Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World (Oct-Dec 1928)

78 EXHIBITORS HERALD and MOVING PICTURE WORLD November 3, 1928 leseon to those who have forgotten what the symbols of "Old Glory" stand for. (Princess theatre, Lincoln, Kan.) Very fine but does not please in general. It's high class. (Rex theatre, Salmon, Idaho.) GREAT EVENTS, 1 "The Czarina's Secret." Photography and staging beautiful as are all the "Great Events," but this one seems to lack the sort of story interest that would please the crowd. (Y. M. C. A. theatre, Morenci, Ariz.) These "Great Events" in color are fine but believe they would be better if Metro would use American historical subjects instead of foreign ones. (Sun theatre, Kansas City, Mo.) LADY OF VICTORIES, Agnes Ayrcs, 2 Very beautiful historical color subject. Glad to see Agnes Ayres again. (Sun theatre, Kansas City, Mo.) A technicolor production and concerns Napoleon and Josephine, is historically correct and makes a very good filler. (Princess theatre, Lincoln, Kan.) LAUREL-HARDY COMEDIES, 2 "The Battle of the Century." It was, believe us ! More pies thrown in this comedy than in any six others we ever saw. In fact, too many to suit us personally. But all in all it was pretty fair comedy. (Sereenland theatre, Nevada, O.) This is about the best from this pair that we have had. We ran it with "West Point" and it made us about the best show we have had this year. (Rex theatre, Colby, Wis.) Good comedy. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer shorts are good. (Dreamland theatre, Carson, la.) "Do Detectives Think." If anyone thinks this pair is not good, he doesn't know comedy. Never had a poor one from them yet, and I have run them all. (Central theatre, Selkirk, Man., Canada.) "Early to Bed." I have run better from these stars but would not call this one poor by any means. (Central theatre, Selkirk, Man., Canada.) "The Finishing Touch." Hooray ! Cheers and thanksgiving! An A-No. 1 comedy by gum. Lots of good, clean fun for our lovely patrons. Give us more like this. (Sereenland theatre, Nevada, O.) Just a comedy. Too much of foolish acting that was overdone. (Royal theatre, Kimball, S. D.) Good. (Selma theatre, Selma, Cal.) Same old news. This pair don't make 'em poor. (Central theatre, Selkirk, Man., Canada.) "From Soup to Nuts." Another good one from this team. Gee, we're glad we bought Metro for 1929 ! (Sereenland theatre, Nevada, O.) M G M sure has the comedies this year. This one is a real comedy. Kept my crowd laughing from start to finish. (Lyric theatre, Loudon, Tenn.) Kept house in uproar. Slapstick stuff which went over good. Metro has the comedies. (Rex theatre, Salmon, Idaho.) "Hats Off." Here is a knockout of a comedy. They seem to be getting better so maybe by next year we will get some good combination programs. (Royal theatre, Kimball, S. D.) Very good comedy. These birds are great. (Old Trail theatre, Hebron, O.) Would rate this about 80 per cent on average good comedy. (Sereenland theatre, Nevada, O.) "Leave 'Em Laughing." A knockout. (Y. M. C. A. theatre, Morenci, Ariz.) Very good ; the second reel sure gets them laughing. (Selma theatre, Selma, Cal.) It did — and pepped up an otherwise mediocre program. (Screenland theatre, Nevada, O.) "Purple Moments." The first weak one I have had from this pair. It is pretty slow until the last 400 feet. (Central theatre, Selkirk, Man., Canada.) "Putting Pants on Philip." Very good comedy and gets the laughs, that's what we buy comedies for. (Alert theatre, Steuben, Wis.) Well! Well! Well! We actually drew a comedy that tickled a few funny-bones. Not half bad, men, not 'arf ! (Sereenland theatre, Nevada, O.) Fairly good comedy. (Selma theatre, Selma, Cal.) Good. (Opera House, Louisville, Neb.) A good comedy. (Pastime theatre. Mason, Mich.) "Second Hundred Years." A laugh from start to finish. (Crystal theatre, Watseka, 111.) "Should Married Men Go Home." Very good comedy, will please the golf bugs. (Adair theatre, Adair, la.) "You're Darn Tootin'." Good, except finish, which took off the good flavor. (Lark theatre, McMinnville, Ore.) Without a doubt this team cannot be beat. A LaurelHardy poster on your front means 20 minutes of real entertainment in your theatre. (New Eagle theatre, Baltimore, Md.) Try and keep a straight face when watching these boys work. They are always good. Metro has the comedies. (Central theatre, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada.) LOVE 'EM AND FEED 'EM, 2 Good comedy. (Selma theatre, Selma, Cal.) Ordinary run-of-themill stuff. As good as the average, which isn't good enough. (Sereenland theatre, Nevada, O.) NEWS, 1 Good. (Theatorium, Emienton, Pa.) These seem to be getting better. More variety and better photography than they had for a while. (Sereenland theatre, Nevada, O.) Metro's news is getting better. (Old Trail theatre, Hebron, O.) To the Powers of the Press: Please, Your Honors, cut down on the air stuff. Our patrons are sick and tired of it. Too much of it. Give us news and not so much blah. (Sereenland theatre, Nevada, O.) ODDITIES, 1.— These are interesting and well produced and an absolute waste of money so far as business is concerned. Just like putting whipped cream on a hot dog. (Pastime theatre, Mason, Mich.) Well named and for this reason one of the best onereel subjects available. (Y. M. C. A. theatre, Morenci, Ariz.) In' my opinion these are the ouf> standing quality short subjects of the screen. Uniformly good and pleasing variety. (The Playhouse theatre, Fairhope, Ala.) Some are very good, the average is fair. Would not repeat. (Community theatre, Woodbury, Conn.) Not much to them. (Theatorium theatre, Emienton, Pa.) "African Adventure." Very fine. Shows African wild life. Men all raved over it. A geographic education in one reel. (Rex theatre, Salmon, Idaho.) Very good. Seemed to please. (American Legion theatre, Lena, Wis.) Too dry. (Theatorium, Emienton, Pa.) "Children of the Sun." Good scenery and interesting. A pleasant surpi-ise from several that we have had showing only nude natives. (Movies theatre. Brocket, N. D.) Educational, but not so interesting as most oddities. (Sereenland theatre, Nevada, O.) "Fight for Life." Terribly gruesome. Sea monsters in survival of the fittest. Not at all pleasant. Wonderful though! (Rex theatre, Salmon, Idaho.) "A Happy Omen." Some more South America and the jolly underclad natives. All about boiled caterpillars, witch doctors, and "sich-like." Some fair scenic shots — otherwise boresomely educational. (Screenland theatre, Nevada, O.) "Hidden Death Traps." Extra fine. Wonderful in fact. (Rex theatre, Salmon, Idaho.) "The Jungle Roundup." Very good. We believe these oddities have a better appeal on the whole than the average comedy. (Sereenland theatre, Nevada, O.) "The Lion Hunt." These oddities of Metro are worth the money. They are different from the other one reefers and come in mighty handy to round out a good show. (Washington theatre, Atoka, Okla.) Fair. (Rex theatre. Salmon, Idaho.) "Monarch of the Glens." Fine. Excellent. Bravo. If all Oddities were as good as this one we would not kick about their scanty length. Give us this sort of picture and no more worms on' the bottom of the sea. (Sereenland theatre, Nevada, O.) "Palace of Honey." Vei-y excellent study of bee life, done in an interesting manner. (Sereenland theatre, Nevada. O.) "Primitive Housekeeping." Fair to middling. Instructive — but a bit slow. (Sereenland theatre. Nevada, O.) "Sanctuary." Bird life in' the North Sea. Educational but not interesting. (Sereenland theatre, Nevada, O.) "Secrets of the Sea." Too short to bother with. Not as good as most Oddities. (Sereenland theatre, Nevada, O.) "Sleeping Death." Good. Interesting. Some fine shots of African scenery and animals, althotigh the main subject is the Tse-tse fly and sleeping sickness. (Sereenland theatre, Nevada, O.) "Soaring Wings." Boys, this is wonderful. To my notion these UFA Oddities are excellent. Pleased everyone. (Crystal theatre. Oakman, Ala.) "Tokens of Manhood." Interesting picture of Amazon Indian tribal customs. Better than average oddity. (Sereenland theatre, Nevada, O.) "Tokens of Manhood" was just another 1,000 feet of colored anatomy. We played some at the beginning of our contract that was very good, but have had a bunch now lately that are just n. g. (Movies theatre Brocket, N. D.) "The Wicked Kasimir." Very good. Animal picture with al light touch of comedy. A tale of cats with Kasimir, a philandering "Tom" as the villain. Once again' we assert that UFA oddities are okay. (Sereenland theatre, Nevada, O.) OUR GANG COMEDIES, 2.— "Barnum and Ringling, Inc." Very clever comedy, not as funny as some of the others, but they will like it. (Sun theatre, Kansas City, Mo.) Not among the best of the Gang comedies, but a good average. (Sereenland theatre, Nevada, O.) A good "Gang" that pleased the kids. (Central theatre, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada.) They fixed up all kinds of freaks and held the circus in the hotel. Can you imagine the fun they had? They had it and so did everyone else. (Princess theatre, Lincoln, Kan.) A fine comedy which brought the laughs. (CiTstal theatre. Many, La.) "Crazy House." This is a dandy with a whiz bang ending. (Central theatre. Selkirk, Man.) Fair enough but not above the average. Not much to it until the second reel. (Sereenland theatre, Nevada, O.) "Dog Heaven." Good comedy. Not any better than Pathe. Too expensive. (Theatorium theatre. Emienton, Pa.) Very good gang, but the laughs are too scattered and scarce. (Central theatre, Selkirk, Man., Canada.) Good comedy. (Selma theatre, Selma, Cal.) Very good picture, and well done for a comedy. Not so laughable as usual for the average patron, but the good work of the dogs more than made up for the lack of blatant humor. (Screenland theatre, Nevada, O.) "Edison, Marconi & Co." Excellent! Another knockout from Our Gang. Had many comments from comedy fans about this. (Screenland theatre, Nevada, O.) A real old time Gang comedy. When they start out in their speed wagons things sure hum surefire. (Central theatre, Selkirk, Man., Canada.) Better than usual. A real laugh getter. (Y. M. C. A. theatre, Morenci, Ariz.) Very good, lots of laughs. (Selma theatre, Selma, Cal.) This one rates well with the rest of Our Gang comedies. Possibly a little better than average. (Prin cess theatre, Buchanan, Mich.) Most of the gang comedies are very good and this is no exception. They draw extra business and please my patrons. (Princess theatre, Lincoln, Kan.) "Fair and Muddy." A splendid comedy. (Lark theatre, McMinnville, Ore.) Very good. (Selma theatre, Selma, Cal.) This is one of their best. (Ritz theatre. Correction ville, la.) "Heebie Jeebies." This one clicked with both the old and young. Our Gang comedies all seem to be natural. (Electric theatre. Browning, Mo.) A knockout Gang comedy. (Sun theatre, Kansas City, Mo.) Just the same old average. It requires patrons in a darn good humor to have comedies get across. (Sereenland theatre, Nevada, O.) Excellent Gang comedy. They all get hypnotized and cause laugh after laugh. (Central theatre, Selkirk, Man., Canada.) Good comedy so we should worry. (Royal theatre, Kimball, S. D.) "The Old Wallop." The first real good comedy from M G M this season. A roar of laughter throughout. (Texline theatre, Texline, Tex.) Our Gang is always good or better but they have lost some of their prestige. They need a little pepping up. (Washington theatre, Atoka, Okla.) Excellent. These kids sure draw. (Central theatre, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada.) Some of 'em laughed their buttons off. (Joyland theatre. Corning, Ark.) This Our (Jang is a knockout in more than one sense of the word. It will bring down the house. (Sun theatre, Kansas City, Mo.) "Rainy Days." Zowiel She registered ! Another good one from the Gang. (Sereenland theatre, Nevada, O.) A howling success. (Sun theatre, Kansas City, Mo.) A great Gang comedy. (Old Trail theatre, Hebron, 0.) Good. (Selma theatre, Selma, Cal.) Another knockout for Our Gang. This is as good as they ever made. (Rex theatre, Colby, Wis. ) "Spook Spoofing." Not so good for a Gang comedy. A lot of monkey-business in the old deserted graveyard, but it was dark, dark. O yes, the kids liked it. (Sereenland theatre, Nevada, O.) Farina is the goat and they take him to the cemetery, where a lot of things happen. Get it and hear them enjoy it. (Princess theatre, Lincoln, Kan.) "Yale vs. Harvard." A picture that pleased the kids better than older folks. Not as good as some other Gang comedies. (Majestic theatre. Homer, Mich.) Not as good as Our Gang usually do. (Sun theatre, Plainwell, Mich.) Just an ordinary Gang picture ; not up to their standard. (De Luxe theatre, Spearville, Kan.) This would be very appropriate for the football season, but it will be funny any time you show it. (Princess theatre, Lincoln, Kan.) Not as funny as "Barn'om and Ringling," but will please your kiddies. (Crystal theatre. Many, La.) SUGAR DADDIES, 2.— Here is a wow. It's got some new stunts in it and is well made. Our audience like it and said so. (Pinegrove theatre. Port Huron, Mich.) It'll get over good. (Joyland theatre. Corning, Ark.) Very poor comedy. (De Luxe theatre, Spearville, Kan.) Paramount JIMMIE ADAMS COMEDIES, 2.— "Dr. Quack." Fair. (Gem theatre, Greenriver, Utah.) Good. We find nearly all Paramount comedies good, 'without cheap or shoddy backgrounds. (Majestic theatre, Weiner, Ark.) The nearest to nothing we have had for a year. Second rate comedy and third rate print. In four exhibitions we were unable to get this clear through our projectors without a stop. There's a lot of raving done about Christie comedies but we have yet to see one that is worth the money, especially when we get them all torn up. (Screenland theatre, Nevada, O.) "Holy Mackerel." Good. (Gem theatre, Greenriver, Utah.) Very good comedy. (Silver Family theatre, Greenville, Mich.) "Ocean Blues." A very good comedy. (Silver Family theatre, Greenville, Mich.) Nothing much to this one. (Royal theatre, Kimball, S. D.) Not so worse for a Christie. Some laughs in it. (Sun theatre, Kansas City, Mo.) "Oh, Mummy." A good, funny comedy. (Silver Family theatre, Greenville, Mich.) Good comedy again from Paramount. Some real laughs out of this. (Royal theatre, Kimball, S. D.) "Swiss Movement." A funny comedy. (Silver Family theatre, Greenville, Mich.) If you don't want to hear the kids yell, better not play this. The bear episode in the second reel made them shriek with joy. (Majestic theatre, Weiner, Ark.) Just a fair comedy, nothing to rave about. (Royal theatre, Kimball, S. D.) NEAL BURNS COMEDIES, 2.— "French Fried." A very good comedy. (Silver Family theatre, Greenville, Mich.) Nothing — in two reels. Who said short subjects would save the day ? Not this kind, brother ! (Sereenland theatre, Nevada, O.) There is a dog in this picture that is a wonder. A good comedy. (Gem theatre, Greenriver, Utah.) Nothing much as are most comedies of late. Gags are exhausted it seems and no actors with Chaplin or Keaton individualities in sight. (Cotamunity theatre, Eidgway, la.) Good comedy. That's more than we can say about lots of two reelers. (Royal theatre, Eimball, S. D.) "Mad Scrambles." Punk! (Sun theatre.