The Moving picture world (May 1922)

May 27, 1922 MOVING PICTURE WORLD 413 Straigfht from the Shoulder Reports Goldwyn DANGEROUS CURVE AHEAD. Pleasing subject and delightfully handled. This will please 90% in any locality and that means it's good. Advertising; sixes, threes, ones, cards and heralds. Patronage; small manufacturing town. Attendance; good. M. V. Cousins, Peoples Theatre, Pineland, Texas. WET GOLD. A wonderful picture. Will stand boosting. Best sea story I ever ran. Advertising; lobby, newspaper, handbills. Patronage; mixed. Attendance; fair. Mrs. W. E. Arthur, St. Denis Theatre, Sapulpa, Oklahoma. GLORIOUS FOOL. Helen Chadwick and Richard Di.x in a picture that pleased and enjoyed good business. William Noble, Empress Theatre, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Wid Gunning, Inc. THE BLOT. Pleased audience, except the ending. Apparently the sad end was not needed. Advertising; ones, two threes and five sixes. Patronage; good class. Attendance ; far. Vin Votalats, Myrtle Hall Theatre, Thornton, Rhode Island. OLD OAKEN BUCKET. Something new in pictures, and they sure liked it in this town; had more favorable comment on this than on any other picture shown" in past year. Also had people out who had not been in the show in a year. You can promise them a beautiful picture and a clean one. Advertising; every way known. Patronage; mixed. Attendance ; good. Steve Farrar, Orpheum Theatre, Harrisburg, Illinois. OLD OAKEN BUCKET. Very good picture. Received a great many compliments on it. THIS KIND OF A PICTURE HITS CENSORSHIP A WALLOP. Advertising; three, four, ones, photos. Patronage; small town. Attendance ; fair. K. C. Collins, Amusu Theatre, Stratton, Colorado. Hodkinson BREAKING POINT. A good program picture which should please most of the movie fans as it will teach them a lesson. Advertising; cards slide, paper. Patronage; all classes. Attendance; fair. A.E.Rogers, Temple Theatre, Dexter, New York. KEEPING UP WITH LIZZIE. One of the cleanest comedy dramas ever screened. Even patrons who seldom like anything but Westerns thought this great. Advertising; ones, threes and photos. Patronage; small town. Attendance; fair. J. R. Rush, Pastime Theatre, Pearl City, Illinois. CAMERON OF THE ROYAL MOUNTED. Personally I think this one of the best pictures I have run to date. This type of picture is almost a sure fire for any exhibitor. Advertising; put a little extra behind this, and results satisfactory. Patronage; neighborhood. Attendance ; good. W. L. Landers, Gem Theatre, Batesville, Arkansas. Metro BIG GAME. Pleased about 70%. Personally believe this to be nothing more than an average program picture. Patronage; general. Attendance ; fair. Jack Kaplan, Roval Theatre, South Fallsburgh, New York. TURN TO THE RIGHT. Alice Terry. Picture excellent ; did a week's good business, due partially to extensive newspaper articles and advertising which aided in the exploitation of the production. William Noble, Capitol Theatre, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Paramount CALL OF THE NORTH. Patrons were surprised to see Holt in this type of role, but it pleased. The Northern scenery was good. Advertising; usual. Patronage; better class. Attendance; fair. K. H. Sink, Wayne Theatre, Greenville, Ohio. THE CRADLE. A sweet little picture, will please 90 per cent of any patronage. Kind of picture they like here. Advertising; posters and papers. Patronage; small tow'n. Attendance ; fair. J. Carbonell, Monroe Theatre, Key West, Florida. DON'T CALL ME LITTLE GIRL. A good picture, pleased 100 per cent. The notoriety has not hurt Mary Miles Minter here. It will please any audience. Thos. L. Haynes, Town Hall Theatre, Old Lyme, Connecticut. MARCH HARE. Very good, will please. Thos. L. Haynes, Town Hall, Old Lyme, Connecticut. MIRACLE MAN. Excellent production; pleased 90%. Good acting and story, fine moral. Advertising; regular. Patronage; small town. Attendance ; good. W. F. Pease, Centennial Theatre, Lowell, Wisconsin. MISTRESS OF THE WORLD. After hearing this picture panned from all quarters was prepared to be disappointed but played to the biggest opening in a long time. For me it's a winner if properly exploited. Advertising; newspaper and billboard, regular. Patronage; mixed. Attendance; good. W. C. Benson, Laurier Theatre, Woonsocket, Rhode Island. PASSIONATE PILGRIM. One of the worst pictures I have ever run. Did not take in one third of rental cost. Played to about 35 people a day, and we open 1 to 11 p. m. Many complaints against this picture. Lay oflf. Weather was nice ; people looked at photos and walked off. Advertising; photos, newspaper, heralds and window cards. Attendance ; rotten. J. H. Solomon, Bijou Theatre, Clarksburg, West Virginia. PAYING THE PIPER. Fine. Pleased 100%. Advertising; usual. Patronage; mixed. Attendance ; fair. E. W. Collins, Liberty Theatre, Jonesboro, Arkansas. ROMANTIC ADVENTURE. Only took with a higher class. A good society picture. Dorothy Dalton plays her part well. Advertising; photos and ones. Patronage; general. Attendance ; good. R. Mason Hall, Grand Theatre, Northfork, West Virginia. SATURDAY NIGHT. All star cast, and although a return date picture, it drew fine business as it was supplemented with a K. K. K. picture taken in Oklahoma City, showing a night parade of 4,000 Klansmen, together with well known Police Officers and other celebrities. William Noble, Broadway Theatre, Oklohama City, Oklahoma. SHEIK. Great! This picture pleases 100% : god acting, well photographed. Advertising; newspaper, throwaways, photos. Patronage; smalltown. Attendance; good. M. D. Robertson, American Legion Theatre, Washta, Iowa. SUCH A LITTLE QUEEN. A Rufneck audience will not like this. You know — a Queen and Kink lose their throne and go to New York and eat sauer kraut and then get back their easy pickin's for life. Patronage; best small town. W. E. Tragsdrof, Trags Theatre, Neillsville, Wisconsin. THREE WORD BRAND. The best Hart picture yet. For the Hart fans it went over O.K. Advertising; usual. Patronage; better class. Attendance ; fair. K. H. Sink, Waj'ne Theatre, Greenville, Ohio. THREE WORD BRAND. Wonderful story well done. Easily Hart's best picture. Numerous patrons of same opinion. Advertising; regular. Attendance; poor (storm and tent show). A. L. Middleton, Grand Theatre, DeQueen, Arkansas. THRU A GLASS WINDOW. Pleased every one. May McAvoy good. Would class this as an excellent program picture. Advertising; usual. Patronage; high class. Attendance; good. E. W. Collins, Grand Theatre, Jonesboro, Arkansas. TRAVELIN' ON. Not up to Hart's standard. Photography very poor in places. Advertising; two 24 sheets, two newspapers, lobby. Patronage; best. Attendance; fair. H. B. Barr, Rialto Theatre, Enid, Oklahoma. UNDER THE LASH. This picture has merit: but patrons thought otherwise; they went as far as to say it was rotten. A lot of them voiced that opinion. The box office told the same tale. Personally think the picture will get by if bought reasonably. Dave Seymour, Pontiac Theatre Beautiful, Saranac Lake, New York. WHAT EVERY WOMAN KNOWS. Excellent picture, with Lois Wilson, which enjoyed fine business all week. William Noble, Broadway Theatre, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. WHY CHANGE YOUR WIFE? A very good production. It shocked some of the women but that is what they like. The title is a good drawing card as well as the picture. Advertising; one sheets, mailing list. Patronage; mixed. Attendance; good. P. S. Nielson, Rex Theatre, La Moure, North Dakota. Playgoers WOMEN WHO WAIT. A very pleasing picture although the star is not well known. Satisfied patrons. Patronage; better class. Attendance ; fair. K. H. Sink, Wayne Theatre, Greenville, Ohio. R-C AT THE STAGE DOOR. It gives one pleasure to recommend such pictures as this : it was well received. Advertising; big. Patronage: neighborhood. Attendance; good. W. L. Landers, Gem Theatre, Batesville, Arkansas. THE BARRICADE. Fine. Worthy of big advertising. Appeals especially to Jewish element but offends no one. Advertising; usual. Patronage; mixed. Attendance; fair. E. W. Collins, Liberty Theatre, Jonesboro, Arkansas. Selznick GREATEST LOVE. A Vera Gordon picture that stands out as a great drama of mother love. Miss Gordon as good as in "Humoresque." Gets the people and pleases them. Ben S. Morris, .Elk Grand Theatre, Bcllaire, Ohio. MAN OF STONE. Th is is a very good picture, something that is different. Pleases most of the patrons. Advertising; one sheets, newspaper, mailing list. Patronage; mixed. Attendance ; fair. P. S. Nielsen, Rex Theatre, La Moure, North Dakota.