Movie Age (1927)
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RIALTO
Nevada, Gary Cooper, Thelma Todd, first half of week.
White Pants Willie, Johnnie Hines, last half of week.
Distributed by Paramount and First National, respectively.
BUSINESS: Fair.
AUDIENCE REACTION: First pic¬ ture excellent; second, fair.
HIGHLIGHTS: Nevada: Western ac¬ tion. White Pants Willie: Comedy sit¬ uations.
THEME: Nevada: A western rom¬ ance. White Pants Willie: Comedy of a poor youth who represents himself as an aristocrat.
ENTERTAINMENT MERITS: Neva¬ da: 100 per cent; White Pants Willie: 75 per cent.
RIVIERA
Hula, Clara Bow.
Distributed by Paramount.
BUSINESS: Very good.
AUDIENCE REACTION: Everyone liked it, especially Clara Bow fans.
HIGHLIGHTS: Acting of Clara Bow.
THEME: A dramatic romance of the Hawaiian islands in which Clara Bow playing the part of a wild Honolulu maiden falls madly in love with Clive Brooks, an Englishman, and does some clever scheming to win and hold his love after his wife comes to the islan.
SUMMARY : A little better than the average program.
STRAND
Soft Cushions, Douglas Mac Lean.
Distributed by Paramount.
BUSINESS: Good.
AUDIENCE REACTION: They did not care for it.
HIGHLIGHTS: Satire ideas in plot.
THEME: Burlesque of the Bagdad stories.
SUMMARY : If the audience appre¬ ciates satire it will go.
ENTERTAINMENT MERITS: 75 per cent.
CAPITOL
Hard Boiled Haggerty, Milton Sills.
Distributed by First National.
BUSINESS: Very satisfactory.
AUDIENCE REACTION: They liked it.
HIGHLIGHTS: Thrilling aviation scene.
THEME: Romance of American sol¬ dier and a French girl.
ENTERTAINMENT MERITS: 80 per cent.
ENTERTAINMENT MERITS: 90 per cent.
MOON
The Circus Ace, Tom Mix, first half.
Little Adventuress, Vera Reynolds, second half.
Distributed by Fox and P. D. C.
BUSINESS: Good.
AUDIENCE REACTION: Both pic¬ tures seemed to please very well.
THEME: First picture, A circus story of Tom Mix and his horse Tony, full of the usual Mix action and thrills. Second picture, A story of a hardened cynical bachelor who forgot his vows when the girl crossed his path. A delightful come¬ dy, swift moving, thrilling, enjoyable and as clean as a hounds tooth.
ENTERTAINMENT MERITS: First picture 90 per cent. Second picture 85 per cent.
WORLD
Poker Faces, Laura La Plante, Ed¬ ward Everett. Horton.
Distributed by Universal.
BUSINESS: Good.
AUDIENCE REACTION: Picture took very well.
HIGHLIGHTS: Comedy situations.
THEME: Comedy of a man whose wife becomes suspicious of him, but everything turns out all right.
SUMMARY : A snappy comedy drama that should suit any audience.
ENTERTAINMENT MERITS: 85 per cent.
DES MOINES
Mockery, Lon Chaney.
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn.
BUSINESS: Fair.
AUDIENCE REACTION: Did not like it.
HIGHLIGHTS: Character protrayal.
THEME: Somber in theme, story of a revolution and the part of dull-witted peasant played.
ENTERTAINMENT MERITS: 75 per cent.
STRAND
The Love Thrill, Laura La Plante.
Distributed by Universal.
AUDIENCE REACTION: Enjoyed comedy.
HIGHLIGHTS: Auto chase, comedy scenes.
THEME: Funny complications which arise when the daughter of an insurance agent poses as the wife of an explorer who is reported as having been killed.
ENTERTAINMENT MERITS: 85 per cent.
DE MILLE
Almost Human, Vera Reynolds, 7
reels.
EDUCATIONAL
Batter Up, Mermaid Comedies, 2 reels Lucky Dog, Cameo Comedy, 2 reels.
Lyman H. Howe’s Hodge Podge, Delv
into the Dictionary, 1 reel.
F B O
Clanck’s Kosher Wedding, Gold Bond
Feature, 7 reels.
Helen of Troy, Witwer Beauty Par¬ lor Series, 2 reels.
Toupay or not Toupay, Witwer Beau¬ ty Parlor Series, 2 reels.
Tanks of the Wabash, Standard Comedies, 2 reels.
Newslaffs, 1 reel.
FIRST NATIONAL Smile Brother Smile, Jack Mulhall and Dorothy Mackaill, 7 reels.
FOX
Two Girls Wanted, Janet Gaynor, 7 reels.
Twenty Legs Under the Sea, 2 reels.
LIBERTY
Gods Great Wilderness, Lillian Rich and Russel Simpson.
Poetic Jewel, Edgar Guest.
Peggy’s Heroes, 2 reels.
METRO-GOLDWYN The Big Parade, John Gilbert, Renee Adoree. 13 reels.
Jewels of Venus, Oddities, 1 reel. Sugar Daddies, All Star, 2 reels.
PARAMOUNT
Barbed Wire, Pola Negri, 8 reels. Nevada, Gary Cooper, 7 reels.
Short Tales, Paramount News, 2 reels. School Daze, Crazy Cat, 1 reel.
WARNER BROS.
Jaws of Steel, Rin Tin Tin, 7 reels. Old San Francisco, Dolores Costello, 9 reels.
UNIVERSAL
The Cat and the Canary, Laura La Plante, 7 reels.
Sodas and Shebas, Snappy Comedy, 1 reel.
Blake of Scotland Yard, Serial, 2 reels.
Crimson Colors, Collegian, 2 reels.
Buster Come On, Stern Bros. Comedy, 2 reels.
Scrappin’ Fool, Bob Curwood, 2 reels.
AT DES MOINES THEATRES WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 3