The Moving picture world (February 1922)

866 MOVING PICTURE WORLD February 25, 1922 Straight from the Shoulder Reports Paramount AFFAIRS OF ANATOL. A good picture, but rental too high. They get all the profit. If you buy pay only a little more than pro- gram price. Patronage; small town. At- tendance; good. G. S. Bovee, Florence Theatre, Elk Point, South Dakota. BACK PAY. A splendid production but the action is a trifle slow at times. Six reels would have told the story as well. Advertising; lobby, newspapers, billboards, heralds and organs. Patronage; mixed. At- tendance; very good. W. C. Benson, Laurier Theatre, Woonsocket, Rhode Island. BEHOLD MY WIFE. Good, very good, but not worth half the money they take away from you for it. Patrons liked it, but didn't have any great run at the box-office and not a soul threw a fit of enthusiasm either during or after the show. Adver- tising; billboards, newspapers and lobby. Patronage; high class. Attendance; fair. G A. Pratt, Fox Theatre, Washington, la. THE CALL OF YOUTH. English pic- ture. Poor story and poor acting, pleased no one. Charged us by far too much. Ad- vertising; newspapers and slide. Patron- age; small town. Attendance; fair. Mrs. J. B. Franelle, Elite Theatre, Placerville, California. CAPPY RICKS. Good picture. Adver- tising; big. Patronage; mixed . Atten- dance; good. E. H. McCarthy, Orpheum Theatre, Fargo, North Dakota. CONRAD IN QUEST OF HIS YOUTH. Not quite the sort of picture they want Meighan in, although it satisfied most of them. Advertising; usual. Patronage; small town. Attendance; fair. W. Ray Erne, Rialto Theatre, Charlotte, Michigan. END OF THE WORLD. A very fine production, except too much cigarette. Ad- vertising; usual. Patronage; regular. At- tendance; fair. Geo. C. Poindexter, Broadway Theatre, Hopewell, Virginia. EXIT THE VAMP. Good picture and star well liked in any picture. Will please 90 per cent, of any audience. Advertising; two newspapers, lobby, sixteen one sheets. H. B. Barr, Rialto Theatre, Enid, Oklahoma. EXPERIENCE. Excellent picture. Ad- vertising; big. Patronage; mixed. Atten- dance; good. E. H. McCarthy, Orpheum Theatre, Fargo, North Dakota. HUCKLEBERRY FINN. Fair picture, many disappointed with it, film in rotten condition. Advertising; ordinary. Patron- age; small town. Attendance; poor. E. S. French & Son, Memorial Hall, Pine River, Minnesota. INSIDE THE CUP. The strongest and most appealing picture I have ever played Pleased everyone. Advertising; program slide, 1 sheets and photos. Patronage; mixed. Attendance; poor. R. S. Moore, Gem The- tere, Snyder, Oklahoma. JAILBIRD. Good, pleased all. Film was in bad condition. Advertising; regular. Patronage; small town. Thos. L. Haynes, Town Hall Theatre, Old Lyme, Connecti- cut. KENTUCKIANS. If I get another one as slow as this one I'll change the name of the theatre to a Pullman car name, and charge sleeper rates. Too slow in develop- ment. Monte Blue has by nature toe long a face not to allow himself a smile once in a while. Advertising; two papers, two col- umns, eight inches. Patronage; rural town. Attendance; poor. Columbia Theatre, Co- lumbia City, Indiana. LADIES MUST LIVE. Betty Compson is just as pretty as can be in this. The story is big; no doubt of it. Three of them. You will have to stay awake to get all of it but it is there, and a whale of a picture. Play it, this is something that people should see, has something to it. Ned Pedigo, Pol- lard Theatre, Guthrie, Oklahoma. LADIES MUST LIVE. Fair production, lac<s pep. Didn't go over, something lack- ing. Advertising; newspaper, special exploi- tation, one sheets, three sheets, cards. Patronage; highest class. Attendance; fair. Jno. G. Pierce, Family Theatre, Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania. OLD FASHIONED BOY. Ray doesn't mean much to me. This is just an ordinary Ray picture. They're all ali<e. Patronage; small town. Attendance; fair. L. Hables, Reel Joy Theatre, King City, California. ONE A MINUTE. Fine comedy-drama, lots of pep and good sub-titles, the kind of picture that pleases my patrons. Business bad on account of weather. Advertising; ones, threes, sixes, photos, newspaper. Patronage; mixed. H. D. Wharton, Pastime Theatre, Warren, Arkansas. PRINCESS OF NEW YORK. Another dark brown pill to swallow on a foreign made picture. Such pictures dissatisfy my patrons. Advertising; sixteen one sheets, two newspapers, lobby. Patronage; mixed. Attendance; poor. H. B. Barr, Rialto The- atre, Enid, Oklahoma. RENT FREE. Very good picture. Star, Lila Lee, not the woman to play opposite Wallace Reid. Advertising; three 24 sheets, two newspapers, lobby. Patronage; the best. Attendance; good. H. B. Barr, Rial- to Theatre, Enid, Oklahoma. SEA WOLF. A wonderful production with a plot that will be remembered for some time. One hundred per cent, satis- faction. Advertising; program, newspapers, six sheets, ones, photos and slides. Patron- age; mixed. Attendance; good. Al. V. Bothner, Majestic Theatre, Troy, New York. THE SHEIK. Detail, settings, photog- graphy and all that make a fine production were incorporated. Pleased. Advertising; like a circus. Patronage; better class. At- tendance; good. K. H. Sink, Wayne The- atre, Greenville, Ohio. THE SHEIK. Satisfact ion both ways, ex- hibitor and audience. One of the best we have played, but not a huge financial suc- cess; increased the price ten cents, but rural towns have not the money to spend. This picture is much milder than the novel and Famous Players deserve credit or rather the director does, for this. The "flappers" and the "needle and nod club" were a little disappointed. Attendance; fair. Columbia Theatre, Columbia, Indiana. THE SHEIK. With Agnes Ayres and Rudolph Valentino, the biggest picture I have run in eight months. Made more good money on it than any picture I ever ran. It sure is a box-office knockout, and pic- ture is there to back up all you say. At- tendance; capacity. W. F. Harding, Prin- cess Theatre, Mt. Doro, Florida. SINS OF ROSANNE. Pleased a poor crowd. Patronage; small town. Attend- ance; poor. S. Hables, Reel Joy Theatre, King City, Calif. TOO MUCH SPEED. A knockout from any angle. Theo. Roberts runs away with show. Whole last and everything about it good. Another proof that they can make good ones clean. Patronage; small town. Attendance; capacity. A. L. Middle ton. Grand Theatre, DeQueen, Arkansas. THREE WORD BRAND. A real Hart production and one of his best. He is well liked here. Advertising; usual. Patron- age; regular. Attendance; good. Geo. C. Poindexter, Broadway Theatre, Hopewell, Virginia. WHAT'S YOUR HURRY. Well liked, a picture that any class will take to. Adver- tising; posters, one sheets. Patronage; gen- eral. Attendance; good. R. Mason Hall. Grand Theatre, North Fork, West Virginia. THE WHISTLE. A picture that is strong enough on its dramatic merits to be good. Gives Hart a chance to show that he can act without chaps and a gun. Will disappoint only those that expect to see Hart in his customary role of bad man. Advertising; regular posters, star draws here. Patronage ; mixed. Attendance ; bet- ter than average. O. V. Drew, Acme The- atre, Vinal Haven, Maine. WOMAN COD CHANGED. Good pic- ture and will please if you make the* see it from beginning. I started 7:30 p. m. with comedy, started feature 8 p. m., only one show, which is new way for my patrons. Advertising; advertised big. Patronage; small town. Attendance; capacity. A. L Middleton, Grand Tffeatre, DeQueen. Arkansas. Pathe HALF A CHANCE. I keep a list of all the pictures that have made good in the big downtown houses, when the price gets within my reach I book the picture no mat- ter how old and I always pack my theatre. Have been in the game for years. I don't pay all my money to the film exchanges. Patronage; middle class. Attendance; good. E. H. Haubrook, White Centre Theatre, Seattle, Washington. Realart FIRST LOVE. Picture very good. Star, Constance Binney, well liked; business top notch, film in good condition. Advertising; billed heavy. Patronage; family. Atten- dance; very good. Jack Hoeffler, Orpheum Theatre, Quincy, Illinois. THE FURNACE. Exceptionally good picture, rental at fair price. Advertising; newspapers and slide. Patronage; town Attendance; fair. Mrs. J. B. Fravelle, Elite Theatre, Placerville, California. THE BELOVED VILLAIN. One of the best comedy-dramas we have ever run. Wanda Hawlcy's pictures are all good. Ad- vertising; photos and one sheets. Patron- age; small town. Attendance; poor, but no fault of the picture. E. A. Oestern, Oestern Theatre, Harper's Ferry, Iowa. TWO WEEKS WITH PAY. Excellent, just comedy enough in this to make it a dandy little picture. Pleased 100 per cent. Advertising; usual. Patronage; small town. Attendance; fair. E. E. Corr, Princess The- atre, Thompson, Iowa. R-C AT THE STAGE DOOR. Good. Pleased 100 per cent. Advertising; newspapers, posters, usual display. Patronage; good. Attendance; fair. Elk Theatre, Longyiew, Texas. STING OF THE LASH. We can com- mend this feature very highly; you have all