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MOVING PICTURE WORLD
December 31, 1927
R eference
P icture
Titles alphabetically arranged — Compact information about star, story, type, our review and the footage — Easy to locate
CHADWICK PICTURES CORP.
Kind of Picture Review Feet
1926
Devil’s Island (Frederick) Mother-love drama Aug. 28.. 6,900
Prince of Broadway (G. Walsh) Prize ring drama Jan. 9 . 5,800
The Bells (L. Barrymore) Drama Nov. 13.. 6,300
Transcontinental Limited (all star) Railroad melodrama Mar. 6.. 6,400
COLUMBIA PICTURES CORP.
1927
Alias the Lone Wolf (Lytell) Crook drama Oct. 1.. 6,843
Blood Ship (Bosworth) Virile Sea melodrama ....July 23.. 6,843
Lone Wolf Returns (Lytell-Dove) Crook melodrama July 31.. 5,750
Pleasure Before Business (Davidson) .... Hebrew farce May 14 .. 5,569
Screen Snapshots Three issues Aug. 28.. 1,000
Stolen Pleasures (Revier) Comedy drama 5,054
Sweet Rosie O’Grady (S. Mason) Comedy drama Oct. 2.. 6,108
Wandering Girls (Revier-Agnew) Comedy drama 5,426
CRANFIELD & CLARKE, INC.
Real Charleston Lesson novelty April 24 . . 2,000
The Angelus Drama de Luxe May 15.. 2,000
Wooden Shoes “International” May 8
Kind of Picture Review
No Place to Go (Astor-Hughes) Comedy-romance Dec 10
Notorious Lady (Lewis Stone) African drama May 14..
Orchids and Ermine (C. Moore) Romantic comedy-drama. Apr. 9
Patent Leather Kid (Barthelmess) World War special Aug! 20.
Perfect Sap (Lyon-Starke) Am. Detective com. . . . Jan. 22
Poor Nut (Jack Mulhall) College comedy Sept. 10. .
Prince of Head Waiters (L. Stone) Drama July 23..
Private Life of Helen of Troy Satire-comedy drama Dec. 17..
Red Raiders (Ken Maynard) Swift western Oct. 15..
Rose of the Golden West ( Astor) California romance Oct. 8
Sea Tiger (Milton Sills) Sea melodrama May 14 .
See You in Jail (Mulhall-Day) Farce comedy Apr. 23
Smile, Brother, Smile (Mackaill) Beauty parlor com Sept. 17..
Stolen Bride (Dove-Hughes) Romantic com. -dr Sept. 3 . .
Sunset Derby (Astor-Collier, Jr.) Race track melo July 2..
Tender Hour (Dove-Lyon) Drama May 28..
Three Hours (C. Griffith) Mystery and drama Apr. 16..
Three’s a Crowd (Langdon) Human int. comedy Oct. 8 .
Twinkletoes (Colleen Moore) Drama Jan. 1..
Valley of the Giants (Sills) Red-blood romance Dec. 3..
Venus of Venice (C. Talmadge) Comedy May 7..
White Pants Willie (Hines) Gag comedy Aug. 6 . .
FOX FILM CORP.
EMBLEM FILMS
Husbands or Lovers (Jannings) Psychological dr Dec 3.. 6,250
EXCELLENT PICTURES CORP.
Bowery Cinderella (Hulette) Action melodrama. Nov. 26.. 6,900
Kick Off, the (G. Walsh) College football 5,840
Your Wife and Mine (Haver) Farce 5,887
F B O
1927
Boy Rider (Buzz Barton) Western Oct. 8.. 4,858
Clancy’s Kosher Wedding (G. Sidney) .. Farce comedy Sept. 10.. 5,700
Coward (Warner Baxter) Society & Northwest .... Sept. 10.. 5,093
Don Mike (Thomson) Romantic drama Mar. 5 .. 5,723
Gingham Girl (Lois Wilson) Adapted musical com July 30.. 6,257
Great Mail Robbery Marine-mail melo July 2.. 6,504
Harvester, the (star cast) Porter novel...., Nov. 19.. 7,044
Hook & Ladder No. 9 (star cast) Love-fire drama Nov. 26.. 5,340
Judgment of the Hills (Frankie Darro) .. War-Kentucky-dr Aug. 20.. 5,700
Lightning Lariats (Tyler) Western Jan. 22.. 4,536
Magic Garden G. S. Porter novel Feb. 26.. 6,807
Mojave Kid (Bob Steele) Action western Aug. 6.. 4,912
Moment of Temptation, a (star cast) . . . . Libbey dramatization ... Dec. 10 .. 5,658
Moon of Israel (star cast) Spectacular-Biblical July 9.. 6,680
Mother (Belle Bennett) Mother-love drama Mar. 19.. 6,885
Moulders of Men (Frankie Darro) Melodrama Apr. 9.. 6,412
Naughty Nannette (Viola Dana) Comedy drama May 9.. 4,949
Not For Publication Political drama July 23.. 6,140
Outlaw Dog (Ranger) Railroad melo Apr. 23.. 4,721
Shanghaied (Ralph Ince) Sea melodrama Aug. 20.. 5,998
Silver Comes Thru (Thomson) Thrill western May 28.. 5,476
Sonora Kid (Tyler) '....Action western Mar. 5.. 4,565
Tarzan and the Golden Lion Jungle fantasy Apr. 2.. 5,807
Uneasy Payments (Vaughn) Farce comedy Feb. 12.. 4,770
FIRST DIVISION DISTRIBUTORS
Death Valley (Star cast) Desert drama Aug. 20 . . 6 rls.
Ladies at Ease (Garon-Short) Comedy drama Oct. 15.. 6,293
Ragtime (Bower-De la MotteEllis) “Jazz” com-dra Sep. 3.. 6,700
FIRST NATIONAL
Just Another Blonde (Mackaill) Romantic com-dr Dec. 25 .. 5,603
Overland Stage (Ken Maynard) Pioneer western Dec. 25.. 6,392
Silent Lover (Milton Sills) Desert drama Dec. 4.. 6,500
White Black Sheep (Barthelmess) Melodrama Dec. 18.. 6,798
1927
All Aboard (Johnny Hines) Fast comedy Apr. 2.. 6,300
American Beauty (Billie Dove) Comedy drama Oct. 22.. 6,332
An Affair of the Follies (All-Star) Human interest drama... Mar. 5.. 6,422
Breakfast at Sunrise (C. Talmadge). Lively comedy Nov. 26.. 5,100
Broadway Nights (Lois Wilson) Jazz comedy-dr May 21.. 6,765
Camille (Norma Talmadge) Dumas picturization May 2.. 8,700
Convoy ( Sherman-Mackaill ) Navy-war drama May 21.. 7,724
Crystal Cup (Dorothy Mackaill) Atherton adaptation Oct. 29.. 6,386
Dance Magic (Lyon-Starke) B’way melodrama Aug. 13... 6,585
Easy Pickings (A. Q. Nilsson) Mystery melodrama Feb. 26.. 5,400
Framed (Milton Sills)., Thrillmelodrama July 9.. 5,282
French Dressing (Warner-Wilson) Sophisticated com-dr Dec. 17.. 6,344
Gorilla, The (C. Murray) Thrills-laughs Nov. 26.. 7,153
High Hat (Ben Lyon) Comedy-drama Mar. 19.. 6,161
Home Made (Johnny Hines) Typical comedy Oct. 29.. 6,450
Lady in Ermine (Corinne Griffith) Drama Jan. 8.. 6,400
Life of Riley (Sidney-Murray) Gag comedy Oct. 1.. 6,720
Lonesome Ladies (Nilsson-Stone) Comedy drama Sept. 24.. 5,718
Long Pants (Langdon) Gag comedy Apr. 9.. 5,550
Lost at the Front (Sidney-Murray) War burlesque-corn June 25.. 5,559
Lunatic at Large (Leon Errol) Farce Feb. 5.. 5,321
Masked Woman (Nilsson-Blinn) Sophisticated drama Jan. 22.. 5,442
McFadden’s Flats ( Murray-Conklin) . . . . Irish-Scotch com Feb. 12 .. 7,845
Naughty But Nice (Colleen Moore) Sprightly farce. July 16 6,520
Bertha, Sewing Machine Girl Stage melodrama...
Blue Eagle (George O’Brien) Drama
Canyon of Light (Tom Mix) Typical Mix.
Country Beyond (Olive Borden) Curwood drama....
Going Crooked (Bessie Love) Crook melodrama...
Great K. & A. Train Robbery (Mix) ... Fast melodrama...
Return of Peter Grimm (Star cast) Drama from play. .
The City (Robert Frazer) Clyde Fitch drama.
The Lily (Belle Bennett) Emotional drama. . . .
What Price Glory? (All star) War comedy-drama.
Whispering Wires (Anita Stewart) Mystery melodrama.
Wings of the Storm (Thunder -dog) Melodrama
Womanpower (Graves-Perry) Comedy drama
Ankles Preferred (Bellamy) Light com-dr
Broncho Twister (Tom Mix) Whirlwind western..
Cradle Snatchers (Louise Fazenda) Farce comedy
Desert Valley (Buck Jones) Western comedy-dr.
East Side West Side (G. O’Brien) “Pug” comedy dr..
Gay Retreat (McNamara-Cohen) Drama
Good as Gold (Buck Jones) Stunt-thrill western.
Heart of Salome (Alma Rubens) Romance, mystery .
High School Hero (Phipps-Stuart) Comedy drama
Hills of Peril (Buck Jones) Punch western
Is Zat So? (O’Brien-Lowe) Comedy drama
Joy Girl (Olive Borden) Florida drama
Ladies Must Dress (Valli) Comedy-drama
Last Trail (Tom Mix) Zane Grey Western.
Love Makes ’Em Wild (Johnnie Harron) Drama
Loves of Carmen (Del Rio) War comedy
Madame Wants No Children (M. Corda) Comedy drama
Marriage (Virginia Valli) Drama
Monkey Talks (Lerner) Drama
Music Master (Alec. B. Francis) Belasco play
One Increasing Purpose (Lowe) Drama
Outlaws of Red River (Tom Mix) Action western
Paid to Love (O’Brien-Valli) Romance
Pajamas (Olive Borden) Comedy-drama ....
Rich But Honest (Marjorie Beebe) Light comedy-dr. . . .
7th Heaven (Janet Gaynor) Lovewar drama. . . .
Silver Valley (Tom Mix) Action western
Singed (B. SweetW. Baxter) Drama
Slaves of Beauty (Herbert-Tell) Light comedy-dr. . .
Stage Madness (Virginia Valli) Stage-home drama.
Summer Bachelors (Bellamy) Comedy drama
Sunrise (O’Brien-Gaynor) Drama
The Auctioneer (Geo. Sidney) Stage success
The Circus Ace (Tom Mix) Circus and western
The Secret Studio (Borden) Comedy drama
Tumbling River (Tom Mix) Fast western.
Two Girls Wanted (Gaynor) Drama
Two Girls Wanted (Gaynor) Light com-dr.
Upstream (Earle Foxe) Theatrical drama . .
Very Confidential (Bellamy) Action com-drama. .
War Horse (Buck Jones) War (horse) story .
Whispering Sage (Buck Jones) Action western
Wizard, the (Lowe-Hyams) Mystery drama
GOTHAM PRODUCTIONS
Block Signal (Ralph Lewis) Railroad melodrama
Golden Web (Rich-Gordon) Melodrama
Kangaroo’s Kimona Imperial comedy . .
Money to Bum (Devore-MacGregor) . . . Romantic action dr.
Under Colorado Skies World we live in..
Winning Wallop (W. Fairbanks) Action comedy-dr...
Final Extra (De La Motte) Melodrama
Girl From Rio (Carmel Myers) Dashing Romance..
Heroes of the Night (Landis-Nixon) .... Fire-police-thriller . Satin Woman (Mrs. W. Reid) Drama
KRELBAR PRODUCTIONS
Broadway After Midnight (Betz) Action melodrama
. Dec. 25 . . Sept. 25 . . Dec. 11. . . Oct. 23 . . Dec. 18. . Oct. 16 . . . Nov. 20 . . Nov. 27.. Oct. 9 . . . Nov. 29 . . . Oct. 30 . . . Dec. 4 . Oct. 2 . .
1927 Mar 12 . . Apr. 2 . . .June 4 . . Jan. 8 . . Oct. 22 . . Oct. 1 .June 11 . . . May 9 . . Oct. 29. . . May 14 . . May 21 . . Sept. 24 . . .Dec. 17. . . Feb. 5 . . . Oct. 1 . . . Oct. 8 . .Apr. 16. . . Feb. 26 . . . Mar. 5 . . .Jan. 22 . Jan. 15 . . Apr. 23 . . Aug. 6 . .Dec. 10. . June 4 . . . May 28 . . Oct. 29 . . July 16. . June 11.. Jan. 29. . .Jan. 1.. . Oct. 1 . . . Feb. 5 . June 18 . . .June 25 . . Aug. 27 . . Oct. 1 . Dec. 19. . .Feb. 12.. Dec. 3. . Feb. 19. .
. Apr. 9 . .Dec. 3..
. Oct. 9 . Sept. 11.. . Tune 11 . .
. Nov. 29 . . . Oct. 8 .
. Oct. 30 . .
1927 Feb. 19.. Sept. 24 . . Feb. 5.. Aug. 13 .
Oct. 29
Feet
6,431
6,040
6,734
11,412
5,620
6,897
6,400
7,684
7,050
6,477
5,606
5,800
6,548
7,179
5,000
6,631
5,760
5,668
7,833
6,400
6,300
6,350
5,242
6,200
5,389
5,363
5,425
4,800
6,950
5,500
6,268
11,400
5,906
5,374
6,240
5,498
5,425
6,381 4,731 8,154 10 rls. 4,545 5,617 5,498 4,983 6,940 5,877 5,389 5,190 8,538 5,524 5,415 5,440
5.500 7,734 7,677 5,327 6,898 5.870 5,480
5J00
5,790
5,412
5.620
6.782 10 rls
5.500 4.810 5.870 4,670 6,293 6,100 5.510
5.620 4.953
4.783 5.629
5.900 6,000 2 rls.
5.900 1 rL 5,000
6,000
6.170
6.500
7 rU.
6,19*