Moving Picture World (Jan-Feb 1927)

January 29, 1927 Metro-Goldwyn BLARNEY. Star, Ralph Graves. I didn’t see this one but judging from reports I didn't miss much. Several of my old customers (and severe critics) told me that it was one of the poorest pictures ever shown at this theatre. Tone O. K. Fair appeal. No for Sunday or special. Draw all classes, town 3,000. Admission 15-25-35. T. L. Barnett, Finn’s Theatre (550 seats), Jewett City, Connecticut. EXIT SMILING. Star, Jack Pickford. Very punk: that’s all we can say for this. Draw mixed class, town 3,300. Admission 15-30. P. L. Vann, Opera House (600 seats), Greenville, Alabama. FLASHING FOREST. (6,567 feet). Star, Renee Adoree. Played this the day after Christmas to an empty house: also, had to hold up my show till 8:30 p. m. until print ■came in from Pueblo. Punk service is the word. It’s a good picture, with no good paper. Sunday yes. R. A. Preuss, Arvada Theatre, Arvada, Colorado. MAGICIAN. (6,960 feet). Star, Alice Terry. By no means a special: still, it is by no means as bad as I was afraid it was going to be. The acting is good but the theme is too morbid and creepy to be interesting. I played it on a double feature bill, Tone, morbid, appeal poor. Sunday, no, special never. Draw all classes, town 3,000. Admission 15-25-35. T. L. Barnett, Finn’s Theatre (550 seats), Jewett City, Connecticut. ROAD TO MANDALAY. Star, Lon C’haney. This is a good picture for one night in a small town. Had mostly men to see this show; women are afraid of him since the Phantom of the Opera. Tone good, appeal 75 per cent. Sunday, special no. Draw all ■classes, town 2,250. Admission 15-30. H. L. Beudon, Grand Theatre (275 seats). Port Allegany, Pennsylvania. THERE YOU ARE. Stars, Edith Roberts, Conrad Nagel. The kind of picture we like to have. The mouth to mouth advertising gave us a swelled house for the second night. It’s good. P. L. Vann, Opera House <600 seats), Greenville, Alabama. UPSTAGE. Star, Norma Shearer. Not as good as Waning Sex and not half as good as His Secretary. Tone, Sunday O. K. No as special. Draw mixed class, town 3,300. Admission 15-30. P. X«. Vann, Opera House (600 seats), Greenville, Alabama. VALENCIA. Star, Mae Murray. While not up to the Murray standard it pleased very well here. Tone, Sunday O. K. Not special. Draw mixed class, town 3,300. Admission 15-30. P. D. Vann, Opera House (600 seats), Greenville, Alabama. WANING SEX. (6,025 feet). Star, Norma Shearer. Good, and very good. Some held the best ever. If all, or half, of the remaining pictures from Metro-Goldwyn are as good as this one we will be well pleased. Tone good, Sunday yes, special almost. Draw oil field class. Admission 10-25. W. H. Glower, Liberty Theatre, Wirt, Oklahoma. WAR PAINT. A dandy good western: ■best we have played of the Indian kind. Was wonderful. If you want a good one of this kind, play this. Tone good, appeal 100 per cent. Sunday yes, special no. Draw ■oil field class. Admission 10-25. W. H Glower, Liberty Theatre, Wirt, Oklahoma. Paramount CANADIAN. (7,773 feet). Star, Thomas Meighan. Here’s a good -picture for the small town patronage: a big town that likes the fast life might call this terrible but our people liked this very much. Tone and appeal good. Sunday yes, special no. R. A. Preuss, Arvada Theatre, Arvada, Colorado. CROWN OF LIES. (5,020 feet). Star, Pola Negri. A good show with Pola doing some fine acting. (Thanks for the photo, Pola). Tone good, appeal fair. Not a special. Draw better class, town 4,500. Ad MOVING PICTURE WORLD Mr. E. W. Collins, now President of the M.P.T.O.A., once, while a contributor to these dependable reports, formulated the ideal way to use the tips to the fullest advantage: “Follow reports sent by those whose tips have agreed with your experience on pictures you both have played” In order to make this fully effective the tips must come in regularly from the folks you are being guided by. SEND TIPS REGULARLY. mission 10-20. C. A. Anglemire, “Y” Theatre (400 seats), Nazareth, Pennsylvania. FORLORN RIVER. Star, Jack Holt. The usual high-class western from Paramount that pleased everybody that saw it. Tone, appeal good. Not a special. Draw better class, town 4,500. Admission 10-20. C. A. Ang-lemire, “Y” Theatre (400 seats), Nazareth, Pennsylvania. FORLORN RIVER. Jack Holt back again in the class of picture he is suited to so the ticket machine had to be oiled up and my banker smiled at me again. The Jack Holt-Zane Grey combination just can’t be beaten. Tone O. K. Good appeal. Draw all classes, town 3,000. Admission 10-30. M. W. Larmour, National Theatre, Graham, Texas. FORLORN RIVER. Another high class Paramount Zane Grey western that pleased a Sunday crowd. This combination Is always pleasing. Murray S. Dolliver, Strand Theatre, Laurel, Montana. GOD GAVE ME TWENTY CENTS. (6,532 feet). Stars, Moran, DePutti, Mulhall, Collier. This picture drew very well on account of its being a popular magazine story. The picture in itself is very good. A quartet of mighty fine players, each an artist — with our especial congratulations to Jack Mulhall, whom we have admiringly watched rise, slow but sure, to the status of a talented actor — the picture will get business. L. V. Hepinger, manager, Orpheum Theatre, Clarion, Pennsylvania. KID BOOTS. Star, Eddie Cantor. Just an ordinary picture that got by on publicity. This star of the stage still has his movie patronage to build and I see no reason why I should pay such high prices for such unknown talent. Clara Bow is excellent and, Boy — just watch her the next year. Don’t feature this one too big. Appeal 80 per cent. Special no. Draw from industrial town, 6,000. Admission 10-30. L. O. Davis, Virginia Theatre (700 seats), Hazard, Kentucky. NELL GWYN. Star, Dorothy Gish. An excellent foreign made production. There is a lot to be seen of Miss Gish in this one. A fine picture. Tone, appeal good. Not a special. Draw better class, town 4,500. Admission 10-20. C. A. Anglemire, “Y” Theatre (400 seats), Nazareth, Pennsylvania. RAINMAKER. (6,025 feet). Star cast. This is an excellent program picture and the theme is one that always pleases the average movie fan. Full of hokum — but is not what they want in the movie theatre. Will go over to any audience in a mild sort of a way but is not a big one. Just a bit better than the average. Appeal 80 per cent. No as special. Draw from industrial town 6,000. Admission 10-30. L. O. Davis, Virginia Theatre (700 seats). Hazard, Kentucky. SO’S YOUR OLD MAN. (6,347 feet). Star, W. C. Fields. Pleased patrons and that’s what we like. Played Christinas Day to a good house. Also it is nice and clean for Sunday. Good appeal. R. A. Preuss, Arvada Theatre, Arvada, Colorado. SO’S YOUR OLD MAN. (6,347 feet). Star, W. C. Fields. A farce comedy that is good, and bad. A wonderful cast of players with Fields puts it over but Fields should never be starred. It goes good until there is a burlesque on a golf game, but then it slumps, miserably. Fields is great in char 373 acter bits but not when before the camera all the time. City 15,000, Ben L. Morris, Temple Theatre (1,000 seats), Bellaire, Ohio. STRANDED IN PARIS. (6,106 feet). Star, Bebe Daniels. Miss Daniels usually makes them good and this one is good, but it’s not her best. Wish Ford Sterling could have had more to do because he’s “there” and over! Sunday yes, special no. R. A. Preuss, Arvada Theatre, Arvada, Colorado. STRANDED IN PARIS. Star, Bebe Daniels. Good program picture. Rental too high for this small, town. Tone good, appeal fair. Sunday yes, special no. Draw farm, merchant class, town 1,650, widely scattered. Mrs. J. B. Travelle, Elite Theatre, Placerville, California. STRANDED IN PARIS. (6,106 feet). Star, Bebe Daniels, with Ford Sterling. Miss Daniels is back again in a breezy farce comedy which made us all laugh and remember. The story moves just a little slowly in the first reel or two, but when Sterling enters, then the merriment becomes fast and furious: we do not think this picture as good as The Campus Flirt which some claim; but it is wonderful entertainment, of a different type, the kind we would be pleased to hand out every night in the week. L. V. Hepinger, manager, Orpheum Theatre, Clarion, Pennsylvania. WE’RE IN THE NAVY NOW. (5,519 feet). Star, Wallace Beery. They do not make The big comedies any better than this. One continual laugh all the way and brought big business in the midst of a bad season. City 15,000. Ben L. Morris, Temple Theatre (1,000 seats), Bellaire, Ohio. Pathe OUTLAW EXPRESS.. Star, Leo Maloney. Maloney not as popular here as some other stars, but is growing more so with each picture. This much better than last picture. Tone good, appeal 85 per cent. Draw all classes, city 23,000. Admission 10-25. Ed C. Curdts, Bijou Theatre (300 seats), Greenville, South Carolina. Producers Dist. Corp. MAN FROM RED GULCH. Star, Harry Carey. Good outdoor picture with good tone and appeal. Sunday yes, special no. Draw farm, merchant class, town 1,650, widely scattered. Mrs. J. B. Travelle, Elite Theatre, Placerville, California. MEET THE PRINCE. Star, Joseph Schildkraut. Above the average for program pictures. Tone, Sunday O. K. No as special. Draw mixed class, town 3,300. Admission 15-30. P. L. Vann, Opera House (600 seats), Greenville, Alabama. PALS IN PARADISE. Star, John Bowers. A modern gold rush that is most admirably done. The players are all good and Marguerite de la Motte excellent. Rudolph Schildkraut is fine in a character part. Do not be afraid to tell them you have a worthwhile western comedy drama and ft will please. City 15,000. Ben L. Morris, Temple Theatre (1,000 seats), Bellaire, Ohio. SEA WOLF. (6,763 feet). Star, Ralph Ince. Good program picture with good storm scenes, and plenty of action. Tone, appeal good. Sunday yes, special no. Draw farm, merchant class, town 1,650, widely scattered. Mrs. J. B. Travelle, Elite Theatre, Placerville, California. STEEL PREFERRED. Very good picture, good story, plenty of action. Tone, appeal good. Sunday yes, special no. Mrs. J. B. Travelle, Elite Theatre, Placerville, California. VOLGA BOATMAN. Star, William Boyd, with all star cast supporting. We have played all the Big Ones for a couple of years but this picture, I believe, has the edge on all of them. Didn’t make much money on account of Local Home Talent, but glad I played it. Had special music, and advise everyone to have the right music to put it over. It is a picture that will hold