Motion Picture News (Sept-Oct 1918)

2002 Motion Picture News TITLE, STAR, AND BRAND AVERAGE OF EXHIBITORS' REPORTS EXHIBITORS' OWN COMMENTS GHOST OF THE RANCHO, THE (Washburn— Pathe) Aug. GIRL WHO CAME BACK, THE (Clayton— Paramount) Sept. GLORIOUS ADVENTURE (Marsh— Goldwyn). . . .July GOLDEN FLEECE (Triangle) July GOLDEN WALL, THE (BlackweU— World) July GREEN EYES (Dalton— Paramount) Aug. GREAT LOVE, THE (Griffith— Paramount) Aug. HEARTS OF THE WILD (Ferguson— Paramount) Sept. HEARTS OF THE WORLD (D. W. Griffith Special) HELL BENT (Carey— Universal Special) July HELL'S END (Desmond— Triangle) July HER BODY IN BOND (Murray— Universal) July HEREDITY (Castleton— World) Aug HER ONLY WAY (Norma Talmadge— Select) Aug. HER PRICE (Pearson— Fox) July HIS BIRTHRIGHT (Hayakawa— Mutual) Sept. HOUSE OF MIRTH, THE (Metro) Aug. INSIDE THE LINES (Stone— World) Aug. IN PURSUIT OF POLLY <E lie Burke— Para.) . . Aug. IN JUDGMENT OF (Niissjn— Metro) Aug. JOAN OF THE WOODS .Elvidge— World) July KAISER, THE BEAST OF BERLIN (Jewel) LESS THAN KIN (Reid— Paramount) July LIAR, THE (Pearson— Fox) Aug. LOVE SWINDLE, THE (Roberts— Bluebird) Aug. MAID OF THE STORM (Barriscale— Paralta) .... July MERELY PLAYERS (Gordon —World ) Aug. MISS INNOCENCE (Caprice— Fox) July MY FOUR YEARS IN GERMANY (First National).. MY OWN UNITED STATES (Daly— Metro) NEIGHBORS (Evans— World) July NINE O'CLOCK TOWN A (Ray— Paramount) Aug. NO MAN'S LAND (Lyttel— Metro) July ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS (Earle— Vitagraph) . July OPPORTUNITY (Dana— Metro) July OTHER MEN'S DAUGHTERS (Hyland— Fox) July OVER THE TOP (Empcy— Vitagraph* PAIR OF SILK STOCKINGS (Norma Talmadge— Select) ' PAIR OF CUPIDS, A (Bushman-Bayne— Metro) .. .July PERSHING'S CRUSADERS (Com. Pub. Inf — First National) POWER AND THE GLORY, THE (Elvidge— World ) Sept. PRUSSIAN CUR, THE (Fox) Sept. RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE (Farnum— Foxt.Sept. RIDDLE GAWNE (Hart— Artcraft) Aug. Average Average Big Average Average Big Extra Big Big Extra Big Average Poor Extra Big Average Big Big Big Average Big Average Average Average — xi ra Big Big Average Average Average Big Poor Extra Big Average Average Average Big Average Average Average Extra Big Big Average Extra Big Average Extra Big Big Average "Good film but poor crowd." "Pleasing; a few weak spots." "Audience well pleased." "One week to average and big business." "Audience well pleased." "Not much — story improbable; acting and settings pull it through." "Good picture; drew fair for hot weather." "A pleasing picture, but no drawing power for me." "One of Mae Marsh's best. Drew well in extremely hot weather." "Pleasing picture." "Average." "Average." "Marsh's poorest picture, did not please." "Star doesn't draw." "Good entertainment; no drawing power." "Good picture. "A very fine picture." "Average." "Not liked very much." "Great settings; interesting story; there on the first night advertised." 'Great picture, a little slow at the start." "Great picture." "A 100% p icture; timely, well balanced, splendid cast, great all around." "Extra big." "Regular riot, pleased all." "Extra big." "Not a Birth of a Nation by any means; drags slow until last reel or two." "Big business to average." "Picture and business big." "This story did not fit the star." "Now in its fourteenth week." "Greatest picture of all times." "Good picture, but only fair business. We make more real cash on our regular programs." "Good lively Western play. This star should be pushed ahead." "Poor picture.' "Hot weather, but picture went big." "Very good picture, but weather against it." "PoDr." "Big City, High Class." "Went big here for six days." "Had nice returns from this one." "Sex type; faile d to draw. Dark picture all through." "Average." "Ordinary picture." "Went over with a bang, but not much picture." "One of his best; well directed; superbly acted." "Very good, patrons well pleased." "A good picture, but title has no drawing power." "Fair picture." "Above average." "Dandy war picture on a new theme. Star fine, but not known here. Business average for two days with slight decrease the third day." "An exceptionally good picture." 'Hit everybody hard, a corking good comedy." "A very weak picture; it took two reels to tell the people that there was going to be a race." "Picture went over fairly well." "Best Burke picture yet." "Very pleasing comedy drama; average business three days." "Average." "Billie not as big a drawing card as she was." "Very good picture and star well liked here, but business only average." "Average picture. "An excellent production; well liked." "Fair picture." "Gccd." "A very good picture: holds interest throughout." "Average." "The best drawing card." "Big." "Very good." "Extra big." "Big to average." "Entire week; big to poor." "Very good." "Average." "Big." "Average." "Average Bluebird." "Poor business." "Good; pleased them all. "Good business for four days. The public likes Gordon, no matter what the exhibitor may think." "Excellent picture; good business for hot weather." "Big." "June Caprice gets no business." "Average." "Fair story." "Extra big second week." "Good all week." "Splendid production." "A great picture; good business." "Hot weather; a loser at increased prices." "Well produced; made people talk." "Best war picture so far; made people think." "Big day record — running second week." "S. R. O. in hot weather. Pleased all. Sure money-getter. Two days at advance prices." "All week; big." "Extra big for four days." "Went big four days and would have stood another day's run in town of 20.000.'' "I consider this picture the best, of its kind ever made." "Extra good business." "Best ever; more like this will keep the doors open." "Best feature of the year. Crowded houses at 105 in the shade. Applause nearly raised roof. My opinion a 100% picture." Big business to advanced prices." "Best picture of war by far." "Repeated back for ten days after running week in 2,000 seat house in 4,500 population." "Big." "Extra big; return engagement." "Fine picture." "Very good." "This picture pleased everyone." "Poor business for s week. "A very good picture; we played to average business." "One of the best patriotic screen stories going and fine star but not known here, and public would like to write 'Finis' to all propaganda stuff; sick of it; business poor for a big picture like this." "Weak story, but went over on "Not up to recent Ray standard.'" "Ray could have scored heavier in a more suitable role.' account of Ray's popularity." "Average Ray picture." "Big." "Very good." "Average." "Big." "Fair." "Not drawing card for Saturday." "Average picture.' "Star well liked: poor picture." "Big. Good clever comedy." "Good program picture." "The kind that makes you forget your troubles." "Very good." "Star liked; picture good." "Big." "Average." "Average picture." "We did an average business for a whole week." "A good picture." "One week to big business. ' "Record breaker. One week.' "Big for nine days." "Will play another week on this." "Best war picture to date." "Best o: its kind. Extra big business seven days; hot weather, too." "It pleased at higher admissions." "Went oveT the top with the biggest business ->f the year." "One of the biggest box office attractions since 'Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin. The picture itself is GREAT, and has the real punch at the finish." "Capacity business.' "A great picture." "Extra big." "A good picture." "Big business for one solid week." 'A great picture." "Well liked; good business." "Extra big." "A wonderful picture; pleased immensely; capacity crowds." "Poor, but pleased. Print bad condition." "Second day better than first; a top notcher." "Extra big." "One of biggest hits we ever had." "Star becoming more popular with each release." "Big." "Picture went over fairly good." "Excellent comedy drama." "Best picture these Cupid killers have ever done." "Handled cleverly." "Why the producers continue making comedies I can't see. The public don't want them." "Best Bushman-Bayne in some time." "Went over big for two days at advance prices." ' Warm day, but picture well liked." "Great picture and record breaking business for three days. Will play repeat." "Extra big for week." "Two weeks to capacity." "Extra big all week." "Great attraction; big business." "Average. Three days." "Suggestive of animated weeklies. Patrons said, 'Not enough action and romantic interest for a long feature." "Wonderful show." "Big " "Pleased ' ' "Did not draw." "Broke all house records." "Standing room only at advanced prices." "Extra big for week." "The biggest card of all." "Just an average picture; pleasing." "Admission increased from twenty-five to fifty cents; turned them away afternoons and evenings." 'One of Farnum's best." 'Average picture " "Hokum De Luxe.' "A regular Hart picture, but poor; Hart is going. I think he is gone." "One of Hart's best." "Made many new Hart fans." "Hart is played out here." "One of Bill'd best." "Big." "Average." "Average business."