Moving Picture World (Nov-Dec 1927)

20 MOVING PICTURE WORLD December 17, 1927 your feature flops— you can bank on the success of your show with STERN BROTHERS 13 in the Series 2 reels each Made from “Pop” Momand’s famous newspaper comics spndicated in hundreds of newspapers throughout the country. STERN BROTHERS COMEDIES RELEASED BY UNIVERSAL Little Feature Reviews ‘^Broncho Buster11 Pathe — One Reel This is one of the Aesop series, in which Old Farmer A1 takes on Burton Broncho for a bout. Al's training — calisthenics, rope-skipping, shadow boxing, bag-punching and electric horse riding — is quite adequate for the coming event. Burton Broncho, wild man oof the plains, also goes through a thorough conditioning. The animals are all on the alert when the contest starts. Old A1 seems to have the edge on the broncho. He falters in the second round, and broncho crashes through with a haymaker that leaves A1 stunned after a count of twenty. The horses celebrate with a snake dance, and. as Aesop says: “Don't brag. It’s :iot the whistle that pulls the locomotive." A good booking. “Sunnyside” Pathe — Two Reels “Sunnyside” was one of Charlie Chaplin’s funniest comedies of several years ago, and as reissued by Pathe it remains unchanged, and when viewed this week it seems to be no less “timely” than when first offered to lovers of the Chaplin brand of comedy. This is the picture, it will be recalled, in which the one and only Charlie bursts forth in an aesthetic dance which is by all odds the funniest ever, and then proceeds to woo back his rural sweetheart who is all but lost to a “city dude”. The Chaplin reissues have been meeting with wide success, and if this is any criterion, “Sunnyside” should prove a capital booking for any showman any1 where. “Love in a [3 Police Station11 Pathe — Two Reels This is a Mack Sennett comedy, featuring Madeline Hurlock and Eddie Quillan under the direction of Earle Rodney. Eddie is a traffic cop who gets properly mixed up with the Police Chief in an effort to marry Mazie, a "grass widow” who seeks new pastures. Madeline glides through the comedy with her usual majestic sweep, and Eddie is his unique self with satisfying results. This looks like a fine booking from every angle. Outdoor Sketches Educational — One Reel Robert C. Bruce has photographed scenes in the Northwestern salmon fishing country for this release, taking the salmon when they are very young and just learning the art of “flying” up a powerful waterfall. The closing scenes are extremely well chosen, well photographed, and finely assembled. Will make a splendid addition to any program. “Sportlight” Pathe — One Reel This Grantland Rice Sportlight shows how various contestants in various fields of sports overcome handicaps awarded them. The series gets away from track events, etc., and invades the field of golf, etc., where a one-legged player, and a chap with one arm. do excellent work on the green. Baseball, skiing without snow, deaf mutes — all angles of the handicap are shown. A ripping booking, say we. Charles King and Charles Dorety, the Mike and Ike of Stern Bros.’ “Mike and Ike” comedy series released by Universal, are rivals for the smiles of their new leading lady, the dainty Pauline Curley. We know you’ll like her. “Pathe Review” Pathe — Two Reels One of the most interesting details ] incorporated in this issue of Pathe Review is "The Rider of Death Avenue.” To New Yorkers, this is un 1 derstood to be Eleventh Avenue, in the Metropolis, where so many persons have been killed under the freight trains. The old franchise, empower 1 ing the New York Central to lay I tracks in the avenue compelled the 1 company to maintain a man on horse 1 back to ride in front of every' engine. That was all right some decades ago. } It looks cynical, now, with auto ) trucks darting about the horse and rider. The Review also shows additional studies in color photography I by Arthur C. Pillsbury. the naturalist. of Hawaii’s pond lilies and ferns. ' Scenes in Addis Abeba. capital of Africa’s only independent empire, also are shown. “Harem Scarem” Universal — Two Reels This is an Oswald Cartoon, by Walt Disney, and looks like a fine booking among your shorts. Brief / 1\’: Oswald, crossing the desert \ on a stunt camel, is attacked by a huge bird. The camel aids Os I wald in vanquishing the bird, and 1 they^ attach the bird’s wings to the camel's side, resulting in a speedy arrival at Oasis Bar. A hula-hula charmer fascinates Oswald, who is having a wild time when a sheik arrives and kidnaps the girl. Oswald, on his camel, pursues the sheik, and after a wild ride saves the desert beautv. ! “The Junk Man” Pathe — Two Reels This is one of the Aesop series of film fables, in which Al. the farmer, does his stuff as a junk man, and the usual characters assist him in a most hilarious manner. The things that happen to the junk wagon must be seen to be understood, for the artist has given his cartoon some unique twists, and, with the aid of a oowerful magnet, the various articles on the wagon are “attracted" off. until the wagon is empty aerain. Looks good from every angle. “Just Kidding” Pathe — One Reel Another instance of clever arrange J ment, editing and titling of what might otherwise result in a commonplace offering. The theme concerns itself with a sort of evolutionary interlude in the life of children, seen from the viewpoint of a growing, developing child. It is one of the series being done by Beth Brown and MU add paprika to the regular program dish.