Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World (Jan-Mar 1928)

EXHIBITORS HERALD and MOVING PICTURE WORLD March 31, 1928 /office attraction, and anyone who pays /cial price for it will find out the same Lost plenty with it. Ten reels. — -A. E. Opera House, Emporium. Pa. — General pat ^LOW THE LINE: Rin Tin Tin— 15%. Febru / 24-25. Little late to play this, but good pictures -ke this never get old, and therefore I am glad of running it. Dog very good and should please any audience. Seven reels. — Rudolf Duba. Royal theatre, Kimball, S. D. — General patronage. WHAT EVERY GIRL SHOULD KNOW: Patsy Ruth Miller — Good. Pleased, pulled. Photography and film condition good ; 10 and 25 cents. Seven reek. — Dr. F. M. Childs, Cozy theatre, Villisca, la. — General patronage. DON'T TELL THE WIFE: Irene Rich— February 29-March 1. A good picture. — R. Pfeiffer, Princes6 theatre, Chilton, Wis. — Small town patronage. IRISH HEARTS: May McAvoy— February 20-21. A good show. Six reels. — R. Pfeiffer. Princess theatre, Chilton, Wis. — Small town patronage. THE THIRD DEGREE: Dolores Costello— March 8-9. We thought this a very good picture, but basket ball and social affairs took most of the crowd. Seven reels. — Mrs. C. Knox, Star theatre, Villa Grove, 111. — Small town patronage. THE NIGHT CRY: Rin Tin Tin— February 17-18. A good dog picture and Rin Tin Tin always draws some extra business here. — -W. L. Crouse, Ideal theatre, Bloomer, Wis. — Small town patronage. DEARIE: Irene Rich — Very good, and did big Sunday business. — R. Pfeiffer, Princess theatre, Chilton, Wis. — Small town percentage. Serials BLAKE OF SCOTLAND YARD (Universal): Special cast — Comment on this is good, but children are frightened rather than entertained. I would say it is above the average serial. — Geo. E. Fuller, The Playhouse theatre, Fairhope, Ala. — General patronage. HEROES OF THE WILD (States Rights) : Jack Hoxie — Have run four episodes, and is drawing better every week, with a bad start on account of measles and cold weather. Ten episodes. — -Tommy Cannon. Majestic theatre, Greenfield, Tenn. — Small town patronage. THE ISLE OF SUNKEN GOLD (State Rights): Anita Stewart — Only fair serial, did not hold up as well as some. Stewart didn't mean much to serial fans. Ten episodes. — Tommy Cannon. Majestic theatre. Greenfield. Tenn. — Small town patronage. WHISPERING SMITH RIDES (Universal): Wallace MacDonald — This is one of the best serials we have played in the past twelve months. Everyone of our patrons seemed to enjoy it very much. It was exciting from start to finish, with a fight in every chapter. Ten chapters. — Harold Seaton, LeComte theatre, Sevierville, Tenn. — General patronage. Short Subjects EDUCATIONAL DEWEY LOVE: Bobby Vernon— Good laughs aplenty and a few thrills along with the spills. Vernon has many friends here among my fans. Two reels.— Tommy Cannon, Majestic theatre, Greenfield. Tenn. — Small town patronage. THE HUMDINGER: Johnny Arthur— Here's a comedy that should be featured fifty fifty with your long subject. It's the beet of the Arthur comedies I've seen. Somehow it is different from the general run of comedies. Two reels. — Tommy Cannon, Majestic theatre, Greenfield, Tenn. — Small town patronage. NEWLYWED'S MISTAKE: Snookums— Good, as usual. — Dr. F. M. Childs, Cozy theatre. Villisca, la. — General patronage. TEACHER, TEACHER: Lloyd Hamilton— Good. that'6 all we can say. but did not raise so many laughs as usual. Two reel6. — -Rudolf Duba. Royal theatre, Kimball, S. D. — General patronage. F B O BEAUTY PARLOR SERIES: Special cast— Our first Cooke-Guard comedy. Two reels. — K. D. Francis, Family theatre, Metamora, Mich. — General patronage. COLLEGIATE: Krazy Kat— Just fair cartoon, and they do not please, no matter how good they are. One reel. — Rudolf Duba. Royal theatre. Kimball, S. D. — General patronage. GALLOPING GHOSTS: Very good. Two reels Mrs. Hulda J. Green, Gem theatre, Greenriver, Utah. — General patronage. MICKEY'S CIRCUS: Mickey McGuire — A fund of pleasure for the kiddies. Two reels. — K. D. Francis. Family theatre. Metamora. Mich. — General patronage. MICKEY'S PAL: Mickey— Good kid comedy.— Colonial theatre. Moulton, la. — General patronage. MICKEY'S PARADE: Mickey Grogan— This comedy sure has plenty of rough stuff in it and a sure comedy from 6tart to finish. The kid is a good looking old tough guy. Two reels. — Rudolf Duba, Royal theatre, Kimball, S. D. — General patronage. FOX FRONTIER OF THE SKY: Varieties— Had many favorable comments and quite a few were from kids. Very beautiful scenes of German Alps. Three-fourths reel. — Tommy Cannon, Majestic theatre, Greenfield, Tenn. — Small town patronages. MADAME DYNAMITE: Imperial— Fair motherin-law comedy. Colonial theatre, Moulton. Ia. — General patronage. TWENTY LEGS UNDER THE SEA: This comedy O. K. The best looking bunch of bathing girls I've seen in yeare. Some good loud laughs and all comments favorable. Two reels. — Tommy Cannon, Majestic theatre, Greenfield, Tenn. —Small town patronage. METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER THE FLAG: One of those technicolor subjects for which Metro is becoming famous. Any audience, no matter how dumb and beautiful, homely and highbrow, will appreciate a short of this kind. It's one of those features that adds a fine touch to your program and should be used in the small town house as well as in a "pitcher" palace. Two reels. — Pioneer Pete, Pioneer theatre, Amasa, Mich. — Small town patronage. LADY OF VICTORIES: Beautiful but sad.— Colonial theatre, Moulton, Ia. — General patronage. METRO NEWS: All have been fine so far. and have received them at the age I paid for, not two weeks older than the contract calls for. One reel. — John Cosner, Sun theatre, Sargent, Neb. — General patronage. PASS THE GRAVY: Max Davidson— This one had the crowd laughing and roaring from beginning to end. Worth more than ten of the best Krazy Kat comedies ever made. Two reels. — Arnold Krueger. Pastime theatre, Stratford, S. D. — General patronage. RAINY DAYS: Our Gang— Absolutely the funniest comedy I ever saw. Comedies like this will pull out many a weak feature. The dog and kids are all good. Two reels. — John Cosner, Sun theatre, Sargent, Neb. — General patronage. SECOND HUNDRED YEARS: Plenty of good laughs came over this one, and improved the program over the show, "Faust." Two reels — Rudolf Duba, Royal theatre, Kimball, S. D. — General patronage. SPOOK SPOOFING: Our Gang— Funny and scarey. — Colonial theatre, Moulton, Ia. — General patronage. STING OF STINGS: Charley Chase— Not as good as "Pass the Gravy," but everyone was well pleased. Two reels. — Arnold Krueger, Pastime theatre, Stratford, S. D. — General patronage. PARAMOUNT DR. QUACK: A good funny comedy. Two reels. — Bert Silver, Silver Family theatre. Greenville, Mich. — General patronage. KOKO KICKS: Inkwell series— Seewed to please, judging from laughs. One reel. — C. B. Burkhardt, Pastime theatre, Homer, III. — Small town patronage. NIFTY WOES: A better comedy than many. Had the patrons laughing. Two reels. — C. B. Burkhardt, Pastime theatre. Homer, 111. — Small town patronage. SAVE THE PIECES: Good comedy. Two reels.— Harold Seaton, LeComte theatre, Sevierville, Tenn. — General patronage. PATHE BIGGER AND BETTER BLONDES: Good funny comedy. Two reels. — Bert Silver, Silver Family theatre, Greenville, Mich. — General patronage. THE BIG REWARD: Aesop's Fables— This one is good and will make them laugh. One reel. — Harold Seaton, LeComte theatre, Sevierville, Tenn. — General patronage. PEACHES AND PLUMBERS: Billy Bevan— Very good. Plenty laughs. Madeline Hurlock deserves stardom for her work in thi6. Two reels. — O. A. Fosse, Community theatre, Ridgeway, Ia. — Small town patronage. SMITH'S FISHING TRIP: Yes. it is funny. Two reels. — Bert Silver, Silver Family theatre, Greenville, Mich. — General patronage. TELLING WHOPPERS: Our Gang— Good. Two reels. — Mrs. Hulda J. Green, Gem theatre. Greenriver, Utah. — General patronage. TURKISH DELIGHT : Rudolph Schildkraut— Amateurish, crude production. — Geo. E: Fuller, The Playhouse, Fairhope, Ala. — General patronage. TWO TIME MAMMA: Glenn Tryon— Some liked this and some didn't which holds good with any comedy. Not good enough to brace a weak feature, so write your own ticket. Two reels. — O. A. Fosse, Community theatre, Ridgeway, Ia. — Small town patronage. TIFFANY MEMORIES: Special cast— This is the first of the TifFany-Stahl color classics we have used, and oh boys, what a treat ! Based on the song, "When You and I Were Young, Maggie," this gem was the cause of considerable comment on the part of our patrons. Our organist and orchestra put this subject over in great shape. A pleasure to stand at the door when they came out. We paid for a short reel subject we had under contract with another concern to take this on upon the recommendation of the local branch manager and we are not sorry. Beautifully colored and a pleasing little story. — Ritz theatre, St. Louis, Mo. — General patronage. UNIVERSAL BUCKSKIN DAYS: A fine two-reel Western.— Bert Silver, Silver Family theatre, Greenville, Mich. — General patronage. BUSTER'S BIG CHANCE: This is an extra good comedy. Two reels. — Bert Silver, Silver Family theatre, Greenville, Mich. — General patronage. BUSTER, COME ON: Arthur Trimble— This was one of the best of this series we have had to date. Buster looks like a dog, he has four feet like a dog, a tail and ears like a dog, but there ends the resemblance, the rest of him i6 human, intelligent human of a very fine grade. When one reflects upon the infinite patience it must take, both trainer and trained, to bring this paragon where it is today, it seems almost inconceivable, it certainly is wonderful. And it was comedy : comedy clean, untainted and of the highest order from start to finish. Two reels. — Charles Storch, Casino theatre, Republic, Wash. — General patronage. THE COLLEGIANS: First seires. Looks like a good bet. — Dr. F. M. Childs, Cozy theatre. Villisca, Ia. — General patronage. THE COLLEGIANS: These are the best liked comedies we have played to date. Sorry people were so slow waking up to them. First series just completed.— Geo. E. Fuller, The Playhouse, Fairhope, Ala. — General patronage. THE COLLEGIANS: Second series. Played with "High School Hero." They ate it up.— Dr. F. M. Childs, Cozy theatre, Villisca, Ia. — General patronage. HOT STUFF: Benny Hall — Very good one-reeler that made 'em tear loose with laughter. One reel. — Rudlf Duba, Royal theatre, Kimball, S. D. — General patronage. INTERNATIONAL NEWSREEL: We get it so old that it's history. But it's good. One reel.— Mrs. Hulda J. Green. Gem theatre, Greenriver, Utah. — General patronage. OCEAN BRUISES: A comedy that was not 60 very fast, but Andy got there, and sure made them laugh in spots. Two reels. — Rudolf Duba, Royal theatre, Kimball. S. D. — General patronage. OCEAN HOP: Oswald (the rabbit)— This series of comedies are very good. One reel. — Harold Seaton, LeComte theatre, Sevierville, Tenn. — General patronag. OH! BABY: Little Billy— February 25. When I booked this picture, I could not get any line on it. No reports from other exhibitors were available. But was a scream, one of the best comedies in months. Any theatre that has not played it, has missed a big comedy picture. — George Lodge, Green Lantern theatre, Claymont, Del. — General patronage. OLD WEST: Here's a "Covered Wagon" comedy that makes some of the big so-called covered wagon features look like two bits. Advertise this one, boys, it's a doodle.— Dr. F. M. Childs. Cozy theatre. ViW ilsca, Ia. — General patronage. ON DECK: Fine comedy. Two reels.— Rudolf Duba, Royal theatre. Kimball, S. D.— General patronage. TROLLEY TROUBLES: Oswald (the rabbit)— Nothing to this for us here; they just can't look at a cartoon. One reel. — Rudolf Duba. Royal theatre. Kimball, S. D. — General patronage. MISCELLANEOUS SORORITY MIXUP: Buddy Messinger— Rather a little broad in spots. Barely missing downright vulgarity by a breath, but it was pie for the youngsters and a good many of the oldsters, too. It 6ure was laughable and produced a goodly flock of screams of delight. Two reels. — Charles Storch, Casino theatre. Republic, Wash. — General patronage. r