Motion Picture News (Jul-Aug 1925)

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ROARING RAILS : This, in my estimation was better than '"The Covered Wagon"', and had many people tell me that they thought so. It is by far the best picture Carey ever made. The kid. Frankie Darro. can't be beat. F. J. O'Hara. Community Theatre, Elgin, Neb. Exhibitors Herald' TIGER THOMPSON: Take it from me, if you haven't bought this series, grab them quick. This is my third one. and they can't be beat. I know. Dave Walsh, Little Hippodrome Theatre, Buffalo, N. Y. i.U. P. World) THE LIGHTNING RIDER . Very fine picture and appealed to all. Stromberg seems to know the type of picture for Carey. H. S. Robbins. Robinhood Theatre, Grand Haven. Mich. Exhibitors Herald i THE FEAMING FORTIES: People, if you like outdoor pictures with thrills aplenty, buy this and step on it. It's a real picture. Pleased all my patrons. Give us more like it. Price McCall. Lyric Theatre, Mena, Ark. (Exhibitors Herald i tSi unt dtrombem a ' great showman CAREY SERIES AT BOX FIRST SERIES "The Night Hawk" "The Lightning Rider" "Tiger Thompson" "Roaring Rails" "The Flaming Forties" "Soft Shoes" CURRENT SERIES "Beyond the Border" "Silent Sanderson" "The Texas Trail" "The Bad Lands" Here's the real low-down* In the final checkup compiled by Motion Picture News, the Harry Carey series of deluxe action dramas gets highest average rating of 84% over a period of six months. Each one has proved a veritable gold mine for exhibitors. Backed by the keen showmanship of Hunt Stromberg and his unusual ability to gauge the public taste, Harry Carey has been established as one of the two THE FLAMING FORTIES: As usual Harry Carey gives us another excellent western that is good enough for any house. Carey's pictures can always be depended upon for big stories and the absolute absence of the absurdities usually found in westerns. Audience appeal, one hundred per cent for masses. , J. D. Warnock, Luna Theatre, Battle Creek. Iowa (Exhibitors Herald) ROARING RAILS: Big business nights. Harey Carey, broncho rider, thrills em as pilot of locomotive, with forest fires and other spectacular and sensational stunts, pleasing the patrons immensely. Herman Wahn, State Street Theatre, Trenton, N. J. (The Exhibitor) THE FLAMING FORTIES: Believe Harry gets better in every picture. They sure are putting him in real pictures. W. A. Clark, Jr., Castle Theatre, Havana. 111. (Exhibitors Herald) THE NIGHT HAWK: Carey's excellent work in this picture means a cleanup for the rest of the series. Buy this set. You can't go wrong and the. price is right. A. Sosnosky, Colonial Theatre, Aberdeen, S. D. (Amusements)