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SEPTEMBER 24, 1927.
PAGE 17
AT OMAHA THEATRES WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 17 SUN
Cradle Snatchers.
Distributed by Fox.
BUSINESS: Fair, weather too hot. AUDIENCE REACTION: Favorable. HIGHLIGHTS: Comedy moments. THEME: Three wives get tired of their husbands who claim they go on fishing trips too often. The men don t go fishing but have three girl friends. The wives get even by going out with three sheiks.
SUMMARY: Very good comedy. Should please any audience.
ENTERTAINMENT MERITS: 95 per cent.
MOON
The Frontierman, Tim McCoy, first half of week.
The Lure of the Night Club, Viola Dana, last half of week.
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn and Fox.
BUSINESS: Fair, weather too hot. HIGHLIGHTS: (First) acting of Tim McCoy. (Second) Night club scenes.
AUDIENCE REACTION: Favorable to first picture; luke warm at showing of second.
THEME : (First) A western romance. (Second) Story of big city night life.
SUMMARY: (First) very good; (sec¬ ond), fair.
ENTERTAINMENT MERITS: First picture, 90 per cent; second, 75 per cent.
WORLD
A Million Bid, Dolores Costello. Distributed by Warner Bros. BUSINESS: Good.
AUDIENCE REACTION: Mildly en¬ tertained.
HIGHLIGHTS: A shipwreck, the oper¬ ation which restores the memory of the millionaire.
THEME : A rich man virtually buys a beautiful girl, is hurt in a shipwreck and loses his mind, the girl marries her first love thinking her rich husband is dead only to find later that he is alive, but his mind a blank.
SUMMARY : Better than average. ENTERTAINMENT MERITS: 85 per cent.
RIALTO
Soft Cushions, Douglas McLean, 1st half.
Butterflies in the Rain, Laura La Plante, 2nd half.
Distributed by Paramount and Uni¬ versal, respectively.
BUSINESS: Poor, weather too hot. AUDIENCE REACTION: Favorable.
HIGHLIGHTS: Many beautiful set¬ tings and costumes in “Soft Cushions”.
THEME: Soft Cushions: A twentieth century idea of an ancient harem.
Butterflies in the Rain: An aristocrat¬ ic girl has some advanced ideas about marriage which are changed when she gets mixed up in a blackmailing scheme.
SUMMARY: First: average comedy; second: Average program.
ENTERTAINMENT MERITS: 80 per cent, first; 80 per cent, second.
RIVIERA
Hard Boiled Haggerty, Milton Sills. Distributed by First National. BUSINESS: Fair, weather too hot. AUDIENCE REACTION: Seemed to like it.
THEME: Story of warriors of the air in the World war.
HIGHLIGHTS: Fights in the air, act¬ ing of Sills.
SUMMARY: Average program, noth¬ ing extra.
ENTERTAINMENT MERITS: 80 per cent.
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r CURRENT RELEASES
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Week ending September 24, 1927
TIFFANY
Snow Bound, Betty Blythe and Robert Agnew, (6).
Lightning, Margaret Livingstone and Robert Frazer, (7).
SECURITY
Cruise of the Hellion, Donald Keith and Edna Murphy, (7).
Gun Hand Harrison, Tex Maynard,
(5).
Lunch Hound, Bray Cartoon, (1). Roman Scandal, Mutt and Jeff car¬ toon, (1).
EDUCATIONAL Fox Tales, (2).
Follies of Fashions, Curiosities, (1). Off Again, Jack Lloyd, ( 1 ) •
F B O
The Gingham Girl, George K. Arthur, (7).
The Mojave Kid, Bob Steel, (6).
A Chin He Loved to Lift, Beauty Parlor, (2).
Fresh Hair Fiends, Beauty Parlor,
(2).
Mickie’s Pals, Mickie McGuire, (2). Wanderers of the Waistline, Fat Men, (2).
FIRST NATIONAL The Life of Riley, Sidney Murry, (7).
The Drop Kick, Richard Barthelmess,
(7).
FOX
The Joy Girl, Star Cast, (7) Blackjack, Buck Jones, (6). A Fool and His Honey, (2).
PARAMOUNT
One Woman to Another, Florence Vi¬ dor, (7).
Tell it to Sweeney, Chester Conklin,
(6).
Mooney Mariner, Billy Dooley, (2). Rail Rodes, Krazy Kat, (1).
PATHE
Hawk of the Hills, No. 5, (2).
Human Fly, Aesops Fables, (1).
Pathe Review, No. 39, (1).
Soda Water Cowboy, Wally Wales,
(5).
A Perfect Gentleman, Monty Banks,
(5).
Sailors Beware, Stan Laurel, (2). The Weaker Sex, Rarebit Series, (1).
METRO-GOLDWYN The Road to Romance, Ramon Novarro, (7).
Soaring Wings, Oddity, (1).
Yale vs. Harvard, Our Gang, (2).
UNITED ARTISTS The Magic Flame, Ronald Colman, (8).
UNIVERSAL
Painted Ponies, Hoot Gibson, (6). Monkey Shines, Ben Hall, (1).
Secret of the Cabin, Hayden Steven¬ son, (2).
The Winning Five, The Collegians,
(2).
George Steps Out, (2).
Ridin’ Whirlwind, Newton House,
(2). _
WARNER BROTHERS Sailors’ Sweethearts, Louise Fazenda,
(7).
One-Round Hogan, Monte Blue, (8).
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