Motion Picture News (Jan-Feb 1922)

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February i 8 , 1922 1079 >ok it for entire Chicago Circuit! ERE’S THE BEST EVIDENCE A SHREWD SHOWMAN COULD ASK FOR! The biggest exhibitors — the finest and best first-run houses in the country — are paying record prices for the privilege of booking this remarkable series of short super-features. They realize, as must every real showman, that here is a builder of patronage, a packer of houses — in short, a money maker so great as to be absolutely alone in the short-feature field. The appeal of this clean, crisp action series both to young and old, men and women, is so big and universal that one can readily appreciate these words from the Exhibitors Trade Review: There’s something about this ‘ Leather Pushers ’ that gets y.ou right away, and when you've seen this series you will understand why we’re sold on it. It’s something novel — away from the usual stuff.” ^SCHER BROTHERS have booked it for their entire circuit of nineteen houses in Chicago and their two first-run houses in Milwaukee and Cincinnati; Lubliner & Trinz have booked it for their twelve houses in Chicago; such big first-run houses as the Orpheum in Akron, the Plaza in Bridgeport, the Capitol in McKeesport, the Aldine in Lancaster, and scores of others, have arranged for early showings. TF you’re the kind of a showman you should be you’ll write, wire or see your Universal Exchange at once. 12 Knockout Rounds of 2 Reels Each Directed bq Harrq PoUand Jewel Collier s Serie<