Movie Age (1928)

Record Details:

Title:
Movie Age
Date:
1928
Publisher:
Omaha, Associated Publications
Volume:
Movie Age (Jan-Apr 1928) Omaha
Leaf #:
0008
Language:
English
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
December 03, 2023
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PAGE 8 MOVIE AGE AT OMAHA THEATRES WEEK ENDING JANUARY 7 RIVIERA SHORT SUBJECTS: “Hesitating Private Life of Helen of Troy, (First National), Maria Corda, Lewis Stone, Ricardo Cortez. BUSINESS: Fair. AUDIENCE REACTION: Not so good. SUMMARY : From John Erskins’s satire of the life of the most dangerous blonde in history, revealing her adven¬ tures with the handsome Paris which re¬ sulted in the Trojan war. Situations are all good comedy and treated with a satrical vein. ENTERTAINMENT MERITS: 80 per cent. ORPHEUM Almost Human, (DeMille), Vera Rey¬ nolds, Kenneth Thompson. BUSINESS: Good. AUDIENCE REACTION: Fair. SUMMARY : A novelty of unusual parallelism of themes, one of the joys and heartaches of two gutter pups, the other of the similar destiny of their owners. A remarkable performance by the dogs. ENTERTAINMENT MERITS: 75 per cent. WORLD Out All Night, (Universal), Reginald Denny, Marion Nixon. BUSINESS: Very good. AUDIENCE REACTION: Very fine. SUMMARY : Humorous details of the happenings when a young bachelor se¬ cretly marries a Broadway star who is Europe bound, and many hiliarious sit¬ uations as he seeks quarters on the boat on which his wife has engaged passage. ENTERTAINMENT MERITS: 80 per cent. Her Wild Oat, (First National), Col¬ leen Moore. BUSINESS: Good. AUDIENCE REACTION: Just fair. SUMMARY: A big jump from lunch wagon to society fails to give Colleen an entertaining vehicle. Some unfav¬ orable comment. ENTERTAINMENT MERITS: 75 per cent. DES MOINES Les Miserables, (Universal). BUSINESS: Good. AUDIENCE REACTION: Favorable. SUMMARY : Les Miserables has caused much favorable comment and has attracted many people who do not gen Horses,” Pathe. MOON Silver Valley, (Fox), Tom Mix, Doro¬ thy Dawn. BUSINESS: Very, very good. AUDIENCE REACTION: Excellent. SUMMARY: Weary of the saddle, Tox Mix searches for new thrills and takes to aviation. The action centers around a gang of bandits intent on de¬ stroying our eastwhile cowpuncher. ENTERTAINMENT MERITS: 90 per cent. SHORT SUBJECTS: “20 Legs Under the Sea.” SUN Love, (M-G-M), John Gilbert, Greta Garbo. BUSINESS: Very good. AUDIENCE REACTION: Pleased. SUMMARY : From Tolstoy’s “Anna Karenina,” telling of her love for an officer under the command of her hus¬ band. The aristocratic circles of Rus¬ sia serve for the background of the ro¬ mance. ENTERTAINMENT MERITS: 85 per cent. SHORT SUBJECTS: Our Gang, Tired Business Men. RIALTO Shepherd of the Hills, Molly O’Day, Alec B. Francis. BUSINESS: Very good. AUDIENCE REACTION: Excellent. ' SUMMARY : Bringing to life the characters of Harold Bell Wright’s novel which has been read by millions. The picture was filmed in the Ozarks, the original background of the story. ENTERTAINMENT MERITS: 90 per cent. erally frequent picture houses. ENTERTAINMENT MERITS: 80 per cent. ORPHEUM “That’s My Daddy” (Universal), Reg¬ inald Denny. BUSINESS: Good. AUDIENCE REACTION: Excellent. SUMMARY : A typical action Denny feature comedy that always pleases a mixed audience. Most of the comment very favorable to the picture. ENTERTAINMENT MERITS: 85 per cent. STRAND Smile, Brother, Smile, (First Nation¬ al), Jack Mulhall, Dorothy Mackaill. BUSINESS: Good. AUDIENCE REACTION: Good. SUMMARY : A clever traveling sales¬ man and a bright telephone girl outwit a disloyal sales manager and cause his downfall. Entertaining story. ENTERTAINMENT MERITS: 75 per cent. jC~ jg= jg= ■ ic ! CURRENT RELEASES , v 1C *>e-^ IP Week of January 15, 1928 EDUCATIONAL Wedding Slips, Monty Collins, (2). Cutie, Dorothy Devore, (2). FIRST NATIONAL French Dressing, Lois Wilson, (7). FOX Sharpshooters, Star Cast, (6). METRO-GOLDWYN The Divine Woman, Greta Garbo, (7). Pass the Gravy, Max Davidson, (2). Perfume and Nicotine, Oddity, (1). PATHE Man Without a Face, No. 1, (2). High Stakes, Fables, (1). Let ’Er Go Gallagher, Junior Coughlan, (6). A Perfect Gentleman, Monty Banks, (6). Desperate Courage, Wally Wales, (5). Down the Rhine, Will Rogers, (1). Should Tall Men Marry? (2). Honeymon Hints, Rarebit, ((1). UNIVERSAL Cohens and Kellys in Paris, Star Cast, (7). This is Sapp Center, Ben Hall, (1). Sliding Home, Collegians, (2). Dates For Two, Mike and Ike, (2). Riding Gold, Newton House, (2). WARNER BROTHERS Beware of Married Men, Irene Rich, (7). Sojin in Ralston’s Next Sojin, noted Chinese actor, has been cast in the “heavy” role in Esther Rals¬ ton’s next picture for Paramount, “Nothing Ever Happens.” Neil Hamil¬ ton plays the lead. AT DES MOINES THEATRES WEEK ENDING JANUARY 7 CAPITOL