Exhibitors Herald (1926)

EXHIBITORS HERALD 75 April 10, 1926 episodes in length and is a little too long. My crowds held yp fine for about ten chapters and then began to drop out. Ten episodes in my opinion is long enough for a chapter play. (Strand. Elizabethtown, Ind.) A good serial that is pleasing my patrons and bringing theta back and more with them. (Strand. Elizabethtown. Ind ) Just finished "The Fast Express’ and it went over fairly well. Would have done better but I followed "The Jungle Goddess" with it and there are no serials in the class with "The J. G.” (Joyland, Booneville. Ark.) Have just run the third episode of this serial and it seems to be holding up okay and bringing them back. (Strand, Elizabethtown, Ind.) Duncan — Just finished this and it held up fine. Plenty of action. (Royal. Caddo, Okla.) Am on the thirteenth episode of this serial and it has held up fine. Every chapter has plenty of action and an ending that brings them back. (Strand, Elizabethtown, Ind.) Fair picture and story, but it seems that the fans do not keep up with it. (Victory, Rossiter, Pa.) FIGHTING SCIIOOLMAEM. THE, Josie, Sedg 2= Good filler, with plenty of comedy in it. (Home, Oblong. 111.) Fair. (Olympic, Forks, Wash.) FIGHT WITHIN. THE, 2 — Very poor. People didn’t know what it was all about. (Princess, Chilton. Wis.) These two reel Westerns are all good and are always bound to please. Short and snappy and plenty of action. (Amuse-U, Springfield. III.) FRESH PAINT. Neely Edwards, 1. — Pretty good one reeler. (Trags, Neillsville, Wis.) Nothing bad, but would class it as a little vulgar. Too many bare legs. When will they learn that bare legs, etc., are not necessary to get laughs. (S. T., Parker. S. D.) GAME HUNTER, THE, Bert Roach, 1.— Fairly good comedy but not much to it. Seems as if all the Bert Roach star comedies are all the same. Not much change in entertainment, but they make good fillers. (Royal. Kimball, S. D.) Fairly good. (Community, Noble, 111.) An extra good one reel comedy. (DeLuxe, Spearville, Kan.) GETTING TRHVSMED, Wanda Wiley, 2.— Good two reeler that has some real good stunts in it. (Ds Luxe, Spearville, Kan.) ' About as silly a comedy as anyone can imagine. Not a laugh for anyone but the kids. Poor stuff. (Star, Menard, Tex.) A pretty good comedy that got quite a few laughs from our audience. It may not be the best, but it is good at any rate. (Rialto, Sharon, Wis.) Fair comedy. (Strand. McKenzie, Tenn.) A little bit too foolish to please the majority. (Photoplay, Ashland, Kans.) GIRL PROBLEM. THE, Arthur Lake, 1. — A fair enough one reel filler. Have seen many worse, which may be a left-handed compliment. (Star, Menard, Tex.) One of the best one-reel comedies I ever played. (Benton Community. Benton City. Mo.) GREEN EYED MONSTER. THE. Arthur Lake, I. — Lively little comedy that seemed to please all. (Grand, Rainier, Ore.) A few laughs in it. (Trags, Neillsville, Wis.) This boy is sure clever as they get them. (Majestic. Portland, Ind.) A fair comedy. (Leeds, Leeds, la.) GREENHORN. THE. Charles Puffy. L— Greenhorn’s right. Nothing to it. (Starland, Stockbridge, Mich.) Just another one reeler. (Washington, Atoka. Okla.) GRIDIRON iGERTIE, Wanda Wiley, 2.— Would class this an average comedy. (Grand, Rainier, Ore.) Pretty good comedy and should please the foot ball fans. (Halfway, Halfway, Mich.) A dandy comedy. Plenty of laffs. (Trags, Neillsville, Wis.) Good. Chuck full of action. One of the best this star has made. (Hudson, Rochester. N. Y.) HALF FARE, Arthur Lake, 1. — Not a laugh. (Hammond, Hammond. Wis.) Can’t hand this much. The poorest we have had from this star. (Grand, Rainier, Ore.) HAPPY GO LUCKY. Neely Edwards, 1.— Pretty fair little comedy. (Grand, Rainier, Ore.) Two chuckles in 1,000 feet of film isn’t enough. I felt like taking this down and throwing it in the furnace after I got it through the machine. January is Laugh Month, but how do they expect us to make ’em laugh with this class of junk? (American, Wautoma. Wis.) HAREM FOLLIES, Bert Roach, 2.— Just a slapstick that squeezed quite a few laughs in the second reel, due to the time-honored efforts of a darky and spook stuff. Is there any company that hasn't used that gag 'till it was in about every series sooner or later? (Star, Menard, Tex.) A good comedy. Don’t approve of so much shimmy daiiciqg, even in a comedy, but when you’re beyond that absurdity some really funny comedy situations develop. The colored gent especially good. (Selk, Scotia, Neb.) HER DAILY DOZEN, Wanda Wiley, 2.— Fairly good comedy. Clean. (S. T., Parker, S. D.) Just a comedy. Not many laughs. (Monticello Opera House, Monticello, Iowa.) Very good comedy from Universal. (Royal. Kimball. S. D.) HERE’S YOUR HAT, Arthur Lake, 1.— Good, (Strand, Elizabethtown, Ind.) Good light comedy of the juvenile type. (Grand, Rainier, Ore.) Poorest piece of junk we have had for some time. To sell this for a comedy is a sin ; it is just a waste of film. (De Luxe, Spearville, Kan.) This is the bunk. No more Arthur Lake comedies for me. Nothing to it. (Globe, Savannah, Mo.) HONEYMOON HOTEL. Neely Edwards, 1.— All these Bluebirds are going over good for us. (Cosy. Strawn, Tex.) Pretty good one reel comedy. (S. T., Parker, S. D.) Better than the average one reelers from Universal. (Leeds. Leeds, la.) HONEYMOON SQUABBLE, A, Edna Marian, 2. — A few laughs in it. (Trags, Neillsville, Wis.) Will pass as an average comedy. (Grand, Rainier. Ore.) Good enough slap-stick, only the directors — both feature and comedy — majority of them, that is, think they must have pajamas and then some pajamas. (S. T.. Parker, S. D.) HORSE LAUGH. THE, Charles Puffy. L— This is best one reeler we have ever run. All Bluebird comedies arc above average one reelers. We are playing these hot. Puffy has something about him that pleases. I guess it must be true, "every one loves a fat man." (Cosy. Strawn, Tex.) Charlie is another of Carl Laemmle’s stars. We have yet to hear anyone laugh at him or Arthur Lake. If you can help yourself do not run these. (Lyric, Frostburg, Md.) A few laughs in it. (Trags, Neillsville, Wis.) INTERNATIONAL NEWS. 1.— A news reel and a 1 reel comedy with 6 to 8 reel features makes a good balanced program. Two reel comedy makes show too long and there's too much story as a rule. (Karlen, Monticello, Wis.) One reel always good. Only fault, International has too much dark photography. (Karlen, Monticello, Wis.) Always a drawing card on my program. (Mystic, Eureka, Mont.) This news reel proving very good. (S. T.. Parker. S. Dak.) The news is a big asset to any theatre, but the small town is at a disadvantage in getting same when it is new. (Princess, Guttenberg, Iowa.) Good as a rule. (Rex, Custer City, Okla.) ITCHING FOR REVENGE, Century. 2 Just a slapstick comedy. This fellow Is quite an acrobat. They laughed aplenty. (Star, Menard. Tex.) This Century comedy was a little better than many of their’s are. (Rialto. Terril, Iowa.) JUST COWBOYS, Pcc Wee Holmes, 2.— A good comedy, Western featurette, that went over nicely on a short feature program. (Grand, Rainier, Ore.) This was labeled ns a Mustang Western. There was nothing Mustang about it and the kids were not bashful about shouting their disapproval at its conclusion, (Trags, Neillsville, Wis.) This is a two reel Western and pleased us there is plenty of action. Went better than most comedies. (Community, Elgin, Neb.) I was told the Universal comedies, etc., were poor but we find them a little above the average. This one good. Had an awfully dark print. (Polo, Polo, 111.) A dandy good short Western with as many laughs as most two reel comedies. (Royal. Newark, Ark.) KICKED ABOUT, Eddie Gordon, 2.— Slapstick most of the way. Went over only as the average comedy. Nothing great about it. Honest. We did get more laughs out of "K The Unknown” shown on the same program. (The Pastime, Cushing, Iowa.) This comedy seemed to keep the crowds in good humor. (Grand. Rainier, Ore.) A dandy slapstick. (Trags. Neillsville, Wis.) Not so good. (Photoplay, Ashland, Kan.) Just a comedy. Hard to get a good comedy any more. All on the same order. (Strand, Valparaiso, Neb.) A kind of night-mare where the supposed-to-befunny men knock down, smash up and throw out about everything and everybody they come in contact with. The kids liked it. (Palace, Long Pine, Neb.) KNOCKOUT MAN. THE. Jack Perrin, 2,— The best two reeler of this star yet. Will go over WINNERS Pick the Read Your Copy this Again! A 1 1