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 #:
000499
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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April 28, 1928 EXHIBITORS HERALD and MOVING PICTURE WORLD 99 THE WAY OF ALL FLESH: Emil Janninge— Thk is a great dramatic production. Sold as art and drama, it will please. I can't see where it qualifies aa entertainment and still believe that most of the I)eople would have liked it better if they had put on the old ending of loss of memory stuff, and allowed the nice old man to have a moi-e pleasant old age, but dramatically it is beyond criticism. — Chas. L«e Hyde. Grand theatre, Pierre, S. D. — General patronage. TELL IT TO SWEENEY: George Bancrof1>— Some big laughs, but the entire picture would not stand a critical attack. It was too impossible, but for people who do not think it brought much laughter. Six reels. — Giacoma Bros., Crystal theatre. Tombstone, Ariz. — General patronage. THE GREAT GATSBY: Warner Baxter— Some thought it great, others thought it rotten. It drew an empty house. Seven reels. — George Khattar, Khattar's theatre, Sydney, N. S., Canada. — General patronage. SHOOTIN' IRONS: Jack Luden— This is a good Western, but nothing but a Western. — Chas. Lee Hyde, Grand theatre, Pierre, S. D. — General patronage. CHANG: Special cast — This is a show with great possibilities but not one that can be satisfactorily sold as a surprise production. It must be sold as an educational travelogue and they will like it better than they did "Moana" or "Nanook of the North" or "Down to the Sea in Ships," as it is a little better done and has a more romantic background. — Chas. Lee Hyde, Grand theatre, Pierre, S. D. — General patronage. FEEL MY PULSE: Bebe Daniels— March 26-27. A very good comedy-melodrama. Would not consider it as good as "She's a Sheik," but will stand up for a couple of nights in a small town — Warren L. Weber, EUinwood theatre, EUinwood, Kans. — General patronage. THE SHOWDOWN: George Bancroft — ^April 4-5. A good example of why fewer and fewer people are attending the movies in the small town. This is the story of the lust of three men for one woman. It is morally rotten. Decent, clean minded women will not sit and look at such pictures and I admire them for walking out. It didn't gross the rental here and for once I was glad of it. Perfect print and excellent photography. Seven reels. — E. M. Biddle, Strand theatre, Paoli. Ind. — Small town patronage. ROLLED STOCKINGS: Special casl^-April 3. Good picture of college life. Clean and quite a bit of comedy. Seven reels. — Robert Yancey, Bonny theatre, Mansfield, Mo. — General patronage. SORROWS OF SATAN: Adolphe Menjou— April 13. A very fine production for a high class audience. Would consider the work of Carol Dempster as good as Janet Gaynor in "Seventh Heaven." Exceptional acting by Cortez and Menjou. Settings beautiful. Nine reels. — Quinlan & Tobin, Ideal theatre, Chateaugay, N. Y. — General patronage. BEAU GESTE: Special cast — April 9-10. Extra fine picture but did not draw. Very small crowd for a special. Print and photography good. Ten reels.— Robert Yancey, Bonny theatre, Mansfield, Mo. — General patronage. LOVE AND LEARN: Esther Ralston— April 6-7. Another hit for Miss Ralston. A delightful, fast moving farce, which will go over big with all classes of patronage. Six reels. — E. M. Biddle, Strand theatre, Paoli, Ind. — Small town patronage. THE BLIND GODDESS: lather Ralston— This is an old one but will be worth digging up and running if you didn't show it before Esther got popular. It is a good show, great for Sunday, and stars make It more of an attraction now than when released. Also people seem to be more inclined toward such stories now than two years ago. — Chas. Lee Hyde, Grand theatre, Pierre, S. D. — General patronage. Pathe-P D C THE GIRL IN THE PULLMAN: Marie Prevost— 62%. March 24. Plenty of action in this one, also plenty of comedy. Good print. Six reels. — K. D. Francis, Family theati-e, Metamora, Mich. — General patronage. THE GIRL IN THE PULLMAN: Marie Prevost— 20%. April 4. This one classed as a farce comedy. Was considered as only fair. Six reels. — Wra. Wiske, Community theatre, Redgranite, Wis.— Small town patronage. DRESS PARADE: William Boyd— 44%. April 6-7. A good picture, but not the gosh-walloping special it was .sold for. — Roy W. Adams, Pastime theatre. Mason, Mich. — General patronage. DRESS PARADE: Special ca3t>— January 22-23. This picture has some beautiful scenes, as it was filmed at the Military Academy at West Point. Tlie story is that of a smart aleck recruit and hla experiences as a cadet. — George Benson, Community theatre, Minneota, Minn. — Small town patronage. THREE FACES EAST: Special cast — 15%. Perfectly wonderful play. Wonderful because of its gripping story and splendid acting. Every part perfect. Jetta Goudal and Clive Brooks great. Story of English and German Bervice in great war with a heart-gripping finale. High class and clean in every particular. Would rate this for entertainment one of ten. best of year. Congratulations. De Mille! — PhiUp Rand, Rex theatre, Salmon, Idaho. — General patronage. STAND AND DELIVER: Rod LaRocque— AprU 12-13-14. Good I Very good! The new star. Miss Lupe (ze loop) has arrived and the entire cast worked as though they liked to work. It's good. — Clark & Edwards, Palace theatre, Ashland, O. — General patronage. LADDIE BE GOOD: Bill Cody— April 7. A fair little Western for Saturday night. Bill brings the bull inside and runs him around in the parlor. Five reels. — Wm. E. Tragsdorf, Trags theatre, Neillsville, Wis. — Small town patronage. THE FORBIDDEN WOMAN: Jetta Goudal— March 13-14. Another spy story with the French colony in Africa for a locale. Jetta Goudal is very good as the Arab spy who marries a French colonel and falls in love with his brother. Seven reels. — George Benison, Community theatre, Minneota, Minn. — Small town patronage. Rayart THE KICK-OFF: George Walsh— A wow of a college picture. Watch out for the print of this one. Five reels. — George Khattar, Khattar's theatre, Sydney, N. S., Canada. — General patronage. Tiffany STREETS OF SHANGHAI: Starke-Harlen— 83%. April 7^. A very good night's entertainment. You can use this any night in' the week. It has plenty romance, thrills, laughs galore. It's good and priced right. — Deluxe theatre, Bucklin, Kans. — General patronage. • United Artists RAMONA: Dolores Del Rio— 100%. April 6-7. One of the finest we ever played. Pleased one hundred per cent. Tied up with the High School, as they were reading the Helen Hunt Jackson book. Leo Feist, Inc., supplied us with the song "Ramona" and illustrated elides which made an excellent prelude. A beautiful song, a beautiful picture and a mighty fine tie-up. Miss Rel Rio's performance superb. Warner Baxter and Roland Drew as the two lovers both did excellent work. Eight reels — G. O. Fields, Community theatre. Aline, Okla. — -General patronage. SADIE THOMPSON: Gloria Swanson— 20%. Pardon us, Gloria, because we think you are all right, but the one w^ho convinced you this story was suitable for picture material is not an asset to your organization. If this is a picture, I am a ring-tailed raccoon from the big swamp. — T. A. Shea, Palace theatre, McGehee, Ark. — General patronage. TWO ARABIAN KNIGHTS. Special cast— 75%. October 29-30. These two stars in this picture are a scream and our patrons didn't hesitate to eay so. Pleased one hundred per cent. Mary Astor gave a good performance and received praise right along with Boyd and Wolheim. It's a pleasure to play a war picture that doesn't leave a bad taste. Good for any sized town. We played this early and did not have advantage of metropolitan newspaper advertising.— G. O. Fields, Community theatre. Aline, Okla. — General patronage. MY BEST GIRL: Mary Pickford— 100%. January 20-21. One of the best pictures Mary ever made was the comment of patrons as they passed out of the theatre. "My Best Girl" tells a story, a simple story that draws on the heart strings of all classes. Miss Pickford gave a finished i>erfoi-mance, artistic from start to finish. Buddy Rogers, a product of our sister State to the North, was a worthy support. Several people said, the best picture I ever saw. — G. O. Fields, Community theatre. Aline, Okla. — General patronage. MY BEST GIRL: Mai-y Pickford— 100%. April 1. Without any doubt the best pleasing picture I have played for a long, long time. "My Best Girl" is the kind of a picture my patrons like. Had beautiful weather and wonderful business. The picture will stand up under all you can do for it and will plcjuse any day of the week. To nonie it api)oared a little draggy in £t>ots, but the last reel more than makes up. Eight reels. — Wm. Wiske, Community theatre, Redgranite, Wis. — Small town patronage. MY BEST GIRL: Mary Pickford— 75%. April 8-9. This is a very fine picture. Ploa-iod thcra all. Mary is in a class by herself, and at her best in this picture. The cost extra good. One hundred iht cent satisfaction. — Bert Silver, Silver Family thotttre. Greenville, Mich. — General pali-onagc. THE MAGIC FLAME: Special caBt^70%. November 25-26. A fine circus picture such as this has a pleasing effect on our audience. They just naturally like it. The work of the two lovers was never better. Pleased one hundred per cent. The opening scene was viewed from the outside of the circus tent showing the trapeze performers' shadows on the big top which was lighted for night performance. An excellent effect. You needn't be afraid to book this one. — G. O. Fields, Community theatre. Aline, Okla. — General patronage. THE GENERAL: Buster Keaton— 30%. March 25. Good long comedy and plenty of laughs and action. Buster is the one good comedian that never cracks a smile and keeps going. A big drizzle came up just before the show and cold wave, so the crowd was small but the picture was very good for a change. Eight reels. — Rudolf Duba. Royal theatre, Kimball, S. D. — General patronage. THE BELOVED ROGUE: John Barrymore— Very good. Was well liked. Ten reels.George Khattar, Khattar's theatre, Sydney, N. S.. Canada. — General patronage. Universal THE COHENS AND KELLYS IN PARIS: SidneyMcDonald— 90%. March 3I-April L This is a very good comedy and some of my patrons came and told me so. I think all of them were well pleased. I used plenty of advertising paper, which was money well spent. Eight reels.— David Straszer, Lyceum theatre. Manchester, Mo. — General patronage. THE COHENS AND KELLYS IN PARIS: Special cast — Like the story better than "Cohens and Kellys," but J. Farrell McDonald, while good, can't compare with Charlie Murray. Business off, due to bad roads. Nine reels. — Hollis H. Chase, Diamond theatre. Lake Odessa, Mich. — General patronage. MIDNIGHT ROSE: Lya de Putti— 60%. April 4. Just a fair picture. Several of my patrons walked out and told me it was no good, while some seemed to enjoy it. Seven reels.— David Straszer, Lyceum theatre, Manchester, Mo.— General patronage. THE MIDNIGHT ROSE: Special cast^The poorest thing I have seen in years. A good cast and 6,000 feet of film wasted. The story is older than the hills, but a real director could have made something of it. I screened it and shelved it.— Roy W. Adams, Pastime theatre. Mason, Mich. — General patronage. THE LONE EAGLE: Special cast— 45»'o. April 6-7. A dandy little picture spoiled by a too abrupt ending. All through the picture the hero is shown trying his best to make good with a British flying squadron at the front and when he finally do« so it ends without him receiving the commendation of the squadron flyers, which he tried so hard to earn. Six reels.S. B. Kennedy, Central theatre, Selkirk, Man., Canada. — Small town patronage. ON YOUR TOES: Reginald Denny— 36%. April 8-9. A feature length "Leather Pusher." Good comedy and fight scenes.— Roy W. Adams, Pastime theatre. Mason, Mich. — General patronage. DESERT DUST: Ted Wells— 80%, March 28. Fairly good picture which seemed to please most of my patrons. Seven reels. — David Straszer, Lyceum theatre, Manchester, Mo. — Ganeral patronage. DESERT DUST: Ted Wells— lO^o .March 28. Good short Western and nobody got excited over it, so that gives this one enough. Five reels — Rudolf Duba. Royal theatre, Kimball, S. D. — General i>atronage. THE CAT AND CANARY: Special cast— 65%. Suffering snakes, but this is spooky. At the matinee children actually hid under the seats. Best mystery play yet. Fine cast, fine plot, exciting, gripping, absorbing. It drew unusually well. Title helped and paper good. Play it. — Philip Rand. Re.x theatre, Salmon, Idaho. — General patronage. THE CAT AND CANARY: Laura La Planto— March 25-26. A very "spooky" mystery picture, but good entertainment as it has enough comedy to relieve the tension a little. Eight reels — George Benson, Community theatre, Minneota. Minn. — Small town i>atronagc. WINE: Clara Bow— 15%. April 5-6. Very rotten. A very good crowd the first night but the ftccond night was a flop. Don't book this one. Six reels. — Harry Diamond. Gaiety theotre. Dickson. Tcnn. — General patronage. THE THIRTEENTH JUROB: SiwJal cast— aS%. April 4-5. Very good melodrama. It'e ccrtainljr • pleasure to see a real trouper like Bushman In • part like this. — Roy W. Adams. Pastime theatre. Mason, Mich. — General patronage. THE CLEAN-UP MAN: Si^ecial east— 40%. AprU 7. .\ very gixxl proirram picture. — Bert Silver, Sliver l''amily theatre. Grooiivillo. Mich. — Gcnormi patronas*. GALLOPING FURY: Hoot Gibson. SS'V Marek 27. Very good comedy WoBtorn. The title doosnt have anything to do with the story. — Roy W. Adam*, I'aatlrac theatre. Ma.«on. Mich. — General patronas*.