Exhibitors Herald World (Oct-Dec 1929)

Record Details:

Title:
Exhibitors Herald World
Date:
Oct-Dec 1929
Publisher:
[Chicago, Quigley publishing company]
Volume:
Exhibitors herald world
Leaf #:
0001105
Language:
English
Subjects:
motion pictures, Motion pictures -- Periodicals
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System and Early Cinema
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:
November 10, 2022
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December 21, 1929 EXHIBITORS HERALD-WORLD 75 When Burglars Got There The Strongbox Was Bare (Special to the Herald-World) BERKELEY, CAL., Dec. 17.— Safecracker forced a rear door of the Lorin theatre and neatly broke open the safe in the office, after placing sawdust on the floor to deaden the noise. Papers and records were strewn about the office, but nothing of value was taken, according to the report of Will S. Krawn, manager and part owner. Odd Will Bans Films and Rouge (Special to the Herald-World) • HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 17.— Beneficiaries in the will of the late John Quincy Murray are prepared to live their lives without motion pictures, dancing, bobbed hair, rouge or short clothes. The will contains bequests to two granddaughters and one grandson. The girls are not to use rouge, wear jewelry, bob their hair, see motion pictures or wear short clothes. All in all, a very good program picture. — Ben Rives, Jr., Liberty theatre, Roanoke, Ala. — General patronage. MADAME X (AT) : Ruth Chatterton— December 1. A good picture, but Metro service out of San Francisco spoiled my matinee by getting the film here just in time for the matinee. No chance to preview, and two of discs were bad, spoiling my opening performance. — Leslie Hables, Reel Joy theatre, King City, Calif. — General patronage. THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND (T) : Special cast — Good picture of its type. Present generation does not know Jules Verne's novels. Many complaints for the reason it is not the type of picture for present day patrons. Production is very good and will get over fine in towns where this stuff will be appreciated. Recording okey. Had trouble with first disc. Had to set it back one turn for dialog to be in sine. — H. G. Stettmund, Jr., H. & S. theatre. Chandler, Okla. — General patronage. THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND (T) : Special castNovember 26-27. Feature held suspense but very unpleasant to the ladies. — Walter Morris, Stanley theatre. West Palm Beach, Fla. — General patronage. THE TRIAL OF MARY DUGAN (AT): Norma Shearer — November 26-27. Good for its kind. Pictures with court room scenes have been too abundantly produced. Had fair business. Paid too much for rental. Would advise barring children, as this is exclusively an adult picture. Recording on disc very good. Twelve reels. — W. J. Powell, Lonet theatre, Wellington, O. — Small town patronage. THE BROADWAY MELODY: Special cast— November 18-19. This is certainly a dupe. Must have been good in the sound version, but did not go over at all silent. Too many scenes of interest have been cut out. Six reels. — Mrs. I. H. Dietz, Star theatre, Covington, Ga. — Small town patronage. THE BELLAMY TRIAL: Special east— November 14-15. Very good trial picture. Has a different beginning. Starts like a newsreel, and you should be careful to look at the first reel, as first two shots of news will need cutting, as they are out of date. Eight reels. — O. Lane, Star theatre, Trumansburg, N. Y. — General patronage. SPIES: Special cast— September 20-21. Had very good business, but was a little long, and hard to understand. Nine reels. — O. Lane, Star theatre, Trumansburg, N. Y. — General patronage. Paramount RIVER OF ROMANCE: Charles Buddy RogersOctober 6. Patrons seemed to like it. I thought some parts did not seem real enough. Average crowd. — Theodore Endres, The Auditorium theatre, Mount Angel, Ore. — General patronage. RIVER OF ROMANCE: Buddy Rogers— December 1-2. Thought this a very nice picture, and it seemed to please a fairly good house. Unseasonable weather is another hardship for us now. Print good, except for blank sound band. Photography variable, mostly good. Seemed to me that the humor was laid on almost too thick, so that it verged almost on burlesque in places, but on the whole a better than average picture. Eight reels. — O. B. Wolfe, Screenland theatre, Nevada, O. — Small town patronage. RIVER OF ROMANCE (AT): Buddy RogersNothing but good comments on this picture. The plainest talking picture we have ever run. Recording extra-good. — Ben Rives, Jr., Liberty theatre, Roanoke, Ala. — General patronage. RIVER OF ROMANCE: Buddy Rogers— November 23. The picture in silent form is weak. Patrons can't get the idea firmly set in their minds that Rogers is really "hardboiled." Taking everything into consideration, though, it's not so bad and will please most of them. Seven reels. — R. W. Van Hook, Rialto theatre, Marillon, Ark. — General patronage. RIVER OF ROMANCE: Buddy Rogers— November 23. A very fine picture and seemed to please all my patrons. Business 'way off the last two Saturday nights. Seven reels. — Earle Eveland. Twin City Opera House, McConnelsville, O. — General patronage. WOMAN TRAP: Special cast— November 14-15. The worst picture we have had from Paramount this year. The theme is draggy and depressing, but worst of all, Paramount has simply taken a talking picture and inserted a few shabby titles. Do not play this one silent if you can help it. — Mrs. I. H. Dietz, Star theatre, Covington, Ga. — Small town patronage. DANGEROUS CURVES (AT) : Clara Bow— December 3-4-5. Clara has cost me plenty. It's similar to other pictures. I had a poor print, and recording on film was weak. Lost plenty. Nine reels. — E. A. Reynolds, Strand theatre, Princeton, Minn. — General patronage. DANGEROUS CURVES (AT): Clara Bow— Recording okay. Played to fair business. — William Roob, Chain Theatres, Inc., Port Washington, Wis. —General patronage. DANGEROUS CURVES (AT): Clara Bow— The first Bow picture I have played for a long time. Clara has got so fat patrons did not know her in this picture. I think this girl's day is past unless she can reduce about 50 lbs. What's wrong with the Hollywood diet?— H. G. Stettmund, Jr., H & S. theatre, Chandler, Okla. — General patronage. DARKENED ROOMS (AT): Evelyn Brent— November 24-25. Surprising to say, the feature pleased more than average. — Walter Morris, Stanley theatre, West Palm Beach, Fla. — General patronage. THE SATURDAY NIGHT KID: Clara Bow— November 27-28. A mediocre Bow picture. Of course, they came to see her, but many more like this one and she will lose her drawing power. Not much story or chance for Clara to do her stuff. Seven reels. — Ben Rives, Jr., Liberty theatre, Roanoke, Ala. — General patronage. THUNDERBOLT: George Bancroft— A very good Western. Many favorable comments. Poor business. Eight reels.— Ernest Vetter, Majestic theatre, Homer, Mich. — General patronage. DIVORCE MADE EASY: Douglas MacLean— November 30. Poorest business of the season but no fault of the picture. A dandy comedy-drama. Six reels. — Earle Eveland, Twin City Opera House, McConnelsville, O. — General patronage. REDSKIN: Richard Dix— November 28. Very nice number which drew well and pleased. Did better with it than we expected and made a little money on a one-day booking in spite of a sudden change to severe weather. Wish we had more like this to play. Fair print and excellent photography, especially the technicolor, of which there were seven reels. Nine reels. — O. B. Wolfe, Screenland theatre, Nevada, O. — Small town patronage. REDSKIN: Richard Dix— October 13. Our patrons gave us some good comments on this picture. Color scenes very good. Some people are sorry they missed it. Crowd fair. — Theodore Endres, The Auditorium theatre, Mount Angel, Ore. — General patronage. THE LOVE DOCTOR: Richard Dix— November 17-18. An entertaining little picture with Richard Dix and June Collyer at their best. Photography, etc., okay, but plot rather weak. Should please the Dix fans. Six reels. — G. W. Wooten, L'Arcade theatre, Yorktown, Tex. — Small town patronage. THE LOVE DOCTOR (T) : Richard Dix— November 18-19. A pleasing little picture that got over big. Paramount surely did lose a good star when they let Dix get away from them. Recording good on disc. Six reels. — Walker and Donnell, Leroy theatre. Lampasas, Tex. — Small town patronage. THE WHEEL OF LIFE: Richard Dix— November 30. A fair program offering. This star is about at the end of his string, judging from the last few pictures. — Paul B. Hoffman, Legion theatre. Holyrood, Kan. — Small town patronage. WHAT A NIGHT: Bebe Daniels— November 25 26. Mildly interesting comedy-drama which only did mild business on our bargain nights. Miss Daniels is not a face card here. Fair picture, but the receipts speak loudest. Good print. Six reels. — O. B. Wolfe, Screenland theatre, Nevada, O. — Small town patronage. THE MIGHTY (AT) : George Bancroft— November 28-29-30. The feature was by far the most outstanding unit on the program and retained the position by its excellent entertainment quality. — Walter Morris, Stanley theatre, West Palm Beach, Fla. — General patronage. THUNDERBOLT : George Bancroft— November 27 28. An excellent picture, and I believe the sound version would be better yet. It certainly did please our patrons. — Paul B. Hoffman, Legion theatre, Holyrood, Kan. — Small town patronage. INNOCENTS OF PARIS (AT) : Maurice Chevalier— October 10-11. Sound on disc, recording fair. Broken English out of place in present day talker. Ten reels. — Louis Austman, New Forrest theatre, Forrest, 111. — Small town patronage. THE MYSTERIOUS DR. FU MANCHU (AT): Warner Oland — One darn good picture, interesting from start to finish and drew very well. Recording good. — Jack Greene, New Geneseo theatre, Geneseo, 111. — Small town patronage. SAWDUST PARADISE: Esther Ralston— November 23. Very good Sunday picture which pleased all. Good moral meaning. Five reels. — Charles Cassinelli, Star theatre, Bulan, Ky. — Rural patronage. JEALOUSY (AT) : Jeanne Eagels— Not at all satisfactory. — Jack Greene, New Geneseo theatre, Geneseo, 111. — Small town patronage. FASHIONS IN LOVE (AT) : Adolphe Menjou— Fair, only fair as to picture, and recording pretty poor. In fact, couldn't understand Menjou at all in places. Maybe he was speaking French. He was supposed to at times. Anyway, if you have disc equipment, would advise you to trade this for a silent picture. It will do you no good. Disc version.— C. A. Spainhour, Twilight theatre, Greensburg, Kan. — General patronage. WHAT A NIGHT: Bebe Daniels— December 1. A picture of real entertainment value. Above the average program attraction. Sent my patrons out smiling. Six reels. — C. E. Mosher, Orpheum theatre, Rockford, Iowa. — Small town patronage. STAIRS OF SAND: Wallace Beery— Another Zane Grey that did not follow the book. It was a good Western. Six reels. — Ernest Vetter, Majestic theatre. Homer, Mich. — General patronage. Pathe SAILOR'S HOLIDAY: Alan Hale— Not so much to this one. — E. A. Reynolds, Strand theatre, Princeton, Minn.. — General patronage. SAILOR'S HOLIDAY: Special cast— November 28 29. Very entertaining program — comedy-drama. Six reels. — D. E. Fitton, Lyric theatre. Harrison, Ark. — Small town patronage. HER PRIVATE AFFAIR (T) : Special castDecember 4. Talking picture, and one of the best we have run to date. The star great, and a splendid cast. Story good, fine direction. This picture certainly makes some of the specials we have suffered through look cheap. The comparison is funny. This picture did not draw as it should at the box office, but possibly a few good pictures might get them to coming to the show again. Here's hoping. — Bert Silver, Silver Family theatre, Greenville, Mich. ■ — General patronage.