Associated First National Franchise (1921)

"Got My Crowds Back in 2 Weeks" Thai s What Exhibitor Wentzell, of the Norman Amusement Company, Louisville, Told First National Mr. Lee Goldberg, National Theatre Building, Louisville, Ky. Dear Sir: You recall I recently played "Dinty," securing this particular picture at the urgent request of the Parent-Teachers' Association. This association was very anxious that all the school children in the Western part of the city see this picture, inasmuch as it teaches such a wonderful moral lesson, above all the love, respect and devotion a child should have for its mother. It is needless to say — I did a record-breaking business with this picture, and besides have won the support of the teachers, they being elated about my getting it for the children. Wouldn't it be great if all the exchanges gave us such pictures as "Dinty?' There would be no need for censorship, nor even agitation for such. And it proves beyond a doubt that there is no need for immoral or suggestive pictures in American Life. You know I have played almost all of your pictures in the past two years; this fall I did not use them, trying others — which cost as much and some of them more, but I could not get the money with them. I went back to First National Pictures and got my crowds back in two weeks. It seems like the name "First National" is ,an assurance to them that they would see a good picture — and they are never disappointed. Not only that, but it is an actual fact that First National Pictures are the only pictures I have been able to play in my house — two nights with success. So I am stronger than ever for First National Pictures since I am back in the fold again. Experience the past three years has taught me they are essential to a successful house. Hoping we may have more such money-getters as "Dinty," "Confession," (and others — too numerous to mention) and wishing you continued success, I beg to remain a "First National Booster," and with best regards, Sincerely, (Signed) J. M. WENTZELL, President and General Manager, Norman Amusement Company, Inc. List of Releases BIG FIVE SERIES (Super specials in group No. I) Passion (Pola Negri and Cast of 5000; 9058 feet in 9 reeli The Kid (Charles Chaplin) 5360 feet in 6 reeli Man-Woman-Marriage (Kaufman-Holubar-Phillips) j ^4 feet in 8 reeli The Oath (R. A. Walsh Masterpiece) 7960 feet in 8 reeli Sowing the Wind (Mayer-Anita Stewart) 8867 feet in 9 reeli LATEST ATTRACTIONS (Since January 1, 1921) Mamma's Affair (Constance Talmadge) 5584 feet in 6 reeli Toonerville Trolley No. 5 (Comedy) 2060 feet in 2 reels The Great Adventure (Lionel Barrymore) 5627 feet in 6 reels Toonerville Trolley No. 4 (Comedy) 1970 feet in 2 reels My Lady's Latchkey (Katherine MacDonald) 5067 feet in 5 reeli Not Guilty (Sidney Franklin) 6293 feet in 6 reels The Woman in His House (Special) 7524 feet in 8 reels The Old Swimmin' Hole (Charles Ray) 6161 feet in 6 reels Scrambled Wives (Marguerite Clark) 6144 feet in 6 reels Trust Your Wife (Katherine MacDonald) 5275 feet in 5 reels The Passion Flower (Norma Talmadge) 6953 feet in 7 reels Jim the Penman (Lionel Barrymore) 6098 feet in 6 reels The Girl in the Taxi (DeHavens) 5420 feet in 6 reels Lessons in Love (Constance Talmadge) 5861 feet in 6 reels Bob Hampton of Placer (N'eilan Special) 7268 feet in 7 reels Gypsy Blood (Pola Negri) 6027 feet in 6 reels PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 1921 Every Picture Is New Until Your Patrons Have Seen It Nineteen and Phyllis (Charles Ray) 5965 feet in 6 reels Dinty (Wesley Barry) 6985 feet in 7 reels Unseen Forces (All-Star Franklin) 5680 feet in 6 reels Love, Honor and Behave (Sennett Comedy) 4572 feet in 5 reels Dangerous Business (Constance Talmadge) 5103 feet in 5 reels Skipper's Narrow Escape (Toonerville Comedy) 1880 feet in 2 reels The Devil's Garden (Lionel Barrymore) 6342 feet in 6 reels Wet and Warmer (Lehrman Comedy) 2061 feet in 2 reels The Scoffer (Allan Dwan Production) 6518 feet in 7 reels Old Dad (Mildred Harris) 5858 feet in 6 reels Twin Beds (The DeHavens) 5580 feet in 6 reels Nomads of the North (James Oliver Curwood) 6263 feet in 6 reels Peaceful Valley (Charles Ray) 6653 feet in 7 reels Toonerville Trolley (Dan Mason) 2 reels The Kick in High Life (Henry Lehrman) 2067 feet in 2 reels What Women Love (Annette Kellerman) 6377 feet in 6 reels The Master Mind (Lionel Barrymore) 6541 feet in 7 reels The Branded Woman (Norma Talmadge) 6761 feet in 7 reels Harriet and the Piper (Anita Stewart) 5605 feet in 6 reels Curtain (Katherine MacDonald) 5328 feet in 5 reels In the Heart of a Fool (Allan Dwan Special) 6723 feet in 7 reels Good References (Constance Talmadge) 5850 feet in 6 reels Forty-rive Minutes from Broadway (Charles Ray) 5946 feet in 6 reels The Jack-Knife Man (King Vidor Special) 6448 feet in 6 reels Notorious Miss Lisle (Katherine MacDonald) 5014 feet in 5 reels The Perfect Woman (Constance Talmadge) 5249 feet in 5 reels Go and Get It (Marshall Neilan Special) 6928 feet in 7 reels Yes or No (Norma Talmadge) 6477 feet in 6 reels Married Life (Mack Sennett Special) 4938 feet in 5 reels A Splendid Hazard (Allan Dwan Special) 6174 feet in 6 reels The Yellow Typhoon (Anita Stewart) 6347 feet in 6 reels The Love Expert (Constance Talmadge)) 5888 feet in 6 reels Passion's Playground (Katherine MacDonald) 5962 feet in 6 reels Polly of the Storm Country (Mildred Harris) 6608 feet in 7 reels Don't Ever Marry (Marshall Neilan Special) 6518 feet in 7 reels The Woman Gives (Norma Talmadge) 5923 feet in 6 reels The Idol Dancer (D. W. Griffith Special) 6955 feet in 7 reels The Family Honor (King Vidor Special) 5884 feet in 6 reels The Inferior Sex (Mildred Harris) 5695 feet in 6 reels The Fighting Shepherdess (Anita Stewart) 5954 feet in 6 reels A Twilight Baby (Henry Lehrman) 3188 feet in 3 reels In Search of a Sinner (Constance Talmadge) 5485 feet in 5 reels The River's End (Marshall Neilan Special) 6584 feet in 7 reels The Turning Point (Katherine MacDonald) 5778 feet in 6 reels Two Weeks (Constance Talmadge) 5998 feet in 6 reels Even as Eve (Rolfe All-Star Special) 6237 feet in 6 reels A Daughter of Two Worlds (Norma Talmadge) 6078 feet in 6 reels The Greatest Question (Griffith Ail-Star) 5830 feet in 6 reels In Old Kentucky (Anita Stewart) 7649 feet in 8 reels A Day's Pleasure (Charles Chaplin) 1714 feet in 2 reels The Beauty Market (Katherine MacDonald) 5994 feet in 6 reels Heart o' the Hills (Mary Pickford) 6329 feet in 6 reels Mind the Paint Girl (Anita Stewart) 5661 feet in 6 reels A Virtuous Vamp (Constance Talmadge) 5411 feet in 5 reels In Wrong (Jack Pickford) 5116 feet in 5 reels The Thunderbolt (Katherine MacDonald) 4840 feet in 5 reels Back to God's Country (James Oliver Curwood) 6237 feet in 6 reels Her Kingdom of Dreams (Anita Stewart) 7287 feet in 7 reels A Temperamental Wife (Constance Talmadge) 6221 feet in 6 reels The Hoodlum (Mary Pickford) 6462 feet in 6 reels Burglar by Proxy (Jack Pickford) 5090 feet in 5 reels Bill Apperson's Boy (Jack Pickford) 5625 feet in 6 reels Human Desire (Anita Stewart) 5590 feet in 6 reels Sunnyside (Charles Chaplin) 2769 feet in 3 reels Choosing a Wife (Special) 6385 feet in 6 reels Auction of Souls (Aurora Mardiganian) 7204 feet in 7 reels Daddy Long Legs (Mary Pickford) 7614 feet in 8 reels Mary Regan (All-Star) 6804 feet in 7 reels Whom the Gods Would Destrov (Anita Stewart) 7446 feet in 7 reels A Midnight Romance (Anita Stewart) 5886 feet in 6 reels Our Teddy (Special) 6517 feet in 7 reels Virtuous Wives (Anita Stewart) 6174 feet in 6 reels Shoulder Arms (Charles Chaplin) 3205 feet in 3 reels The Panther Woman (Olga Petrova) 5891 feet in 6 reels Romance of Tarzan (Elmo Lincoln) 6627 feet in 7 reels Italy's Flaming Front (Special) 6186 feet in 6 reels (and others) ?,HIIIHmim»"l",IMI""M"""M"""l"["' "muni ii i ii< intii 1 1 mini 1 1 iiiiii miniii xnirn i i < n << „ , mm mi.