Moving Picture World (Nov-Dec 1927)

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40 MOVING PICTURE WORLD December 24. 192; Short Subjects Are Separated From Features Producers Distributing Division Kind of Picture Review Feet 1925 Coming of Amos (Rod LaRoque) Comedy-drama Sept. 19.. 5,077 Off the Highway (W. V. Mong) Drama Oct. 3.. 7,641 Road to Yesterday (J. Schildkraut) Tense drama Dec. 12.. 9,981 Simon the Jester (O’Brien-Rich) Comedy-drama Nov. 28 . 6,161 1926 Bachelor Brides (LaRocque) Mystery drama May 22 6,612 Braveheart (LaRocque) Indian drama Jan. 23 . 7,231 Clinging Vine (Leatrice Joy) Comedy July 31.. 6,400 Corporal Kate (Reynolds-Faye) Girl War-workers Dec. 18 7,460 Danger Girl (Priscilla Dean) Comedy-drama Feb. 6 . 5,666 Dice Woman (Priscilla Dean) Farce-melodrama June 19.. 5,614 Eve's Leaves (Leatrice Joy) Romantic Comedy May 29 . 6,750 Fifth Avenue (De La Motte) Human int. drama Feb. 20.. 5,503 Flame of the Yukon (Seena Owen) Melodrama of Yukon . June 26 . 5,800 For Alimony Only (Leatrice Joy) Divorce corn-drama Oct. 9 . 6,400 For Wives Only (M. Prevost) Sophisticated farce. Dec. 4 . 5,790 Gigolo (Rod LaRocque) Drama Oct. 16.. 7295 Meet the Prince (Jos. Schildkraut) Comedv-drama July 3.. 5,901 Million Dollar Handicap (all star) Horse race, melo Feb. 13 .. 6,095 Nervous Wreck (Ford-Haver) Farce-comedy Oct. 23 6,736 Pals in Paradise (star cast) Kyne mining story Nov. 29.. 6,636 Paris at Midnight (Jetta Goudal) Melodrama May 15.. 6,995 Prince of Pilsen (Geo. Sidney) Comedy drama May 8 6,600 Red Dice (Rod LaRocque) Underworld melodrama. May 1 . 7,257 Rocking Moon (Tashman-Bowers) Alaskan drama. Jan. 30 . 6,011 Sea Wolf (Ralph Ince) Jack London story July 10 6,763 Shipwrecked (S. Owen-J. Schildkraut) .. Melodrama July 3 . 5,865 Silence (H. B. Warner). Self-sacrifice, drama June 5 . 7,518 Speeding Venus (Priscilla Dean) Melodrama July 24 5,560 Steel, Preferred (star cast) Steel industry drama Jan. 9.. 6,717 Sunny Side Up (Vera Reynolds) Comedy drama July 17.. 5,994 Three Faces East (Jetta Goudal) Suspense-spy, melo Feb. 20 . 7,415 Unknown Soldier (Chas. Mack, etc.) . . . . War drama June 12 .. 7,979 Up in Mabel’s Room (Marie Prevost) .. Farce-comedy June 26 6,345 Volga Boatman (W. Boyd-E. Fair) Melodrama Apr. 24 10,660 Young April (Bessie Love) Romantic com. -dr.. Sept. 11.. 6,858 Wedding Song (Leatrice Joy) Comedy-heart int.-dr Jan. 2 . 7,373 Whispering Smith (H. B. Warner) Melodrama western ..... May 8 6.155 Wild Oats Lane (Viola Dana) Melodrama Apr. 10 6,900 1927 Fighting Love (Jetta Goudal) Desert drama June 4 . 7,107 Getting Gertie’s Garter (Prevost) Farce comedy Feb. 19.. 6,859 Heart Thief (Schildkraut-de-Putti) European drama May 21 . 6,035 Jim, The Conqueror (Boy-Faire) Suspense western Jan. 1 5,324 King of Kings Biblical drama Apr. 23 13,500 Man Bait (Marie Prevost) Comedy drama Jan. 29 5,865 Night Bride (Marie Prevost) Farce comedy May 9 5,736 Nobody’s Widow (Joy-Ray-Haver) Farce comedy Jan. 15.. 6,421 Rubber Tires (Ford-Love) Auto comedy Apr. 9.. 6,303 Vanity (Leatrice Joy) Melodrama June 18 5,921 Yankee Clipper (William Boyd) Sailing ship melo May 14 7,820 White Gold (Jetta Goudal) Emotional drama Apr. 9 6,198 DE MILLE PRODUCTIONS Pathe Brand Product Action Western Dec. 10 5,478 Sea drama Dec. 3 6,447 Devil’s Twin (Maloney) Wreck of the Hesperus RAYART Midnight Limited (star cast) Railroad melodrama Call of the Klondike (Glass-Dwan) Melodrama . Moran of the Mounted (Howes) Northwest M. A Light in the Window (Walthall) Father love drama ... Cruise of the Helion (Star cast) Sea action drama Silent Hero (Bonaparte, dog) Northwest melodrama. 1925 Dec. 27 5,255 1926 Aug. 21 5.803 P. melo. Sept. 4 5,301 1927 Nov. 12 5,960 Sept. 24 6,089 Aug. 20 5,502 STERLING PICTURES CORP. Wreckage (May Allison) Drama 1926 July 24 . 5,723 1927 Closed Gates (Harron-Novak) Emotional drama Stranded (Shirley Mason) Studio melodrama. May 28 Sept. 10 TIFFANY PRODUCTIONS, INC. Backstage (Bedford-W. Collier, Jr.) .... Comedy drama July 9 Beauty Shoppe (Busch) Society com-dr. July 16 Broken Gate Emotional drama Jan. 15 Cheaters (O’Malley-Ferguson) Crook melodrama Mar. 24 College Days (Marceline Day) College com. -dr. ... ... Nov. 6 Enchanted Island Romantic drama June 25 Fools of Fashion (Busch) Comedy drama Oct. 9 Girl from Gay Paree (Star Cast) Farce comedy Sept. 24 Husband Hunters (Mae Marsh) Sophisticated com Feb. 26 Josselyn’s Wife (Pauline Frederick) .... Society drama Nov. 27 Lightning Zane Gray drama Night Life (A. Day-J. Harron) After-war drama .Dec. 10 Sin Cargo (Shirley Mason) , . Sea drama Dec. 11 Snowbund (Blythe-Rich-Agnew) Farce comedy July 30 The First Night (Lytell-Devore) Farce comedy Feb. 19 Tired Business Man Comedy Wild Geese (Belle Bennett) Character drama Dec. 10 Women’s Wares (Brent-Lytell) Sophisticated melo Nov. 19 5,563 5,414 5,754 5,669 5.300 6.024 7.300 4,887 6,482 5,233 5,600 5,800 6,235 6,100 5.182 5,500 6.448 5,614 UNITED ARTISTS 1927 Beloved Rogue (J. Barrymore) Romantic drama Apr. 2 9.264 College (Buster Keaton) Gag comedy Sept. 17 5.916 Love of Sunya (Gloria Swanson) Episodic drama. Mar. 19 7,311 Kind of Picture Review Feet Magic Flame (Colman-Banky) Drama Sept. 24 . 8,308 My Best Girl (Mary Pickford) Typical com-dr Nov. 12.. 8,700 Night of Love ( Banky-Colman) Romantic Drama Jan. 29 . 7,440 Resurrection (Rod LaRocque) Tolstoy drama Apr. 16 9,120 Sorrel & Son (Nilsson-H. B. Warner) ... Father love dr Nov. 19 .. 9,000 The Gaucho (D. Fairbanks) Typical action dr Nov. 26 . 9,265 The General (Buster Keaton) Civil War comedy Feb. 12.. 7,500 Topsy and Eva (Duncan Sisters) Uncle Tom traversty . . Aug. 13.. 7,456 Two Arabian Knights (Boyd-Wolheim) . Romantic comedy Oct. 29 8,250 Winning of Barbara Worth (Banky) . . . . H. B. Wright western Dec. 4 . 8 rls. UNIVERSAL 1926 Buckaroo Keid (Hoot Gibson) Farce-dramawestern . Nov. 20.. 6,107 Cheerful Fraud (Denny) Farce comedy Dec. 11 6^945 Her Big Night (Laura La Plante) Farce Comedy Sept. 4 ' 7)603 Ice Flood (Harlan-Dana) . .....Lumber camp melo. . Oct. 2 . 5*747 Man from the West (Acord) Blue Streak Western .Dec. 4 4^474 Michael Strogoff Russian Melodrama . Oct. 30 9’,315 Old Soak (Jean Hersholt) Comedy drama Sept. 11.. 7,445 Prowlers of the Night (Humes) Blue Streak western Dec. 18.. 4, ’390 Red Hot Leather (Hoxie) Western ... Nov. 27 4,535 Silent Rider (Hoot Gibson) Western Dec. 25 5)598 Spangles (O’Malley-Nixon) Circus comedy-dr Nov. 6 . 5)638 Take It from Me (Reginald Denny) .... Comedy drama Oct. 16 .. 6,649 Texas Streak (Hoot Gibson) Thrill western Sept. 25 . 6)250 Yellow Back (Fred Humes) ...Western Oct. 9 4,766 1927 Alias the Deacon (Jean Hershoit) Crook com. -drama June 25. A Man’s Past (Veidt-Bedford) Tense drama. Sept. 17. Back to God’s Country ( Adoree) Curwood N. W. story . Aug. 6 Beware of Widows (Laura LaPlante) ... Light farce-comedy May 9 Butterflies in the Rain (LaPlante) Romantic drama . Jan. 1 Cat and the Canary (LaPlante-Hale) ... Mystery-thriller May 14 Denver Dude (Hoot Gibson) Action western Feb. 26. Down the Stretch (Agnew-Nixon) Racing melodrama ...... May 2 Fighting Three (Jack Hoxie) Western melodrama May 21 Fourth Commandment (Bennett-Carr) . Sentimental drama Apr. 23 Grinning Guns (Jack Hoxie) Action western May 14 Held by the Law (Lewis) Crime-detective Apr. 2 Hero for a Night A (Tryon) Gag comedy Nov. 26. Hey! Hey! Cowboy (Gibson) Action western Apr. 9 Irresistible Lover (Moran-Kerry) Romantic Comedy Nov. 19. Les Miserables (Star cast) Hugo’s novel Aug. 27 Les Miserables Long version. . 6,869 . 5,916 . 5,751 . 5,777 . 7,319 . 7,712 5.292 . 6,910 . 4,198 . 6,892 . 4,689 . 6.929 . 5,711 . 5,378 . 6,958 7,713 Men of Daring (Hoxie) Thrill western Silk Stockings (La Plante) Married life com. WARNER BROS. Across the Pacific (Monte Blue) Melodrama Don Juan (John Barrymore) Romantic Footloose Widows (Fazenda-Logan) .... Farce-com< Millionaires (Sidney-Fazenda-Gordon) . . . Heart int. My Official Wife (Rich-Tearle) Drama Social Highwayman (Devore-Love) Farce-com< Civil War melo. While London Sleeps (Rin-Tin-Tin) Dog me Why Girls Go Back Home (Miller) .... Comedy A Million Bid (Dolores Costello) A Reno Divorce (May McAvoy) A Sailor’s Sweetheart (Fazenda-Cook) . Bitter Apples (Monte Blue-Myma Loy) Black Diamond Express (Blue) Dearier (Irene Rich) Don’t Tell the Wife (I. Rich) First Auto (Barney Oldfield) Gay Old Bird (Fazenda) Good Time Charley (star cast) . . . Heart of Maryland (D. Costello'! . Hills of Kentucky (Rin-Tin-Tin) . Irish Hearts (May McAvoy) Taws of Steel (Rin-Tin-Tin) jazz Singer (Jolson-MacAvoy) Matinee Ladies (May McAvoy).. Missing Link (Svd Chaplin) Old San Francisco (D. Costello) One Round Hogan (Blue Jim Jeffries).. Sailor Izzy Murphy (Jessel) Simple Sis (Fazenda-C. Cook) The Brute (Monte Blue) The Climbers (Irene Rich) Third Degree (Dolores Costello) Tracked by the Police (Rin-Tin-Tin) . . What Every Girl Should Know (Miller) What Happened to Father (W. Oland) Character farce-com. When A Man Loves (J. Barrymore) . White Flannels (Iconise Dresser) Wolf’s Clothing (Blue-Miller) Comedy drama Modem life comedy Romance-melodrama Heart Interest melo. Stage melodrama. Dog melodrama Football-thrills 22 4.827 . . May 21 . 6,038 Apr. 9 6,155 . . Feb. 12 4,689 . . Oct. 1 . 6,170 . . July 23 5.416 . . Tune 25 5.900 . . . Feb. 5 6.807 8. 4,409 29 7,015 . Dec. 17 . 6.172 Aug. 20. 5.947 . . . Nov. 12 8.249 . . Feb. 19 7.172 May 28 5.252 . . .Nov. 12 12.000 5 6,450 1926 Oct. 16 6.945 Aug. 21 10.018 . . Julv 3 7.163 . . . Nov. 20. 6.903 . . . Nov. 6 7.840 . . . Tune 26 6.107 . . Oct. 23. 8.649 . . Dec. 11 5.810 May 29 5,262 1927 4 6.310 Oct. 29 5.492 Oct. 15 5.685 . . . May 9 5.453 . . Tuly 23 5.803 Tune IS 5.897 Feb. 5. 6.972 Tuly 9 6,767 12 6.284 . Nov. 26. . 6.302 Tulv 30 . 5.96S . . Feb. 26 6.271 Tune 11 5.397 Oct. 1 . 5.560 Oct. 22 . 8.117 Apr. 23. . 6.352 Mav 14 6.485 Tune 25 7.961 Oct. g 6.357 10. 6.020 Tune 11 6.218 Mav 2 5.901 2S . 6.631 Tan. g 7.647 Mav 21 5.81? ia Mar. 19 6.291 July 9 5.56' Feb. 12 10,040 Apr. 2 6 820 29 7.068