Exhibitors Herald (1925)

EXHIBITORS HERALD 69 April 11, 1925 has kept up the pace. If you can't get them in on this one your folks should be taken to the morgue. (Suburban, Omaha, Neb.) Without any doubt this is the greatest serial ever produced. It brought the greatest run of business this theatre ever enjoyed. Cost more than any serial ever run, except “The Lost City,” and was worth twice what I paid for it from a box office standpoint. Give the first three episodes a start and then sit back and bank regularly during the last seven episodes, regardless of weather or feature. I started the serial with Harold Lloyd in “Safety Last,” then I showed “The Girl of the Golden West” with episode 3. Tonight with episode 9 I have a feature without any drawing power, stars practically unknown, and it is raining and I’ll wager that my receipts are forty per cent above the normal Friday’s business. AH on account of “Into the Net.” (Lonet, Wellington, O.) A good serial. Went over good for us. (Main Street, Russell, Kan.) Just finished chapter 5 and for a serial it is in a class by itself. It’s different than the rest. Not so much impossible hokum. (Trags, Neillsville, Wis.) Best serial that I have seen for some time, but can’t get them in on it. (Davison, Waupan, Wis.) This was very good of its kind, but my people do not care for them. Had a lot of fighting and full of thrills. (Amuse, Hart, Mich.) Just begun. The first one looks as if it will go over big. Bought this one on the good reports coming from what) I saw in “What the Picture Did for Me.” I have never regretted booking any picture, serial or comedy where I saw good reports coming from “What the Picture Did for Me.” (Fairyland, White Castle, La.) A business builder. People who never go to the movies cannot stay away from this serial. It will attract everybody. (Crescent, Newark, N. Y.) I do not believe we have ever shown a serial that gave the satisfaction this one did. I gladly recommend this to anyone, anywhere. (Odeon, Chandler, Okla.) IT’S A BEAR, Our Gang, 2 This is another extra good one. Joe has trouble with his pants, in this one, and when he spies the bear he runs so fast his pants can’t keep up with him. There is also some slow motion of Farina, which is good. (Trags, Neillsville, Wis.) This is another good “Our Gang” comedy. (DeLuxe, Spearville, Kan.) Have seen better Our Gangs, but this pleased nearly all. (Opera House, Baldwin. Wis.) JUBILO, JK., Our Gang, 2. — We have always reported on the Our Gang’s as good, but this one cannot be classed as a good one. This Gang has gained a reputation which they must live up to. but they failed to do so in this one. The poorest one we have shown. (DeLuxe, Spearville, Kans.) In addition to the kids, this one had Will Rogers in it. For some reason it did not receive the .spontaneous laughter of the many previous “Our Gang’s.” Probably due to the fact that there were too many grownups horning into the picture. Young Ernie was also missing in this one. (Trags, Neillsville, Wis.) A good comedy. Rogers is also in it. Different from the other Gang’s. Print good. (Empress, Grundy Center, Iowa.) LET’S BUILD, Spat Family, 2. — This is the second of those so-called “Spat Family” and I would consider it very poor entertainment. Print good. (Temple, Aberdeen. Miss.) Was well liked, in fact one of the better ones of this trio. (Star, Ryegate. Mont.) This is an average comedy. hardly as good as another “Spat” I used a while back. (Rialto, Terril, la.) LION AND THE SOUSE, THE, Mack Sennett, 2. — This is an extra good Mack Sennett comedy and the lion in this is enough to make anybody laugh. (Trags, Neillsville, Wis.) A good comedy, but not as good as some of the other Sennetts. Print good. (Empress, Grundy Center, Iowa.) LODGE NITE, Our Gang, 2. — This is a good comedy, in fact most of the Gangs are very clever comedies. (Rialto, Terril, la.) An average Our Gang comedy. Not so much to the first reel but things even up on the second reel and it is good. (American. Wautoma, Wis.) NO NOISE, Our Gang, 2. — An average Our Gang. Not the best and not the worst. They all go over good here, but there didn’t seem to be the laughs in this one that there usually are. (American, Wautoma, Wis.) An excellent comedy which kept audience in a continuous laughter. Played this with “The White Sin,” which made one of the best shows of this year. (Princess, Chilton, Wis.) ONE SPOOKY NIGHT, Mack Sennett, 2 Not extra good, but far from bad. Would that be “average” or “ordinary”? (Olympic. Forks. Wash.) This one is a pretty good comedy for a Mack Sennett. It’s real spooky, so therefore has quite a few laughs. (Rialto, Terril, la.) ORGAN GRINDER, THE, Aesop Fable, 1.— Good play. Plenty of laughs. Should be liked by all. (Khattar’s, Sydney, N. S., Canada.) Plenty of laughs. ’Nuf sed ! Only trouble with them, we are charged for one reel while we only get a half or a quarter. (Khattar’s, Sydney, N. S., Canada.) OUR GANG COMEDIES, 2.— These have all proven to be extra good. Some better than others^ but all good. They please big and little folks and will help out a poor feature wonderfully. Wish I could have one every week. (Pastime, Granville, N. Y.) Very good comedies. Some of our regular patrons say the best there is and I am inclined to believe them. (Alhambra, Garrison, N. D.) Always good. Please the kids and grownups as well. (Club House, Jackson, Wyo.) Business is always good when we have an “Our Gang” comedy. Have run nearly all of them to release and they are all very good. (Araus U, Frederick, Okla.) Take very good. Children like them very much and ask for more. Older folks enjoy them as much. (Liberty, Tobias, Neb.) All good. (New Geneseo, Geneseo, 111.) Have yet to receive a poor one. All consistently good, and grownups enjoy them, as much as the kids. (Pastime, Granville, N. Y.) Haven’t had a bad one yet. Will satisfy most any kind of a crowd. Good prints. (Dixie, Bay Minette, Ala.) This is a dandy comedy. (Hopkins, Cotter, Ark.) None better, and gaining followers with each showing. (Lyric, Easley, S. C.) These two-part comedies are mostly all very good. Create more laughter here than most comedies. (Pastime, Granville, N. Y.) PATHE NEWS, 1. — Am running this hot off the bat. I think it is a little shorter than some of the others, but it makes up in quality what it lacks in quantity. (Trags, Neillsville, Wis.) Always good and up-to-date. (Olympic. Forks, Wash.) The manager of the Short Subjects department was worrying that none of the News Weeklies would get views of the Notre DameStanford game. Some very fine and clear views of the above game appeared in this number of Pathe News. (Trags, Neillsville, Wis.) This News is as good, if no better, than most of them. However, my idea of nothing is pictures of the Yale-Harvard game taken in the rain. Pictures of a fresh water college game with the sun shining would be easier to look at. (Trags. Neillsville, Wis.) There are some extra good views of the Prince in this. If I were as nervous as Dave I’d sniff a couple of absinthe frappes for breakfast or stick to my regular dish of Johnnie Walkers. (Trags, Neillsville, Wis.) This news reel has been consistently good. (Grand, Eldora, la.) PICK AND SHOVEL, Paul Parrott, 1.— A nice laugh getter. Pleased all who enjoy comedies. Buy some of these one reelers and run them every chance, and you’ll be surprised at the results. (Khattar’s, Sydney, N. S., Can.) A fair comedy, not nearly as good as some of his others. (Rialto, Terril, la.) PICKING PEACHES, Harry Langdon, 2. — Have read so many good reports on this comedy that I had resolved not to report it, but after seeing it can’t resist telling how good it is. Some of my patrons said the best they had ever seen, but “best” is a pretty big word. Certainly was the best I had seen in a long time. (Palace. North Rose, N. Y. ) This is an excellent two reeler. I played it with “The Humming Bird,” and heard more good comemnts than on any previous program. (Strand, McKenzie, Tenn.) Like all other exhibitors have said, it is good, but it is better for adults than kids. The kids didn’t like it. (American. Wautoma. Wis.) Not exactly a comedy for a Sunday school, but it caused more laughter than the usual comedy. (Majestic. Weiner, Ark.) They laughed at this one and that is what we want comedies for. (.Johnsonian, Ripley, N. Y.) PITFALLS OF A BIG CITY, Ben Turpin, 2.— Good burlesque on “The Face On the Barroom Floor,” with enough slapstick to please the hoi polloi. (Pastime, Mason, Mich.) A fair comedy. They don’t seem to like Ben here. Print good. (Empress, Grundy Center, la.) POLITICAL PULL, Spat Family, 2. — One of the best Spats that we have used. They go over fair. Print fair. (Empress, Grundy Center, la.) A wanton waste of films. Almost as rotten as Will Rogers in “High Brow Stuff.” In buying these two series, figure what comedies are worth, minus the comedy. (New Wewoka, Wewoka, Okla.) POST NO BILLS, Paul Parrott, 1.— This is a cracker-jack one reeler with lots of laughs. (Trags, Neillsville, Wis.) A nice comedy. Pleased all. Twenty laughs. ’Nuf sed. (Khattar’s, Sydney, N. S., Can.) PUBLICITY PAYS, Charley Chase, 1.— A fair comedy. Not as good as some of his others. Print fair. (Empress, Grundy Center, la.) Can anyone tell me where and who makes 1 reel comedies that are worth a d — •? I haven’t been able to find any. (Palace. Omaha, Tex.) RIDERS OF THE PURPLE COW, Ralph Graves, 2. — A very good comedy that kept them laughing and has lots of new ideas. (Lyric. Chappell, Neb.) This is a dandy comedy. (Community, David City, Neb.) ROMEO AND JULIET, Ben Turpin, 2.— There was a giggle or two in this one. Personally, I consider this Turpin about as funny as a crutch. (Trags. Neillsville, Wis.) Received more laughs than the previous two Turpin comedies. Good enough to brace up a weak program feature. (Milford, Chicago, 111.) SATURDAY MORNING, Our Gang, 2 — A rattling good comedy. (Hopkins, Cotter, Ark.) Not extra funny, but true to life and good entertainment. (Olympic, Forks, Wash.) SCARE ’EM MUCH, Mack Sennett, 2.— A good comedy but not as good as some of the other Sennetts. Print good. (Empress, Grundy Center, la.) One of the best comedies we have had. The lions do wonderful acting. It surely got the laughs from young and old. (Lyric. Chappell, Neb.) There is a lot of good slapstick in this one. (Trags, Neillsville, Wis.) SEEING NELLIE HOME, Charley Chase, 1.— Very good — had them laughing continually. (Grand, Rainier, Ore.) A very good one reel comedy which sure made them laugh. Just the thing to put in with a long feature. (Princess, Chilton, Wis.) SHANGHAIED LOVERS, Harry Langdon, 2.— Not an “average” comedy from Langdon. It drew very few laughs from our audience. Film in good condition. (Hammond, Hammond, Wis.) A good comedy, but not as good as his previous ones. Print good. (Empress. Grundy Center, la.) Good comedy. The few of Langdon’s that I have played have given almost universal satisfaction. (Strand, McKenzie, Tenn.) SKYLARKING, Mack Sennett, 2. — The first time we ever saw Gribbon, in the old days, with Ford Sterling and that bunch, he squinched his eyes, drew his mouth and was watching the camera to see if it would register him. He is still doing that same thing today, and that’s all the comedian there is to him and ever will be. Today his work compares as positively silly, certainly not funny. No doubt there are many amateurs that would make him ashamed of himself. Why not give them a chance? We don’t want Gribbon’s face. (Queen, Ft. Stockton, Tex.) Rotten: that’s what they said about it when it was all over. Pathe ought to be ashamed to ask money for this kind of comedy ; the price is way out of reason and I have drawn the lines. No more unless they come back to earth. (Star, Ryegate, Mont.) A good slapstick comedy which kept them all laughing. (Trags. Neillsville, Wis.) This wasn’t so bad. Lots better than some of the Mack Sennetts are. Would say an average good comedy. (Rialto, Terril, la.) Very good. (Star. Alexandria, S. D.) Here’s a lousey comedy. In the words of the poet, “It’s a boloney.” (Majestic. Eureka, Mont.) SKY PLUMBER, THE, Arthur Stone, 2 Noth ing but lots of impossibility stuff, crazy as they make them. Did not bring out one laugh. The one who directed this one ought to direct another one and go hide himself, if it’s a he. If it’s a she, ditto. (Fairyland, White Castle, La.) Here is a real comedy. Full of laughs and new gags. If this is a sample of Stone’s future work. I’ll say he is a comedian of the highest rank. (Palace, North Rose. N. Y.) This fellow is a dandy. Comedy a knockout. (Community, David City, Neb.) SMILE PLEASE, Harry Langdon, 2. — Our audience laughed at this. In the contest of odors the skunk defeated the goat by a wide margin. (Hammond, Hammond, Wis.) My first Langdon and it is far ahead of the ordinary comedies. Very, very good. (American, Wautoma, Wis.) A very good comedy. All of this star’s work has been good. (Legion, Elmwood. Wis.) A good comedy. Our first Langdon and he pleased. Print good. (Strand. Conrad, la.)