Motion Picture News (Sept-Oct 1918)

September j8 , i o / 8 2001 Exh ors Box oris luuiuiiuiiiuuiuiiiiiiuuiiui ahiiiiuiumiuiiiumwiuiiiuuiuuiuuiw^ LAST MINUTE REPORTS The Following Individual Reports Came in as Motion Picture News Was Going to Press " The Great Love " (Griffith-Paramount) — " Many said better than Hearts Of The World as not so sad." " All Men " (Morey-Vitagraph) — " Good." " Italy's Flaming Front " (First National) — " Went big solid week." " Woman's Fool " (Carey-Universal)—" Extra big." "Turn Of The Wheel" (Farrar-Goldwyn)—" Excellent picture; should go big." "The Source" (Reid-Paramount)— " Star's make-up was poor but picture well liked." "The Fallen Angel " (Pearson-Fox)—" A good society drama." IHIIHMIIIHUIUIOBu uiMuuiiiiumnuiiimiinuiimiuiiiitiuumiiuiw Editor's Note: The Box Office Report chart includes all pictures released since July 1 on which a sufficient number of indicates the picture falling below normal in box office and entertainment value. The comments given are no indication of the number of reports received, as many exhibitors merely check off the grading without comment. TITLE. STAR. AND BRAND AVER I AGE OF EXHIBITORS' REPORTS EXHIBITORS' OWN COMMENTS ALL MEN (Morey — Vitagraph) Aug. ANNEXING BILL (Astra— Pathe) July BACK TO THE WOODS (Normand— Goldwyn) . . July BEHIND THE LINES IN ITALY (Kleine— Perfection) Sept. BELOVED BLACKMAILERS, THE (Blackwell— World) Aug. BERLIN VIA AMERICA (Fordart— State Rights) BEYOND THE SHADOWS (Desmond— Triangle) . .July BIRD OF PREY, THE iBrockwell— Fox) Aug BOUND IN MOROCCO (Fairbanks— Artcraft) Aug. BOSTON BLACKIE'S LITTLE PAL (Lytell— Metro) Aug. BREAD (MacLaren— Universal) Aug. BURGLAR FOR A NIGHT I Kerrigan — Paralta ) . . Aug. CITY OF DIM FACES, THE (Hayakawa— Para.) . .July CLAWS OF THE HUN, THE (Ray— Paramount) .July CRUISE OF THE MAKE-BELIEVES, THE Lee— Paramount) Sept. DANGER MARK, THE (Ferguson— Artcraft) July DEATH DANCE, THE i Brady— Select) Aug. DECIDING KISS, THE (Roberts— Bluebird) July DOING THEIR BIT (Lee Children— Fox) Aug. DREAM LADY, THE (Myers— Bluebird) July EMPTY CAB. THE Bluebird) July FALLEN ANGEL, THE (Pearson— Fox) July FEDORA fFredericks— Paramount) Aug. FLOWER OF THE DUSK (Dana— Metro) Aug. FRIEND HUSBAND (Kennedy— Goldwyn) Aug. GENTLEMAN'S AGREEMENT, A (Shipman-Vita graph) July GHOST OF ROSY TAYLOR, THE (Minter— Mutual) July Average Poor Average Average Average Average Average Big Average Average Big Big Big Extra Big Average Average Average Average Average Average Average Average Average Average Average Average Big "Average picture." "Good picture." "Fair." "Not bad; rather tame; got by, that's all." All out door; rather thin story, but well produced." "Good picture." "Picture only fair; poor ending." 'On second and last week; picture good educational, attracting big percentage of Italians. 'Average story and average business." 'Fair picture; good money maker; three days to big business." 'Average picture." 'Extra big." "Good show." "Brockwell's all right, but Oh that American stuff." "Good but people don't want Mexican stuff." "Blood and thunder; pleased here." "Just a big melodrama.'' Big drawing card but not altogether pleasing on account of weakness of plot. Only 'Doug could get away with it." "My patrons expected more than they received." "Doug, is story, cast and all." "Extra big." "Big to start, average on week." "Full of pep; no story; took well. Few didn't like it; good business." "Average picture to average business." "Picture good; star not known yet." "Went very big." "It was well advertised and brought good patronage money and satisfaction; the title put it over." "A good picture with lots of class." "Very good business." "Business above average." "One of the Jap's best." "One of Jap's best pictures; average business." "Best yet." "Good picture." "Fine, went over big." "Very fine production." "Big opening two days. Dropped slightly." "Big. Very strong." "Excellent. Very good picture; good acting; brought them back." "Star liked; play liked." "Big for week." "Biggest thing he ever made." "A new Para.nount star that registered fairly well for first picture." "Very good." "Not the kind of picture that has drawing power." "Poor business for three days." "Star does not draw." "Great acting; story slightly muddled." "Ferguson" best." "One of Miss Ferguson's best pictures; patrons well pleased." "Not considered Brady's best, but very good." "Just ordinary." "Ordinary program picture; no star." "Lees good, picture poor." "Average picture." "Went big." "Average." "Good picture, did not draw." "Average picture." "Fair." "Good." "Bluebird falling down." "Good society drama." "Fair, have seen better." "Just Fox; that's not much to brag about." "A sex play; star does not draw." "Rotten picture." "A good picture, but the title kept people away." "Average." "Big'' "Good." "Big." "Average picture." "Average picture." "Big." "Good light picture." "Fine picture." "Big." "Average. "This star is a big failure for us; picture good." "Good picture; no drawing card." "A good bet." "Big." "Ordinary picture, but pleasing. "Average." "Big." "Pleased nicely." "Good.'