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

April 28, 1928 EXHIBITORS HERALD and MOVING PICTURE WORLD 63 tomers. (Indiana theatre, Washington, Ind.) 50%. February 8-9-10. Wonderful picture of its type, but did not draw for me. The ladies stayed away. Don't pay too much for it and you will be all right. (Central theatre, Selkirk, Man., Canada.) They called it just an animal picture. (Capitol theatre. Middletown, Conn.) CHASER, The, FN, Harry Lanffdon, Gladys McConnell, Helen Hayward, William Jamison, Charles Thurston, 6. — 50%. March 15-16. This ie the befit Langdon picture since "The Strong Man." There are a good number of laughs in it. There are a couple of sequencefi that didn't hardly need to be put into a picture such as the castor oil gag and the kissing scenes. Nevertheless they are about the biggest laugh getters eo I guess they deserve a place somewhere. (Princess theatre, Buchanan, Mich.) 50%. February 23. Would have made a good three reel subject but had no excuse for being so long about nothing. (Colonial theatre, Troy, Mo.) 50%. February 4-5. This is much better than his last one, but he does not draw for me. It has some good comedy in it. (Adair theatre, Adair, la.) 75%. February 4-5. Absolutely the most vulgar, rotten, dirty, silly picture we have shown in the last 16 years. If producers are going to continue making pictures of this kind, here's hoping we get Federal censorship. Our patrons were disgusted with it and they told me so. (Star theatre, South Range, Mich.) CHICAGO AFTER MIDNIGHT, FBO, Ralph Ince. Jola Mcndez, Lorraine Rivero, James Mason, Helen Jerome Eddy, 7.-70%. March 4. This is another good one and it sure pulled at the box office. (Adair theatre, Adair, la.) 70%. A real special. It pleased 100 per cent with my crowd. (Miers theatre, Schoharie, N. Y.) March 7. A good picture of the Chicago underworld with plenty of suspense and thrills that seemed to please. (Princess theatre, Lexington, Tenn.) February 11. A very good and neat picture. Held everybody's interest throughout the show. Many favorable comments. (Community theatre. Red Granite, Wis.) CHINESE PARROT, The, U, Marion Nixon, Florence Turner, Hobart Bosworth, Edmund Burns, Albert Conti, Sojin, Fred Esmclton, Anna May Wong, 7.— Pleased 90 per cent and what I mean, it pleased them, too. Marion Nixon is as popular here as five dollar bills now, and why not? And Edmund Burns didn't run any of the girl trade away either. Brother, for a real mystery picture, don't miss this one. (Plainview theatre, Plainview, Tex.) January 28. "The poorest Universal Jewel seen in a long time. Really, these continental directors^ have no kick for us. (Capitol theatre, Karachi, India.) 69%. October 8. Fair mystery story. No complaints but nothing to rave over. (Community theatre, Woodbury, Conn.) Good mystery picture. Glad we bought Universal service, it's great. (Arvada theatre, Arvada, Col.) We aren't going to pan this picture, because personally thought it pretty good. Our box office didn't aay so, nor most of our patrons. Fair picture, no special or Jewel. (Palace theatre, Mt. Pleasant, Tex.) Fair mystery picture. (Happy Hour theatre, Jasper, Minn.) 31%. January 11. Just a fair mystery picture. Does not follow the book and some were disappointed. (Grand theatre. Rainier, Ore.) Not a small town picture. Did not hit for us. (Coliseum theatre, Edmore, Mich.) One of the poorest mystery pictures I have ever run. Absolutely no heart appeal to the story. (Jewel theatre, Texas City, Tex.) 20%. February 19-20. A good mystery thriller but all sweet Marion has to do is stand around and look worried. (Pastime theatre. Mason, Mich.) A real mystery drama to my idea. (Althea theatre, Dunseith, N. D.) CIRCUS, The, UA, Charlie Chaplin, 7.-75%. If this is Chaplin's best I would hate to take a look at his worst. This is absolutely a lemon, the poorest thing I have seen in many a month. If you can buy it for $35 and sell it for 35 cents to the public it might please. But don't play it as a big special because it isn't there. (State theatre, Springfield, Minn.) February 22-25. We can highly recommend this latest Chaplin picture. It is clean, has a good cast, direction good, continuity perfect. It gets the laughs. Bad weather and basketball tournament kept business down, but yet it was away above normal. (Ritz theatre. Arcanum, O.) CIRCUS ACE, The, Fox, Tom Mix, Natalie Joyce, 5. — 75%. November 5. Just about the same as all Mix pictures. Pleased majority of Mix fans. (Paramount theatre, Wyoming, 111.) 55%. November 11-12. Rather thin story, but enough comedy to carry it across. (Pastime theatre. Mason, Mich.) 60%. January 25-26. No comments. Not so good. (Roxy theatre, Skellytown, Tex.) 75%. September 24. Better than average. (Indiana theatre, Washington, Ind.) September 17. My patrons don't like Mix in this kind of stuff. (Electric theatre, Caldwell, Kan.) 50%. October 26. We could forgive Tom for some of the othore. but can't hardly let this SCO. But it's Tom Mix and they winked their other eye when they went out. I think one night enough for it. (Silver Family theatre, Greenville, Mich.) 64%. October 31. And still another dandy good one from Tom Mix. (Strand theatre, Paoli, Ind.) 20%. November 23. Well. Tom, we like you well, but Fox has got to have so much or we can't buy you, so goodby. When the salesman comes to our figure we will buy and not otherwise. Picture good for small towns and most of them are pleased. (Royal theatre, Kimball, S. D.) CITY GONE WILD, The, Par, Thomas MeisThan, Marietta Millncr, Louise Brooks, Fred Kohler, Wyndham Standing, Gunboat Smith, 5. — February 24-25. The l>est thing Meighan has done in a long time. A drama of the undei-world with a big climax. They liked it immensely. (Strand theatre, Paoli. Ind.) This was a good picture gone wrong. It started okay and worked up to a goo<l point, then Jimmy Cruze must have got tired and wanted to finish it in a hurry because it all goes to pieces at the end and leaves one wondering why. (Liberty theatre, Amherstburg, Ont., Canada.) February 19-20. Tense underworld drama. (Selma theatre, Selma, Cal.) 78%. If Meighan would make them all like this, he would never die out. As good as "Underworld," and that's saying a lot. (Family theatre, Mt. Morris, N. Y.) Very good, but not to be compared to "Underworld." Best thing Meighan has given us in a long time. But. Tom, you had better have some one double your fight scenes. You're terrible. (Postville theatre, Postville, la.) Was led to believe that this film was weak but it went over far better than "Underworld." Meighan seemed more like the Tom of old. Hope he continues to pull better material. (Eagle theatre, Leubec, Me.) Very good. Meighan better than usual. (Crystal theatre, Tombstone, Ariz.) At last they've given Tommy a story worthy of his ability, but it's hard at this late time to make the public believe it. A picture of the underworld with action aplenty. Another picture or two like this might bring Meighan back as a draw, but this one drew only fair. (Strand theatre, Robinson, 111.) 25%. December 25. One of Meighan's good ones. Interesting and entertaining all the way. (American theatre, Wautoma, Wis.) CLANCY'S KOSHER WEDDING, FBO, George Sidney, Sharon Lynn, Rex Lease, 6. — 77%. January 14. This deserves all the advertising you can give it. Kept them laughing. (Family theatre, Metamora, Mich.) 35%. This is one of F B O's new ones, and I like all that I have used in their group. It pleased. Has the type of comedy Sidney does so well. Will please all classes and ages. (Palace theatre. Rockmart, Ga.) February 5. Very fair little picture. Nothing big but will get by all O. K. (Star theatre. Villa Grove, 111.) September 18. Gosh! These Irish-Jewish pictures sure can make people like the movies. This one is a humdinger. (Arvada theatre, Arvada, Col.) 100%. October 9-10. This is a scream and I liked it myself. Lots of funny things happen in the picture that you don't think are going to happen. (Scenic theatre, Holstein, la.) 79%. October 21-22. A laugh riot. The equal of any of the Jewish-Irish comedies. (Strand theatre, Paoli, Ind.) A very good comedy to extra business on our regular "Two for One" program. (Cresco theatre, Cresco, la.) January 1. A rather clever picture. Gave very good satisfaction. Would consider it a little better than an average program picture. (Community theatre, Redgranite, Was.) A Jew-Irish picture that is above program average. It will get the laughs and please them. The picture is clean. (Elite theatre, Greenleaf, Kan.) 30%. December 18. This is a good picture. Chuck full of laughs. (Grand theatre. Rainier, Ore. October 27-28-29. This was well produced for laughs. Drew more than ordinary business. Boost it to please. (Ritz theatre. Arcanum, O.) 75%. February 4. As good as any of the comedy dramas produced at this time. Had many good comments on this from our patrons. It kept them laughing all the way through the picture. (S. of N. theatre, Ambrose, N. D.) CLAW, The, U, Norman Kerry, CUire Windsor, S. — 42%. October 4. I didn't see it. but I guess they liked it, no kicks anyway. (Pastime theatre. Mason, Mich.) 32%. October 17. English-African story that pleased majority. (Grand theatre. Rainier, Ore.) 9%. September 28. Dandy good and interesting entertainment. Small crowd so no records were broken, but it was different and good show. (Royal theatre. Kimball, S. D.) Very good. Plenty of action and Kerry and Claire Windsor very good. Let's have more of her. (Liberty theatre. Delnvan, III.) An excellent type of the outdoor picture, well likfd by our patrons but many comment* that Norman Kerry was not suited for outdoor stories. (Capitol theatre. Karachi, India.) 36%. January I. Good African story. (Gem theatre, Grcenriver. Utah.) One of Undo (Virl's weak ones. Probably the poorest one on Inst season's contract. Failed to draw and didn't plenso many of those that did tnki» a chanctv (Sun theatre, Kansas City, Mo.) 60%. January 14. Fair. (Redwood theatre. Redwood. N. Y.) A very plnoslnc story of South Africa. Business average. (Cozy theatre, Villisca, la.) COHENS AND KELLYS IN PARIS, The, U, George Sidney, J. Farrell .MacDonald, 8. — February 8-9. A real knockout, better than the old one. Universal charging plenty for it, of course. It is a genuinely funny picture and rates the highest praise to all concerned in its production. You can go after it with all you've got. (Mission theatre, Menard. Tex.) 60%. March 8-9. A very satisfactory picture that did much better than program business. MacDonald very good, but possibly not as satisfactory as Murray might have been. My patrons like the Sidney-Murray combination and are disappointed when they don't see them together. (Princess theatre, Buchanan, Mich.) COLLEGE, UA, Buster Keaton, Ann Cornwall, Flora Bramley, Harold Goodwin, Snitz Edwards, Carl Harbaugh, Sam Crawford, Florence Turner, 6. — December 19. A very good comedy. About the best Keaton has made. (Lark theatre, McMinnville, Ore.) 40%. February 21. This is funny. I call it Buster's best. Played as a program picture. (Silver Family theatre, Greenville, Mich.) COLLEGE DAYS. T, .Marceline Day, Charles Delaney, Jaraes Harrison, Duane Thompson, Brooks Benedict, Kathleen Key, Edna Murphy, 7. — This ia one of the sweetest pictures I have run. Tied up with the school. Did well. Tiffany has some good products and they are cheap. (Arrow theatre. Broken Bow, Okla.) 24%. Terrible. If this is a sample of the famous "Gems of Tiffany" we will have to go elsewhere for our gems hereafter. Just another plot spoiled by necking parties that are carried to the extreme in every case. (Hipp theatre. Lewellen, Neb.) January 16-17. Personally consider this to be the poorest college story I have ever shown. Had several walkouts on it. (Photoplay theatre, Ashland, Kan.) 50%. November 7-8. A very good picture of college life, but can't give it a good i>ercentage on account of half of the high school practicing for a home talent. I think percentage should be rated according to conditions and not box office reports. Would report this one 90 per cent good. (Grand theatre. Story City, la.) 45%. November 8. A college picture that seemed to please almost oil of our patrons. We run Tiffany's color classics with their features and they are a dandy one-reel subject. (Palace theatre, Hoxie, Kan.) This was an entertaining picture, also a good buy. Had everj-thingr and had I seen it before I booked it I certainly would have used it for a tw^o-day booking. My Saturday crowd liked this a lot. (Grand theatre, Pierre. S. D.) Anything with the name of A. P. Younger, who made "Brown of Harvard" and "Wild Geese," you can depend upon as being a good attraction. TTiis one by far the best of college pictures made so far. Business highly pleasing on a two day run. (Colonial theatre, Gillespie, 111.) COLLEGE HERO, The, Col, Robert Agnew, Paulina Garon, 6. — Fine picture and a good drawing e&rd. Play this one. (Orpheum theatre, Mellen, Wis.) 30%. February 19. Good little picture with a football game in it and all was well received. (Royal theatre. Kimball, S. D.) 16°/.. March 8-9. Seemed to pleaae very well, but did not draw as it should have. (Photoplay theatre, Ashland, Kan.) Better than moat so-called college pictures. Heard lots of favorable comment on it. Columbia has a consistent line of good small town pictures. (Theatorium, Columbia Falls, Mont.) COLLEGE WIDOW, The, W, Dolores C«»tcllo. William Collier, Jr., 7. — February 26, Played this on Sunday and the young folks liked it fine. (Star theatre. Villa Grove, III.) March 1. A very good college picture showing Hiss Costello in a new role. It pleased all who saw it, (Sterling theatre. Fairmont, Neb.) This is a very nic« college picture, one old and young will enjoy. Play it and pleoa* the young folks. (Cozy theatre. Union, Ore.) Just another football picture. Possibly a shade bettor than most of them. One of them is tonic for the program but after that they posses.* no drawins power. (Riviera theatre, Anderson. Ind.) On« of the best college football stories this year, and Doloraa Costello drew well in the role of the Oollesv Widow. I am not sure but the screen ploy is better than the stage play of 20 years ago. (Cozy thootro, Winchester, Ind.) One of the most pleasing pictures that I have ever shown. (Cozy theatre. Minneapoll*. Kan.) 80%. December 4. A very seood colics* picture. (Princess theatre. Chilton. Wio.) Clever collego comedy. We are proud to ploy pictures of this sort and have a pleased audience tell us how much they enjoyed e\-ery minute of the screening. (Hit* theatre. Humboldt. Kan.) Jansary ISIt. While I consider this one of the boat of the unlimited numbar of college pictures we've been flooded with. It foiled to stir up any excitement In my end of town and I twik a neat loss. (Sun theatre. Kan-gu Qty. Mo.) January 4. A very good little ft-oturr (Red Jojr theatre. King CItj, Cal.) Janaary II. Entertolnlnc i