Motion Picture News (Apr-Jun 1918)

June i , i p i 8 3257 TITLE, STAR, AND BRAND AVERAGE OF EXHIBITORS' REPORTS EXHIBITORS' OWN COMMENTS MENACE, THE (Vitagraph) MEN WHO HAVE MADE LOVE TO ME (Kleine Essanay) MIDNIGHT TRAIL, THE (Russell— Mutual) MOTHER'S SIN A, (Williams— Vitagraph) MORAL LAW, THE (Brockwell— Fox) MR. FIX-IT (Fairbanks— Artcraft). NANCY COMES HOME (Triangle) NAUGHTY, NAUGHTY (Bennett— Paramount) . NAULAHKA (Pathe— Doraldina) NEW LOVE FOR OLD (Hall —Universal) NEARLY MARRIED (Kennedy -Goldwyn) . NOBODY'S WIFE (Lovely— Universal) OTHER MAN, THE (Morey— Vitagraph) .. . OTHER WOMAN, THE (Hyland— Pathe) ONE MORE AMERICAN (Beban— Paramount) . OVER THE TOP (Empey— Vitagraph) PAINTED LIPS (LovelyUniversal) PETTICOAT PILOT, A (Martin— Paramount) . POWERS THAT PREY (Mutual— Minter) REVELATION (Nazimova — Screen Classics, Inc.). REVENGE (Storey— Metro) RUGGLES OF RED GAP (Holmes— Essanay) . . SON OF DEMOCRACY (Chapin— Paramount) . SONG OF SONGS (Ferguson— Paramount) , SPLENDID SINNER, THE (Garden— Goldwyn) . SHELL GAME (WEHLEN— Metro) SHOES THAT DANCED (Starke— Triangle) . SILENT SACRIFICE (Brady— Select) STRONG WAY, THE (Elvidge— World) SUNSHINE NAN (Pennington— Paramount) . TARZAN OF THE APES (First National)... THING WE LOVE (Reid— Paramount) . TIGER MAN, THE (Hart— Artcraft) .. . TURN OF A CARD, THE (Kerrigan— Paralta) . UNBELIEVER, THE (Kleine— Edison) UNDER SUSPICION (Bushman-Bayne— Metro) WEAVER OF DREAMS (Dana— Metro) WHIMS OF SOCIETY (Clayton— World) WHISPERING CHORUS, THE (DeMille— Artcraft) . WIDOW'S MIGHT, THE (Eltinge— Paramount) WIFE HE BOUGHT, THE (Myers— Bluebird) . WILD STRAIN, THE (Vitagraph) WITHIN THE CUP (Barriscale— Paralta) WITH NEATNESS AND DESPATCH (BushmanBayne — Metro) WASP, THE Gordon— World) , WILD WOMEN (Carey— Universal) Average Poor Average Average Average Extra Big Average Big Big Average Average Average Average Average Average Extra Big Average Big Average Big Average Big Big Average Average Average Average Average Average Average Extra Big Poor Big Big Extra Big Average Average Average Average Average Big Average Big Big Average Big "Fair production." "Excellent picture but 'This is a frost. ' "Out of the ordinary and 'Good." "Not up to Russell's standard "Good picture, both are going to make stars." no pull." " Poor pictuie." "Decided failure and taken off after two days." well liked." "Our patrons said this was Russell's best." "Fair." "Not up to standard but star got it over." "Below average." "Just a piccure.' "Poor photography, subject will not please." "Story good "' "Photography punk, picture the same." "Good picture." "Too much like general run." "Average picture; business same." "The public, Uncle Sam and the owners all pleased." "Old Doug, gets them, pleases them and always the same happy crowd asks, 'When is his next?' " "Went over big, will play it again." "Dandy picture." "Story pleased." "Fair picture." "Extra good. This is a dandy comedy." "One of the best. Make more like this." "A good picture. Poor title." "Excellent." "Stat beginning to be very popular." "Pleased." "Big for one week." "Wonderful picture; good for anything you pay for it." No comments received with reports. "Public divided on this star; she doesn't draw here." "Star can't draw." No comments received with reports' "Good picture, Morey popular." "Perfect — 100.' "Liked." 'Star and Grace Dormond well liked." "They liked this." "Excellent picture, attractive star." "Melodramatic story and star hasn't enough pep." "Good picture and pleased public " "Beban doesn't draw." "Good, pleasing picture ' "One of the most interesting pictures in a long time." "Very good." "He is an artist " "Great stuff." "Record breaker. One week." "Big for nine days." "Will play another week on this." "Excellent picture. Story well acted with fine scenes and beautiful photography." "Immense." "Star improving." "Good light feature." "Very good." "Title means nothing and star alone doesn't draw for me." "Martin seems to please." "Not up to standard." "Star is popular here." "Just fair." "Liked by everybody." "One of the best I have ever seen. Nazimova wonderful." "Business held steady for four days. Picture gave wonderful satisfaction." "Capacity three days to unusual satisfaction. From her reception I consider Nazimova the find of the screen." "Splendid." "Not satisfactory to our patrons." "Back to the nicolet with this sort." "Everybody enjoyed and boosted this." "Good comedy drama." "Did not please." "Too deep for them here." "Exceptionally good attraction." "Fair but did not hold up with fii st week." "Good family card." " Keeping them away." "Fine stuff." "Ninth of series. Still going strong. Brought many new faces to theatre." "Best series ever produced." "Big drawing card." "Great pictures." "Opinion divided on 'Mother'." " 'My First Jury' immense." "This completes the series. Made a great hit with the old timers and brought many new faces. Young folks not greatly interested. Early promises not developed in closing incidents." "Best yet." "Fine picture. Ferguson will prove drawing card soon." "Very fine." "Star very good but one of those pictures that goes with half and other half doesn't like it." "This star's best picture." "Good." "Gave satisfaction." "High class actress." "Good spicy story." "Fine production." "Great." "Well produced but six reels too long for small house." "Very bad ending." "Very good picture." "Very good, but nothing to make them talk or send others." "Magnificent production, but ending very bad." "Much betterjhan her first picture. Second day better thun first " "Good picture. Public well satisfied though opinion divided on the tragic ending. Went over better than 'Thais'." "Good." "Fair." "Best Garden picture." "Got by — that's all." "Very pleasing picture." "Excellent production." "Well liked by all." "Pleased." "Fine picture. Star not known." "Fairly good picture." "Fair picture, but no knockout." "So suggestive that even the managers had to blush." No comments received with reports. "Poor offering." "Star's last production well liked and patrons expected better picture." "Excellent." "Paramount has to show me more for 1919." "At advance prices extra big." "Made big hit." "Extra big one week." "Extra big. Interesting picture but bad finish." "Fine picture, but extra business did not materialize." "Poor picture." "Good picture; well done." "Good picture, but locally all exhibitors are killing Hart with reissues." "Hart not drawing as well as when first with Artcraft." "Some kind soul should steal Hart's wardrobe and guns. Then maybe we'd get a change." "Pleased generally." "People tiring of Hart." "Broke all house records. Four days." "Better than his first." "This company has them all beaten." "Star popular and picture good." "Very good. Well liked." "Returned for a week and went big." "Greatest patriotic picture ever." "Very good." "Five week knockout." "Great picture. Gave best of satisfaction." "Everyone seemed to like this." "Best Bushman in months." "Well Liked." "Dana holds up fairly well. Picture no good." "Poor attraction." "Fair story." "Acting excellent. Story too morbid." "Very gruesome. "Very good picture." "Clean, excellent novelty." "Fine, one of his best." "Eltinge best in this so far." "Better business than last one, Eltinge improving as draw." "Stories of this star too mi'ch alike." "Eltinge pleases." "Eltinge does good work and drew for two days." * "Excellent attraction " No comments received. "Not as good as her first one. An entertaining picture but too long." "Good story, we acted, but too long." "Pictures like this make a manager willing to face an outgoing audience." "This feature brought many back a second time." No comments received. "Good stuff." "Pretty good picture. Better than average business for two days." FLASHBACKS Individual Opinions on Earlier Releases Received During the Past Week Because of the Woman (Triangle-Belle Bennett) — "Well liked." Rise of Jennie Cushing (Artcraft-Ferguson) — " Gave good satisfaction." Masque of Life (State Rights) — " Exceptionally well liked." Without Honor (Triangle-Margery Wilson) — "Very pleasing picture." Arms and the Girl (Paramount-Burke) — " Billie always draws business for me." Until They Get Me (Triangle-Pauline Hart) — " Average picture." Price of a Good Time (Jewel) — " Extra big." Rich Man's Darling (Bluebird) — "Extra big." Human Clay (Pathe) — " Fair picture." Woman and Wife (Select-Brady) — " Average business." Antics of Ann (Paramount-Pennington) — " Average business." Carmen of the Klondike (Special) — "A riot of business." Beware of Strangers (State rights) — " Average business. Novelty value only." Thais ( Goldwyn-Garden) — " Not well liked." Tom Sawyer (Paramount-Jack Pickford) — " One of the best pictures we have run. We want more like it." Apostle of Vengeance (Triangle Reissue) — "Did not like Hart as a preacher." Du Barry (Fox-Bara) — " A big production, many fine comments. Do not want costumes generally, though, and seven reels too long for small seat house." Rose of Blood, The (Fox-Bara) — " Bara good, but picture did not please." Sins of Ambition (Ivan-State Rights) — " Extra good feature. All star cast. Business big with big opposition." Bud's Recruit (General Film-Judge Brown) — " Extra good."