Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World (Apr-Jun 1929)

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Record Details:

Title:
Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World
Date:
Apr-Jun 1929
Publisher:
[Chicago, Quigley publishing company]
Volume:
Exhibitors herald world
Leaf #:
000250
Language:
English
Subjects:
motion pictures, Motion pictures -- Periodicals
Collection:
Early Cinema and Hollywood Studio System
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Library of Congress, MBRS, Moving Image Section
Sponsor:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Founded in 1915 by a Chicago printing company as a regional trade paper for Midwest exhibitors. In 1916, editor Martin Quigley bought out the owners, and over the next 15 years, he grew EXHIBITORS HERALD into one of the most important national, weekly trade papers in the film business. Quigley acquired MOTOGRAPHY in 1917 and MOVING PICTURE WORLD in 1927. In 1930, he acquired MOTION PICTURE NEWS and the new 'consolidated' publication became MOTION PICTURE HERALD. From the pulpit of his editorial page, Quigley preached the need to improve the motion picture industry and improve the quality of the films. He skillfully served as a mediator in disputes -- between distributors and exhibitors, between the film industry and the Catholic Church (Quigley was one of the architects of the Production Code). Quigley claimed that EXHIBITORS HERALD represented the 'independent exhibitor' and sections like 'What the Picture Did for Me?' certainly provided a forum for theater owners. But plenty of exhibitors viewed Quigley as a servant to the studios and large theater chains. In response, publications such as SHOWMEN'S TRADE REVIEW, INDEPENDENT EXHIBITORS FILM BULLETIN, HARRISON'S REPORTS, and BOX OFFICE were either formed or grew significantly in the years following Quigley's brief moment of consolidation in 1930. -- Eric Hoyt, 2014
Date Added:
July 25, 2024
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48 EXHIBITORS HERALD and MOVING PICTURE WORLD April 21, 1928 munity theatre, Redgranite, Wis. — Small town patronage. DON MIKE: Fred Thomson— March 10. This one made a hit with the Saturday night crowd. Drew well and pleased. Step on it. Six reels. — Wm. Wdske, Community theatre, Redgranite, Wis. — Small town patronage. First National SHEPHERD OF THE HILLS: Molly O'Day— 90%. A fine picture. Good crowds that were pleased. ESght reels. — Frederic O. Gooch, Lyric theatre, Loudon, Tenn. — General patronage. THE NOOSE: Richard Barthelmeea— 90%. This is the best picture Richard has made since "Classmates." Don't pafis this one up. Play it and don't be afraid of advertising it. Seven reels. — Frederic O. Gooch, Lyric theatre, Loudon, Tenn. — General patronage. THE DROP KICK: Richard Barthelmess— 62%. February 16. I was positively bored with this one. Yet some I talked with liked it. Take your choice. — H. B. Grice, Aiken Mills theatre, Bath, S. C— General patronage. LAND BEYOND THE LAW: Ken Maynard— 81%. February 9. The third or fourth Maynard and the attendance shows a steady increase. Need we say more?— H. B. Grice, Aiken Mills theatre, Bath, S. C. — General patronage. LAND BEY0ND THE LAW: Ken Maynard— 20%. March 16-17. All Maynard shows are good and this is no exception. Different from all other Westerns. In a class by themselves. Ken always satisfies and that's what we care for. Give us outdoor stories in all 6hows and we all will be better off. Cut out the society eex stuff, as it will kill the movies in time. Seven reels. — Rudolf Duba, Royal theatre, Kimball, S. D. — General patronage. LAND BEYOND THE LAW: Ken Maynard— March 17-18. This is the weakest of the Maynards we have run to date. It's the same old story of the cattle rustlers and has been done so many times by every Western and would-be Western star that we were surprised Ken would allow them to stick it on to him. Some mighty fine shots of cattle and some pretty scenery, but not up to Maynard's standard. Seven reels. — Crosby & Schwierske, Rex theatre, Colby, Wis. — Small town patronage. VALLEY OF THE GIANTS: Milton Sills— 80%. Very good. — Frank G. Kresler, Palace theatre, Rensselaer, Ind. — General patronage. VALLEY OF THE GIANTS: Milton Sills— March 15-16. Splendid outdoor action picture. Good for small towns. — J. L. Seller, Selma theatre, Selma, Cal. — Small town patronage. MAN CRAZY: Mackaill-Mulhall— 30%. March 1617. Can't say much for this, although it is not bad. Story very weak. Give this team a good story like "Subway Sadie" and they are sure fire. Six reels. — S. B. Kennedy, Central theatre, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada.— Small town patronage. SUNSET DERBY: Astor-Collier— 61%. December 29. No fault to find with it, but nothing to rave about. — H. B. Grice, Aiken Mills theatre, Bath, S. C. — General patronage. LOST AT THE FRONT: Murray-Sidney— 54%. December 22. A dandy comedy. — H. B. Grice, Aiken Mills theatre, Bath, S. C. — General patronage. LOST AT THE FRONT: Special cast— Another laugh getter. — A. C. Betts, Powers theatre. Red Creek, N. Y. — General patronage. SOMEWHERE IN SONORA: Ken Maynard— 72%. January 12. Maynard's riding impressive the first one or two times, but soon loses its effectiveness. On the other hand, his pictures as a whole are interesting enough. — H. B. Grice, Aiken Mills theatre, Bath, S. C. — General patronage. LADIES AT PLAY: Special cast— 58%. January 5. Bought this on Mr. Boovy's recommendation and certainly was not disappointed. It was a scream. Might make some people blush, but they will surely laugh at the same time. — H. B. Grice, Aiken Mills theatre, Bath, S. 0. — General patronage. THE LADY IN ERMINE: Corinne GriflSth10%. March 13. Fair show, but not the kind that they like here, so we are glad it is over with. Seven reels. — Rudolf Duba, Royal theatre, Kimball, S. D. — General patronage. HER WILD OAT: Colleen Moor^81%. March 10. Very good program picture and drew well for me. Six reels. — E. N. McFarland, Pinegrove theatre. Port Huron, Mich.^General patronage. HER WILD OAT: Colleen Moore — Title does not mean a thing in this one. Colleen is not so good. She drew well but did not satisfy. Seven reels. — C. W. Docter, May theatre, Mayville, Wis. — Small town patronage. SUBWAY SADIE: Mulhall-Mackaill— 72%. Jannary 26. As nice a little comedy as anyone would want to see. Not too funny, but funny enough. — H. B. Grice, Aiken Mills theatre, Bath, S. C— General patronage. LONG PANTS: Harry Langdon— 64%. March 16. Just fair as a picture, but think it's the best one he's made to date. It holds the Friday night's record here. Why, I don't know, but the audience seemed to like it. Six reels. — E. N. McFarland, Pinegrove theatre. Port Huron, Mich. — General patronage. NAUGHTY BUT NICE: Colleen Moore— 60%. February 2. Just what the title says, "Naughty But Nice." A comedy that is okay. — H. B. Grice, Aiken Mills theatre, Bath, S. C. — General patronage. NAUGHTY BUT NICE: Colleen Moore— This picture pleased a fair Sunday crowd. — Ernest Vetter, Majestic theatre. Homer, Mich. — Small town patronage. FRAMED: Milton Sills— 69%. February 23. Above the average. Prison camp scenes, the mine being flooded with mud were especially good. — H. B. Grice, Aiken Mills theatre, Bath, S. C— General patronage. ORCHIDS AND ERMINE: Colleen Moore— «2%. March 1. 100 per cent entertainment. Nothing wrong at all. Will please all.— H. B. Grice, Aiken Mills theatre, Bath, S. C. — General patronage. SENOR DAREDEVIL: Ken Maynard— 60%. March 8. Play at high school hurt attendance, but it was a good picture. — H. B. Grice, Aiken Mills theatre, Bath, S. C. — General patronage. TWINKLETOES: Colleen Moore— 70%. January 19. Only moderate. — H. B. Grice, Aiken Mills theatre, Bath, S. C. — General patronage. GUN GOSPEL: Ken Maynard — A-1 entertainment. Ken and Tarzan favorites here. Lots of comedy, which made them laugh. Five reels. — Leon C. Bolduc, Bijou theatre, Conway, N. H. — General patronage. THE LIFE OF RILEY: Sidney-Murray — Very good. Murray and Sidney real comedy stars. — Leon C. Bolduc, Bijou theatre, Conway, N. H. — General patronage. AMERICAN BEAUTY: Billie Dove— March 21-22. Not the best one of Billie's pictures by any means, but a very good picture. Had several good compliments on it. Nine reels. — Guy Loudermilk, Fairy theatre, Nappanee, Ind.— General patronage. AMERICAN BEAUTY: Billie Dove— Slow motion stuff. The story was dragged out for several reels before any action started. Pleased only about 50 per cent. Photography dull gray all the way. Seven reels. — H. H. Hedberg, Amuse-U theatre, Melville, La. — General patronage. AMERICAN BEAUTY: Billie Dove— A very pleasing picture. Billie is sure a beauty. Six reels. — Leon C. Bolduc, Bijou theatre, Conway, N. H. — General patronage. SMILE, BROTHER, SMILE: Mackaill-Mulhall— Dandy little picture. Will please most anywhere. Five reels. — Leon C. Bolduc, Bijou theatre, Conway, N. H. — General patronage. ROSE OF THE GOLDEN WEST: Astor-Roland— In spite of adverse criticisms in this department, this picture was well received by patrons here. It is a story of old California and the plot is a good one. Acting is good and the climax where Old Glory rises over California territory brought forth a good round of applause. Only kick is against the diffused photography. It may be artistic according to the director's viewpoint, but patrons come to see pictures, not blurs. Seven reels. — H. H. -Hedberg, Amuse-U theatre, Melville, La. — General patronage. THE STOLEN BRIDE: Billie Dove — Very good. All the ladies love Billie and lots of the men as well. Beautiful settings. — Leon C. Bolduc, Bijou theatre, Conway, N. H. — General patronage. RED RAIDERS: A good Western frontier story. — Ernest Vetter, Majestic theatre. Homer, Mich. — Small town patronage. CLANCY'S KOSHER WEDDING: Sidney-Murray — This Irish-Jew comedy pleased the majority and received favorable comments. — Ernest Vetter, Majestic theatre, Homer, Mich. — Small town patronage. NO PLACE TO GO: Astor-Hughee — Poor from start to finish. Mary Astor totally unsuited to the part of a cigarette smoking weak-will. Lloyd Hughes, too, out of place. This was a sorry effort from First National and many more like it will spoil the popularity of these good stars. One patron hit the nail on the head when he called "No Place to Go." Seven reels. — H. H. Hedberg, Amuse-U theatre, Melville, La. — General patronage. AN AFFAIR OF THE FOLLIES: Billie DoveMarch 21-22. A very pleasing drama. Billie Dove is charming. Drew nice business both nights. Good print and good photography. Seven reels. — E. M. Biddle, Strand theatre, Paoli. Ind. — Small town patronage. THE WHITE BLACK SHEEP: Richard Barthelmess— March 20. Very good picture. Seven reels. — Mrs. C. Knox, Star theatre. Villa Grove, 111.— General patronage. BURNING DAYLIGHT: Milton Sills— March 18. I did not think much of this but the small crowd I had out to it said O. K. so I guess it pleased. Seven reels. — Leslie Hables, Reel Joy theatre. King City, Cal. — Small town patronage. FRENCH DRESSING: Lois Wilson— Nothing big but will please the majority, especially the women as there are some very fine gowns shown. — P. R. Matson, Crystal theatre, Flandreau, S. D. — General patronage. THE LOVE MART: Billie Dove— Very good picture, to poor business. Billie Dove is not a star yet ■with, us, she is improving slowly. Seven reels. — Alfred Raboyliatti, Globe theatre. Globe, Ariz. — General patronage. THE DROP KICK: Richard Barthelmess— March 25-26. An entertaining picture which pleased. Seven reels. — Wm. E. Tragsdorf, Trags theatre, Neillsville. Wis. — Small town patronage. CAMILLE: Norma Talmadge — A masterpiece, but did not draw rental here. If you can afford to show good ones at a loss, take it. Had a few women on it, and they cried.^-G. Carey, Strand theatre, Paris, Ark. — General patronage. THE CHASER: Harry Langdon— Marrfi 14. Positively vulgar. A very rotten comedy that had plenty of smut. Was funny at times but my patrons sure told me plenty ^vhen they went out. Business is bad enough without having to overcome such features as these. Can the vulgar stuff. Six reels. — Leslie Hables, Reel Joy theatre. King City, Cal. — Small town patronage. LADIES AT PLAY; Special cast— Came near setting this one out as had read several adverse criticisms on it, but played it and was not sorry. Think it very good and so did my patrons. Some little rough spots in it, but not nearly so bad as some I have used. Nothing to rave over, but will get by as program picture. Seven reels. — C. A. Spainhour, Twilight theatre, Greensburg, Kans. — General patronage. THE SEA TIGER: Milton Sills— March 23-24. Here is a dandy program. We failed to make any money on account of basket ball tournament but picture pleased those that came. Sills very convincing actor and balance of cast did very well. It not the sea story the title would lead you to believe as very few scenes are taken on the high seas. Story built up around the seafaring people and very interesting. Six reels. — Crosby & Schwierske, Rex theatre, Colby, Wis. — Small town patronage. HER WILD OAT: Colleen Moore— We would class this as about the poorest picture featuring this star we have ever shown and we have had about all of them. Did not please more than 50 per cent. — P. R. Matson, Crystal theatre, Flandreau, S. D. — General patronage. HER WILD OAT: Colleen Moore— A dandy picture. Plenty of comedy and a very good story. Kept the audience in a good humor throughout the show. Had above the average house. Eight reels. — C. A. Spainhour, Twilight theatre, Greensburg, Kans. — General patronage. THE TENDER HOUR: Dove-Lyon— March 28. A program picture sold to me as a special on which I took in about half enough to pay for the film rental. First National have oversold me on their specials, as I have lost money on every one. Eight reels. — Mrs. C. Knox, Star theatre. Villa Grove, 111.— Small town i>atronage. THE STRONG MAN: Harry Langdon— March 17. Good comedy that semed to please. I myself didn't like the way the church was brought in. The church and the minister were made to appear ridiculous. No minister is foolish enough to exi)ect such miracles these days and that part of the picture is all wrong. Print and photography good. Seven reels. — Robert Yancey, Bonny theatre, Mansfield, Mo. — General patronage. THE WISE GUY: Special cast— Good program picture. Too odd for us. — G. Carey, Strand theatre, Paris, Ark. — General patronage. 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