Moving Picture World (Jan-Feb 1927)

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516 MOVING PICTURE WORLD February 12, 1927 List From Our Old-Timer, Tom Haynes Thomas Haynes, who was one of the founders of the Straight From the Shoulder group sending dependable tips, shoots in a list of pictures that he has played in Old Lyme, Connecticut, and which he says are good for critical and better class folk. More next week. Light of Western Stars (Pt.) Midshipman (M.-G.-M.) Memory Lane (F.N.) His Secretary (M.-G.-M.) Sally, Irene & Mary (M.-G.-M.) He’s A Prince (Pt.) Stop, Look and Listen (Pathe) Merry Widow (M.-G.-M.) Freshman (Pathe) (A special) Never the Twain Shall Meet (M.-G.-M.) Lights of Old Broadway (M.-G.-M.) Little Annie Rooney (U. A.) Winds of Chance (F. N.) TWINKLETOES. (7,833 feet). Star, Colleen Moore. Very entertaining picture; suited our audiences to a T. Plenty of action, comedy and class. Many character types new to the screen. Tone O.K. Appeal very good. Sunday, special yes. Draw from masses, town 4,500. Admisison 10-50. Johnny Jones, Orpheum, Washington Theatres (1,000 seats), Quincy, Illinois. Fox THREE BAD MEN. (8,000 feet). Star cast includes Olive Borden. Big business three days and our audiences liked it better than Covered Wagon; gave everything from comedy to pathos. A knockout. Tone O.K. Appeal great. Sunday, special yes. Draw from masses, town 4,500. Admission 10-50. Johnny Jones, Washington, Orpheum theatres (1,000 seats), Quincy, Illinois. THREE BAD MEN. (8 reels). George O’Brien heads star cast. A picture that pleased a great deal and a picture that did a very good business. Not a Covered Wagon, from box office standpoint, for it hadn’t the publicity, so I’d be careful in buying. It’s g’ood for two days and bought within reason should show a profit. Dave Seymour, retired director, Pontiac Theatre, Saranac Lake, New York. TRIP TO CHINATOWN. Star, Earl Fox. A very pleasing comedy that pleased all who saw it but like so many of the Fox pictures that are just good little pictures that fail to pull at our box offices. It takes more than a good picture to do business and if the Fox organization ever realize this and learn to present some of their pictures as others perhaps then this will be box office attraction. There’s something lacking (can it be Elinor Glyn’s "It?”) L. O. Davis, Virginia Theatre, Hazard, Kentucky. WOMANPOWER. Excellent picture. All stayed through this. one. Fox has the pictures. Goodrich Brothers, Strand Theatre, Callao, Missouri. Metro-Goldwyn BLARNEY. (7 reels). Star, Ralph Graves. Fights and then some. Not so good. My crowd likes fight and action pictures; but not of this type. Sunday, special, no. R. A Preuss, Arvada Theatre Arvada, Colorado. FOUR HORSEMEN. Star cast including late Rudolph Valentino. Third time, to capacity all shows. Play it back; it will get money every time. Still a great picture. Hard to beat at this day. Tone good, appeal great. Sunday, special yes. Draw family class, city 45,000. Admission 10 to 50. Johnny Jones, Orpheum & Washington Theatres. Quincy, Illinois. GAY DECEIVER. Star, Lew Cody. A great big joke. It’s a shame to make an exhibitor like us pay for such product. If we had to do it over we would make a charge for screening it. Metro has the wrong cue here somehow; they Clothes Make the Pirate (F. N.) Iron Horse (Fox — a special) Rugged Water (Pt.) Wild H orse Mesa (Pt.) Son of His Father (Pt.) Sea Hawk (F. N. — little old, but a special) That Royle Girl (Pt.) Knockout (F. N.) King on Main St. (Pt.) Behind the Front (Pt. — special) Don Q (U. A. — a special) Unholy Three (M.-G.-M.) Old Clothes (M.-G.-M.) should chirk up as they have all necesary material to make good pictures. Tone O. K. Appeal 25 per cent. Sunday yes, special no. Draw general class, town 3,600. Admission 10-20. William A. Clark, Sr., Castle Theatre (400 seats). Havana, Illinois. LITTLE JOURNEY. (6,008 feet). Star, Harry Carey. Just a picture; should be one reel. Title bad. Picture worse here. Three people — fiction. Hide it if you buy it. Tone O. K. Appeal none. Sunday, special no. Draw family class, city 45,000. Admission 10 to 50. Johnny Jones, Orpheum & Washington Theatres (1,000 seats), Quincy, Illinois. MARE NOSTRUM. Stars, Alice T'erry, Antonio Moreno. Not a small town picture. It needs music and a prelude to go over. Tone “neli!” Appeal poor. Sunday no, special yes (with regard to above). Draw farm class, town 412. Leveck & Garner, Benoit Auditorium, Benoit, Mississippi. Paramount BLONDE OR BRUNETTE. (5,872 feet). Stav cast, with Adolphe Menjou. Very good picture. Clever story but not a special. Tone, appeal good. Sunday yes, special no. Draw merchant, farm classes, town 1,650, widely scattered. Mrs. J. B. Travelle, Elite Theatre, Placerville, California. BLONDE OR BRUNETTE? (5,872 feet). Very good. Draw general class, city 12,500. Admission 15-35. H. V. Smoots, Vine Theatre, Mount Vernon, Ohio. EVERYBODY’S ACTING. (6,136 feet). Stars, Betty Bronson and picked cast. Directed by Marshall Neilan — this director sure proved by this that he is an “in-and-outer” ; this one is an “outer.” Positively no entertainment here despite the wonderful cast assembled. They’Ve nothing to do, and with this supposedly a comedy a most sepulchral stillness pervaded the entire audience when I looked it over. Advice — stay away or run it and hide. Attendance better than the picture. Dave Seymour, retired managing director, Pontiac Theatre, -Saranac Lake, New York. FORLORN RIVER. Star, Jack Holt. A very good picture. Print in poor condition. Tone good, appeal 70 per cent. Sunday, special no. Draw town, country class, town 350. Admission 15-25. Ire Stonebraker, Allen Theatre (350 seats), Allen, Kansas. GOLDEN PRINCESS. (8,364 feet). Title a little deceiving; this is a good western gold-mine story. Bronson good in this and has fine supporting cast. Draw general class. A. E. Sharer, Globe Theatre, Savannah, Missouri. IT’S THE OLD ARMY GAME. (6,889 feet). Star, W. C. Fields. Walked out on this one. No good for us. Nothing but foolishness all the way through. Tone O.K. Appeal 10 per cent. Sunday, special no. Goodrich Brothers, Strand Theatre, Callao, Missouri. KID BOOTS. (5,650 feet). Star, Eddie Cantor. A rather funny picture with some rather clever gags and bunch of “classy femenines” (none could be classier). Get it, boost it and play it. In buying it I would figure it within 75 per cent, of what I did with Behind the Front or We’re in the Navy Now. Good attendance. Dave Seymour, retired director Pontiac Theatre, -Saranac Lake, New York. LET’S get MARRIED. (6,800 feet). Stars, Richard Dix, Lois Wilson. This is one of the finest little pictures in a long time. Dix is one star that never fails to please our audience, and his pictures are all clean, with nothing to offend anyone. You may promise your patrons one of the best Dix pictures you ever had in this one. Special O.K. Appeal 95 per cent. Admission 10-30. L. O. Davis. Virginia Theatre. Hazard, Kentucky. LET’S IGET JIARRIED. (6,800 feet). Star, Richard Dix. Here is one of Dix’s best comedies. This furnished an evening of real entertainment for our patrons. Dix has many followers. Paramount’s best for us so far. A. E. Sharer, Globe Theatre, Savannah, Missouri. QUARTERBACK. (7,114 feet). Star, Richard Dix. Here’s the best football picture in a long time. Did a good business for us and gave great satisfaction. Comedy, thrills, and about everything. Go after it. Draw working class, admission 15. Mitchell Conery, Columbia Theatre, Renssalaer, New York. Pathe HOT WATER. Star, Harold Lloyd. Terribly old — but good. Played it two days to good crowds. Personally think Harold has a little on all the boys. Tone good, appeal 100 per cent. Sunday and special yes. Draw all classes, town 2,250. Admission 15-30. H. L. Beudon, Grand Theatre (275 seats), Port Allegany, Pennsylvania. ! ■ t Producers Dist . Corp. ALMOST A LADY. Star, Marie Prevost. A nice little program from Producers. Tone O.K, Appeal 75 per cent. -Sunday yes, special no. Draw general class, town 3,600. Admission 10-20. Wm. A. Clark, S’r., Castle Theatre (400 seats), Havana, Illinois. EVE’S LEAVES. (5,756 feet). Star, Leatrice Joy. This picture just suited our Sunday crowd. Leatrice very good as a boy. Tone O.K. Appeal 85 per cent. Sunday yes, special no. Draw general class, town 3,600. Admission 10-20. Wm. A. Clark, Sr., Castle Theatre (400 seats), Havana, Illinois. LAST FRONTIER. Star, Jack Hoxie. Very good historical picture and greatly enjoyed by the audience. Attendance poor. Tone good, appeal to those who came 100 per cent. Sunday yes, almost a special. Draw farm class, town 400. Admission 10-25. George Fleischman, Paramount Theatre (200 seats). La Jara, Colorado. MILLION DOLLAR HANDICAP. An excellent picture, full of entertainment, and pleasing. F. W. Marshall, Town Hall, York Village, Maine. ROOKING MOON. Good picture. Scenery is immense. Tone good, appeal 70 per cent. George Fleischman, Paramount Theatre (200 seats), La Jara, Colorado. SHIPWRECKED. Stars, Joseph Schildkraut, Seena Owen. They have made a fairly good melodrama of the sea out of this ; however there have been so many previously released along the same lines that it did only fair — and less on the second night than the first. At the price which I paid, it was not worth it. Buy it right or watch out. Tone fair, appeal 60 per cent. Sunday, special no. Draw all classes, town 2,900. Admission 10-30. A E. Andrews, Emporium Theatre (486 seats), Emporium, Pennsylvania. UP IN MABEL’S ROOM. (6,345 feet). Star, Marie Prevost. A good picture which drew me a good crowd. People came to see picture that were never in my house before. I find my crowd likes a picture real spicy or real “outdoor” westerns. Tone of this? Sunday no, special yes. Draw all classes, town 2,250. Admission 15-30. H. L. Beudon, Grand Theatre (275 seats), Port Allegany, Pennsylvania.