Exhibitors Herald (Dec 1924-Mar 1925)

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March 14, 1925 EXHIBITORS HERALD 67 Principal THE MINE WITH THE IRON DOOR: special cast — This picture proved a disappointment, both iir merit and in drawing power. It looks like a pmure that might have been made eight years ago. The scenery is its only strong point, unless the fact that it does follow the book is in its favor. Eight reels. — R. Linn, Virginia theatre, Fairmont, W. Va. — General patronage. THE MINE WITH THE IRON DOOR: special cast — Did not do as good as other Wright pictures, but it’s good. Frazier as the Indian steals the picture. Everyone wanted to know who he was. Beautiful scenery for a background. Well worth running. — F. Davidson, Royal theatre. Cherryvale, Kan. — General patronage. CAPTAIN JANUARY : Baby Peggy — Good picture. It had folks laughing one minute and crying the next. Six reels. — Gatliffi theatre, Gatliff, Ky. — General patronage. LISTEN LESTER: Louise Fazenda — Did not please patrons. Said they paid to see something besides a package of letters chased through 6 reels of film. — F. Davidson, Royal theatre, Cherryvale, Kan. — General patronage. LISTEN LESTER: Louise Fazenda — A good little comedy. Patrons well pleased. Six reels. — G. P. Miller, Regent theatre, St. Marys, O. — General patronage. DARING YOUTH: Bebe Daniels — A very entertaining picture that will draw everywhere. Six reels. — G. P. Miller, Regent theati-e, St. Marys, O. — General patronage. DAUGHTERS OF PLEASURE: special cast— Good picture. Not much business. Picture not to blame. Six reels. — G. P. Miller, Regent theatre, St. Marys, O. — General patronage. Prod. Dist. Corp. THE CHORUS LADY: Margaret Livingston — Miss Livingston sure displays a lot of pep and puts this one across in good shape. It’s a good one. Six reels. — Sam Minich, Electric theatre. Chillicothe, Mo. — General patronage. CHALK MARKS: special cast — Here is one of the very best program pictures released by anybody in many years. Get this and step on it. Too bad we can’t get people into theatres to see pictures of this caliber. No drawing power. — Liberty theatre, Kalispell, Mont. — Neighborhood patronage. SOFT SHOES: Harry Carey — Here’s a good picture. Be sure and play it. Let’s have Carey make eight a year instead of four. If it’s a Harry Carey, it is good. — Harry Van Noy, Riviera theatre, Anderson, Ind. — General patronage. NOT ONE TO SPARE: special cast — We used this picture for a children’s fr-ee Christmas matinee and it plea.sed them well. It has a good moral for children, but it’s not a drawing card for the adults. It is ideal for the purpose we used it. as it is very clean and the story easy to follow, though sad. Use a good two reel comedy with it. Six reels. — Bascom and Nielsen, Scenic theatre, Tyler, Minn. — Small town patronage. THE FLAMING FORTIES: Harry Carey— Another good Carey picture. Played this on a Tuesday and business was average, but the fans liked the picture real well. A lot of comedy in this, too. Six reels. — G. K., Halfway theatre. Halfway, Mich. — General patronage. HOLD YOUR BREATH: Dorothy Devore — It’s as the title indicates — brimful of stunts and comedy that will make you hold to your seat one moment and crack your sides open the next. If you’re looking for excitement, here it is. Didn’t draw as well as we thought it would. Six reels. ■ — W. A. Clark. Jr., Castle theatre, Havana, III. — • General patronage. TIGER THOMPSON: Harry Carey— A great Western all the way through. Pleased immensely. Carey fans went wild over this one. Thanks to Hunt Stromberg for this. Advertising on this is good. Play it and don’t be afraid. Six reels. — George Khattar, Khattar’s theatre, Sydney, N. S., Canada. — Neighborhood patronage. TRY AND GET IT: special cast — For this one I cannot say much. Just fair. Not what I thought. I did not pay much but paid too much at that. — F. N. Harris, Amuse theatre. Hart, Mich. — General patronage. THE DRIVING FOOL: Wally Van — A good comedy-melodrama, similar to the late Wally Reid’s speed pictures. The star is not handsome nor well known, but the story will please the majority. Six reels. — Bascom and Nielsen, Scenic theatre, Tyler, Minn. — Small town patronage. WANDERING HUSBANDS: James KirkwoodWell, here was one that did not draw, but the picture was good. Kirkwood was fine. Lila Lee very good in her part. Miss Livingston in her part was extra fine, in fact, a show that had too much truth in it. Run it and you will please 80 per cent of your good people in any part of the country. My people were suited. — F. N. Harris, Amuse theatre. Hart, Mich. — General patronage. WANDERING HUSBANDS: James Kirkwood— A nice little picture. Everyone liked it. Be sure and play this one. — Harry Van Noy, Riviera theatre, Anderson, Ind. — General patronage. WANDERING HUSBANDS: James Kirkwood— Producers are stepping out pretty lively now and are making some fine pictures and the above is one of them. Pleased 100 per cent, and they are hard to please here. Six reels. — W. A. Clark, Jr., Castle theatre, Havana, 111. — General patronage. THE LIGHTNING RIDER: Harry Carey— A Western story well portrayed and directed. Not rough, yet full of action and mystery. Should go well wherever Westerns are popular. Six reels. — Bascom and Nielsen, Scenic theatre, Tyler, Minn. — Small town patronage. THE SUNSET TRAIL: special cast — Very good one. Just the kind we like for Saturday. We find that the people like Westerns. Or any clean fast snappy show for Saturday. — F. N. Harris, Amuse theatre. Hart, Mich. — General patronage. THE OLD FOOL: special cast — This one was true to the name. A good clean show. Run it and you will please. 90 per cent satisfied. — F. N. Harris, Amuse theatre. Hart, Mich. — General patronage. HER OWN FREE WILL: special cast — We sold our house to the “Rebecca Lodge’’ and did well. We do that by all Lodges and Churches. American Legion. Also, picture took good. All well pleased. Was a good one. Don’t be afraid to buy. — F. N. Harris, Amuse theatre. Hart, Mich. — General patronage. MIAMI : Betty Compson — Here was a very good one. Some very good work, in fact. So good you book it and you will say O. K. Price is right. — F. N. Harris, Amuse theatre. Hart, Mich. — General patronage. PURITAN PASSIONS: special cast— Well, this was a good one but not liked by many. Got by with it. I do not see why they keep making this old time stuff. Do not take well. — F. N. Harris. Amuse theatre. Hart, Mich. — General patronage. WHAT SHALL I DO?: special cast — This is a fair picture but not the kind for Saturday night. Can’t say much for it. — -F. N. Harris, Amuse theatre. Hart, Mich. — General patronage. LOVE’S WHIRLPOOL: special cast — This one was a whale of a good show. Was very good. Did a fair business but we were in the .snow drifts. No chance for people to get in from the country. When I mean snow drifts to stop traffic I mean about five to six feet of snow. — ■ F. N. Harris. Amuse theatre. Hart, Mich. — General patronage. Selznick DEFYING DESTINY: Monte Blue— Pleased our crowds. Will have to admit that it was a better picture than I expected. Good cast and good acting. Florence Vidor is great. — Henry C. McCoy. Elite theatre, Golconda, 111. — Small town patronage. QUICKSANDS: special cast — This sure is the bunk. I only got about 5 reels. It was supposed to be 7. By this you can judge what kind of a picture it was. Do not play it if they want to give it to you as a gift. Better have a dark house than to play such bunk. Oh, when is the time coming when we are assured good prints? About 5 ‘reels. — P. G. Held, Sterling theatre, Fairmont, Neb. — Neighborhood patronage. United Artists AMERICA: D. W. Griffith — Can’t uplift or educate the average movie fan. The showing of this picture drove away most of our regular fans and drew in a number of non-picture-goers who were greatly enthused with picture. — Geo. A. Markell, Strand theatre, Pittsfield. Mass. — General patronage. THE HILL BILLY : Jack Pickford — This was a fair show. Did not go over as good as some but it is a good show at that. J. Pickford does not take very well here. We did just fair with it. Hope for better luck next time. — F. N. Harris, Amuse theatre. Hart, Mich. — General patronage. THE HILL BILLY : Jack Pickford — A mighty good picture with a little of everything needed to be interesting. Jack Pickford does fine acting in this and it pleased. — Meece & Hale, New Opera House, Dexter, Kan. — General patronage. THE RULING PASSION: George Arliss— Right here I want to say that any exhibitor that passes up this picture is cheating his patrons and himself. Had them tell me it was the best they ever saw. Anyway, it is a dandy. I believe it will please 100 per cent if any picture will. — Meece & Hale, New Opera House, Dexter, Kan. — General patronage. THE BIRTH OF A NATION: D. W. GriffithI’ve heard my brother exhibitor, Mr. Hickman, Greenville, 111., complain so much that I am convinced his theatre is surrounded with a barbed wire entanglement. Now you may wonder what this has to do on reporting “The Birth of a Nation.” Well, I just want to tell Hickman that my theatre is surrounded with not one but numerous banks of barbed wire entanglements and that it takes more ammunition to break down these obstructions than the biggest drive in the World War (I was there and know what it took). Well, this picture saved the day against the worst opposition. Basket ball game first night, second, home talent play. Brings in people who never come. It’s still the big picture. Don’t like to buck this kind of opposition, but it just came on short notice. Business increased each night and what would have been a great loss under the circumstances was turned to a different story. Considering what all you buy to get this picture, it is rather high priced for small towns who have “barbed wire entanglements.” Twelve reels. — F. Schlotterbeck, Elph theatre, Altamont, III. — General patronage. Universal OH DOCTOR: Reginald Denny — One of the best pictures ever made. Will please 100 per cent. Seven reels. — Sam Minich, Electric theatre, Chillicothe, Mo. — General patronage. TORNADO : House Peters — Here is one that brings home the bacon. They will congratulate you for giving them a treat. It’s a dandy. Seven reels. — J. S. Rapalus, Majestic theatre, Easthampton. Mass. — General patronage. TORNADO: House Peters — Boys, here is one you do not want to pass up, especially you fellows in the small towns like myself. A picture with action and one of the best flood scenes I ever saw in a picture. Buy it and advertise it. for it will please. You won’t need to mortgage your theatre to buy it, either. Seven reels. — ^J. W. Andresen, Rialto theatre, Cozad, Neb. — General patronage. TORNADO: House Peters — Here is a good one. The kind they talk about. Pleased a mixed audience.— Liberty theatre, Kalispell, Mont. — Neighborhood patronage. NOW BOOKING MMES AYRES % J^eUased bu ^rom Ina Claire^ great starriiw success by Urthur^^hman PR QDUVERS^ PIS TR ID VTTNG CWrWon ATI n KT^