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 #:
0001106
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:
November 10, 2022
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76 EXHIBITORS HERALD-WORLD December 21, 1929 Oil Field's New Theatre Doubles As Dancehall (Special to the Herald-World) OTTAWA, Dec. 17. — The famous Turner Valley Oil Field in Western Canada now has a moving picture theatre which has been opened by J. Edlund of High River, Alberta. The theatre has a frontage of 32 feet and a depth of 80 feet. It is equipped with 450 chairs and these are removed every Thursday night for a dance. A description of this pioneer theatre points out that "it is lined I throughout with fireproof material and is well equipped in every respect." PARIS BOUND (AT): Ann Harding— Too much mush. The kissing scenes got more laughs than was intended for. As entertainment, it was about 10 per cent for and 90 per cent against. This kind of productions are not popular here. Too slow and draggy. Story could be told in a two-reeler. then we would be glad when it was over. — Jack Greene, New Geneseo theatre, Geneseo, 111. — Small town patronage. BIG NEWS (AT) : Robert Armstrong— Here is an entertaining picture that went over very good, and our patrons would enjoy more like it. — -Jack Greene. New Geneseo theatre, Geneseo, 111. — Small town patronage. THE SPIELER: Special cast — November 20. A very good picture of the carnival racket, well acted. However, no box office drawing power, as we have found true with most of Pathe's features. Seven reels. — C. E. Mosher, Orpheum theatre, Rockford, la. — Small town patronage. HIGH VOLTAGE (AT) : William Boyd— December 2-3. Played this picture to the smallest Monday and Tuesday night crowds since we installed talker equipment. Did not draw any better than a fivereel silent Western would have. But it is not the fault of the picture. Personally, think this is a good picture. All the voices clear as a bell. But the title is enough to kill the picture from a box office standpoint. — Walker and Donnell, Leroy theatre, Lampasas, Tex. — Small town patronage. THE SOPHOMORE: Eddie Quillan— A good college picture. Has punch and snap that puts it across okay. — E. A. Reynolds, Strand theatre, Princeton. Minn. — General patronage. THE SOPHOMORE (AT) : Eddie . Quillan— One of the very finest. Recording, acting and direction very good. Drew well. Quillan is great. — Jack Greene, New Geneseo theatre, Geneseo, 111. — Small town patronage. THE AWFUL TRUTH (AT) : Ina Claire— This should be entitled "Hard to Get," as it was very hard to understand. Actors should speak English that is English. — Jack Greene, New Geneseo theatre, Geneseo 111. — Small town patronage. THE FLYING FOOL (AT): William Boyd— Very, very good, and extra-good recording. Made a little money on this one in the face of bad weather. It will please as a Saturday picture, for it has plenty of action. Disc equipment. — C. A. Spainhour, Twilight theatre, Greensburg, Kan. — General patronage. THE FLYING FOOL (AT): William Boyd— Went over very big. Was well liked. — Jack Greene, New Geneseo theatre, Geneseo, 111. — Small town patronage. LUCKY IN LOVE: Morton Downey— A fine Irish type picture. Clean cut and some good singing. Pleased 100 per cent. — E. A. Reynolds, Strand theatre, Princeton, Minn.— General patronage. LOVE OVER NIGHT: Rod La Rocque— Clever comedy, a trifle daring in spots. It pleased the audience and the box office. — Roy W. Adams, Pastime theatre, Mason, Mich. — General patronage. RKO HALF MARRIAGE: Special cast— Didn't see this one myself, but the reports didn't give it much weight. — Paul B Hoffman, Legion theatre, Holyrood, Kan. — Small town patronage. HALF MARRIAGE: Olive Borden— November 2930. Just a program picture. — E. A. Reynolds, Strand theatre, Princeton, Minn. — General patronage. SIDE STREET: Special cast^November 24. This didn't go so good. Poor silent version. Looks like we got slipped up on with this one. — Paul B Hoffman, Legion theatre, Holyrood, Kan. — Small town patronage. SIDE STREET: Special cast— Fair type of gangster picture. The plot has been used before, but entertainment merits are about 85 per cent. — E. A. Reynolds, Strand theatre, Princeton, Minn. — General patronage. STREET GIRL (AT) : Betty Compson— With the music and Jack Oakie to wisecrack, this show rides through nicely. — E. A. Reynolds, Strand theatre, Princeton, Minn. — General patronage. Tiffany THE WRECKER (TME) : Special cast— November 28. Very good picture for one day. Pleased the kids, but didn't take so well with the adults. Disc recording very good. — Walker and Donnell, Leroy theatre, Lampasas, Tex. — Small town patronage. THE WRECKER (TME) : Special cast— English made and recording. They wrecked plenty of engines to make this picture. Very good. — William Roob, Chain Theatres, Inc., Port Washington, Wis. — General patronage. United Artists THE AWAKENING (M) : Vilma Banky— A very good piece of entertainment. Had several good comments on it. We paid too much for it and lost plenty, but no fault of the picture. Music score not so good. — C. A. Spainhour, Twilight theatre, Greensburg. Kan. — General patronge. SHE GOES TO WAR (TME) : Special cast — A mighty good war picture, and some clever shots in it. Very little talking in it, and what there is, is very poor. Music score fair. Disc version. — C. A. Spainhour, Twilight theatre, Greensburg, Kan. — General patronage. TEMPEST: John Barrymore — A good picture with a perfect cast, but it took a bad beating on two cold nights. — Roy W. Adams, Pastime theatre, Mason, Mich. — General patronage. LADY OF THE PAVEMENTS: Lupe Velez— November 24-25. A Griffith production and a good picture, but it neither drew nor satisfied here. We plastered the whole countryside, but couldn't get them in. Title frightened our worthy burghers, I think. Costume play with French court setting, and that stuff won't take for us, so the first night was just fair, and the second night hardly paid for "juice." Print in excellent repair, photography too dim for our Mazdas. Nine reels. — O. B. Wolfe, Screenland theatre, Nevada, O. — Small town patronage. Universal BROADWAY (AT) : Special cast— November 25. This was considered "just another one of those things" by my patrons. The acting is okay, the recording very good. It's long enough and has enough music and dancing and singing. But it starts out, runs for about eleven reels and ends leaving everybody in about the same shape they were at the start. Nothing accomplished, nothing done, no moral, no nothing. One man does practically all of the singing and he isn't so hot. Evelyn Brent and Thomas Jackson are great. The advertising accessories are extra good. — M. W. Larmour, National theatre, Graham, Tex. — General patronage. BROADWAY (AT) : Special cast— November 7-8. Very good. Not as good as some of the big pictures. Better than program type. Recording good. Twelve reels. — D. E. Fitton, Lyric theatre, Harrison, Ark. — Small town patronage. MELODY LANE: Special cast— October 9. As a silent picture it does not amount to much, and as a talker it's not what it's bragged to be. Just an average picture. Six reels. — Theodore Endres, The Auditorium theatre, Mount Angel, Ore. — General patronage. MELODY LANE: 9pecial cast— November 29-30. Not a great deal to this one. Rather slow and uninteresting with a theme that has already become hackneyed. Had some bright spots in it but nobody got enthusiastic here. Eddie Leonard did not mean a thing to our people either before or after we ran it. Dandy print and photography. Six reels. — O. B. Wolfe, Screenland theatre, Nevada, O. — Small town patronage. SENOR AMERICANO: Ken Maynard— November 23. This is the first Ken Maynard we have had from Uncle Carl. Maynard's acting is fine, and they have given him a good story. When we bought this picture they promised us the silent print would be distinctly different from the sound print. When we played it, it sure was painful to sit there and watch Ken sing and sing and sing but hear nothing. Just the sound version with a few titles put in. Six reels. — C. E. Mosher, Orpheum theatre, Rockford, la. — Small town patronage. GIRL ON THE BEACH: Special cast^November 4. A good picture with plenty of entertainment and Real Auto, Reel Film (Special to the Herald-Wotld) EVANSVILLE, IND., Dec. 17.— The picture at a local theatre was showing Reginald Denny taking some dizzy corners in a speedy roadster. The audience was holding its breath waiting developments. The screen auto had just turned a corner on two wheels when there was a resounding crash and an automobile poked its nose into a side door of the theatre. Before an irate manager could lay hands on the driver, the machine had backed off the sidewalk and disappeared in a cloud of snow. some good acting. Okay all around. Eight reels. — F. H. Babbs. Stockton theatre, Stockton, Mo. — Small town patronage. THE KID'S CLEVER: Glenn Tryon— November «. Just like all the rest of his pictures. If Laemmle keeps starring him in these smart aleck pictures, he's going to ruin a perfectly good actor. Taking the part of a smart aleck once in awhile may be all right, but all the time is going to make people hate Tryon. Six reels. — Theodore Endres, The Auditorium theatre. Mount Angel, Ore. — General patronage. TONIGHT AT TWELVE (AT) : Special cast— November 11-12. Have read adverse criticism on this by reviewers. I consider it a clever little program picture. Recording good. Eight reels. — D. E. Fitton, Lyric theatre, Harrison, Ark. — Small town patronage. POINTS WEST: Hoot Gibson— November 22-23. Pretty fair Western, but did not do very good business. Westerns do not draw here very good, and Hoot does less business for us than some of the other action stars, although personally like him fine. Good print, photography only fair. Six reels. — O. B. Wolfe, Screenland theatre, Nevada, O. — Small town patronage. THE COHENS AND KELLYS: George SidneyNovember 21-22. Patrons said not as good as former pictures of this type. Eight reels. — Earle Eveland, Twin City Opera House, McConnelsville, O. — General patronage. SHOW BOAT (TME): Laura LaPlante— November 25-26. One hundred per cent, although I think the opening of the production gives it a bad start. But the picture is there with music and dialog that'll sure please them. Don't pass this one up. Thirteen reels. — R. W. Van Hook, Rialto theatre, Marillon, Ark. — General patronage. COLLEGE LOVE (T) : George Lewis— November 10-11. Fair enough story, but poor recording and dark print cut the business so that no one hardly came the second night. If you have it bought try to pass it up. No special, as Universal makes you believe, just a program picture and a poor one at that. No comparison with "Show Boat" or "Broadway." Eight reels. — Rudolf Duba, Royal theatre, Kimball, S. Dak. — General patronage. THE LAST PERFORMANCE (T) : Conrad Veidt— November 15-16. Recording no good on this one. No dialog till last reel and it is terrible. — Louis Austman, New Forrest theatre, Forrest, 111. — Small town patronage. BARNUM WAS RIGHT: Glenn Tryon— November 27. Played this one silent. If this is some of Universal's new line-up, Lord deliver me. Absolutely nothing to this one. No story, no acting, no box office. And they want more for their complete service silent this year than last. Where do they get it? Five reels. — C. E. Mosher, Orpheum theatre, Rockford, Iowa. — Small town patronage. RED HOT SPEED: Reginald Denny— September 27-28. Very good, even if not an auto racing thriller. Seven reels. — O. Lane, Star theatre, Trumansburg, N. Y. — General patronage. THE DRAKE CASE (AT): Special cast— October 18 19. Very good murder story. Sound in disc very good. Eight reels. — Louis Austman, New Forrest theatre, Forrest, 111. — Small town patronage. HOLD YOUR MAN: Laura La Plante— November 19 20. Personally, I didn't think much of this one. Not up to the La Plante standard. Will get by as a program filler only. Six reels. — G. W. Wooten, L'Arcade theatre, Yorktown, Tex. — Small town patronage. HOLD YOUD MAN (AT) : Laura La Plante— November 10-11. Very good recording. Good for small towns. — Louis Austman, New Forrest theatre, Forrest, 111. — Small town patronage. [Reports continued on page following Jaysee]