cast. — A very well done offering. The cast does most excellent work. Story sustains interest and is different from the usual pictures coming along now. Business a littie better than any picture shown for past few weeks excepting the so called specials. Seven reels. — W. H. Brenner, Cozy theatre, Winchester, Ind. — General patronage. THE MAN LIFE PASSED BY, with special cast. — A fine picture hut did not have much drawing power. It will please if you can get them in. Seven reels. — J. W. Andresen, Rialto theatre, Cozad, Nebr. A BOY OF FLANDERS, with Jackie Coogan. — Consider this a very good picture. Rather sad but all of Jackie's pictures are inclined that way. — George C. Starkey, Opera House, Montour Falls, N. Y. A BOY OF FLANDERS, with Jackie Coogan. — A good program picture. 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