Motion Picture News (Apr - Jun 1927)

2286 Motion P i c t u r c N c w s 9 9 9 9 €€ The Check-up 93 9 9 9 9 "The Check-Up" is a presentation in the briefest hibitors in every part of the country on current features, picture has done for other theatre managers. The first column following the name of the feature the picture as "Poor." The second column gives the num consider it "Good" ; and the fourth column, those who The fifth column is a j^ercentage figure giving the av method: A report of "Poor" is rated at 2.0% > one of "F centage ratings of all of these reports on one picture are ports, giving the average percentage — a figure which rep way exceptional cases, reports which might be misleading are averaged up and eliminated. No picture is included in the list which has not recei and most convenient form of reports received from exwhich makes it possible for the exhibitor to see what the represents the number of managers that have reported ber who consider it "Fair" ; the third, the number who consider it "Big." erage rating on that feature, obtained by the following air," 40% ; "Good," 70% ; and "Big," 100%. The per then added together, and divided by the number of reresents the consensus of opinion on that picture. In this taken alone, and such individual differences of opinion ved at least ten reports. Title of Picture Title of Picture COLUMBIA PICTURES Belle of Broadway, The — 2 Lone Wolf Returns, The — 1 PARAMOUNT Ace of Cads 2 5 Afraid to Love 3 5 Aloma of the South Seas 1 4 Blind Alleys 1 4 Blonde or Brunette 1 3 Born to the West — 4 Cabaret — 1 Campus Flirt, The — 2 Canadian, The 1 9 Casey at the Bat 1 14 Cat's Pajamas, The — 3 Children of Divorce 1 4 Diplomacy 4 '8 Eagle of the Sea, The — 7 Evening Clothes 2 3 Everybody's Acting 1 5 Fascinating Youth — 3 Fashions for Women — 4 Fine Manners 1 8 Forlorn River — 11 Good and Naughty — 4 Grass 2 2 Great Gatsby, The 4 5 Hold Tliat Lion 2 8 Hotel Imperial — 7 It — — It's the Old Armv Game 5 7 Kid Boots 1 2 Kid Brother, The 3 3 Kiss in a Taxi, A 1 7 Knockout Reilly — 1 Lady of the Harem 1 6 Let It Rain 1 7' London 3 3 Love 'Em and Leave 'Em 1 8 Love's Greatest Mistake — 12 Man of the Forest — 2 Mantrap — 7 Mysterious Rider, The — 1 Nell Gwyn 4 5 New York — 2 Padlocked — 3 Palm Beach Girl, The — 5 Paradise for Two — 3 Popular Sin, The 2 3 Potters. The — 1 Quarterback, The — — Rainmaker, The 4 5 Show Off, The 1 3 So's Your Old Man 1 4 Stranded in Paris — 1 10 — 61 5,877 Ft. 11 — 68 5,750 Ft. 20 2 63 7,786 Ft. 5 1 51 6,169 Ft. 25 3 68 8,514 Ft. 9 1 61 5,597 Ft. 20 1 66 5,872 Ft. 33 — 67 • 6,042 Ft. 8 3 75 6,947 Ft. 22 13 79 6,702 Ft. 18 — 61 7,753 Ft. 28 7 65 6,040 Ft. 17 5 72 5,863 Ft 10 8 3 6,662 Ft. 15 — 54 6,950 Ft. 22 — 63 7,250 Ft. 11 1 61 6,287 Ft. 11 4 66 6,139 Ft. 27 1 68 6,882 Ft. 10 3 68 6,296 Ft. 24 1 62 6,435 Ft. 21 1 61 5,992 Ft. 9 2 66 5,503 Ft. / — 55 6,348 Ft. 8 1 52 7,296 Ft. 22 5 65 5,811 Ft. Is 1 63 7,091 Ft. 18 24 87 6,452 Ft. 16 1 55 6.889 Ft. 36 3 70 5,650 Ft. 36 8 70 7,654 Ft. 16 3 63 6,439 Ft. 14 4 93 7.080 Ft. 13 59 5,717 Ft. 12 4 64 6,052 Ft. 6 — 50 5,584 Ft. 12 1 58 6,075 Ft. 12 — 55 6,007 Ft. 24 5 73 5,187 Ft. 21 — 63 6,077 Ft. 11 1 70 5,957 Ft. 16 2 59 6,741 Ft. 14 — 66 6,877 Ft. 24 3 70 6,700 Ft. 31 6 71 6,918 Ft. 20 — 66 6,187 Ft. 16 — 61 6,244 Ft. 19 1 70 6,680 Ft. 32 15 80 7,114 Ft. 23 4 64 6,055 Ft. 24 3 68 6,196 Ft. 25 6 70 6,347 Ft. 25 2 71 6,106 Ft. Tin Gods — Variety 1 Volcano 1 We're in the Navy Now — You'd Be Surprised 5 You Never Know Women — FILM BOOKING OFFICES Adorable Deceiver. The 1 Bigger Than Barfium's 2 Breed of the Sea 1 Broadway Gallant 1 Cowboy Cop, The — Dead Line, The — Hands Across the Border — Her Honor, the Governor 1 Jade Cup, The 3 Kosher Kitty Kelly 1 Laddie 1 Lone Hand Saunders — Magic Garden, The — Masquerade Bandit, The 1 One Minute to Play — Out of the West — Regular Scout, A 2 Two Gun Man, The FIRST NATIONAL Affair of the Follies, An — Amateur Gentleman, The 3 Blonde Saint, The 1 Brown Derby, The 1 Don Juan's Three Nights 1 Duchess of Buffalo, The 2 Easy Pickings 1 Ella Cinders — Forever After — Great Deception, The 2 Into Her Kingdom 1 It Must Be Love — Just Another Blop.de 1 Ladies at Play — Lady in Ermine — Lunatic at Large, The 3 Masked Woman, The 2 McFadden's Flats — Men of Steel — Midnight Lovers 2 Mismates 1 Miss Nobody — Orchids and Ermine — Overland Stage, The 1 Pals First — Paradise 1 Perfect Sap, The 1 Prince of Tempters, The 1 Puppets — Ransom's Folly 4 3 5 4 1 12 — 1 2 5 5 3 2 7 2 5 2 3 4 6 3 5 9 2 2 2 4 5 6 3 8 3 6 2 15 6 5 24 21 16 24 19 15 5 21 10 28 8 6 16 27 20 5 8 25 11 10 26 13 15 13 20 7 13 7 23 16 17 16 26 12 9 14 9 7 20 25 8 11 13 9 12 12 13 11 11 15 17 7 12 19 14 5 73 74 62 82 53 52 62 66 64 67 67 72 73 51 58 70 74 67 65 72 68 67 76 73 60 62 70 69 58 59 73 77 66 65 67 61 64 58 55 55 80 71 53 57 72 69 73 60 69 62 70 61 57 8,568 Ft. 7,804 Ft. 5,467 Ft. 5,519 Ft. 5,994 Ft. 6,064 F.t 4,879 Ft. 5.391 Ft. 6,450 Ft. 5,510 Ft. 4,385 Ft. 5,000 Ft. 5,367 Ft. 6,709 Ft. 4,656 Ft. 6,103 Ft. 6,931 Ft. 5.447 Ft. 6,807 Ft. 4,919 Ft. 7,713 Ft. 4,609 Ft. 5.601 Ft. 5,139 Ft. 6.433 Ft. 7,790 Ft. 6,800 Ft. 6,700 Ft. 6.374 Ft. 6,940 Ft. 5,400 Ft. 6,540 Ft. 6,330 Ft. 5.855 Ft. 6,447 Ft. 6,848 Ft. 5.603 Ft. 6,119 Ft. 6,400 Ft. 5.521 Ft. 5.434 Ft. 7,846 Ft. 9.153 Ft. 6,100 Ft. 6.856 Ft. 6,859 Ft. 6,734 Ft. 6.392 Ft. 6,834 Ft. 7,090 Ft. 5,982 Ft. 7,780 Ft. 7,486 Ft. 7,322 Ft.