Exhibitors Herald (Dec 1924-Mar 1925)

98 EXHIBITORS HERALD February 28, 1925 NOTICE OF SALE United States District Court, Southern District of New York. Harold C. Cornelius, Plaintiff, against C. C. Pictures, Inc,, Defendant. Pursuant to a decree duly made and entered in the above-entitled action on February 6th, 1925, the undersigned Special Masters named in said decree will sell at public auction at the office of Nathaniel S. Corwin and Harold Harper, ancillary receivers of C. C. Pictures, Inc., No. 1600 Broadway, Borough of Manhattan, New York City, N. Y., on February 27th, 1925, at 12 o’clock noon on that day, the following described property: 1. Twelve motion picture negatives in which Charles Chaplin is the star, entitled “Easy Street,” “The Cure,” “The Vagabond,” “The Rink,” “The Floorwalker,” “The Count,” “Behind the Screen,” “The Immigrant,” “The Pawnshop,” “The Adventurer,” “The Fireman,” and “One A. M.,” and all the copyrights, continuity, newspaper and story rights appertaining thereto, and all right, title and interest of the defendant C. C. Pictures, Inc., in and to any and all prints of said negatives. This property will not be sold for less than $81,431.20, the upset price fixed by the said decree. The purchaser must take the same subject to certain outstanding contracts for the distribution of prints of said negatives, set forth in said decree. 2. All right, title and interest of C. C. Pictures, Inc., in and to a second set of negatives of the above twelve Chaplin subjects, and the foreign exhibition _ rights in connection with the same, subject to all outstanding and unexpired contracts covering same, including a contract with Export and Import Film Company covering foreign distribution for a period of ten years from Oct. 27th, 1923. 3. Advertising matter in connection with said twelve Chaplin subjects. 4. A set of black and white negatives of said twelve Chaplin subjects. 5. Policies on the life of Charles Chaplin as follows; New York Life, No. 7,318,979, amount $25,000. Connecticut General, No. 105,928, amount $25,000. Union Central, No. 508,434, amount $25,000. New England Mutual, No. 304,758, amount $25,000. 6. Eleven Tom Moore, 2reel motion picture negatives, seven Billie Rhodes, 2-reel motion picture negatives, sixty-five 1-reel Strand Comedy motion picture negatives, sixty-five miscellaneous motion picture negatives, miscellaneous prints of motion picture negatives, and advertising matter relating thereto. 7. The right, title and interest of C. C. Pictures, Inc., in and to the following entitled motion picture negatives will be sold subject to a lien of Rex Laboratories, Inc., thereon amounting to approximately $4800. The first six of these negatives are owned by C. C. Pictures, Inc., outright ; the balance are held as lessee under distribution contracts with the owners. Fall of Carthage, Body and Soul, I’ll Come Back to You, Women in 47, His Last Case, Without Evidence, Lone Rider, One Empty Shell, Whispering Women, Battling King, Eternal Two, Farm to Fame, Glory of Youth, Love’s Redemption, Diamond Carlisle, The Recoil, A Flash in the Dark, Ambushed, 8412, 45 Calibre Law, Heads or Tails, Laramie and Me, Out of My Way, Out of the Storm, The Test, Under Orders. 8. Miscellaneous office furniture, fixtures and supplies. Deposit of 10 per cent of bid required. Sale subject to confirmation by court. Further information in reference to this sale may be obtained at the office of the ancillary receivers of C. C. Pictures, Inc., No. 1600 Broadway, New York City. NATHANIEL S. CORWIN, HAROLD HARPER, Special Masters. cast — A very good picture with good direction and splendid acting. Alan Hale as the villain helps it draw. Seven reels. — Ryan and Kundert, Empress theatre, Hereford, S. D.— General patronage. THE CODE OF THE WILDERNESS; Special cast — This is a pretty good Western story. — V. E. Sager, Southern theatre, Akron, O. — Neighborhood patronage. THE CODE OF THE WILDERNESS: Alice Calhoun — This was the best picture of the kind we have ever run. The print was in very bad condition. We lost money on this one, as the weather was bad. Seven reels. — C. L. Hilton, Lyric theatre. Prairie Grove, Ark. — General patronage. THE CLEAN HEART (OR) THE CRUELTIES OF LIFE: Percy Marmont — Not so good. Very poor picture. Eight long reels with nothing in them. Eight reels. — H. B. Frank, Royal theatre, Macomb, 111. — General patronage. THE CLEAN HEART : When every reviewer says it’s an artistic triumph ; Pete Harrison says its masterful ; Someone else 90 per cent ; “The Billboard’’ that Vitagraph has the pictures — look out ! That means it is not a picture that appeals to the movie crowd. The few lovers of artistic acting, good story, well directed sequences, enjoyed “The Clean Heart.” The big end of the regular movie crowd came out and told you in plain words. “It’s rotten.” Look out for the “nice” pictures — they do not get business or please the crowd. — Ben. L. Morris, Temple theatre, Bellaire, Ohio. — General patronage. ONE LAW FOR THE WOMAN: Cullen Landis — This picture was only fair and we lost money on it. Bought it for a special. Seven reels. — C. L. Hilton, Lyric theatre. Prairie Grove, Ark.— General patronage. CAPTAIN BLOOD: J. Warren Kerrigan — Kerrigan was here in person at one of our downtown theatres the day before we ran this and it helped us some. It is a good picture, but we did much better on “The Sea Hawk.” Eight reels. — V. E. Sager, Southern theatre, Akron, O. — -Neighborhood patronage. CAPTAIN BLOOD: J. Warran Kerrigan— Excellent picture, but must be livened up by colors of your own. gelatine red. — Herbert A. Shaw, Metropolitan theatre, Morgantown, W. Va. THE MAN FROM BRODNEY’S: J. Warren Kerrigan — These two stars are good with our patrons and, while this is considerably different from most pictures they have appeared in, it satisfied mighty well. It’s one of the big features at a fair price from Vitagraph. Eight reels. — C. E. Johnson, Paramount theatre. Gibbon, Neb. — Small town patronage. THE MAN FROM BRODNEY’S: J. Warren Kerrigan — A good picture full of action. A very well balanced cast. Will please ninety per cent. — Hollywood theatre, Stanford, Mont. — Small town patronage. BETWEEN FRIENDS: Special cast— A good picture for the better class of trade. Although we lost money, it was not fault of the picture. — H. A. Davitts, Dixie theatre, Winona, Miss. — General patronage. THE MIDNIGHT ALARM: Cullen LandisGood melodrama. Plenty of action. Eight reels. — Giacoma Bros., Crystal theatre. Tombstone, Ariz. — General patronage. A FRONT PAGE STORY: Special cast— A good program picture that will please most of them. Six reels.— Hollywood theatre. Stanford. Mont. — Small town patronage. MASTERS OF MEN: Cullen Landis— We ran this picture twice, so you must know we did good on it. Very good picture. Eight reels. — V. E. Sager, Southern theatre, Akron. O. — Neighborhood patronage. PIONEER TRAILS: Cullen Landis— A real Saturady picture. First two reels best. Print new. Seven reels. — W. T. Faugh. Empress theatre, Grundy Center, la. — Small town patronage. PIONEER TRAILS: Cullen Landis — Films in good shape. Story excellent. More “pep” than “Covered Wagon.” Pleased 100 per cent. One fault — in 1849 nowhere in California did they have modern auto roads as shown in this picture for the old stage coach to run on. Seven reels. — Giacoma Bros., Crystal theatre. Tombstore, Ariz. — General patronage. PIONEER TRAILS: Cullen Landis — A picture that will pull them in and then please them. A fast moving Western with a pleasing comedy relief. Seven reels. — Hollywood theatre, Stanford, Mont. — Small town patronage. Warner Brothers THIS WOMAN : Irene Rich — You need not be afraid of this picture in any way, shape or form. — Russell Armentrout, K. P. theatre, Pittsfield, 111. — General patronage. A LOST LADY : Irene Rich — The poorest that Warner Bros, ever let out. Take it any way you want it, from a miserable story to the end of a trashy film. Poorest business in five years. Not suitable for small town. Many complaints registered, which is most unusual here. — Sam H. Blair, Majestic theatre, Belleville, Kan. — General patronage. CORNERED: Marie Prevost — Did a little better on this than any other Warner Bros, picture except “Find Your Man.” The pictiu-e is O. K. and ought to draw better than it did here. Seven reels. — W. H. Durham, Grand theatre, Camas, Wash. — Small town patronage. CORNERED : Marie Prevost — A very good crook picture that will hold the interest. — Russell Armentrout. K. P. theatre, Pittsfield, 111. — General patronage. GEORGE WASHINGTON. JR.: Wesley Barry — This is a very good program picture. We didn’t do any extra business on it and did put out some extra advertising on it. The picture was liked by those who did see it. — -Frank Ober, Boynton theatre, Boynton. Okla. — General patronage. FIND YOUR MAN: Rin-Tin-Tin— Business good. While we didn’t see much story to this one, it pleased about 100 per cent. The dog was wonderful. We always can look for good business when we show a Rin-Tin-Tin picture and The Southern States Film Co., Atlanta, Ga., certainly gives us fair treatment. Cannot say this of any other exchange handling independent pictures. Seven reels. — W. D. Patrick, Strand theatre, Florala, Ala. — General patronage. HER MARRIAGE VOW : Special cast — Picture nicely done and well liked by the few that came. — W. H. Durham, Grand theatre, Camas, Wash. — Small town patronage. HOW TO EDUCATE A WIFE: Monte BlueSplendid domestic comedy to capacity. Marie Prevost looks good enough to eat in this and Monte Blue is perfection in his droll stuff. Claude Gillingwater also a favorite here. Altogether satisfactory. Print good. Seven reels. — Oscar Reinert, Elite theatre, Humboldt, Kan. — Small town patronage. HOW TO EDUCATE A WIFE: Monte Blue— This is a pretty good picture. Am not crazy about Film Classics, as they do not get us very much. — V. E. Sager, Southern theatre, Akron, O. — Neighborhood patronage. BEAU BRUMMEL: John Barrymore. A picture that must be called par excellent. Acting and photography will not be beat but as a money getter for country towns it is not there. More people walked out on it than we have had leave on a picture for months. TTie gang are roasting me yet.— W. H. Durham. Grand theatre, Camas, Wash. — Small town patronage. State Rights THE BAREFOOT BOY: Special cast^Played two nights to a full house each night. Gave excellent satisfaction. Small town exhibitors, be careful unless all your patronage is high class. — W. H. Durham, Grand theatre, Camas, Wash. — Small town patronage. BLACK LIGHTNING: Special cast — A real dog picture. Played to perfection for a town where they like police dogs. — Herbert A. Shaw, Metropolitan theatre. Morgantown, W. Va. THE BATTLING FOOL: William Fairbanks— Here’s one that has very little story but is ACTION spelled with capital letters. Starts off with a snap and ends with a bang I Pleased Western and action picture lovers. Five reels. — Rex P. Barrett, Cozy theatre, Columbia. Mo. — Small town patronage. BILLIE THE KID: Franklyn Farnum— Fair Western picture that drew fair business for us. Five reels. — W. A. Clark, Jr., Castle theatre, Havana, 111. — General patronage. THE BROAD ROAD: Special cast— A real good feature for ordinary program. Six reels. — C. E. Hopkins, Hopkins theatre, Cotter, Ark. — Small town patronage. THE CALL OF THE MATE: William Fairbanks— Good print, but not much in it. It may be that my people, knowing the star, were expecting more like his old ones. There were lots of fist fights in them. Five reels. — John Profughi, City theatre, Dixonville, Pa. — General patronage. THE DANGER RIDER: Art Mix— Good Western picture and well liked by everyone who saw