The Motion Picture Almanac 1929 (1929)

196 The MOTION PICTURE ALMANAC 1929 BOX OFFICE RECORD An authoritative compilation of reports on picture values, written b}! theatre owyiers, and published ivee}{ly in the ''What the Picture Did for Me" department of "Exhibitors Herald-World" ADORATION, FN, Billie Dove, Antonio Moreno, day. The best pictui-e Pathe has made this — Small town patronage.) November 11. A Lucy Doraine, Nicholas Bcia, Nicholas Sous season as I have played them all to date. This dandy picture for the small town. Has real ensanin, Winifred Bryson, Lucien Prival, Emila is nothing to rave about. (Royal theatre. Oak tertainment value. Pictures that cost twice an Chautard, 7. — December 26. One of the finest Harbor, O. — General patronage.) December much are not half as good. (Cozy theatre, pictures of Billie Dove's career. A little deep 23-24. Fair entertainment but not nearly as Duchesne, Utah. — General patronage.) Decemfor some of our crowd, but most of them praised good as Pathe would have you believe. Will bcr 25. All comments by patrons were good, it highly. Although this is another Russian get by as a program offering but will not stand No walkouts. Good program picture. (Palace .story, it is unusually good. Support theatre, Malta. Mont.— General pat ing cast exceptionally good, (IngrarnVs ronage.) Another pleasant surprise theatre. Ashland. Ala.— Small town , , . ... , . , f™"" Universal. A much better pic patronage.) Good picture. (Pastime KCV tO AbbreVI 3 1 lOH S ture than I expected it to be. Tom theatre. Medicine Lodge, Kan.-Small ' Moore and Bessie Love very good, and town patronage.) Col Columbia K"'* ^''""' contributes some excellent „ ■■• »-0'umDia eomedy. The plot is not so shopworn AIR CIRCUS, The, F. David Rot FN First National 3., ^^^^ „{ them. Boost it. (Sun lins, Arthur Lake, Sue Carol. Charles F Fox theatre, Kansas City. Mo. — General Delaney, Heinie Conklin, Louise Q Gotham patronage.) December 18-19. Fair Dresser, Earl Robinson, 8. — Not a big \a f~ n;i nV 1 / u n/l program offering. Better than the picture, but a good clean one. Was ^^ ^ M Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer P^J^^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^^ j^.^^, Universal well liked by all. Would like to know "3^ Paramount g^ f^.^ ^j^jg eeason. but did no businees ■who the instructor in aviation was. P Pathe on it. Did not quite make expeneefi. Have seen him a few times in othere. Ray Rayart due to cost of china premiums. Not but never have found out who ^^ *'^' R If O R K O Prodiirrions much action until the last reel or so. but he sure was good, clean and with and not as much humor as we ex expreseion as sincere and honest, kini fFormerlv FBO ) pected. Good print and average Uni and sympathetic as I have ever seen. "^ versal photography. ( Screenland the The right man in the right place, in S-R State-Rights atre, Nevada, O. — Small town patron the right part. (Palace theatre, CIoI y.g Tiffanv-Stahl aee-) January 13. Pleased average den City. Mo.^ — Small town patronage.) 1 1\ " it ' a a ' Sunday crowd which was more than December 10-11-12. Excellent. Though ^^ United Artists expected from title and etars. ( Play this is not a special, it is one of the U Universal house theatre, Fairhope, Ala. — Small best program pictures on the market. WB Warner Brothers town patronage.) Better than a lot The youth of the characters and the of the so-called specials. A made to able direction make it a mast enter 7<lumerals indicate length of picture in reels. Dates are those order picture for the small towns, taining picture. (Central theatre. i. • i ..i ■_• x i.7 j ^ ^t • j ■ t i t (Aristo theatre, Lemmon, S. D. — Gen Selkirk. Man.. Can.-General patron «" ^^^^^^ ^^^ P'<-'^^^^ "'^5 played at the individual t/ieatre. ^^^^ patronage.) November 16. This age.) A sweet little picture, sure ti "^i^^H jg ^^ extra good program picture, please nearly 100 per cent. Has ~i Very funny. (Silver Family theatre, everything, thrills, comedy, romance and a few raise in admission. If you saw "Shore Leave" Greenville, Mich. — General patronage.) tears. (Sun theatre. Kansas City, Mo. — General and William Haines in "West Point." you will .,,., .»,„..„ „ . > ir i. n uii n... patronage.) Wonderful medium special. If not enjoy this one so much. Johnny Mack , '^■^'^^^''^^"V^"' r 01^ Ri^h.rH Txjught right it will make money. Pleased 95 Brown carries his part O. K. but can't give lj"»7' •'?''" , "^r'^V r «t„'rv Cn^ per cent. (Liberty theatre, Kalispell, Mont. his new leading lady. Jeanette Loff, so much Winslow 6,-Another ZaneGiey story Good ^ , . , XT I. o,? n A ^ J.. /^ J XL f Ti • . .. c ,1 western but as little action as we ever saw with General patronage.) November 26-2(. An extra credit. (Grand theatre, Princeton, Mo.— Small j^^^ (Opera House Paw Paw III —General good program feature, sold as a special. (Wilson town patronage.) patronage.) November 8-9. Couldn't' find any Opera House, Wilson, Kan. — Small town patron ANYBODY HERE SEEN KELLY, U, Tom f^ult of this picture only it was not rough age.) Moore, Bessie Love, Tom O'Brien, Kate Price, enough for the Saturday crowds. (Midway the ANNAPOLIS, P. Jeanette Lolf, Johnny Mack Alfred Allen, 7. — September 13. Very pleasing atre, Martinsville. Va.— Small town patronage.) Brown, 8. — January 6. I idayed this on Sun to all classes (Kerr theatre. Little Sioux. la. January 19. This is a splendid picture. Story