Motion picture news booking guide (Apr 1924)

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The Blazed Trail To Here is where the exhibitor stands on tested ground. Every one of these productions ha? yielded profit, has merited audience approval and has won countrywide endorsement from public and press. Every element of chance is removed when you put these in your house. You know in advance just what you are going to do. PICTURE BOX OFFICE REPORT MERRY GO ROUND The Year's Surprise Sensation with Norman Kerry. Mary Philbin. and Geo. Hackalhome. Directed by Rupert Julian. •'Merry Go Round is a wonderful picture. It broke all records in our houses. It was so good I shall play it again." Adam Flohr. Hart Theatre. Toledo. Ohio. DRIFTING A Stirring Melodrama of unusual adventure and thrilling action, starring Priscilla Dean with Wallace Beery and Matt Moore. Directed by Tod Browning. "I consider Drifting a \ery good picture with a box office drawing power." H. A. Brownell. Capitol Theatre. Oklahoma City, Okla. THUNDERING DAWN A Melodramatic Thriller with the greatest tidal wave and typhoon scenes ever screened with J. Warren Kerrigan. Anna Q. Nilsson and Tom Santscl.i. A Harry Garson production. "Thundering Dawn opened to a record house."— J. F. McCarthy. Poll's Theatre. Bridgeport. Conn. THE ACQUITTAL The Year's Supreme Mystery Play with Norman Kerrv. Claire Windsor. Richard Travers and Barbara Bedford Directed by Clarence Brown. "Acquittal was a wonderful picture and a big money maker."— Richard T. HaUiwell. Poll's Theatre. Waterburv. Conn. The DARLING of NEW YORK An entertaining combination of pathos, comedy and drama, with a great cast including Baby Peggy. Gladys Brockwell. Pat Hartigan. Carl Stockdale. Directed by King Baggot. "Darling of New York Increased receipts throughout flr>t wrek and second week bigger than first." R. W. Bender. Columbia Theatre. Seattle. Wash. WHITE TIGER A Thrilling Drama of international crookdom starring Priscilla Dean, supported by Wallace Been. Matt Moore and Ray Griffith. Directed by Tod Brown in*. ' White Tiger drew good despite a week of unusualh bad weather."— Lee Balsly. Liberty Theatre. Ka City. Mo. A LADY OF QUALITY The Screen's Most Beautiful Love Story, starring Virginia Valll wiUi Milton Sills and an extraordinary cast. Directed by Hobart Henley. Lady of Quality a credit to any first class house. B. L. Cutler. Odeon Theatre. Bartle* Ule. Okla SPORTING YOUTH The Great American Speed Picture, starring Reginald Denny supported by I .aura la Plante and an rxtraordinary cast of popular favorites. From By no Morgan's dazzling story of the younger set. Directed by Harry Pollard. "Siortlng Youth broke all record* despite down POUT."— R. E. Charles. Columbia Theatre. Portland UNIVERSAL JEWELS