Motion Picture News (Mar-Apr 1923)

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1764 Motion Picture News Hero of Hottentot DOUGLAS MacLEAN, star of "Bell Boy 13" is a real Box Office asset. Play him up while he 's Hot from his triumph in "The Hottentot" and you'll pack them in to the doors. Exhibitors and news paper critics all agree his new one's a Wiz! Read! DRAWS CROWDS LIKE A MAGNET " A scream. Wonderful attraction that drew the crowds like a magnet. We find that the public likes to laugh. They ate up this show. " Fast moving, laugh-getting comedy, in which MacLean does good work. Business good." — Middle West reports of week run theatres in Motion Picture News. PEPPY WITH LAUGHS AND WITH THRILLS " Fast action and a wildly farcical situation distinguish this excellent comedy. Peppy with laughs and thrills." — Milwaukee Sentinel. ROLLICKING FUN AND VERY PLEASING " A most satisfying comedy — rollicking and altogether pleasing." — Denver News. ROARING COMEDY BOX OFFICE MAGNET " A magnet which drew big crowds. A roaring farce with many fine laughs. Any one wishing to laugh should see it." — Dallas News. SHOULD BREAK ALL LAUGH RECORDS " A splendid feature. A wholesome comedy which should break all laugh records. Sheer fun from beginning to end. Douglas MacLean has never been better. Will please all ages." — Denver Times. EXCEPTIONAL AS ENTERTAINMENT " A laugh from beginning to end — ideal comedy. MacLean does splendid work. Full of hilarious situations that make this exceptional entertainment." — St. Louis Globe Democrat. SAM KATZ BOOKS FOR ENTIRE CIRCUIT " 'Bell Boy 13 ' has just completed very successful engagement at Chicago Theatre. Reviews of the press and comments of the audience splendid. Have booked it for all theatres." — 5am Katz. AMUSING COMEDY OF REAL MERIT " A comedy of real merit and a most amusing picture." — St. Louis PostDispatch. THIS ONE RINGS BOX OFFICE BELL " It rings the w. k. bell — a rollicking, swift moving comedy, enormously amusing. MacLean is a fine comedian indeed. Laughs come thick and fast. We enjoyed this film and the audience was equally enthusiastic." — New York Daily News. presents