Motion Picture News (Sept-Oct 1918)

September 28 , 191 8 2003 TITLE, STAR, AND BRAND AVERAGE OF EXHIBITORS' REPORTS EXHIBITORS' OWN COMMENTS SAFETY CURTAIN, THE (Norma Talmadge— Select) July SANDY (Jack Pickford — Para. ). July BiE Average SAVAGE WOMAN, THE (C. K. Young —Select) . . Aug. Poor SOURCE, THE (Reid— Paramount) Sept. Average SUCCESSFUL ADVENTURE, A (Allison— Metro) July Big STILL ALARM. THE (Pioneer— Sta^ R grits) Julv TANGLED LIVES (Morey, Blythe— Vitagraph) . July TARZAN OF THE APES (Fim National) Big Average Extra Big TILL I COME BAC TO YOU (De Milles— Artcraft) Aug. Extra Big TINSEL (Gordon— World) July I Average TO HELL WITH THE KAISER (Screen Classic* ... . Extri Big TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER (Joyce— Vitagraph) . July TURN OF THE WHEEL .Farrar— Goldwyn) . UNBELIEVER, THE (Kleine— Edison) Sept. UNCLE TOM'S CABIN (Clark— Paramount) July VAMP, THE (Bennett— Paramount) July VIGILANTES, THE (Bear State Film Co.) Aug. WAIFS (Astra— Pathe) Aug. WE CAN'T HAVE EVERYTHING (DeMille— Artcraft) July Average Big Extra Average Average Big Average Average WILD PRIMROSE (Leslie— Vitagraph) Aug. Average Big WINNER TAKES ALL (Salisbury— Bluebird) July WOMAN'S FOOL, A (Carey— Universal Special). . . Aug Big "A great picture." "Good production — kept business to average in exceptionally hot weather " "Average Norma picture; her's are always good." "Good; star is extremely popular." "Norma is as popular as ever." "Fine show." "Fine picture; good business two days." "Good." "Fair program offering; average business two days." "Fair picture." "Dandy picture." "Fair only; not Jack's best by any means." Satisfied everybody." "Good story." "Too bad Jack leaves us." "Fair." "Big." "Went big." "Big." "Jack Pickford well liked in this." "Only a fair day." "Went poor." "Too improbable a story." "Fine picture." "Picture was poor; star well liked." "A real good Southern picture is good for a change." "Good." "Good picture, but weather too hot." "Excellent." "Went extra big solid week amid hottest weather in history of city." "Good picture." "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." "Great picture, out of the ordinary. ' "Big drawing: card." "Elegant." "Two days to big business with thermometer above 100 mark." "Extra big." "Drew fine for five days. Public wants this kind of picture. It's different." "Extra big for three days." "Causing comment and interest or curiosity to see." "Big." "A great picture and one of De Mille's best." "This is a story that was liked by all." "Hits kids, women and men alike. Clean and thrilling. We mopped up with this picture." "Very good." "Poor title; did average business for two days." "Four days. Many good comments " "One of the best Worlds." "Average." "Opening week a record breaker." "Extra big." "Big despite warm weather." "Extra big business for four days." "The best of them all — biggest money getter. Will hold over another week." "Fair business, pleased all." "Broke all records for the week despite the hot weather at the Strand, Allentown. Severe storm Tuesday, but big business anyway. You may publish this." "Four days to absolute capacity. Hundreds turned away every night. Final day largest of engagement." "Best war picture to date." "Business increased second day." "Broke house records. Capacity three nights." "Best thing yet; three days run; record breakers." "Good patriotic picture with wonderful pulling powers." "Great thriller." "Two days to capacity; very fine." "Good drawing card." "Has Beast of Berlin skinned to a frazzle." "Fair picture, and star one of the best going with her flowerlikt face and womanly appeal; but for the love of Mike, what's wrong with the pictures they give her. Business rotten." "Poor picture." "Good show and good acting." "Held out very well for long run." "Returned for a week and went big." "Greatest patriotic picture ever." "Very good." "Five week knockout." "Great picture. Gave best of satisfaction." "This picture prop erly put over makes a big hit, and pulls them in." "Wonderful picture; pleased immensely — capacity houses." "Great." "Just a fair kid's picture; pulled off pronto." "Good for matinees — poor for night. Good picture of its kind." "Average for me." "With aid of colored singers in lobby managed to put this over. Personally thought it awful." "Average." "Big." "Took great; stood them up; star liked." "Average." "Didn't draw." "The best Clark picture in many months." "Poor." "Nice picture; Clark good." "Fine picture, but name against it." "Very interesting picture; good star." "Starting second big week's showing." "Clean, comedy drama." "AU star cast; great play; not satisfactory; too intricate for all to abosrb it; too jumbled up." "Excellent." "From big to average in week's run." 'Picture went big; good picture." 'Went big; Salisbury good card." "Picture pleased." "Better than average Bluebird; Salisbury coming along good." 'Big to average." ?UlUllllUIII!UIIIIIUIIIlUIIIIUlllllllUUIIIIIUUUlllllUUII)UIIIl)llll)]UlllUlli!l FLASHBACKS Individual Opinions on Earlier Releases Received During the Past Week " Woman and Wife die crowd." (Select) — " Star very popular, couldn't han(Fox Standard) — "Couldn't handle crowds; " Rough and Ready star very popular." " The Belgian " (Foursquare) — " Went big." " Closed Road " (World-Brady) — " Average." " Tides of Fate " (World-Brady) — " Poor." "Honeymoon" (Constance Talmadge-Select) — "Went extra big." "How Could You, Jean" (Pickford-Artcraft) — "Pleased all; dandy picture; fair business two days." " Love's Conquest " (Cavalieri-Paramount) — " Average picture. Poor business." "Raffles" (Barrymore-State Rights) — "Average." " The Service Star " (Kennedy-Goldwyn) — " Fair but too dragged out." " 100 per cent good." " Station Content " (Triangle) — " Average picture." "The Kid Is Clever" (Walsh-Fox)— " Walsh badly handicapped in this; give us Walsh with his brother directing." " Kidder and Co." (Washburn-Pathe) — " Went big." "We Should Worry" (Fox Special) — "Big. Lee kids always draw well for us. Went over big." " Shark Monroe" ( Hart-Artcraft) — "Average picture." " Star and picture went over big." " Her Final Reckoning " (F. P.-Lasky) — " Good picture. Good film; Frederick not two-day drawing card. Average. Fair picture." " Firefly of France " (Reid-Paramount) — " Great work. Very good picture and work." " The Kaiser's Shadow " (Dalton-Paramount) — " Better than average business for week, very well done story and if under another name would have had considerable more drawing power; too much Kaiser stuff ; name kept many from coming in." " Her Moment." "The Scarlet Road" (Fox Special) — "Average feature to very poor business." " A Desert Wooing " (Bennett-Paramount) — " Picture well acted." " The Claw " (Young-Select) — " A good picture but I think most people prefer Clara K. in society dramas." " Good Night, Paul " (Select) — " Very good." " More Trouble " (Pathe) — " Fair." " Under the Yoke " (Bara-Fox) — " The poorest picture Bara ever appeared in; audience walked out." "Extra big business for two days." " Model's Confession " (MacLaren-Universal) — " Patrons liked this play." "Ace High" (Fox Special)— " Well liked." " One Dollar Bid " (Kerrigan-Paralta) — " Great star, patrons pleased." "The Cabaret" (World) — "Took it off." "A Game With Fate" (Morey-Vitagraph) — "Liked by those who saw it." 5,1111111 "iiiuiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiii iiinimiiiimiii niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiniiiiiiiii iiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimniimiiiiiiiiniimiimimiiiiniiniiiiiiiii ii i iiiiiiiiimii n n m m I iiniii m iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimmiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim i iimiiniiiitmniiiiiiiiiiis